Eli5: why boiling food makes it soggy but deep frying makes it crispy?

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Eli5: why boiling food makes it soggy but deep frying makes it crispy?

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Properly deep frying food means you get the oil hot enough that water inside the food boils off creating pressure inside the food that keeps oil from penetrating too deeply into the food causing the food to dry out. Boiling food just causes water to soak into the food making it soggy.