'Radiant oven' could make fried foods healthier
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Did You Know Trivia - Fried foods are not usually considered healthy, but a Purdue professor's invention could reduce their fat content with an inventive cooking method.
Kevin Keener, an associate professor in the department of food sciences, is working on the development of a radiant oven. The oven, also referred to as a radiant fryer, eliminates excess calories and fat by taking the place of the oil bath fried foods typically receive.
"The foods that you traditionally would find in fast food restaurants are already cooked once in a factory," said Keener. "At the restaurant, they want it already cooked and they throw it in the hot oil basically to recreate that finished product that they have at the factory."
The new technology replaces the second frying, which Keener says would cut in half the amount of oil used.
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Sunday 12 October, 2008 05:18 PM |
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