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6. If a breading machine is not used, the food should
be placed in the dry mix and hand tumbled so that
each piece of food is completely covered.
7. Knock off any excess breading
and place the
breaded product on a tray for cooler storage. Place a
damp cloth over the breaded food to retain mois-
ture. The breaded food should be held for a
minimum of 30 minutes before frying so that it can
absorb spices from the breading and so that bread-
ing can better adhere to the product.
8. Prepare the fryer per paragraph 3-5.
9. Stir the hot shortening.
10. Place the empty fry basket into the shortening.
11.
etermine the time and temperature settings ac-
cording to the type of product to be fried.
12. Set the thermostat to the desired temperature.
13. Set the T MER dial, but do not turn on yet.
efore placing the product into the basket, make
certain that the shortening is at the correct frying
temperature for the
of product. Also check
that the TE
A
E light is off.
lace the food into the submerged basket by first
putting in the largest pieces (thighs and drumsticks).
This gives the large and more difficult pieces time
to fry a few extra seconds in the shortening.
the lid open.