variants
or less commonly frier
: something intended for or used in frying: such as
a
: a young chicken
b
: a deep utensil for frying foods
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Quick-cooking foods like thin cuts of fish or chicken, or delicate pastries don't require the fryer to be preheated.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Basket-style fryers have a pull-out drawer that holds the food.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
One dead cockroach was found underneath the fryers on the cook’s line.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
My Indy hot wing adventure continues this week by swapping the deep fryer for the slow smoker.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Basket-style fryers have a pull-out drawer that holds the food.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
One dead cockroach was found underneath the fryers on the cook’s line.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
My Indy hot wing adventure continues this week by swapping the deep fryer for the slow smoker.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fryer
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“Fryer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fryer. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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