{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!
We have been using a counter deep fryer for many years and normally change the oil every 2 to 2.5 months. The oil sits in the deep fryer for all this time on the counter. The deep fryer is used every day and we try to not get the food crumbs into the fryer as much as possible.