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A vat that turns regret into flavor, three hundred and fifty degrees at a time.
means An appliance that cooks food by fully submerging it in hot oil, usually between 325 and 375°F.
from 'Deep' here is simple and old, describing full submersion rather than a shallow pan-fry; 'fry' traces back through Old French 'frire' to Latin 'frigere,' meaning to roast or fry. The compound itself is a plain, functional 20th-century coinage — household deep fryers followed industrial and restaurant versions, naming the device exactly for what it does: fry things deep in oil, no poetry required.
- science
- Crust forms when surface water flashes to steam
- oil choice
- Smoke point matters more than flavor
- danger
- Water plus hot oil equals fireball, never mix
- legacy
- Thomas Jefferson allegedly introduced fries to America