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fryolator

fryolator

1 9.4
A machine that cooks food in hot oil, used in restaurants
  • noun
  • /ˈfraɪəˌleɪtər/
  • UK
translation icon : freidora
  • She cleaned the fryolator thoroughly after the busy lunch service.

Examples

  • In the restaurant kitchen, we have three fryolators to keep up with the dinner rush.

  • The turkey tasted like rancid Fryolator grease and left me with a lasting impression of how depressing it was to miss a home-cooked holiday dinner.

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  • The chef used the fryolator to cook batches of perfectly crispy french fries.

Synonyms

fryer
vsfryolator
17 2.1

A machine that cooks food by frying it in hot oil

is typically used in commercial kitchens rather than at home
deep fryer
vsfryolator
4 2.7

A kitchen machine that cooks food by putting it completely into hot oil

is mainly the commercial version used in professional kitchens
deep fat fryer
vsfryolator
1 3.4

An electric kitchen machine that cooks food by putting it completely in hot oil

is the broader commercial cooking unit not limited to electrical models
frier
vsfryolator
  • US
3.7

A kitchen machine that cooks food by putting it in hot oil

is the alternative spelling often seen outside professional usage

How Commercial

fryolator
  • UK
1 9.4
fryer
17 2.1
frying pan
23 1.0

Surface Forms

fryolator singular
fryolators plural

Morphology

fryolator = fry (semi-transparent) = fry + olator

The base idea of frying is clear, but the appliance name uses a coined, non-productive ending that is not fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

The word fryolator was formed from fry, meaning 'to cook in hot oil', and a machine-like ending -olator, like in the familiar word ventilator. So, a fryolator is a device used to deep-fry food in kitchens.