That looks so sinful and delicious!
Patty, my experience with peanut oil is that it splatters like crazy. Maybe it's the brand that I'm using, but I have to use a splatter screen when I make stir fry using peanut oil. That led me to worry about filling up my little fryer with a little over a quart of the stuff.. It does add excellent flavor to food though.
Oh, and when you freeze the fries.. you need to freeze them spread out on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Then once they are completely frozen, toss them into a ziploc bag, squeeze the air out and toss back into the freezer for future use. If you toss them all into a bag right after blanching, they will stick together and form a big hash brown.
The same goes for almost anything you can make in large quantities and freeze in a bag(Croquettes, spring rolls, tostones, etc).