Deep fried food gets a bad rap. The image of a plate of fried chicken swimming in fat or a flabby portion of undercooked fish can put even the most enthusiastic cook -- not to mention, eater -- off.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. "Skillets have low walls, which means oil spatters everywhere," Groth said. "It often leaves the stovetop a complete mess." Those oil spatters ...

Let's be real, few cooking methods spark as much heated debate as deep-frying. There's something about the sizzle and that golden, crispy exterior that makes it utterly irresistible. Yet, despite its ...

We deep-fried, air-fried, and oven-baked wings, and one method stood far above the rest, delivering shatteringly crispy skin with little mess. We tested multiple popular techniques using the same ...

The Dish is a new series from The Dallas Morning News, highlighting some of North Texas' most interesting foods. In April, Brent Reaves woke in the middle of the night with a thought he couldn’t shake ...

Equipment1 turkey cooker with a propane burner (also called a catfish cooker or crawfish boiler) 1 36- to 40-quart stockpot and basket 1 large turkey injector with needle 1 deep-fryer thermometer or ...

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times. This week he recommends the best places to get fried foods during the Hanukkah holiday. He suggests the Tiger Tails ...