Tried to deep fry Oreos for the first time and my oil went up in smoke after 2 minutes

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Oh man, I used to swear by getting the oil screaming hot but this has totally changed my mind. Now I keep it at medium and use a thermometer after learning that lesson myself.

ross.felix20d ago

My buddy Dave ruined a perfectly good cast iron pan doing the screaming hot thing. He was trying to sear a steak and the smoke alarm went off for like twenty minutes straight. The oil started smoking so bad it left this black sticky film all over his stovetop. He finally caved and bought a thermometer after that mess, now he keeps it right around 375 max.