Why does boiling something in water make it soft but “boiling” something in oil make it crispy?

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What causes frying something to be crispy as opposed to boiling it?

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Water is what makes the things you’re talking about soft. When you boil something in water, the water gets inside everywhere. When we cook something in oil, we make the oil hotter than water boils at, so all of the water inside just boils and escapes as steam, leaving the thing very *unsoft*, aka crispy.

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