In a message dated 98-03-05 19:08:04 EST, you write:

<< I don't have one, but I remember someone in a lowcarb group writing how
 easy it was to just take a piece of chicken and fry it.

 As for oil, choices could be lard or coconut oil. >>

Don't forget bacon grease is wonderful to pan fry foods in.  All of us with
southern grandmothers remember this taste before our mothers switched to
Crisco.

And walnut oil and almond oil are very good for lighter stir fries and
veggies.

Kathleen