I use a camp chef range with the griddle topper. when I deep fry, i remove the griddle and put the pot directly on top of the burner. yeah it will get it HOT. As I say when I am mad, "hotter than fish grease!" fried some catfish and hushpuppies just now. Turned it off like 5 minutes ago. Catfish fillets rubbed with lemon juice then rinsed off, seasoned with tonys extra spicy, then dipped into a 4 to 1 flour, cornmeal flour mixture. Fried for 8 minutes then add an additional cup of cornmeal to the flour, 1 Tbs of tonys extra spicy, 3 poblano peppers, 4 jalapeno peppers, one red onion, and one bunch green onions to the flour. Add enough buttermilk to make a batter and spoon into the hot grease for 6 minutes to make hushpuppies. Works like a charm. If you want a milder fix puppy, use old bay instead of tonys and omit the jalepenos.
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- Jun 2016
- 4134
- Rockland county New York
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Lonestar Grillz 24x36 offset smoker, grill, w/ main chamber charcoal grate and 3 tel-tru thermometers - left, right and center
Yoke Up custom charcoal basket and a Grill Wraps cover.
22.5 copper kettle w/ SnS, DnG, BBQ vortex, gasket and stainless steel hinge kit.
Napoleon gas grill (soon to go bye bye) rotting out.
1 maverick et-733 digital thermometer - black
1 maverick et-733 - gray
1 new standard grilling remote digital thermometer
1 thermoworks thermopen mk4 - red
1 thermoworks thermopop - red
Pre Miala flavor injector
taylor digital scale
TSM meat grinder
chefs choice food slicer
cuisinhart food processor
food saver vacuum sealer
TSM harvest food dehydrator
fzxdoc Kathryn there is a spigot on the back of the unit. And I also got this container for the oil. But I have yet to use it.
These things are propane fired and need space behind them for the exhaust.
And they are really cool looking and sounding when they are in use.
Kind of like a jet engine. Sorry about the pics being out of order
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I’ll second this fryer. I borrowed a stainless one from a friend last fall and it held temp wonderful. I cooked 25lbs of fish and 15 lbs of fried in no time flat. No burnt batter in the bottom either. Just drained the oil back into the container fill the fryer with water and some dawn soap lit it off and let it boil for a couple mins dumped it out gave it a good wash out with water and done.
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Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen
- Jul 2014
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron GriddleGrill Grate for SnSGrill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:Extreme BBQ Thermometer PackagePit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:Thermapen MK4 (pink)Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Thanks for the information, Steve B and Dadof3Illinois on the Cajun fryer. It looks like overkill for me who wants to fry a chicken or two or some shrimp or fries now and then. Seems like what I need is in between something like the TFal8000 fryer and the Cajun fryer. I looked at turkey fryers, and they're still a possibility.
Mostly I'm hoping to take just what I'm doing on my kitchen cooktop with a CI dutch oven outside to keep the mess and smells out of the house. The suggestions to try an induction burner are good. If that doesn't work, maybe something like the Camp Chef range that texastweeter uses might be a solution.
I keep stewing about this, but thankfully I'm in no hurry. I just want the safest, cleanest way to deep fry out on the deck using, hopefully, something that does not have a single purpose. So I'm looking more for a two-trick pony.
You all answered my initial question, though, and thank you so much for that. Looks like I won't be buying a Blackstone griddle for dual duty with my deep frying needs. Plus you all gave me some good alternative avenues to explore. Thanks again!
KathrynLast edited by fzxdoc; June 4, 2018, 11:32 AM.
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Dadof3Illinois , there's something about the use of the words air and fryer side by side that seems counterintuitive. When it comes to deep frying, I'm old school. But thanks nonetheless.
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Get this and you wont be sorry. We use it all the time. Plus, its cheap. It is actually made by masterbuilt. https://www.amazon.com/Farberware-XL.../dp/B077NBGLWX fry, boil and steam in it.
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- Near Richmond VA
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Weber Performer Deluxe
SNS
Pizza insert
Rotisserie
Cookshack Smokette Elite
2 Thermapens
Chefalarm
Dot
lots of probes.
Fireboard
Please remember that, whatever you get, the amount of oil it holds is very important. The more oil it hold, the less effect adding cold food will have on the oil's temp.
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I always let my fresh chicken wings sit out of the fridge for about 15 minutes before I deep fry them. I let my chicken pieces sit out about 20 to 25 depending on size.
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Room temperature is cold compared to hot oil. ssandy_561Last edited by RonB; June 5, 2018, 11:55 AM.
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- Beautiful Downtown Berwyn
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Grill: Grilla Original / Weber Genesis EP-330 / OK Joe Bronco Drum
Thermometers: Thermapen / iGrill 2 / Fireboard
For Smoke: Chunks / Pellet Tube / Mo Pouch
Sous Vide: Joule / Nomiku WiFi (RIP Nomiku)
Disqus: Le Chef - (something something something) - it changes
I did a wee bit of frying on my side burner on the Genesis. Wasn't the greatest setup, but it worked good enough to cook some coating on some sous vide chicken. Bad bird, but the coating was fine.
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I've never tried deep frying on the BS. I have however "shallow" fried things like egg rolls, thin chops and chicken tenders. I have the front grease drain model. I simply put spacers, I use washers, underneath the front of the flattop to tilt it slightly. This way oil pools and the rear. It worked wonders for what I needed.
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- Nov 2017
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- Virginia
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Grilla Silverbac
Grilla Primate
Weber Kettle
Camp Chef Escape
Old Hickory Knives
More Cast Iron than I care to admit
I have a Blackstone 36" and have wondered the same thing. I do alot of cooking in cast and have wanted to try it. I also use a Coleman RoadTrip just for stovetop type work outside and it is an amazing little burner.
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Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen
- Jul 2014
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron GriddleGrill Grate for SnSGrill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:Extreme BBQ Thermometer PackagePit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:Thermapen MK4 (pink)Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Thanks, David DavidNorcross . I've been looking at outside burner setups like your Coleman, but wonder if they've got enough juice for a 7-8 qt cast iron skillet for frying. The fact that you're also looking for a fryer setup tells me that might a a dedicated fryer with sufficient BTUs is still not out of the question.
Right now I'm eyeballing the setup that Troutman has. The price is low enough ($40) that if it doesn't work out I'm not out big bucks. That would make the husband happy.
KathrynLast edited by fzxdoc; June 8, 2018, 10:24 AM.
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Club Member
- May 2016
- 5615
- Huntington Beach, Ca. Surf City USA.
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Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots
Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads.
The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
Erik S.
fzxdoc as promised here is a pic and a link to the induction burner we use at work. I a man Sorry doc, what the heck do I know? They are however offering free shipping.
They do work flawlessly.
HH
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Guess you'd better not think about this one, then! https://smile.amazon.com/PolyScience...70_&dpSrc=srch
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Founding Member & Pit Barrel Cooker Queen
- Jul 2014
- 7136
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My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron GriddleGrill Grate for SnSGrill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:Extreme BBQ Thermometer PackagePit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:Thermapen MK4 (pink)Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
However, there are a couple of negatives in our experience:
1. In my cooking/smoking/grilling area, if I get a grease spot on the deck, it doesn't come out without using a special cleaner, which works marginally IMO.
2. Not all of our Trex has color-changed uniformly. I filed a complaint with Trex a few years back and sent photos and basically they said that the color difference we're seeing between adjacent boards is normal. We have the Winchester Grey color.
Our Trex decking is 10 years old, though, and doesn't have that wood-like (sealed?) finish that the newer Trex has. FWIW, our neighbors re-did their redwood decks last year with Trex with that wood-like finish and are really happy.
For maintenance, we have the Trex decks powerwashed once a year. No other maintenance needed.
Kathryn
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