OSK200713 Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer

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make Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. you'll need to lay out 5 reeds parallel to one another, with about 3/8ths of a space between them. weave a sixth reed perpendicularly through Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the other 5. bring Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the sixth reed over Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the first reed, under Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the second, over Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the third, under Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the fourth and over Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the fifth reed. weave 4 more reeds in this manner, making sure that they are parallel to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the sixth reed.
ensure that Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the squares formed by Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base weaving are no bigger than 3/8 inch (.9 cm).
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bend Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the reeds. bend Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the reeds that stick out from Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the square base into an upwards position. these bent reeds are called spokes. bending them will make it easier to weave and these spokes will act as Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the supports for Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket.
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split a center spoke. split one end of either Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the third or eighth spoke, starting where it comes out from under Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the last spoke to cross it. you will now have eleven spokes. you'll be putting Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the weaver into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the split.
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weave Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. put Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the tapered end (Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the smaller end) of a weaver reed into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the split spoke and hold it in place with a clothespin. keep Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the weaver reed near Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket and weave, by going over one spoke and under Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the next.
if you're going for a square shape, hold Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base corners together with clothespins. this will help maintain Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the shape of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base.
continue to attach and weave new reeds through Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes for 3 or 4 rows, depending on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the desired height of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. each new reed should be stacked above Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the reed woven before it.
do your best to make Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the weave snug and tight, but not too tight or you can screw up Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. you, also, want to make sure that Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the weave isn't too loose.
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foot Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base. this means closing up those square holes that are still in Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base. starting in Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the left corner of your basket, take Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the corner spoke and tug it gently. tug more firmly on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the second spoke. you want to tug quite firmly on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the middle spoke because this will create an arch in Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the bottom of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. move to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the 4th spoke and tug gently again.
straighten your spokes and repeat on all 4 sides of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket, until Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the holes in Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base are closed.
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continue weaving. keep attaching and weaving new reeds through Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes. make sure that you don't pull too hard on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the corners, because that will make your spokes bend inward and you'll lose your basket's shape.
you also don't want your corners to be too loose, which can happen if you aren't keeping your spokes upright and parallel while you weave.
stop weaving once you've reached your desired height.
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pack Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base. push or pull Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the woven rows down towards Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base as you weave. ensure that there is no space between Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base and Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the rows. start pressing or pulling from Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base and move up to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newer reeds as you go.
a properly packed basket should have a nicely arched base, straight, parallel spokes, properly spaced corners, and tight weaver rows.
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finish Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the top of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. stop weaving your last reed after you have woven 4 spokes past Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the split spoke. taper Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the reed with scissors, moving from Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the fourth spoke to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the end of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the reed. weave until all of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the final reed has been woven into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes.
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trim Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. cut Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes with scissors. Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes should be 1/2 to 2 inches (1.3 to 5 cm) higher than Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the last woven reed. fold Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes towards Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the inside of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket over Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the top row of reeds. insert Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the end of each spoke into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the third row from Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the top. ensure that each spoke lies flat against Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the inside of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket.
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make Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the rim. you'll wrap a reed around Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the top row of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket and pin it to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket with a clothespin. now, anchor Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the new reed by weaving its bottom end into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the top few rows inside Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. this reed is called Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the lacer.
bring Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the lacer up and over Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the reed pinned to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket and insert it through Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the front of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the woven rows. now pull Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the lacer inside Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. continue wrapping Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the lacer around Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the pinned reed, circling Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the circumference of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket.
glue Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the end of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the lacer inside Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket.
weaving with newspaper
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make your newspaper sticks. you'll use these rolled up sections of newspaper as Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the spokes and weavers for your basket. get a thin stick, like a thin knitting needle or a pine skewer or 3mm dowel.
cut Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newspaper in half horizontally and then again horizontally.
place Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the stick at a corner of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the piece of newspaper at an acute angle to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newspaper. start rolling Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newspaper around Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the stick, making sure that you're doing so tightly.
when you've rolled it all Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the way to Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the other corner, glue it onto Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newspaper roll to hold it in place. remove Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the dowel or knitting needle. one end will usually be a bit narrower than Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the other on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newspaper sticks, but that's how it is supposed to look. when you're weaving you'll stick Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the narrower section of one newspaper stick into another to make them longer.
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make Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the base. cut out two rectangular pieces of cardboard whatever size you want your basket to be. on one side of one of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the cardboard pieces, put double sided tape. lay out your newspaper sticks along Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the sides (you'll want to do about 13 on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the long side and 7 on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the short size).
always use an odd number of sticks when making your base.
use double sided tape on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the second piece of cardboard and press into place a piece of fabric, whatever color you'd like. put glue on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the side that won't be facing out and glue Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the two pieces of cardboard (one with Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the fabric and one with Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the sticks) together. put something heavy on them and leave to dry (about and hour).
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begin weaving. start at one of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the corners. take a newspaper stick (a weaver) and fold it in half. thread it around Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the corner stick. using each half of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the weaver weave around Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the upright sticks, with one half of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the stick and Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the other half in back.
keep Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the upright sticks parallel to one another and pulled upright, and keep Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the weavers pulled tight. you don't want them too loose.
at Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the corners you'll want to do an extra twist (over and under) before continuing Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the twist down Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the next side.
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make Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the newspaper stick longer. as you reach Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the end of a tube, you'll need to add another stick to it, so that you can keep going. this is a lot easier than it sounds! all you have to do is insert Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the narrow end of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the second stick into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the first and push it in enough that it is secure.
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finish Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. once you've added rows until you've reached Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the height you want, it's time to finish Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket. this is very easy. cut Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the leftover upright newspaper sticks to about 1 inch (2.54 cm).
for every other upright stick you'll fold into down into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket and glue it in place. use a clothespin to dry it in place.
for Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the sticks you didn't fold into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket, you'll fold down on Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the outside and weave into Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the upper part of Regular Commercial Iron Wire Frying Basket for Deep Fat Fryer of the basket.
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paint it. this is a completely optional step, as newspaper baskets look cool just as they are, but you can also paint them a color of your choosing. you could use a white acrylic paint and add a tinted varnish (which makes them look like a more 'authentic' basket), or you could use a bright, bold spray paint.