How to Make Fried Food Less Greasy?
It's Chanukka, so I've been making latkes and doughnuts. Both were delicious, but they both turned out greasy. When I buy them from a store or bakery, they're still crispy, fried, and delicious, but you don't feel the oil as much. What do they do that I don't?
One possibility is that I've been draining on a paper towel, instead of a cooling rack, since that's what I have, but maybe the oil that is getting on the towel is then getting back into the doughnut?
Would my choice of oil affect this? I use olive oil, which I know people say not to do because of the smoke point, but I do it since the story/myth/miracle of Chanukka is because of olive oil specifically. Plus, I saw [Adam Ragusea's video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aFHrzSBrM) that made me feel better about doing so.
In any case, is there anything else I might do differently? What else could lead to greasiness when frying?
One possibility is that I've been draining on a paper towel, instead of a cooling rack, since that's what I have, but maybe the oil that is getting on the towel is then getting back into the doughnut?
Would my choice of oil affect this? I use olive oil, which I know people say not to do because of the smoke point, but I do it since the story/myth/miracle of Chanukka is because of olive oil specifically. Plus, I saw [Adam Ragusea's video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aFHrzSBrM) that made me feel better about doing so.
In any case, is there anything else I might do differently? What else could lead to greasiness when frying?
