fryer

/'fraiə/

Thân thiện

The chef places the fryer into the hot oil.

Definition

Noun: 1. A young chicken suitable for frying: A fryer is a medium-sized young chicken, typically between 7 and 10 weeks old, whose flesh is tender and suitable for cooking by frying. 2. A device for frying food: A fryer is a cooking appliance or deep pan used for frying food in hot oil or fat.

Usage

• The word "fryer" is a countable noun.
• When referring to the chicken, it is often used in contexts like shopping, cooking, and menus.
• When referring to the appliance, it is commonly modified by words like "deep," "electric," or "air."

Examples

• Referring to a chicken:
  • The recipe calls for a 3-pound fryer.
  • We bought two fresh fryers from the butcher.
• Referring to an appliance:
  • She uses an air fryer to make healthier french fries.
  • Be careful when cleaning the deep fryer.

Advanced Usage

• "Fryer basket": A perforated basket used to lower food into and lift it out of hot oil in a deep fryer.
  • Place the chicken pieces in the fryer basket before submerging them.

Variants and Related Words

• Frier: An alternative, less common spelling of "fryer."
• Fry: (Verb) To cook food in hot oil or fat. (Noun) A social gathering where food is fried and eaten.
• Deep-fryer: A specific type of fryer designed for deep-frying food.

Synonyms

• For the chicken: Broiler (a young chicken suitable for broiling), pullet (a young hen).
• For the appliance: Deep-fat fryer, frying pan (a shallow pan for frying), skillet.

Related Phrases

• Out of the frying pan and into the fire: An idiom meaning to go from a bad situation to one that is even worse. (Note: This idiom uses "frying pan," not the target word "fryer," but is a common related phrase.)
  • By quitting his job without another one, he jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Học thuật

Noun

1. flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying

Từ đồng nghĩa

• frier
• pullet