My Tasty OneTop temperature probe broke
It's a
pretty cool little gadget. Basically a portable induction cooktop on steroids. It has 2 temperature probes:
1. Under the pan
2. On a probe (metal needle that plugs into the unit)
So you can use it like a regular burner (low, medium, high, and everything inbetween) to heat stuff up super-fast via induction (requires compatible pots & skillets, such as cast-iron), but also control the pan temperature precisely, or else monitor & control via probe. The probe is useful for a lot of things:
1. Monitoring meat temperature
2. Monitoring water temperature (for sous-viding)
3. Monitoring oil temperature (for deep-frying)
I like it for deep-frying for two reasons:
1. You can hit exactly the oil temp desired (ex. 325F, 350F, 375F)...I always end up overheating the oil when doing it manually & then it stinks up the house lol
2. The temperature typically drops 50F when you add food in to fry (especially frozen food), so you have to manually adjust the temperature to get it back up, and then adjust again to maintain the temperature - thanks to the probe, that happens automatically!
I just use a regular induction-friendly pot to do deep-frying in, and then use this gelatin-clarification technique to re-use the oil: (works to an extent...you don't want to fry fish, clarify it, and then do funnel cakes in it, lol)
Here's the short of it: You can use gelatin to filter cruddy used deep-frying oil until it is crystal clear. The technique is easier than any other method I know, requiring no wire strainers or coffee filters or extensive clean-up.
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Anyway, I wanted make some easy donuts (you can use either canned biscuit dough or puff pastry), but the temp probe plug snapped off, so I got impatient & air-fried the puff pastry donuts instead. They came out alright. Deep-fried is better, but I didn't want to risk making the house smell like burnt oil haha.
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