Comments on: Turkey Burgers and Cold Oil Fries Part 2 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/ Doing it Oklahomestyle Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tatertot http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/#comment-30 tatertot Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:54:30 +0000 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/?p=53#comment-30 It depends on what you cooked, what you plan to cook in it and how hot the oil got. Home oils aren't like commercial oils which have additives that allow them to be re-used a lot. So, rule of thumb I would say two or three times tops. Each time you reuse oil, you lower it's smoking point, making it a little more dangerous so watch it closely. You'll also want to strain the food particles out, especially if you plan to cook something drastically different in it. They can char and burn when you heat it up again. A coffee filter or cheesecloth should work fine for that. Be sure to sniff the oil before you use it to make sure it hasn't gone rancid. I wouldn't keep it more than a few months. Still, for a big batch of oil like that, it's nice to know you don't have to dump it after one use. Hope that helps! It depends on what you cooked, what you plan to cook in it and how hot the oil got. Home oils aren’t like commercial oils which have additives that allow them to be re-used a lot.

So, rule of thumb I would say two or three times tops. Each time you reuse oil, you lower it’s smoking point, making it a little more dangerous so watch it closely.

You’ll also want to strain the food particles out, especially if you plan to cook something drastically different in it. They can char and burn when you heat it up again. A coffee filter or cheesecloth should work fine for that.

Be sure to sniff the oil before you use it to make sure it hasn’t gone rancid. I wouldn’t keep it more than a few months. Still, for a big batch of oil like that, it’s nice to know you don’t have to dump it after one use.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/#comment-26 Elizabeth Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:11:25 +0000 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/?p=53#comment-26 Very cool! Way less intimidating than a fryer! (We own one... but for the life of me, I DON'T KNOW WHY.) Do you know how many times you can reuse oil for something like this? I've only ever fried things in small quantities, and usually with some sort of batter that ends up making the oil all gross looking, so I've never tried reusing it before. Very cool! Way less intimidating than a fryer! (We own one… but for the life of me, I DON’T KNOW WHY.)

Do you know how many times you can reuse oil for something like this? I’ve only ever fried things in small quantities, and usually with some sort of batter that ends up making the oil all gross looking, so I’ve never tried reusing it before.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/#comment-25 Danielle Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:29:57 +0000 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/?p=53#comment-25 Glad I could help and hope you enjoy the figs! I made jam, but I'm not so sure it jelled properly, so I'm waiting to send you anything yet. But fingers crossed! Glad I could help and hope you enjoy the figs! I made jam, but I’m not so sure it jelled properly, so I’m waiting to send you anything yet. But fingers crossed!

]]> By: tatertot http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/#comment-24 tatertot Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:53:40 +0000 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/?p=53#comment-24 Thanks Danielle! That's what I was understanding from what I read. I think that confused me because the peanut oil is so aromatic and I was confusing that with taste. When I think about eating the fries themselves, I don't remember <em>tasting</em> peanuts. But man, I could smell them! It's such a great recipe! Hope ya'll enjoy it! And thanks again for the figs you brought over yesterday! Thanks Danielle! That’s what I was understanding from what I read. I think that confused me because the peanut oil is so aromatic and I was confusing that with taste. When I think about eating the fries themselves, I don’t remember tasting peanuts. But man, I could smell them! It’s such a great recipe! Hope ya’ll enjoy it! And thanks again for the figs you brought over yesterday!

]]> By: Danielle http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/#comment-23 Danielle Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:53:21 +0000 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/?p=53#comment-23 A neutral oil is one without any flavor, like a veg, peanut, or canola oil. And you can totally mix oils to fry in, but I wouldn't fry in olive oil for something like potatoes that require a high heat as it breaks down at a much lower temp than the other oils. Plus, olive oil, even the cheaper stuff would be pretty expensive to fry in. Thanks for this recipe. I'm totally going to try it when the boy and I are craving burgers and fries, which is all the time. :) A neutral oil is one without any flavor, like a veg, peanut, or canola oil. And you can totally mix oils to fry in, but I wouldn’t fry in olive oil for something like potatoes that require a high heat as it breaks down at a much lower temp than the other oils. Plus, olive oil, even the cheaper stuff would be pretty expensive to fry in. Thanks for this recipe. I’m totally going to try it when the boy and I are craving burgers and fries, which is all the time. :)

]]> By: Lacy http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/2010/08/19/turkey-burgers-and-cold-oil-fries-part-2/#comment-21 Lacy Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:38:33 +0000 http://www.nibblenoshnom.com/?p=53#comment-21 I'm so hungry for fries now! Yum! I’m so hungry for fries now! Yum!

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