When deep fried potatoes are done the deep fried potatoes will float and be crispy and golden brown but not burnt.
You should soak the fries or potatoes in water before frying to remove starch and help the fries cook so that they turn out crispy.
To remove starch from the potatoes you soak the potatoes for 30 minutes.
The reason you put fresh cut fries in water before frying them is to remove the starch that is present in the outside of the potatoes so that the potatoes turn out crispy.
When you deep fry the fries they should be seasoned immediately after deep frying them.
When you air fry the fries then you should season the air fried fries before they are cooked.
When pan frying potatoes you should flip the fried potatoes every 5 minutes so they cook evenly on both sides.
Fry the potatoes in the pan or skillet for around 20 minutes while flipping the fried potatoes every 5 minutes.
The best potatoes for French Fries are russet potatoes or Idaho potatoes.
Yukon potatoes are also good for potatoes when frying or making French Fries but you should avoid using red skinned, new or fingerling potatoes that are waxy when making French Fries.
You should peel the potatoes before deep frying them as the potatoes will fry more evenly when peeled.
However if you want to deep fry the potatoes without peeling you can do so but just scrub the potatoes well before cutting them.
Potatoes do float when fried and fully cooked.
Fries and potatoes do float to the top when done.
Listen for the oil to sizzle and watch the potatoes or fries turn golden and float to the top when they're done.
For fries potatoes should not be soaked longer than 3 hours.
Potatoes can sit in water for up to 24 hours before frying them.
The potatoes should not be left to soak in the water longer than 24 hours before you cook them or they could become brown.
The reason deep fried potatoes need a two stage frying process is to make the deep fried potatoes crispy.
The Maillard reaction is the science behind crispy fried potatoes which is a chemical reaction produced between amino acids and sugars that happens between 280-330°F, giving the browning effect and distinctive flavors.
The reason you soak potatoes in water before deep frying is to draw out starch and make them more rigid and less likely to stick together and to also add crispness to the potatoes.
The reason people boil potatoes before frying them is to allow for some of the starch in the potatoes to cook off and to also some more flavor to the potatoes because of the salted water.
Potatoes do absorb oil when fried and after frying the potatoes it's best to allow the oil to drip off and then press the fried potatoes between some paper towels to remove some of the absorbed oil.
The best oil for deep frying potatoes is light vegetable oil or peanut oil.
Peanut oil has a high smoke point which makes it a good cooking oil to deep fry potatoes in.
You can reuse the oil after deep frying potatoes.
The oil that you deep fry potatoes in can be reused several times before it needs replaced.
I reuse my cooking oil to deep fry my potatoes for around 4 to 6 months before I change it out depending on how often I deep fry potatoes.
Deep frying potatoes takes around 4 to 8 minutes until they are fully cooked and ready to eat after you let the oil drip off.
Deep fried potatoes are bad for you in excess because of the oil that the deep fried potatoes are cooked in but it's okay to eat deep fried potatoes in moderation.
After deep frying potatoes I let the oil drip off the potatoes by hanging the deep fryer basket up above the oil and then after the potatoes cooled off I allow them to drip onto a paper towel.
I then take another paper towel and press the oil further out of the potatoes which makes the deep fried potatoes more healthy.
Any deep fried food can be bad in excess but in moderation the deep fried food including deep fried potatoes is okay.
Deep frying frozen potatoes takes between 5 to 10 minutes depending on how you like your fries or frozen potatoes to be cooked.
When I deep fry frozen potatoes or deep fry frozen french fries I preheat the oil in the deep fryer while preparing the frozen potatoes or french fries.
Then I place the frozen potatoes or frozen french fries into the deep fryer basket.
When putting the frozen potatoes or frozen french fries into the hot oil make sure to slowly lower the basket of frozen fries or frozen potatoes into the hot oil because putting the frozen potatoes or frozen fries into the hot oil too fast can cause the oil to splash back and cause a fire.
Keep an eye on the frozen potatoes in the deep fryer because sometimes it only takes 4 to 5 minutes to fry the potatoes if you're only frying a little bit of them.
The more potatoes you're frying the longer it takes to cook them.
But it should not take any longer than 10 minutes to deep fry the frozen potatoes.