"Andy" > wrote in message
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> Got the Frybaby today, was an impulse buy on the way to the bath dept.
>
> I've never deepfat fried before but it was only $15, mismarked, I
> believe.
>
> My first thought was fish and chips... but having never bought food for
> deepfat frying, and the small size of the fryer, wonder what to do first.
> Fish or chips!?!?
>
> I bought a jumbo container of canola oil. The fryer holds four cups.
>
> Andy

Don't let people discourage you about your purchase! I've deep fried in pans on
the stove, etc. but I love my Presto frybaby for what it does do well. There
are only 2 of us and it does a nice job on Shrimp Tempura or sweet potato fries.
Rule of thumb, anytime you deep fry a meal, start with the mildest flavored food
first. If you're doing fish and chips, do the chips first, then the fish. I
don't store the oil in the frybaby, even though it comes with a cover. After
the oil cools, I strain it and using a funnel, put it back in the original oil
container and store the container in the refrigerator. This might sound like
overkill but when I do it this way, I can usually use the same 4 cups of oil 3
or 4 times before it breaks down.
Gigi