Better way of getting out excess water/oil from food other than paper towels?

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There have been a lot of recipes where I've had to use a bunch of paper towels to get the excess liquid out (making bacon to get out the excess fat, when you're frying foods and want them to be dry). Is there a better way of getting the liquid out without just massing tons of paper towels?



Best Answer

If you have the time, wrapping something in a cheese cloth & suspending it over a bowl can get a lot of liquid out.




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Quick Answer about "Better way of getting out excess water/oil from food other than paper towels?"

Oils become more viscous as they cool, so keeping your product warm can help keep the oils flowing off it. A wire rack over a sheet pan in a low oven can work quite well for removing oil or water from foods, but ensure your product doesn't dry out too much in the process.

How do you drain oil from fried food without paper towels?

Slices of stale bread are a good alternative. I keep crusts / the ends of loaves in the freezer and place 4 to 6 on a tray to cover the tray. You then just place your fried food on top to drain.

How do you drain excess oil from food?

We all are well aware of one trick that helps us remove excess oil from fried foods and that's by keeping them on absorbent paper or kitchen towel. Apart from that, what you can do is, cook the food at the right smoking point.

How do you remove oil from frying food?

Here will introduce one kind of fried food deoiling machine to you....How To Remove Oil from Fried Food Effectively?
  • Put fried food into deoiling drum.
  • Turn on the power.
  • Wait for the deoiler to run normally for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Turn off power when there is no obvious oil outflow.




  • How to remove excess oil while frying food.




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    Oils become more viscous as they cool, so keeping your product warm can help keep the oils flowing off it. A wire rack over a sheet pan in a low oven can work quite well for removing oil or water from foods, but ensure your product doesn't dry out too much in the process.

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