I'm never making homemade french fries ever again!!

[just me]

Oil to hot???

[Jessika]

The oil can become too hot and that's why it blew up??

I'm sorry you had that happen, though

Personally I NEVER go near the grease when my mom is making homemade fries, I will cut the fries but I will NOT put them in. It's NATURAL for the wet potatoes to cause the grease to bubble and pop and occasionally you'll get hit but I think in your case it was just SO hot that even the smallest amount of water caused it to react violently.

[catnapper]

Oh MY!!! I'm glad you are ok. My mom bought my husband a fryer for Christmas.... now I'm afraid of it!!!

[finn's mom]

Oh MY!!! I'm glad you are ok. My mom bought my husband a fryer for Christmas.... now I'm afraid of it!!!

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think she used an actual fryer...

king2005, I'm so glad you didn't get seriously injured! How scary that had to be!

[LKPike]

ugggh, don't you just hate it when oil gets everywhere that has to be the worst mess to clean up - well a close second to puppy & newborn vomit!

glad your ok!! if you want we'll make you 100 of our homemade fries an send over there!!!

[king2005]

I had the stove on setting 3. thats low, since 1 & 2 is simmer. I had it on med & it turned my tester blacker then coal. So I let it cool for 30 mins & put it on 3... it wasn't boiling but I could see the oil moving around. I tossed in a tester & it came out great. So I put a handfull on my ummm round thingy with holes, held the pot lid with one oven mit, tossed it in, dropped the lid, backed up & it exploded. The lid came off & the oil came out. Its on the wall, counters, in the drawers, on the floor, in the oven door, inside the stove (under the space there the elements sit), & under the oven. uggg...

My thumb is sore & slightly stiff. I got a larger drop on it but didn't notice it until it became quite sore. I have a drop sized burn on it, but I'll survive.


We decided to just leave the other fries in the freezer until we get the Deep Frier back. I've never had an issue with that & I know it makes great fries & wont blow up on me.


My dad is gonna be giving me an ear full tonight. He was really P'ed off that I used a pot. I need to learn to stop telling him bad things I do


Thanks LKPike, I'll just buy more potatos at a later date. I'll be too costly to mail me homemade french fries

[Laura's Babies]

You put a lid on it??? That is a NO NO! Those fryers with lids have air holes for the heat to escape. Air holes with filters.....

Never heat your oil over 400*, if the oil starts to smoke, it is way to hot and can burst into flames shortley. When it is smoking, the oil is breaking down and it is dangerous. Be sure you are using a temp gauge for deep frying.. You are lucky it didn't come out a whole lot worse.. Deep frying on the stove has set many houses on fire!