Smoke Control Areas and wood burning stoves. You need to know if you are in a smoke control area or not as you cannot burn wood if you are (donât panic thereâs a way around it). There is a link at the foot of this article, to the DEFRA website, where this information can be found. Cities are almost always Smoke Control Areas.
1 If you have a deep fat frying thermometer, use it! 2  The best temperature is 350 to 375 degrees F. 3  If you don't have a thermometer, the oil is ready when a 1 cube of white bread dropped into the oil browns in 60 seconds; that oil temperature will be about 365 degrees F.
How to Deep Fry Fish. When you deep fry fish, the fish is totally submerged in hot fat or oil. The pan used for deep frying should be deep enough to hold 2 to 3 inches of hot fat. A 4 to 6 inch deep pan is good because it helps to control spattering. If possible a conventional deep fryer works best. When choosing a fish for deep frying remember a lean type deep fries better than an oily one.