Been thinking of a deep fryer, mostly for oysters and shrimp; just the wife and I. Boy, they use a lot of oil; do you throw the oil away after each use?

I will use the oil several times. Depending on what I have been frying, when finished I will then cut up a few potatoes and fry them. The potatoes will actually 'clean' the grease and remove any strong taste and odor. I can usually get away with this a couple of times, letting me use the oil 3 or so times. This method usually doesn't work though if the oil has gotten too hot and burned. Once the oil has cooled down I then strain into the original container and store until the next use. Tim

Strain it through cheese cloth to help get any material out of the oil. We use ours upwards of a dozen times before it is unusable.

Once or twice a year use for the deep fryer doesn't seem to be worth saving the oil for in our case. I refuse to buy expensive peanut oil so a gallon of vegetable oil is just part of the cost of the meal.

Yes we do, at home and even when camping.

Yes, but how long depends on the usage. I don't keep it long after fish, if at all. Chicken is a 2 time meat for me unless it's skinless white meat.I use a canning funnel and coffee filters to clear the oil of debris and I store it in glass jars. It's the breading, etc that spoils it because if it isn't removed the it burns on the second go around. If you fry something like skinned chicken or pork you add some meat fat to the mix and it doesn't last as long.

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Halmfamily
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Jan 29, 2015
Strain it through cheese cloth to help get any material out of the oil. We use ours upwards of a dozen times before it is unusable.
2-MTnesters
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Jan 29, 2015
I will use the oil several times. Depending on what I have been frying, when finished I will then cut up a few potatoes and fry them. The potatoes will actually 'clean' the grease and remove any strong taste and odor. I can usually get away with this a couple of times, letting me use the oil 3 or so times. This method usually doesn't work though if the oil has gotten too hot and burned. Once the oil has cooled down I then strain into the original container and store until the next use. Tim

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