deep fryer

noun

: a utensil suitable for deep-fat frying

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And since most home cooks don’t fry enough to justify owning a deep fryer, a Dutch oven is an excellent alternative. Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025 The Wage and Hour Division also discovered three underage Culver’s employees working a deep fryer, considered a dangerous job for young employees, at the Suwanee restaurant, a complaint says. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 Doughnut pan or deep fryer Donuts can be either baked or fried. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 Legend has it that a chef at El Charro Cafe in Tucson created the dish by accidentally dropping a burrito into a deep fryer sometime in the 1950s. Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep fryer

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deep fryer was in 1906

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“Deep fryer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep%20fryer. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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