: hot fat or oil deep enough in a cooking utensil to cover the food to be fried
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebTable uses 2/3 less salt, no cream, or deep fat when frying, and no antibiotics, steroids or food coloring. Linda Chase, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021 IU Health also removed deep fat fryers from all its facilities. Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
deep fat
noun
: hot fat or oil deep enough in a cooking utensil to cover the food to be fried