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060727_deepfryer.jpgHeather’s away at BlogHer and I’m devolving. All the great things I can cook for myself and I choose fries, fried up in my birthday present. I’ve been scheming since I got it. I’m wondering if I can fry pizza. If Taco Town can do it, why can’t I?

The best thing about the fryer? Making fries for Leta. I inject them with extra hydrogenated things and put sugar in the oil. Before they get dropped in, I wrap them with a layer of candy.

Also, the instructions say not to use lard, but I’ve saved the bacon grease from last Christmas and I scooped it into the fryer. After it heats up, I add bacon.

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  • http://therambleroom.blogspot.com Hemlock

    Oh man, a fryer. Wow. They still make those things?

    I hope Leta likes her sweet-candy-fries!!!

    Does bacon grease really = lard? I think not. FRY AWAY!!

  • http://www.noappropriatebehavior.blogspot.com capello

    I love my commemorative tote bag.

    Before reading your bacon escapades, I never realized how horny my husband got when I served bacon. I serve bacon twice a week now.

    Thanks!

  • http://www.ransom-note-typography.com jon deal

    Home made french fries are SO good. Much better than McD’s or any other fast food joint.

    There are places in the mid-west and deep south where they deep fat fry Twinkies, you know.

    The time for experimentation is NOW, Jon! While Heather is off galavanting around the south bay. :-]

  • libby

    You may scoff at fried bacon but…

    http://www.s-t.com/daily/01-99/01-16-99/a05op025.htm

    “Occasionally throughout history, a visionary comes along who should be honored for his Herculean efforts in swimming upstream against the tide of political correctness.
    Such a man is Frank Sodolak, who is pretty darned sure he invented chicken-fried bacon.
    “I ain’t never heard of it anywhere else,” Sodolak said.

    Sodolak, owner of Sodolak’s Original Country Inn in this small town (population 489) about 13 miles southwest of College Station — that’s about 100 miles northeast of Austin — serves the breaded and deep-fried bacon as one of his appetizers. For that totally brown meal, he says some people order it as an appetizer to go with their chicken-fried steak.
    “You never know what they’re going to order,” Sodolak said. “I had some bacon one time, and I was just fooling around to see what would happen,” he explained.
    I’m sure Dr. Frankenstein said about the same thing when he created the monster.
    Sodolak makes his chicken-fried bacon by double-dipping uncooked bacon strips in milk and flour. Then he tosses the breaded strips in a Fryolator and nukes them in animal/vegetable oil for three or four minutes.
    For that final touch, the chicken-fried bacon is served with a bowl of cream gravy.”

    Additional things that are deep fried in Texas:

    Twinkies
    Snickers Bar
    Oreos
    Cheesecake
    Ice Cream
    Pork Ribs
    And my favorite: Deep fried Peanut butter /jelly/banana sandwich

  • http://www.wittandwisdom.com C W

    Deep fried bacon cookies. Is why God made this for you.

  • HalfwayCrucified

    Mr. Armstrong,

    Our records indicate you recently acquired a Rival deep fat fryer. For this reason, your monthly insurance premiums have been increased to $2040.00 per month.

    All in good health,
    Your Insurance Company.

    —-

    capello: Bacon does the same thing to me, so my wife quit serving it. I haven’t had bacon in a long while. I also haven’t had bacon in a long while.

  • http://www.isoglossia.com s gazzetti

    The possibilities are endless, according to the Taco Town school of thought. If you’re interested in experimenting with Scottish cuisine (and who isn’t?) there’s always the deep-fried Mars Bar to consider. And like Jon Deal says, this weekend would a good time to try it. Maybe the only time.

  • moonrattled

    Now that’s a dad a daughter can love. But may I suggest you fry up some M&Ms for her and add them to Hagen Daaz cookie dough ice-cream.

    P.S. Have you tried fried clog yet?

  • RzDrms

    totally freakin’ dig how you two mess with the naysayers. fries for leta, extra hydrogenated things, lard, bacon… ~~~”i’m lovin’ it!”~~~

  • http://www.spamboy.com/ Spamboy

    Man, that’s awesome. You’ve inspired me — I need to get my wife blogging so I can gargle some refried pork rinds and chase it with bottom-of-the-fryer bacon crispies.

  • http://dicentra.diaryland.com alina m.

    Man, that brings back memories. My dad used to make scones and doughnuts in one of those, about 20 years ago. The frier was old even then. It’s a wonder I don’t have burn scars all over my body.

  • http://keylimepieicecream.blogspot.com la_florecita

    NICE. Mmmmm . . . bacon . . .

    p.s. halfwaycrucified- that was brilliant.

  • http://www.skowronek.org skowronek

    You know you did this subconsciously preparing yourself for the greasiest Phili sandwiches and fresh cut fries this side of the Mississippi right!

  • http://www.jonsagara.com/blogs/easilyamused/ Jon Sagara

    Nice.

    One tip: if you use it to make tempura, don’t use the “real” tempura oil. It’ll start smoking like a chimney.

  • Dew

    I’m de-lurking to tell you that deep fried pizza is not new – visit any “Chippy” in Scotland and that’s how it’s served. If you Google deep fried pizza, there’s some artery choking sites out there.
    Enjoy! A belated happy birthday Jon.

  • Nickie

    Ohmigawd you must make deep fried cheese curds. It’s a Midwest thing but how can you go wrong, really?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curds

  • http://plazajen.blogspot.com PlazaJen

    Mmmmm. You can have your own State Fair now, in the comfort of your own home! Fried pickles….. Maybe start Leta’s day with some deep-fried Cap’n Crunch! (Though I don’t know if those would be consumed with milk or beer, once out of the frier…)

  • http://www.cyndilou.net/yarnutopia Cyndilou

    OY, deep-fried Twinkies ROCK. I’ve always wanted to try deep-fried Oreos – they serve those and various other already bad-for-you things deep fried at the Texas State Fair.

  • megan64

    When I was a kid my dad made home made minature donuts covered with powdered and granulated sugars. Fried = yummy.

  • ortizzle

    I’ve also heard these things called a Fry Daddy. Hmmm… must be a reason for that :-)

    OK, Jon, don’t forget the golden rules of deep frying:

    1. Never drain food after frying. You don’t wanna lose *any* residual flavors.

    2. Never empty the deep fryer. Just keep topping off all that yummy stuff that’s in there, preferably with lard or cooking grease from smaller frying jobs.

    3. Remember there’s no limit to what you can fry:
    http://tinyurl.com/gzxwb

    OK, now grab yer spatula and get fryin’… cuz we will be expecting The Ultimate Blurbomat Fry Daddy Cookbook to be rolling off the shelves very soon.

  • slickwilliejr

    jon, have u ever tried frying a twinkie? i kid not! im from iowa, and they have fried twinkie stands every year. give it s shots…mmmmmmmm.

  • http://stunewsandphotos.blogspot.com/ Stu mark
  • http://www.sailorsaid.blogspot.com brandy

    We always decide against the deep fryer when talk of getting one comes up. Mainly because we talk so much of imaginary donuts that we could make or how much better perogies would be deep fried or making our own fish and chips.

    We always decide a juicer would be better.

    Have fun! Be safe!

  • http://www.eighthourlunch.com Eight Hour Lunch

    Hey Jon & Skowronek, I think we need to try battering a Hot Combo and crispifiying it. We could probably sell it at sex shops. ;)

  • http://therodebachers.blogspot.com Elle

    Deep fried Twinkies are awesome, Leta would love it. Fried dough is pretty bad ass too. This past weekend I indulged in a big serving of fried dough with hot fudge, coffee ice cream, whipped cream and nuts. A pregnant lady has never been so satisfied!

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