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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“Doughmakers” in the factories would grab a piece of dough off the production line and stretch it out, or grab chips just out of the fryer and weigh and measure them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even though they run for longer, they're typically more energy efficient and release even less heat than the air fryer.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
My favorite application is chicken, especially if I’m planning to bread and fry it or throw it in the air fryer.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
In one study, the team partnered with researchers at Washington State University to use a specially designed microwave fryer.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
He still felt like he had swallowed a deep fryer.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
SharkNinja earlier this month raised its full-year guidance after second-quarter sales rose on strong demand across its products, which include blenders, vacuums and air fryers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
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
You can say a lot of bad things about Alabama, but you can’t say that Alabamans as a people are unduly afraid of deep fryers.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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