Lower the fryer basket before adding battered food to prevent sticking
Drop the fryer basket into the oil first so batter doesn’t glue itself to the basket.
Preheat oil, lower the basket, then add battered fish into the oil. This prevents the wet batter from contacting and sticking to the basket surface.
The short version
- Basket down first
- Add battered items directly into oil
What you need
- deep fryer with basket
What goes wrong
Placing battered fish onto the basket before lowering
Lower basket first, then add fish into the oil
Why it works
Batter sets quickly on contact; if it sets on the basket it tears and creates messy, stuck pieces.
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