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Picked paper towels over a splatter screen for frying chicken, and my stove paid for it
I had to choose between spending $9 on a splatter screen or just grabbing the cheap paper towels I already had, and I went with the towels like an idiot. Two minutes into frying thighs at 350 degrees, grease hit the coil and my whole kitchen filled with smoke, and I stood there waving a towel at a fire alarm at 11pm. Does a splatter screen actually stop the mess or do I just need to fry outside from now on?
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lane.cameron26d ago
Did you have the screen sitting right on the pan, or hovering over it? That gap matters a lot, because steam needs somewhere to go or your chicken ends up soggy instead of crisp. A screen catches most of the grease, but a splatter guard that sits flat on the rim traps moisture, so you want one with a little vent or you just prop it up a bit.
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