Find the right deep fryer for you
3.2.2020
Translation: machine translated
Crispy chips are not only available in the takeaway round the corner. You can also make them yourself at home with a deep fryer. I'll tell you which different appliances you can choose from.
The most important question to ask yourself before buying a new fryer is: hot air or deep-frying fat? You can use both to fry potato sticks, meat, vegetables and other foods. In addition to the basic question of "fat or air", there are other equipment details that are important.
Many arguments in favour of hot air
The hot air fryers don't just get by with hot air alone.air alone, but only require about a tablespoon of oil, depending on the size of the container and the amount of food. This means the food is less greasy and therefore healthier - but still tastes deep-fried.
There's no need to heat up the oil bath, there's no risk of fat splashes in the kitchen and you don't have to change the oil. The home also smells less like a snack bar and you can prepare food that would disintegrate or burn quickly in hot frying fat. In the end, cleaning is even easier. All you have to do is clean the - ideally removable - frying container or put it in the dishwasher if it is suitable for this purpose.
.lmachine-safe container">Hot air fryers with dishwasher-safe container
A timer and a temperature display can be helpful, but are not absolutely necessary for good fries. A thermally insulated housing protects against burns and a anti-odour filter sounds sensible, but is still a rarity. With a viewing window, you can check the degree of browning of the fries without opening the deep fryer.
Hot air fryers with thermally insulated housing
If you only want to use the deep fryer occasionally, hot air has another advantage: you don't have to store the fat, which can contain several litres depending on the size of the deep fryer, in a cool place in between.
Fat for the flavour
After all these reasons in favour of a hot air fryer, there should be hardly any arguments left in favour of the classic deep fryer with oil bath. In addition to the generally lower prices, there is another important argument: the flavour. The reason for this is easy to explain: fat is a flavour carrier and as there is more of it, your taste buds will tell you that the dripping chips taste better than those heated up with hot air. But they are also deep-fried and delicious.
And then there are foods that can only be prepared in a fat bath and not with hot air. Beer batter, krupuk or tempura, for example, do not work with hot air - and would be a huge mess.
The standard equipment of fryers with fat bath includes a lid that prevents fat splashes and reduces the odour. Just like the hot air models, removable and dishwasher-safe parts make cleaning easier - unlike the hot air models, however, you have to clean more parts than just the frying container. Another helpful feature is a thermostat that allows you to regulate the temperature of the oil and the option to filter or sieve frying residue from the oil. This keeps it usable for longer.
Fryers with dishwasher-safe container
Fryers with thermally insulated housing
Whether you opt for hot air or fat bath: Enjoy it!
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