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deep fryer

American  

noun

  • deep fryers
    plural
  1. a deep pan or pot with a basket, usually of mesh, inside, for deep-frying.


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Etymology

Origin of deep fryer

First recorded in 1950–55


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Things were about to get sweaty in his vegan food truck and turning on its 75-pound deep fryer and 500-degree-Fahrenheit grill seemed like a bad idea.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2023

According to federal regulations, no one under age 16 is allowed to operate a deep fryer since it’s dangerous equipment.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2023

The frying game is particularly fraught: deep fryer fires cause an average of five deaths and 60 injuries a year and do more than $15 million in property damage, according to the NFPA.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

Ochoa began learning the skills that set him on a path to becoming a chef: “Cutting tomatoes, cutting peppers, making chips in the deep fryer, rolling taquitos, rolling chimichangas.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

He still felt like he had swallowed a deep fryer.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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