On 23/04/2012 5:44 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:32:39 -0400, "Christopher M."
>> > wrote:
>> ...
>>>
>>> Was it deep fried?
>>>
>>>
>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>>
>>
>> Deep fried is actually somewhat of a misnomer. When I think of
>> something deep fried, I think about it being submerged/covered in the
>> frying fat. But donuts actually float on the frying fat!
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> So if you deep fry it, it's not a donut?
>
>
You gave to excuse Kuthe. He is a bit of an idiot. Deep fried means that
it has been cooked in large pot of fat, as opposed to being fried in
small amount of fat in a pan. The fact that donuts float when they are
cooking in oil does not mean that they are not deep fried.