I use an electric skillet for most of my deep frying -- however with my vultures (sons) it works better to use a turkey fryer -- the one they gave me has a smaller kettle (6" deep) for frying -- we'll make hush puppies next time we make lamb kabobs. Lamb Kabobs -- I just dump the spices, etc. over the lamb cubes, till I think it will taste good, let it sit for a few hours to overnight . Then deep fry it till done -- serve with roasted vegetables -- great stuff. Best if you can find lamb lard for frying -- need to do that outside. We get it from the local butcher shop -- render it ourselves -- outside. Lamb lard smells very much like lanolin but can't beat it for deep frying lamb kabobs or Fleischkuechle -- I don't make the Fleischkuechle -- my wife does. > > That'll be great, especially if I can ever get off my dead, lazy butt and try it. Though > maybe it's more a fear of being reprimanded for messing up the kitchen... > > > > > Actually, I don't use a deep fryer -- I use an electric skillet ... > > That's perfect!!! My mom just got the wife one of those for Christmas. Can't wait to > hear all the semi-panicked scoldings about oil spattering onto the counter. ;-))) > > Don't worry about the spattering -- line the counter and wall with newspapers -- that's what I do when making a mess in the kitchen -- if its peeling tomatoes, or canning beet pickles, or frying -- newspapers work great to keep the mess containable. Nels in ND -- where we still have 4 foot snowdrifts