In my youth, having worked at a fast food joint, we kept a fryer just for
onion rings and fish. The wisdom being that fries and what not would absorb
those flavours from the oil

Bob
> wrote in message
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>I was a short order cook a long time ago, and it seems to me, I was
> told never to fry onion rings with other foods, because the onion rings
> would make everyting else smell and taste like onions? Can someone
> clear this up for me?
>