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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Interestingly enough, this began to drastically rise around the same time fast food restaurants switched from beef tallow to seed oils in their fryers.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This fryer shows off a large basket to accommodate a single 20-pound turkey.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
Quick-cooking foods like thin cuts of fish or chicken, or delicate pastries don't require the fryer to be preheated.
—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
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This fryer shows off a large basket to accommodate a single 20-pound turkey.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
Quick-cooking foods like thin cuts of fish or chicken, or delicate pastries don't require the fryer to be preheated.
—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
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“Fryer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fryer. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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