Cold frying is a legitimate technique (even recommended by America's Test Kitchen) but it's mainly used with fries. I do however use the double fry method with chicken.
I was scared for a bit in the previous chapter, thinking that Kumakichi is either the trapped soul of the childhood friend or based on him due to grief or something.
Guess I can rest easy now.
To be fair, it's not like she's been communicating her wants this entire time. She has really only started doing it since like around chapter 16 or something (and she's still not doing it well).