white meat for me, i use Ladys Humans style, mostly...i use hot peanut oil in a DEEP pan to fry, flame on high i start breast side down/bone side up, 8 to 9 minutes, more if very meaty breasts, less if boneless. using tongs(don't puncture the meat) flip the breast. watch to decide your level of browness, for me the second side is usually 5-7 minutes. after i flip it i turn the flames down to 2/3 of what i started with then drain the cooked breasts on paper towel on top of old newspapers. Richard, there are mesh covers to limit spattering while frying and metal 3 sided shields to limit the spatter behind the pan. if that doesn't work....well the top of the stove gets washed with a good grease cutting dishsoap and rinsed, then the counters get washed then the front on the cupboards.....