Healthy Deep Fryers

One healthy trick that you can use with any fryer is to select a cooking oil that is more healthy just by its nature. As we become a more health conscious society more of these healthy products start to show up on the shelves of all stores which makes it a lot easier for everyone. Lets face it, if it is convenient it is a lot easier to make a healthy choice. It also allows the price to be competitive as it becomes mainstream. This is an added bonus because we do not always have to pay more to be health conscious.

What oils are the most healthy? Well as always there is a little bit of a debate about this but there are clear choices to be made as well. Also something to consider is personal choice due to varying tastes. If you do not like the taste of your food when fried with a certain healthy oil you will have different types available to try. Otherwise it all becomes a moot point as you will not eat the fried foods because you just don't like them.

If you arrive at this juncture you will want to pay particular attention to the next health fryer tip we will discuss because it helps with any kind of oil. First we will look at a list of the healthy choice cooing oils.

Olive oil is considered by many to be the healthiest of all of the cooking oils, the problem with olive oil for deep frying is that it can not take the heat, it has what is called a low smoke point which makes it unsuitable for this purpose.

Canola oil has long been touted as the oil of choice because it is high in monounsaturated fat and low in saturated fat which makes it desirable, saturated fats are the "bad fats" and "monounsaturated fats" are the good fats, it also has a high resistance to heat (high smoke point). Lately however there has been a lot of controversy over Canola oils health benefits. I would recommend taking a look at the following links so you can form your own opinions, Canola Oil: There is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Canola oil: Does it contain toxins?.

Peanut oil is considered to be one of the best for healthy deep fryers because it is a natural oil that is high in monounsaturated fat, low in saturated fat and has a good resistance to heat.

Another nice thing about Peanut Oil is that it also gives your food a nice golden brown color when you fry with it. It is considered to be the healthiest oil on the market today.

The Tfal actifry could be considered a revolution in healthy fryers. It uses an entirely different principle in the way it cooks so that the amount of oil used is minimized plus it allows you to use a real healthy oil, Olive Oil. It operates much differently than your traditional deep fryer and this is how the oil is kept to a minimum.

2.2 pounds of french fries cooked with one tablespoon of oil... Sound to good to be true? Yes, I thought so to until I watched the following video. Take a few minutes and check this video out, it may just change the way you feel about deep fryers being healthy.

So oil is an important part of healthy fryer puzzle, some types are better than others because of the types of fat they contain. Another very important part of the picture is fat absorption. Regardless of the type of cooking oil used, oil absorption is a critical factor, as you have already guessed less is better.

So how do we make sure we absorb the bare minimum? The most important factor here is to choose the right sized fryer for the job and do not over fill it. That sounds simple but it is the most overlooked factor in healthy frying. For your food to absorb the least amount of fat it needs to be completely surrounded with oil (make sure pieces do not clump together) and the oil temperature needs to be maintained at a minimum. Too many pieces in the fryer at once means the oil temperature gets pulled down and your food will actually absorb more of the oil. This is because the steam barrier that surrounds your food when the oil temperature is correct is no longer there (or is reduced) and more oil actually soaks into the food. The other important factor here is that when the temperature is too low it takes longer to cook the food and that actually will cause more of the oil to soak in as well.

One fairly new idea is the healthy spin fryer. We mentioned this fryer in the beginning but never really explained the benefits. This healthy fryer truly is healthy because it has a unique feature that allows you to spin the food after it is cooked which effectively removes a lot of the excess oil from your food. It works kind of like washing machine during the spin cycle except it throws the oil off instead of water. You have the choice of two speeds depending on the type of food that is cooked and how much you really want to throw off. It knocks out up to 55% of the fat absorbed during frying. The patented Smart Spin Technology lets you spin out the fat for up to 2 minutes with low or high speed setting. Not only is this a great benefit but when you combine all of the tips we mentioned with this it truly is a healthy deep fryer.

This is one of the latest things to use a deep fryer for. Keep in mind this is not your average size counter top deep fryer though. This is your outdoor King Of the Hill style deep fryer with some serious frying capacity. You don't have to restrict this to just turkeys, it is great for a large get together as the capacity is unrivaled.