Recent content by Tracie

Well Guys & Gals, last night I completely emptied the fryer and re-filled it with fresh oil and to my relief it didn't boil over, the oil bubbled nicely, but didn't "foam" up to the golden yellow colour it did before. I hope this is problem solved, although I don't understand why it did it...

Well no luck I'm afraid! I soaked them instead of just rinsing, thoroughly dried them, topped up the oil, changed the potatoes to ones which said specifically for chips.... and the damm thing still boiled over.:sad: I'm going to empty the fryer and change the oil today as a last resort as...

Oh!!! I hadn't thought of that Gretchen, that might be it, because it has boiled over about 6 times now and I havent topped the oil up, because I worked on the logic that less oil means it's less likely to boil over, so it's probably gone below the minimum indicator now. I'll check that out...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I am cooking chips tonight, so the first thing I will try is soaking them instead of just rinsing. If that doesn't work, I'll change my tatties to a different kind, I'm sure it says "for chippng" on the bag, but I suppose they would say that regardless. Will...

Thanks for the replies. Vera - they are fresh potatoes, not frozen, so am am rinsing them after cutting up :smile: Attie - I normally start them off on about 150 degrees to cook and then remove the basket when soft, and increase the temp to 170 degrees for crisping and browning for about a...

Hi Everyone, I'm new on here today, what a great Forum, loads of interesting informatoin and great ideas, I could stay on here reading all day :smile: I have a problem which I hope someone can help me with. Every time I make chips in my Deep Fat Fryer it boils over. I have checked it...