re: Tips for frying catfish?

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results, invest in one of these bad boys

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Where did that come from? How much?

I know people that swear by adding chopped raw onion rings to the oil with no intentions to eat them, it is supposed to help prevent the oil from burning as easily

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I know people that swear by adding chopped raw onion rings to the oil

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I have only seen them add it to the pile of fried fish to give a little aromatic flavoring. I cant see how onion would prevent oil from burning

With that Cajun fryer there is a V at the bottom so all the crumbs sink to under the heat and that stops the crumbs from burning and putting a nasty flavor into the oil. I also use peanut oil so it last longer and I think can take more heat? I leave my oil in the fryer, night drain and strain every now and then, and then replace when its time.

The absolute most important thing is NEVER let teh oil get below 300F

The p;iece of onion in teh pot was teh old way to keep an eye on temp. ya grandpa's fry thermometer

Very light roll in yellow mustard and batter with LA Fish Fry. I mix blue bag "Seasoned' and red bag "Cajun" together 1:1 ratio.