{https://soundcloud.com/hopecharlotte/marriage?in=hopecharlotte/sets/this-is-us} Week 4: Family
Begin heating the oil over medium high heat. If you have a deep fat frying thermometer, use it! The best temperature is 350 to 375 degrees F. 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. Don't overcrowd the pan!
I pan-fry my chicken using Crisco (vegetable shortening). I am interested in specifc input from the hivemind regarding temperatures and frying times. I fried yesterday between 325 and 350 and got decent results. My frying / candy thermometer says that 365 F is the ideal temp, and many websites agree. Alton Brown, however, in his Fry Hard recipe, says that 325 F is the ideal temperature.