"I too had an onion ring issue, but I was trying to crisp up some day old beer battered rings I had made the day before. I'll be doing them the way AB showed next time, but this is the BOMB! Made one on Sunday for the family out of cans and had to try this one Monday and it doesn't compare in the slightest to a "normal" one. Like the nutmeg, but will be adding about 1 T. worchestershire as I believe that flavor will add a bunch of flavor. Otherwise, casserole haters were LOVING this one. New favorite and then some!!

"I too had an onion ring issue, but I was trying to crisp up some day old beer battered rings I had made the day before. I'll be doing them the way AB showed next time, but this is the BOMB! Made one on Sunday for the family out of cans and had to try this one and it rocks. Like the nutmeg, but will be adding about 1 T. worchestershire as I believe that flavor will add a bunch of flavor. Otherwise, casserole haters were LOVING this one. New favorite and then some!!

"I had always wondered about tempura so was thrilled when Alton had a show dedicated to it as I knew that I would HAVE to try it out.

I did, and like almost always, everyone LOVED it! There were mixed reviews on the Ginger Dipping Sauce. I liked it, some found it too forward and did not enjoy it as much.

All in all, I'm very happy with this and have found a new-found love for frying foods as I now just use the Dutch oven for frying everything. I find that temperature control is vastly easier and the quality is substantially higher than what I was encountering with the electric skillet.