HeadBanger Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hey I was given a large fry daddy deep frier that has a dial thermostat and was wondering if anyone has tried these to melt plastic? I thought that it would work great for dipping tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear21211 Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 (edited) I have never seen the fry daddy with thermostat. Are you sure it is not the Presto pot? Regardless if it has a thermostat to allow you to control the temperature i would say it would work. Send us a picture of it I would like to see it. One thing to keep in mind when using a pot,you must keep your plastic stirred if not it will scorch just sitting on the heating element. If you need any help getting it going send me a pm I will do what I can to help. Edited February 6, 2009 by bear21211 Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 I have never seen the fry daddy with thermostat. Are you sure it is not the Presto pot? Regardless if it has a thermostat to allow you to control the temperature i would say it would work. Send us a picture of it I would like to see it. One thing to keep in mind when using a pot,you must keep your plastic stirred if not it will scorch just sitting on the heating element.If you need any help getting it going send me a pm I will do what I can to help. Bear, I have an old presto deep fryer thats called a cooldaddy that has a thermostat. It's completely encased in a plastic covering and the thermostat is on the front. Maybe this is what he has. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Is it truely a thermostat with degree settings or just Low, Medium and High settings? saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Is it truely a thermostat with degree settings or just Low, Medium and High settings? saint. Saint, it has the degree settings. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 I tried a smaller type deep fryer,, not sure if it was a fry daddy or not, it only had ,, low,, med, & high.. it would not get hot enough for the plastic to melt down thin enough.. I would think if its gets hot enough it should work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint308 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Saint, it has the degree settings. JIM Ok, then it should work. Like Bear said though, just make sure you have something to stir with. Good luck. Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Stirring is definetly the key, dont want to scorch your plastic. You may want to look into a stirring system from Bear. I just bought a pot with a stanleel steel paddle system and it works awesome, and very easy to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
