Talk:Deep fryer

Dangers?
Whilst I admit chip pans are significantly more dangerous the deep fat fryer's the assertion that fires in either are difficult to extinguish simply isn't true – a fire blanket, wet tea towel or (usually in industrial applications) a type F chemical extinguisher will all easily handle a fire in this particular type of cooker. I think that it's probably wise to either find citations for these facts or to remove/slim down the section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Neil Evans (talk • contribs) 16:13, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

5-8 Uses?
I've been able to use oils in frying for many more than just 5-8 uses. Why was the number set so low? I don't see any citations for that figure, so it seems like an overly conservative guess to me. Lithorien 11:26, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Five appears rather low, but 8 is considered normal. Some oils may resist deteriorating well enough for 10 to 12 batches, but the formerly found indicators on oils that allowed up to 15 batches have been reduced, as the cancerinogene dangers became more apparent. Note that one cannot judge the remaining quality of oils by the colour, oil starts to look bad (dark) well after a reasonably safe limit is surpassed. — SomeHuman 24 Mar2007 07:11 (UTC)
 * Thank you. It was just suprising to me to read that value. I'll look for some sources to see if I can improve the article with a citation for that answer of yours... keep things verified. Lithorien 10:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Other health implications of deep fried food
What about the other health concerns about deep fat fried food, in terms of artery clogging and obesity, that have occasionally been raised over the decades, and are now becoming mainstream? e.g. see: []

Fats are chemically altered by long term heating, and residual fat in deep fried foods contain (more or less harmful) substances not found in single-use pan-fried food, or uncooked vegetable and dairy fats and oils. Previously all fats tended to be collectively demonised (simplistically, as usual).

It is becoming clear that that deep fat fried food is implicated in the health differential between sectors of the population who eat deep fried food regularly and those rarely do so, predominantly divided along traditional class lines in the UK. This is also a rapidly developing problem in Eastern cities where Western style fast food restaurants have recently opened.

The logical solution would appear to be to legislate for the phasing out and eventual banning of deep fat fried food, both commercial and domestic. Presumably being potentially class related it is too much a "hot potato" for any UK government of either party to dare to address, even if they knew about it.

GilesW (talk) 11:51, 26 June 2008 (UTC)


 * This article is about the deep fryer, the appliance. Concerns about the food should go in deep frying, which is about the cooking technique. -- Coneslayer (talk) 11:58, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

History?
I think some information on the history of the deep fryer would be a good addition; not going all the way back to the history of deep frying, of course. It may not be important information, but some people may find it interesting. Here are a few short suggestions.
 * •The year it was invented, who invented it, was the commercial or domestic version invented first? when was the other invented?
 * •Original design, how it was operated
 * •Innovations made to the original design, year they were made

Just a few suggestions to fill out the article. --WolfShadow 16:51, 15 July 2017 {UTC}