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The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?
BTW, for all the people worried about the fat content: take heart! The secret is to keep the temperature up. (This is true with any fried foods). The way to do that is to make sure not to crowd the pan, and to raise the temperature just before adding the chicken (then lower slowly, to regulate heat) and again just before turning the chicken. As long as you keep the temperature well above 212 F, the water in the chicken (or other food) will boil, turn to steam, and create a grease-proof barrier around the food. This is the difference not only between healthy and unhealthy fried foods, but also between tasty and greasy fried foods. As long as you keep the heat up, only a negligible amount of fat will be absorbed into the food. Don't believe it? Measure the fat before and after cooking. You should have almost the same amount.
The Best Fried Chicken Recipe Ever?
"Can you use a counter top fryer instead of a pan?"
josephtetro at 4:21PM on 08/25/08
No, joseph, you cannot. The difference between deep frying and pan frying is twofold. First and most importantly, in pan frying, the meat is not submersed in oil. This allows steam to escape through the top, which makes for a better adhesion of crust to meat. Second and most importantly (I know) the pan itself does some of the cooking in pan frying. The pan is hotter than the oil that sits in it, which allows the crust to caramelize slightly where it touches the pan, making for a nice crispy, tasty crust. I personally prefer a cast iron skillet for that reason, though I understand Ed's comment that it is easier to regulate heat in an electric skillet. Leave the deep frier to the kids at the Colenel's. Pan frying is the essence of great fried chicken.
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@jackattack: Kenji actually wrote a great article about why and how you should rinse rice for risotto, and it doesn't involve "washing the good stuff down the drain"; you should read it. You can find it here:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/10/the-food-lab-the-science-of-risotto.html?ref=obinsite