Question: What's the point of a deep fryer that does not have a thermostat built-in? I didn't notice, when I bought mine, that there was any sort of price difference based on that--to me--essential feature. The few that didn't have one were essentially the same prices as the same sized (usually larger, in fact)units that did.
The whole myth of frying as unhealthy stems from the fact most people fry at too low a temperature. 350F is the minimum, and, for most fried foods, 375F is even better.
But, unless you have a thermostat or use a remote thermometer of some kind, there is no way to know that you've reached---and, more importantly, maintained---that temperature.
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