Canola is great. A bit lighter than vegetable oil but very good.  

By the way Ron, I assume you are frying your chicken sort of like fingers? I do not deep fry whole breasts but I do fingers quite often. If you pound out the breasts a little then cut them into strips, it is very easy to fry them up. Simply get two pans. Put flour in one, an egg wash in the other. Also get a large zip lock baggie (gallon size). In that, you want to put bread crumbs and seasonings (canned bread crumbs are best.) The seasonings I use are garlic salt, onion powder, paprika (should be a staple in your cabinet), ground black pepper and a bit of red pepper flakes (for heat). Mix all those in the baggie with your bread crumbs. Next it is simple! Just dredge the chicken in the flour and shake off the excess, dip in the egg wash and then toss a few into the baggie, close it and shake to coat.

Your oil should be about 350-375 degrees. Also, the biggest mistake people make when frying is trying to put too many pieces in at once. It lowers the temperature of your oil and makes the chicken soggy. Depending on size, do four or five at a time, MAX! Fry until they are golden brown and crispy (about eight to ten minutes again depending on size) Sometimes it takes a bit longer. Just take one out and cut into it. It should be white with juices running out, NOT pink!!!! 

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		Head banger wrote:
		I use canola, which I should go upstairs and finish filtering but I think the canola/peanut thing is a canada us thing.      Deep Freeze wrote:   Olive oil is just not meant for deep frying. It is a salad oil. I prefer peanut oil for deep frying, as it has a much higher smoking point.      Head banger wrote:   Olive oil isnt the best for deep frying, since you cant re use it and if you heat it too long it breaks down.  costs a ton, but if you did get it hot, cook one batch, damn it would taste good.      lana wrote:   Also--use olive oil--it's the most heart healthy      ronhartsell wrote:   Hey Lana......just got a deep fryer and I want to cook a couple chk. breasteses, what do I need for a good batter and about how many min. should it fry for??  (or is there a tell tale sign of when it's done??) I've never cooked with a deep fryer before....

Sandwiches
with
sausage and cheese,
salsa sauce
and
tomatoe salad.
 What a breakfast!

ok--Ron--I dug out Granny's cookbooks--here goes
for the seasoning--- combine--1 & 1/2 cup flour---1 Tbls garlic salt---1 tsp pepper--1/2 tsp paprika--& 1/4 tsp poultry seasoning ( set aside )

for the batter-- combine--2/3 cup flour --1/2 tsp salt--1 beaten egg & 3/4 cup water ( set aside )

heat oil in deep fryer til hot

dip chicken in sesonings then batter then seasonings again & place in fryer--fry approx 15 minutes til golden brown

sorry my granny wasn't related to Colonel Sanders --lol

		ronhartsell wrote:
		What I'd really like to do is make a batter, but I don't know the 11 herbs and spices      lana wrote: I haven't used a deep fryer in so long but what I used to do was cheat & buy Shake N Bake--wet the chicken breasts & then coat them with the Shake N Bake--then put them in the deep fryer AFTER the oil is hot--My deep fryer came with knobs & I just turned the knob to Chicken --it only took a few minutes --but you'll know it's done when you pierce it with a fork & no blood comes out --hope this helps --if more of my memory returns I'll let ya know --Bon Appetite !!      ronhartsell wrote: Hey Lana......just got a deep fryer and I want to cook a couple chk. breasteses, what do I need for a good batter and about how many min. should it fry for??  (or is there a tell tale sign of when it's done??) I've never cooked with a deep fryer before....

Nope Soy--I don't mind you sharing my signature milkshake  --just as long as there's enough for little 'ol me !!

		Soylentgreen4u wrote:
		PHEEEEEEEEW!!!...WHAT A RELIEF,I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT PENDING...THANKS FOR LETTING ME USE IT...      lana wrote: It's ok Soy--you can infringe on my Lana Banana milkshakes anytime--I don't mind as long as you don't use the last banana !!      Soylentgreen4u wrote: RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!...LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TO CALL A TRUCE IN THE BANANA WARS!...I'M RUNNING LOW ON THEM,AND I NEED THEM FOR MY "LANA-BANANA" MILKSHAKES!(sorryLANA, for using your copyright,but you're the only other one on here i know of that likes banana milkshakes)      Phantom A6 wrote: 1880 Banana Wars - Yeah. Soy has peeled the bananas and I have shoot them against the enemys. Soy visit his forest, living on the trees, climbing from limb to limb, bending bananas straight and paint them yellow there in the present.      ronhartsell wrote: Didn't you use to shoot the bananas that Soy painted Yellow during the Banana Wars??  I wanted to let you know that I am eating a banana right now, but I did not steal it from you!!       Phantom A6 wrote: Huh? Who of us is in the wrong movie? Wrong topic my friend.      ronhartsell wrote: a banana...NO Michael, you didn't leave it behind from the Banana Wars Hey Necro...I would definately like to try a recepie or two  [email protected]  Thank You!!