On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:18:12 -0400, Kate Connally
> wrote:

>in my new Lodge pre-seasoned cast iron chicken cooker that
>my SIl got me for Xmas. It was much to my chagrin because
>not only does the damn thing weigh 15 lb. but now I have to make
>fried chicken!!!!! The thing is, I love fried chicken, but I
>hate frying stuff because the oil get all over the place and I
>hate cleaning, which is what you have to do a lot of after you
>fry stuff! I guess I could get one of those splatter guards but
>that's just another gadget to find a place for. And I probably
>should get an instant-read thermometer because it was tricky
>keeping the oil at the proper temp with just my candy thermometer,
>but they are not cheap and, again, another gadget to find a place
>for.
>
>And then there's buying the oil. Good oil is expensive, especially
>in the quantities you need to fry chicken. And then, unless you
>make it all the time so that you can reuse the oil several times
>before you have to throw it out, thus getting your money's worth
>out of it, well, it's expensive. And then there's the cleaning up.
>What a pain in the butt.

Oh My God! If it was such a pain in the ass why did you bother? If
you're this negative in real life it's no surprise you live alone and
don't even have your own computer or access.

Lou