Would You Eat Foods Deep Fried In The Same Oil As Gluten?

[sashabetty]

I have been emailing with a local restaurant that has some items listed as Gluten Free on it's menu because I wanted to clarify whether a specific item was or wasn't Gluten Free.

The subject of fried foods came up and they said that they were told that it wasn't a concern to fry foods in the same oil as Gluten Foods and label them as Gluten Free.

Am I the only one that wouldn't eat (or feed a Celiac family member) foods fried in the same oil as Gluten foods.

I would love to get feedback to pass on to the restaurant.

Thanks!

[hez]

It is not okay. The oil is contaminated with the gluten foods. You need to have a dedicated fryer to ensure safe food.

Hez

[pinkpei77]

i have definetly gotten sick from this sort of thing!!!!

ive even had an onion ring in my pile with my french fries!!

so i would never eat somewhere they cook them in the same fryer.

[CarlaB]

You definately cannot fry gluten-free foods in contaminated oil!!

[jerseyangel]

That is absolutely not ok to do!

As soon as you fry something with gluten, you contaminate the oil and anything that goes in after will be contaminated.

I don't know where thay got that information, but it's incorrect

[Debbie65]

Hi,

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[jkmunchkin]

NO!!! Most definately not.

[tarnalberry]

Eighth time's a charm? And maybe they should think about this one a little harder.

Definitely NOT OK!

[Deej]

Absolutely not OK. I ask about this everywhere I go because I was once glutened horrifically for exactly this reason.

[AndreaB]

No way!

Whereas I was one who didn't have obvious symptoms...I now know when I've been glutened and I do everything I can to avoid it. Oil that has been used to fry foods with gluten is contaminated and should not be used for gluten intolerant/celiacs.

[Nantzie]

Just the thought makes my stomach churn. Ugh.

That's awesome that they're really trying to bring some gluten-free items to their menu though. They just need to fix some important details.

Nancy

[debmidge]

I have been emailing with a local restaurant that has some items listed as Gluten Free on it's menu because I wanted to clarify whether a specific item was or wasn't Gluten Free.

The subject of fried foods came up and they said that they were told that it wasn't a concern to fry foods in the same oil as Gluten Foods and label them as Gluten Free.

Am I the only one that wouldn't eat (or feed a Celiac family member) foods fried in the same oil as Gluten foods.

I would love to get feedback to pass on to the restaurant.

Thanks!

No, would not touch gluten-free food fried in oil in which GLUTEN food was cooked.

"The subject of fried foods came up and they said that they were told that it wasn't a concern to fry foods in the same oil as Gluten Foods and label them as Gluten Free."

Obviously there were told wrong information from an uninformed source....

[happygirl]

let me add my strong no.....I can tell you very specific "glutenings" from "shared oil" and they are not pleasant.

think of it this way----a lot of people use the analogy of rat poison. Would you eat something that rat poison had been fried in? (i.e., gluten to us is rat poison. this analogy works for a lot of different things including cross contamination, shampoo/conditioner, makeup, etc.)

Good for you for being pro-active and careful!!!!!!

xoxo

[Guest nini]

absolutely not. When I was first dx'ed and didn't know any better, I would order fried foods from my local Mexican restaurant. After presenting my dining card and being assured of the ingredients and so on. Only after getting violently ill about 10 minutes into the meal did I discover that they also fried the flour tortillas in the same oil (hubby thought to ask that AFTER I got sick)... And unfortunately this included just about everything on the menu and therefore I can no longer eat at this particular place.

I won't eat Wendy's fries because they fry chicken nuggets in the same fryer at my local Wendy's...

It's getting to the point where I won't eat any fried food at all unless I make it myself at home in my Fry Daddy.

[Corkdarrr]

I did an experiment at the bar where I work.

I ate some french fries one nite and got terribly sick. A few weeks later, I had my kitchen clean the fryer and fill it with brand new oil. Then I had some french fries again. They were delicious! And I felt fine.

So informative!

[sashabetty]

Thanks to everyone that responded!

I agree that this is a big red-flag item. I know that when I make some tasty gluten-free fish and chips at home (not very often, but Yum!) there is a lot of batter residue that ends up in the oil, and I can just picture what this would mean if it were gluten in my batter, it would be in the oil and all over everything I fried after that.

The restaurant no longer labels their fried foods as gluten free. They were awesome about it. I really appreciate that they are trying to offer foods that we can eat, and that they answered my questions and listened to my concerns.