Making Doughnuts

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Making Doughnuts I am no chef or culinary genius by any measure, but the story I’m about to tell should amply highlight my expertise in the field of “how not to cook.” As a young man of about 14 or 15, I really enjoyed making food for myself, and usually managed to make something resembling an edible substance, so it was no surprise one evening when I decided that I wanted to make some of those small, sugar covered donuts that can be found at about any Chinese restaurant. Just as usual, I looked up a recipe for the donuts I desired to make then proceeded to lay out all my ingredients and mix them together. I had never really used oil to deep fry anything before, so I had no idea how hot it needed to be, this is where I made the mistake that would lead to the series of small disasters that were about to occur in my parents newly remodeled kitchen. I poured the vegetable oil into a small pan and put it on the burner of the stove, and, not knowing what temperature to heat it to, turned the burner on high heat. While forming the dough for the donuts into balls I noticed the oil...

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