I've been filtering my oil for years. When empty I use a water hose to fill it up to the oil level in the cooker. I then add plenty of Dawn dishwashing liquid and fire up the burner. Let it come to a boil with the lid closed. It will clean it like a dishwasher. Just drain, rinse and dry.

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I only do this when i am doing my Spring cleaning every year. Thanks!

Thanks for this video. I ordered my 6 gallon today.

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

Thank you, I have the bayou classic this helped me

Water entrapment is always a big potential problem with anything from spatter to boil up. You will see the same thing in lead melting for casting bullets, where trapped moisture will evaporate and rise to the top in the same way it does in our oil fryers, with dangerous consequences. A point well worth reminding everyone.

Where did you get the filter for the funnel? I have that same funnel but not through paper filter

Thanks for the tutorial. I found it very helpful. I just ordered a new fryer. It’s in transit and I am trying to get up to speed.

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I want to clean my fryer that has set up for quite some time. The oil has been drained, but there is meal sediment and old oil remnants in it. A friend recommended that I use a fryer puck (sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide) but I’m afraid it will do bad things to my fryer which is one of the high carbon steel fryers by RV. The method I am going to try first is just dishwashing soap and boiling it in the oil chamber while scrubbing. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks for the help.

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I would do. Even if there is a lot of buildup, it will take most of it off.

Do you have to have a different oil for everything you fry?

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

Because I keep my oil clean i usually do not change it unless I cook fish. I have some oil that I use only for fish. This way the other types of food I fry do not taste like fish.

Sounds like you store the cleaned filtered oil in your fryer. How do you protect it and do you keep the baskets in the fryer also??

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

I do store the oil in the fryer, I use my fryer at least every other week. I have a cover that fits over the fryer and it keeps all of the bugs and dirt out. Here is a link to the cover I use.amzn.to/3cfpuoB

@user-fe9rz1qq8s

8 ай бұрын

Does this cover fit the 6 gallon fryer. I can't tell on the video what size your fryer is.@@SouthernBackyardCooking

What do you do with that dirty second bucket you used?

@SouthernBackyardCooking

Жыл бұрын

I take it to a fast food place, they have grease containers you can put it in.

If you put the screen in below the filter it will go much faster. It keeps the filter which gets full of batter particles from stopping up the hole.

@SouthernBackyardCooking

Жыл бұрын

Yes it really helps.

Where can you get the filter and funnel

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

They are both listed in the description.

How often do you filter the oil? After every use?

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

It depends on what i am frying. If I fry something that has a lot of breading that could fall off, I filter every time. Otherwise, every tow to three uses.

Can ask why do you heat the oil up b4 you filter?

@crashland5711

8 ай бұрын

It makes it thinner and flows faster through the filter.

How do you know when the oil is no longer suitable to use anymore?

@SouthernBackyardCooking

Жыл бұрын

Two things that you can tell is the oil will start real slowly bubbling and will give a real bitter taste.

How is it holding up and how does it compare to the bayou classic?

@SouthernBackyardCooking

Жыл бұрын

Very good, I think it is much better than a Bayou Classic. That is made from stainless and the is from thick rolled steel.

There's no better way to fry fish and taters than in one of these cookers!

@SouthernBackyardCooking

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!!