Deep Fryers

We carry a cast iron Dutch Oven for deep frying as well as for making all sorts of other stuff, like apple cobbler. The cast iron holds heat well so we can eat some now, and cook more later without the oil cooling off too fast. It helps keep the heat very even.

down home wrote:
I think she has one in one of the bays. Don't deep fry in the coach. Greasy vapors ruing everything. Never cook anything too hot on the stove either. We have a deep stainless pot and rack at home. The little gas grill might use a whole tank deep frying in it. got plenty of outside power outlets but just never used the deep fryer much.

I think that might be what we smelled when we looked at used RV's before...lol

We have a large pot that we deep fry with on a camp chef stove. Our friends love my chicken wings.

Got a small Fry Daddy deep fryer that I carry with me to make fried chicken when staying in one spot for an extended time. I mainly carry it because my RV is also my home, so whatever appliances I have with me, go wherever the camper goes :p.

I do my deep frying outside so that there's no mess inside to clean up later :p.

I think she has one in one of the bays. Don't deep fry in the coach. Greasy vapors ruing everything. Never cook anything too hot on the stove either. We have a deep stainless pot and rack at home. The little gas grill might use a whole tank deep frying in it. got plenty of outside power outlets but just never used the deep fryer much.

There's no substitute for an immersed-element deep fryer, and you can buy smaller versions than our 1-gallon Calphalon for RV'ing. We don't have AC when we camp, so it's a 10" GSI Pinnacle fry pan and peanut oil for frying duties. Dumped the Lodge-type cast iron stuff long ago as there was no good reason to tote all that heavy iron. Consumer Reports just rated them this month as much worse at heating food evenly, difficult to clean and having uncomfortable handles. No wonder the stuff just hangs on my garage wall as a decoration now! :)

Hard to get a deep fryer that has a better immsered heating element than an electric frypan. Also has a built in temperature control and is perfect for 3 adults eating or 2 adults and 2 kids. We use peanut oil as it dosen't burn brown in color until it gets much hotter than other oils. Canola oil is the next best on the temperature list but you have to watch that it doesn't get too hot and turn brown. At home we use a fry daddy when cooking a volume inside.

We don't take a fry cooker along...too messy to deal with, takes up too much space. Anything we fry and we don't eat much fried food at home or on the road...I'm an old fashioned iron skillet cook...use ours daily. I have every size from 5" up to 12", 2 dutch ovens, 2 sauce pans, 2 griddles, and 2 iron kettles to humidify the air (set on top of our 125+ year old Great Majestic wood burning cookstove). No, the cookstove isn't in the MH! Cast iron works great on campfires too.

There's no substitute for an immersed-element deep fryer, and you can buy smaller versions than our 1-gallon Calphalon for RV'ing. We don't have AC when we camp, so it's GSI Pinnacle fry pan and peanut oil for frying duties. Dumped the Lodge-type cast iron stuff long ago as there was no good reason to tote all that heavy iron. Consumer Reports just rated them this month as much worse at heating food evenly, difficult to clean and having uncomfortable handles. No wonder the stuff just hangs on my garage wall as a decoration now! :)

Wow. What fantastic replies! Thanks everyone!!!