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Checking oil temperature

kylith · 2010-10-03 12:55:07

I'm going to be cooking tempura for dinner tonight. Can anyone recommend a good way to know when the oil is hot enough to cook in, bearing in mind that I don't have a deep fat fryer or an oil thermometer. Cheers in advance

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03-10-2010 1:55pm

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kylith

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I'm going to be cooking tempura for dinner tonight. Can anyone recommend a good way to know when the oil is hot enough to cook in, bearing in mind that I don't have a deep fat fryer or an oil thermometer.

Cheers in advance

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#2 03-10-2010 2:32pm
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I think you throw in a cube of bread and when it goes brown in about 60 seconds its ready.

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#3 03-10-2010 5:40pm
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Saw Luke Nguyen on Masterchef Australia recently demonstrate hot oil by dipping a wooden skewer in the oil. When the wood looks like its frying, the oil is ready. Just a few bubbles appearing around the wood just under the surface of the oil.

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