I've been using the old style propane fish cooker forever...thinking about going to an electric of some sort. Normally just cook enough fish for 2-4 people so not looking for a hugh/expensive cooker. Any recommendations?
Looking for a new fish cooker
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The FryDaddy is what we use.
Yep, works perfectly and you don't have to worry about your oil going from 150 degrees to flippin 800 degrees while you aren't looking.
I can cook about 10 bream fillets at a time. After the first couple dumps you get caught up with your eaters pretty quickly.
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Ain't nothing like fried fish!
Buzzard Breath
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We've got a 4 quart Cuisinart fryer. It works great if you're just cooking for a family. The oil bin comes out easily and I cover it and keep it in the spare fridge between uses. It's also easy to store in the house, but move to the garage for cooking.
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Southpaw
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That looks like really well designed.
One thing about the frydaddy (at least every one I've been around) the heating element is on the outside on the bottom, so everything that falls to the bottom can burn affecting flavor or cause fluctuations in temperature if you're cooking batch after batch. You may not even notice. I still use my frydaddy a lot. However, someone gave me a Euro-Pro deep fryer. It has the heating elements an inch or so off the bottom. I like it a lot better. No idea where it was purchased. I really like the looks of the one Southpaw posted. I may have to try one of those.
I dont have an electric but I like the one Southpaw posted.
I saw a deal a few years ago on an electric turkey fryer, think it will fry birds up to 20#. Bought it simply because it was on sale and never regretted it. I have the bass pro propane fish fryer, and a big propane turkey fryer, but this electric one gets used a lot. Big batches of chicken, fish, sides, and if you don't want to fry in it, it can double and be used for a seafood boil also. It is big, and we have an area for it so something smaller might be more ideal but if you're going to use it a lot and/or feeding more than a couple you might look into them.
@RUGERYep, works perfectly and you don't have to worry about your oil going from 150 degrees to flippin 800 degrees while you aren't looking.
I can cook about 10 bream fillets at a time. After the first couple dumps you get caught up with your eaters pretty quickly.
Which fry daddy model do you use?
I will look here in a minute but I think it's a presto brand?
Biggest one Walmart has.
Yep that's what it is.
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BigCityBubba
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I use an electric cook kettle by presto. You are not limited to just deep frying. They are about the same size as a fry daddy.
Lodge cast iron dutch oven is hard to beat for frying my fish on the stove.
