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Lodge 2-1/2-Quart Cast Iron Deep Fryer Kit

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Avg. Customer Review: 4 Star
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Product Features
Lodge 2-1/2-Quart Cast Iron Deep Fryer Kit
  • Rugged cast-iron deep-fry kit for making seafood, hush puppies, vegetables
  • Includes 2-1/2-quart fry pot, fry basket, thermometer, and recipes
  • Cast iron keeps food warmer, longer, and won't warp or chip
  • Cast iron gets better with use and seasoning
  • Hand wash with hot water only
Product Review
Product Description
A breath of baby blue border with fine, delicate flowers gracing the blue while precious platinum enhances the trim In 1896 Joseph Lodge was strolling through the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee and discovered the perfect place to settle his family and start his cast iron manufacturing company. Still family-owned and run, Lodge is the world's largest and oldest manufacturer of cast iron products. Try your hand at homemade donuts or Southern fried chicken with this set, or use the pot alone for stews and hearty soups.
Amazon.com Review
Cast iron is one of those materials true kitchen aficionados love. It gets better with age and seasoning, won't warp or chip, and keeps food warmer longer. Put your seafood, veggies, hushpuppies, or beignets (French doughnuts--they're heavenly) in the fry basket, then lower into the fry pot. Just remember that cast iron is very heavy--this pot weighs 7 pounds--which is why there's a looped handle on the opposite side to help you lift the pot (use a hot pad). The pot has two pour spouts, and the kit includes a 5-inch thermometer that goes up to 400 degrees F. In general, you'll want to hand wash the pot with just hot water. However, prior to first use and occasionally thereafter, you should season it by washing it with a little soap, oiling it inside and out, and cooking it in the oven for an hour. The finish will soon turn black--the sign of a well-seasoned cast-iron pot. --Doree Armstrong

What's in the Box
2-1/2-quart fry pot, fry basket, 5-inch thermometer, recipe booklet

Product Details
Lodge 2-1/2-Quart Cast Iron Deep Fryer Kit
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  • Publisher: Lodge Logic
  • Label: Lodge Logic
  • Studio: Lodge Logic
  • Average Customer Review: 4 Star based on 9 reviews
  • Sales Rank in Kitchen & Housewares: #432291
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Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review: 4 Star

Customer Rating: 4 Star
Summary: Lodge 2-1/2 Quart Cast Iron Deep Fryer Kit 2008-09-30
Comment: Can't go wrong with Lodge and this fryer is no exception. 2 1/2 quarts is small enough to store with your other pans, but large enough to fry for 2-4 people. Would be nice if it came with a lid so you could store the oil inside.
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Works really well 2004-03-06
Comment: A solid product & an excellent value. I was using an all clad pan for deep frying until I got the lodge pan and the basket. There's a huge improvement in the quality of fries & fritters I make now. The cast iron pan keeps the oil at a more constant temperature, the heating is uniform and the frying is even. I highly recommend this product. For larger families, the size may be a problem as others have mentioned.
This one also comes with the thermometer even though the product description does not mention it.
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Great fryer if you use it correctly 2003-10-12
Comment: For those chefs among us who either can't afford to have a built-in countertop deep-fryer, or for whom it would be impractical, the Lodge cast-iron deep fryer is a worthy and effective substitute. This is a great device, provided you use it properly. There are three essential rules to follow to achieve successful deep-frying. Though they are not complex, they are incredibly important, and failure to follow them will lead to less than satisfactory results:

1. USE THE RIGHT OIL - For deep-frying, I prefer canola oil, which has a lower fat content and higher burn point than other oils, although some chefs sometimes use peanut or safflower. Leave at least three inches of room at the top when filling the pot with oil, because it will foam up when you drop food in to fry.

2. FRY AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE - This means using a thermometer, which Lodge has conveniently included with the frying kit. You cannot fry successfully without a thermometer. It is obviously impossible to know what the oil temperature is without one, and for great deep-frying results, you want the oil to be in the 350-375 F range.

3. GET THE BATTER RIGHT - If you're making fish & chips, fritters or other goodies that involve batters, it becomes key to make the batter properly - not too watery, but not too thick, either. This sometimes involves some trial and error, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be able make fish & chips as good as in the restaurants.

Customer Rating: 4 Star
Summary: Lodge Quality 2003-03-23
Comment: This pot is another quality Lodge product and works well if it is seasoned correctly. It is easy to clean and works as heavy cast iron should. It is a bit small and would get 5 stars if it were 3.5 quarts. Well-worth the money, however and useful.
Customer Rating: 2 Star
Summary: Takes forever to heat up. Heavy, hard to clean & store. 2002-08-15
Comment: I didn't get much enjoyment out of this kit despite its pretty good quality. Because it's so heavy, it maintains temperature well (very important for frying), but wow it takes a really long time to heat up. And if you put in a frying thermometer (very important), it gets in the way of the frying basket. And if you want to store the oil to fry more a bit later, there's no cover for storing it right in the pot.

In addition, you may be concerned about the safety issues about frying in an open-topped pot with no thermostat -- in which case, get an electric fryer.

Lodge cast iron products are wonderful, but this just isn't the best way to handle the relatively touchy task of deep frying. If you want to do a lot of frying, seriously consider an electric fryer instead of this kit. And if you want to do just a little, use a regular heavy pan or a wok, with a strainer-on-a-handle tool to pull things out and drain them.

In addition I should note that the "Good Eats" program on the Food Network (a cable television network) specifically recommends against frying in cast iron -- they say it tends to make the oil go bad sooner.

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