noun
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a person or thing that fries
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a young chicken suitable for frying
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Origin of fryer
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Smaller improvements — like adjusting the amount of oil used to fry chicken and tweaking other fryer settings — would go a long way across its more than 46,000 restaurants worldwide, executives said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
He now has to change the beef tallow in his fryer each week instead of every 10 to 14 days with vegetable oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Instead, she's been making as many meals as possible using her air fryer.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Crisp it up — in the oven or air fryer — until it turns deeply golden and audibly crackly.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
It was a propane tank turkey fryer and worked great for frybread.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The researchers suggest that existing industrial fryers could be upgraded with microwave generators, which are relatively low cost and widely available.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
They decided to pitch Walmart a new line of colorful air fryers and toasters called Beautiful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
It’s quiet now, but the fryers are still on and reflection is on the menu.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The move isn’t about what’s used in kitchen fryers, but about the supply chain of used cooking oil that goes into making biofuel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Nyame repeats, opening those gargantuan hands that could palm air fryers.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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