Review on LEPO Japanese Tempura Fryer: Non-Stick Stainless Steel, Thermometer, Lid And Oil Drainer, Perfect For Frying Fish, Shrimp, And French Fries! by Heather Aragon

I'll tell you where this helps the most and thats not having to check the temperature every few minutes. While you should never leave heating oil on the stove alone, it's a pain when deep frying things to have to continually check for the right temperature. You want to use an oil with a high smoke point like canola or peanut oil, but this is designed well to do deep frying on the stovetop. The flip open top has a stopgap and a small wire rack to help drain the excess oil back into the pot. That helps save on waste, and makes it so you are not dripping hot oil from the stove to the table.This device is nice also that it can be used with an induction type cooker, so you can have a fry party at the dinner table, or even a dual feast if you have a second cooker an a nice hotpot cook. I made my signature chicken fingers on this and they came out well. I season flour with a bunch of spices, then roll the sticky tenders in the flour, then roll in and egg wash, and finally in bread crumbs or panko. With the proper temperature, they fried up golden brown, fully cooked and moist on the inside. I use the excess flour plus a bit of corn starch and milk to make that into an onion ring batter. I then put in the oil and fry them up, super crispy on the outside. It helps to get large thick cut onion rings and batter them when chilled to it sticks better. This is where that temperature gauge comes in handy. After a batch is put in the temp will drop rapidly and come back up. When I remove the rings, and transfer to a plate or platter, I can wait till the temperature has gone back up to cook properly. This is especially true when cooking French fries, they get soggy if cooked too low. When it cools down a convenient pour spout allows me to drain the oil into my strainer and keep for future deep fries. Remember that while it seems OK to do chicken and fries. Shrimp and fish should be cooked in separate oil, or other food will get a fishy taste to it that is not appetizing. Recommended.