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I bought a small, 4-cup deep fryer, since I’d wanted to make home-made fried tofu.

I dropped slices of tofu that I’d previously frozen and thawed (to give it that spongy texture).  Standing closer than I should have been, I have tiny little burns on my arms.

The tofu came out great. Some recipes suggest boiling the fried tofu to remove the oil, but I’ll try that next time.

While the fryer was still going, I decided to try some seitan fajitas I had marinating in the fridge (seitan, sliced onion, bragg’s, lemon juice, mexican seasoning).  It only took about 20-30 seconds, I pulled them out and set them on a paper towel to dry.

DELICIOUS!

so… I start ransacking my fridge, thinking “What else can I fry?”

I toss a couple cloves of garlic.  Not great, not bad.

I toss a few baby-carrots. Lots of sizzle, not that good. Dropped a couple more in flour & water batter.  A little better.

Running out of things in the fridge that look fry-able, I went to the panty.

Hm… dried apple slices? Why not.

Surprisingly, they came out fairly tasty, though I won’t try it again. The heat caramelized the sugars in the apple giving them an unusually sweet taste. Since I’d had onion and garlic fried before, that apples took on a little of their flavor.   Kind of weird.

I spooned some batter into the fryer.

All these crispy things formed, didn’t really taste like much.

My wife had chocolate on the counter. Since she wasn’t around to supervise me, I dropped some in there.  That was a mistake. Instead of frying, it dissolved into a big gooey mess, prompting me to cut the power and later toss the oil.

It was fun, messy, and probably unhealthy, but at least the tofu was a hit with the green-curry I cooked up later.

ah… the clean-up