Oil-less Turkey Fryer

[NashTIDE]

This is on Lowe's site.....have any of you ever used one of these??

 

[bayoutider]

I was at Lowe's today and saw this item being demonstrated. As I understand the demonstration this is an infrared cooker. A gas burner located in the bottom heats air in the circular chamber around the food container.

From all my training and experience frying is done in some kind of oil. If the temperature is right the oil does not penetrate the food item but allows the inside juices to cook the meat. But as I understand frying there must be oil otherwise it is called baked, broiled, grilled, steamed, boiled or poached. This I believe is an infrared oven since there is no oil therefore calling it a fryer is a mistake.

This makes cooking a turkey safer but it's not the same as fried turkey.

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

I was at Lowe's today and saw this item being demonstrated. As I understand the demonstration this is an infrared cooker. A gas burner located in the bottom heats air in the circular chamber around the food container.

From all my training and experience frying is done in some kind of oil. If the temperature is right the oil does not penetrate the food item but allows the inside juices to cook the meat. But as I understand frying there must be oil otherwise it is called baked, broiled, grilled, steamed, boiled or poached. This I believe is an infrared oven since there is no oil therefore calling it a fryer is a mistake.

This makes cooking a turkey safer but it's not the same as fried turkey.

thats what i was thinking--- you can call it whatever you want, but if you aint cooking with grease you aint frying:biggrin:

 

[wardaddy]

Who would wanna cook without grease?? That's near blasphemy!!

 

[TideRollsInVa]

Who would wanna cook without grease?? That's near blasphemy!!

I think it's a movement against the "Lard Nation". I'm not giving up without a fight .... DT_box2:

 

[NashTIDE]

Who would wanna cook without grease?? That's near blasphemy!!

That was my thought when I found this item on the net. Frying is done when food is partially/fully submerged in oil of some type. This is a glorified oven and nothing more.

 

[TideRollsInVa]

That was my thought when I found this item on the net. Frying is done when food is partially/fully submerged in oil of some type. This is a glorified oven and nothing more.

...or makes it's own grease, as with chicken placed in a 400 degree stainless steel elect. skillet skin side down.

 

[da_sack86]

Has anyone tried the electric turkey fryers? I saw one the other day on QVC and was curious if there is any difference?

 

[TommyMac]

I ain't buying in until someone shows me how to make gravy from air currents. :biggrin: