Definition of deep fat
: hot fat or oil deep enough in a cooking utensil to cover the food to be fried
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“Deep fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20fat. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of deep fat was in 1908
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