A chip pan is a deep pan with a lid used for frying foods like french fries. It can hold up to 1 liter of oil and has a wire mesh basket. Traditionally made of cast iron, newer models are made of stainless steel or aluminum. However, it is a fire hazard and electric fryers are safer.
A frying pan is a deep pan with a lid that is used for frying foods such as french fries. In the UK, french fries are called chips, giving the pan its name. The pan is deep enough to hold four to five cups (about 1 liter) of cooking oil. A wire mesh basket that has been filled with food is then lowered into the frying pan. Both the pan and the basket have long handles to avoid burns during cooking.
Traditionally made from cast iron, a chip pan comes with a lid created by a stamping process in a heavy press. The malleable iron goes through a spinning process to create the pan. Newer pans are typically made of stainless steel or aluminum, have matching metal or glass tops, and have handles and knobs that stay cool to the touch while cooking. Chip baskets used with frying pans are usually made from aluminum, which has a high melting temperature, making it an ideal material to use for cooking in hot oil.
A large frying pan filled with hot oil can be a fire hazard and is believed to be the leading cause of fire related injuries in the UK. These fires occur when hot oil or fat is spilled on the stove, the oil becomes hot and catches fire, or food placed in the pan contains water, causing the hot oil to overflow and overflow. Frequent warnings about the dangers of deep-frying are issued year after year, and safer ways to cook chips are recommended. The skillet has become less popular as safer electric fryers have become more prevalent.
To make fries in a skillet, the cook fills the skillet at least half full with cooking oil, such as vegetable oil. The oil is heated for several minutes. Then, the raw chips are added to a foil basket and lowered into the roasting pan. After the fries are thoroughly fried in the oil, the basket is lifted off the pan as the oil drips, then the fries are dumped from the basket onto paper towels or something similar. The excess oil seeps out of the fries and cools until the fries reach a suitable temperature for eating.
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