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ShakleeMom

Wed, Dec 17 2008, 8:33 pm

I’m serious. If you put a raw carrot or two in your oil, it will absorb the brown pieces and then you can reuse the oil the next day! Idea

canadamom

Wed, Dec 17 2008, 8:45 pm

I always put in a carrot when I'm deep frying, and the oil doesn't burn, but I still don't think it's healthy to reuse oil...

chanagital

Wed, Dec 17 2008, 8:48 pm

does that work for peanut oil too?
I love using peanut oil

ShakleeMom

Wed, Dec 17 2008, 8:49 pm

any oil

GAMZu

Wed, Dec 17 2008, 9:37 pm

You know what happens to oil when it's heated and reheated?

Mrs. XYZ

Wed, Dec 17 2008, 9:40 pm

The carrot just keeps the oil from getting dark. Doesn't make it safe to reuse oil.

Pizza

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 3:54 am

OK, I'll bite - what happens to oil when you reheat it?

(I reuse oil all the time, especially the week of chanuka!)

Raizle

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 6:38 am

it becomes toxic

http://www.healthatoz.com/heal.....9.jsp

bubby

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 6:44 am

Define toxic. As opposed to all the other garbage we put in our bodies every day.

I've done the carrot trick...poor, defenseless carrot Sad

But I needed lots of carrots, enough for Tzimmes.)

Raisin

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 6:51 am

if I deepfry (rare event) I use a small pot and usually throw out the oil. maybe once or twice I've reused it, when I made doughnuts.

YALT

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 7:03 am

you say to put in a raw carrot. When do you put it in - b4 you start frying or when you finished for the night? I've never heard of this b4. But the truth is, when I make my doughnuts, if I remember clearly (2 years ago) my oil was pretty clean. without it.

I reuse my oil only if I know I'll need it again in the next day or two. I can't afford to use up so much oil.

I make a batch of donuts, and just fry a few each day. Bec. their only good the day it's made.
I use the smallest pot in the house to preserve on oil.

In this day and age, who would throw out 3 cups of oil after frying just 5 donuts in it???????

Not me!

We eat all this fatty stuff to celebrate yomim tovim which Hashem wants us to keep. So he'll have to watch over us this time too.

zaq

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 7:41 am

Oh...when you're FRYING! I thought you meant in the menorah.

chaylizi

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 8:52 am

Raizle wrote:

it becomes toxic

http://www.healthatoz.com/heal.....9.jsp

the article says that peanut and olive oil are more stable than other oils though.

GAMZu

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 8:57 am

YALT, if the issue is the money, much better to buy cheapo cottonseed oil ($5 for a gallon) and use new each day than reuse expensive olive oil.

supermama2

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 9:04 am

I'll be frying and REUSING corn oil when I fry my sufganiot next week..I'll probably use the oil twice. Call me toxic lol..
You are welcome to partake of the FIRST batch if you prefer Very Happy

GAMZu

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 9:07 am

Truth is, what do you think you are getting commercially made donuts? And potato chips... and... and...

Shimmysmom

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 9:38 am

does the carrot impart a carrot flavor on the food that is being fried?

shenki

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 9:44 am

no you don't feel it at all.

normama

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 10:25 am

I don/t think you should be frying in olive oil. it has a very low smoke point and is not great for frying cuz of the high temps you need for frying.
best frying oils are peanut, cottonseed... and actually shortening!
and I was told it/s great to reuse oil b/c it has some denatured properties from the first time it was used and will brown your food more evenly and not burn.
this I got from "alton brown: I'm just here for the food" AMAZING how-to cook book for dummies and smarties!

GAMZu

Thu, Dec 18 2008, 10:31 am

Quote:

and I was told it/s great to reuse oil b/c it has some denatured properties from the first time it was used and will brown your food more evenly and not burn.

But like all things, this benefit comes with consequences.

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