Well I'm a poor guy. My deep fryer, I think that's what we're talking about, is a regular cooking pot that sit's on the stove. Recently got a thermometer to find out how hot the oil was. Be easier I think to get one of those deep fryer's with a thermostat to regulate the oil temp. I keep the oil in a 64oz glass jar and strain the oil through a double paper towel after each use. Girl friend got me a deal to fry (?) fish in the oven. Everything the same except the fish don't get cooked in oil. The coating on the fish don't get as brown and it takes longer to cook. What's fried fish that doesn't drip oil? Something I've been meaning to try but keep forgetting to buy at the store is some kind of powdered hot sauce to put into the bread crumb mixture.