Tempura’s signature crispy, light texture is dependent on a few things, including the temperature of the oil it’s cooked in.
Most tempura pots are smaller to encourage you to pace your frying and maintain temperature control. Wahei Freiz’s built-in thermometer helps with that here, too. Here’s a quick conversion of some of the temperatures you’re most likely to see when using the pot with tempura recipes.
- 0 degrees Celsius = 32 degrees Fahrenheit
- 80 degrees Celsius = 176 degrees Fahrenheit
- 160 degrees Celsius = 320 degrees Fahrenheit
- 180 degrees Celsius = 356 degrees Fahrenheit
- 200 degrees Celsius = 392 degrees Fahrenheit