4gal fryer. How many lbs per batch

The size/volume of the fryer is only one factor, as it only determines how much you can physically fit in the fryer at once. That doesn't mean you can FRY that much at once. Your temp recovery on that fryer is the real factor in play.

Putting too much fish in there at one time is going to drop the temp in that grease and take forever to come back up, in turn giving you shitty fish. Not something you want to do if you're feeding so many people that you need 40 pounds of fish to get it done.

That being said, you can probably fry 3 to 4 pounds of fish in there per batch without any trouble, you're just going to have to play it by ear. I remember being able to put no more than 2 pounds of seafood in each basket in the commercial kitchen deep fryer when I was a fry cook. The bigger problem is frying that much fish without being able to filter that grease. That oil is gonna be SHOT by the time you get to those last rounds of fish.

I fry in a black iron pot on a stove. I out 1 gallon of oil and have not problem doing 1 pound at a time. You could probably do 2 1/2 to 3 pounds safely. As mentioned, the thing that matters the most is the time it takes for your old temp to recover.

Ah yea ok that should work. Just watch the temps. I'll have it all battered and ready to roll because you don't want to take too much time or it gets hot fast and its slow to cool as you know. Once you get rolling you will get a feel for how the temp changes when you drop a basket. They end up staggered so its not too bad.

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They’re fish frying machines

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100% I love mine. I am about to get one of the aluminum ones. I am going to see if they will put another set of swivel wheels on it tho so I don't have to lift to roll. They made it sound like they would last time I ordered some from them.

Make sure to get your temp to about 375 before dropping cold or frozen filets in.