variants
or less commonly frier
: something intended for or used in frying: such as
a
: a young chicken
b
: a deep utensil for frying foods
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At Outback, the Bloomin’ Onion’s batter crisps up in the tallow fryer, which Tasting Table identifies as one of the dish’s signature secrets — the chain sells more than 8 million Bloomin’ Onions a year, according to Outback Steakhouse’s website.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Restaurants followed, and tallow largely vanished from American fryers.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
These homemade zucchini chips are a healthy summer snack alternative to something from the deep fryer.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
Whatever emerges from the bubbling oil of the fryer — fish and chips; thick, thin and curly fries; Scotch eggs and bangers — is immaculately fried.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Restaurants followed, and tallow largely vanished from American fryers.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
These homemade zucchini chips are a healthy summer snack alternative to something from the deep fryer.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
Whatever emerges from the bubbling oil of the fryer — fish and chips; thick, thin and curly fries; Scotch eggs and bangers — is immaculately fried.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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“Fryer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fryer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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