Can a turkey be satisfactorily deep fried in regular cooking oil, like corn oil? I have heard that peanut oil is the way to go but, the doggone stuff is sooo expensive. I have an opportunity to buy enough corn oil at 2 for 1 prices to make it tempting to try.
2006-11-16 15:51:57 · 11 answers · asked by gedanini3@yahoo.com 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
You can definitely use other oils. And which ever oil you decide to use, you will end up with a great turkey purely by process.
Peanut oil is pushed because the Southern concept, turned trend, of frying turkeys has gone national if not global and peanuts are a Southern product, so they are just killing two birds (No pun intended) with one stone!
I'll admit that I'm confused as to why the oil is so expensive when their peanut crop is so huge and only the low grade or culled peanuts, not suitable for the edible market, are used in the production of it!!
From my deep frying experience, I prefer Canola. It has the lowest Smoke Point (the point where the temperature breaks the oil down) of the three at 400, then Corn oil at 450 and Peanut oil at 440, but I'm not deep frying above 375 anyway and any residual rise in the oil's temperature is covered at that point.
An added bonus is that Canola doesn't readily absorb or give off any residual food odor, so I find it more reusable.
I say, go with the most economical oil and...
Happy Thanksgiving!!
2006-11-16 20:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by Lexi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Safflower Oil For Frying
2016-10-14 02:22:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-13 06:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Bryce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of these forums are like discussing politicians! There never seems to be any clear answer! Even the Mayo Clinic won't endorse anything clearly. You might as well ask something like which political party makes the best president? Irony? Preference seems to be what everything boils down to. Because we live in the retail capital of the world, we qualify for the number debtor nation on earth. So I suggest if you want a suggestion on which cooking oil to use? Pick one just never eat too much of any one thing.
2014-11-25 11:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by ANDREW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, for sure, because that's what all the restaurants use to deep fry anything and everything. Any light color oil will do the job, but peanut oil just seems to add a tiny bit of flavor to the meat.
2006-11-16 15:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by Hellomoto 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sure it can...I've done it on occasion. you just need to keep the temp down to 350 degrees while cooking so the oil won't break down. 3-4 minutes per pound.
I have also used a peanut oil blend...found it at wal-mart $20 for 2.5 gal. that works well too and alot cheaper than pure peanut oil.
2006-11-17 02:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by julie's_GSD_kirby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peanut oil is the best...but make sure you are far enough away from the turkey when you put it in the fryer, I have seen some gruesome explosions, and the cook was coated in hot oil.
2006-11-16 15:59:55 · answer #7 · answered by LaceyPie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like sunflower seed oil the best, also like corn oil. Not sure about peanut oil, never tried it.
2006-11-16 16:45:19 · answer #8 · answered by Zach S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use corn or canola oil. Safflower oil is also very expensive. We use canola oil for frying where I work.
2006-11-16 16:00:12 · answer #9 · answered by scrappykins 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All fruits are fresh vegetables. A "vegetable" is a plant, any part of which can be used for food.
2017-03-10 13:38:28 · answer #10 · answered by Marshall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋