On Aug 11, 12:08*pm, John Kane > wrote:
> On Aug 10, 1:10*pm, angela > wrote:
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> > Hi there all...
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> > We're planning a school fundraising function and want to offer up
> > homemade french fries and potato chips, however, no one on the
> > committee knows anything about the best way to go about it!
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> > Any advice on preparation, machinery/gadgets, oils, etc. would be SO
> > APPRECIATED!
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> > It sounds so simple, and generally it is when you're only making some
> > at home for the family, but when we get talking about having hundreds
> > of kids and hundreds of orders, we get overwhelmed with the best
> > procedure to follow for the best efficiency, economy, and end-result
> > product.
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> > If you might have any knowledge or suggestions to share, PLEASE HELP!
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> > Thanks and miles of smiles your way....
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> > Angela
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> Don't do it. Unless you have the support of a professional cook or
> caterer and a professional kitchen *it is not likely to work.
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> You will need professial deepfryers ( pans of oil are way way to
> dangrerous both in terms of boiling oil and fire hazard. ) *That means
> you need to have a fairly solid outdoors place with , probably cover,
> since you do not want rain in the hot oil (trust me.) You cannot do
> this inside a building , unless it is in an existing kitchen since the
> fire hazard is too high.
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> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada- Hide quoted text -
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I'm going to agree with you there- a bunch of unexperienced people+hot
oil=a big mess. I'd try to think of something a bit less dangerous.