I have one of those spatulas too. You're right about not crowding the basket too much. I guess I just need to experiment and figure out what works best for me. I would be afraid of flipping something that I already flipped. Does everything need to be flipped? Can you drop something in the grease, put the lid on and then just time it without having to flip it?
Jeri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 10:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Biscuit Doughnuts I've got one of those double spatulas that are sort of hinged together. I can reach in and grab a doughnut and turn it. I would only fry a few at a time rather than crowd the basket. It's easier to keep track of where they are that way. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeri Milton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Biscuit Doughnuts > Hi Charles. > So how do you do the flipping part of deep frying? that's the part that > makes me so nervous. I tend to want to use my left hand to sort of feel > what > I'm doing when I cook, and my right hand to do the stirring or say > flipping > scrambled eggs or something. I don't think using my hand to feel what I'm > doing would be a good idea when deep frying. So, how do you do it? > > Jeri > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Biscuit Doughnuts > > Any deep fryer that has 1 or 2 baskets that can be lowered from the > outside > of the fryer will be safe for a blind person. A locking lid is also > preferable, and one that stays relatively cool to the touch on the outside > is really good. The one I have does get fairly warm on the outside, but > is > safe to use. I don't remember the brand or model off hand, though. > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debbra Piening" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: [CnD] Biscuit Doughnuts > > >> For those who have deep fryers, is there a particular deep fryer that >> you've >> found to work well for you as a blind person? I know deep frying is >> possible to do; I just have never had enough nerve to try! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeri Milton >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 10:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [CnD] Biscuit Doughnuts >> >> Hi Mike. Well, this is what I KNOW ABOUT FRYING BISCUIT DOUGH FOR YUMMY >> GREACY DOUGHNUTS. >> >> Use a can of Pillsbury biscuit dough or even an off brand canned biscuit >> dough. Just use the simple kind, not the extra flakey or extra buttery or >> anything like that. If you want doughnuts with holes we use a lid off a >> water bottle to cut a hole in the center of each biscuit, then set the >> holes >> aside for frying later. We don't have a deep fryer, so my husband put >> enough >> oil in a deep skillet, about an inch and a half deep. Get the oil nice >> and >> hot until it's bubbling. You can drop a little pinch of the dough into >> the >> hot oil to check for temperature. We didn't use a thermometer. Drop the >> biscuits into the hot oil and let fry about twenty seconds on each side. >> Remove from the hot oil and let drip dry on a cookie sheet lined with >> paper >> towels. Roll into a cinnamon and sugar mixture while still hot, or >> powdered >> sugar. Chocolate would even be yummy. >> >> Sorry if this isn't a great description of how to do it. As you've >> probably >> read I personally don't like to deep fry. But, if you aren't afraid to do >> it, I'm sure it will work out great and probably much easier if you have >> a >> deep fryer with a basket in it. But trust me, they are so good! Wish I >> had >> one right now. >> >> >> >> Jeri >> >> usual >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
