De’Longhi Livenza Deep Fryer with EasyClean System, Cool Zone, Adjustable Thermostat, Dishwasher-Safe Parts, Large Capacity, Easy Oil Draining, Stainless Steel

I had a DeLonghi Fryer for over 20 years that just recently gave up on me. Decided to go back with another one, which has much newer technology that the first one. The old one was a temperature dial model, no real electronic controls. The new one has digital Temp control with timer. This is great for frying different types of foods that require different temp ranges and time to cook ranges. It holds one gallon and best of all has a filtered drain that you can completely drain the oil for later use, and simply wipe out any residual. A great fryer.

This is an amazing machine. Up until now I’ve been frying in a Dutch oven or iron skillet. No longer. The temperature control is amazing and there is enough oil to maintain it’s heat as you cook multiple batches. It heats up quickly and there is little to no spattering. The outside of the unit stays cool enough that I don’t worry about it affecting our countertop. The cover helps control where the steam is released but I eventually just stopped using it while cooking. We made the best potato chips we’ve ever had as well as chicken nuggets, frozen cheese curds, and fried chicken. The amount of oil left on the food is very minimal if you let it drain and the food absorbs very little during cooking. The built in filter does a great job when draining the oil and I will be able to recycle the oil several times. Some reviews stated the power cord would not stay secure but I found that if you connect it correctly and isolate the cord a little it is not a problem. It cleans up easily and I’ve done it by hand and in the dishwasher. I’ve been cooking for 30 years and wish I’d have invested in one of these years ago. I will never fry in anything else.

If you've recently been shopping for a deep fryer, you know that there are a dizzying array of options. Some claim to be commercial quality, but unless they cost thousands of dollars and are made by a brand name you've heard of or can lookup and call, they aren't. And even if they were commercial fryers they would probably be too big for your home anyway. So unless you're stocking a restaurant focus on the residential appliances. By now everyone knows or should know that something like 70% of electronics sold on Amazon are Chinese knockoffs. Basically they steal the blueprint some company actually designed with engineers, head down the road, and manufacture an identical looking appliance. That's why so many appliances look exactly the same; they are using the same frames, etc. as the real product. Sometimes that's a "who cares" situation, but NOT when it comes to something like a deep fryer. Improperly built, these things are a serious fire and burn hazard in your house. The thing about the knockoffs is that the fly-by-night companies that make them cut corners to produce the cheapest unit they possibly can, and the idea that they would hire electrical engineers and safety testers to make sure the product is safe is laughable. Their concern extends exactly as far as whether it looks the same. And frankly, it also doesn't matter if they say they are "UL compliant" or whatever, because the oversees companies have figured out that since there are no consequences beyond having their listing removed to saying whatever they like, they've learned to mimic the language of actual products to try and make a sale. The bottom line is that it would be extremely unsafe to go with any product not made by a major brand name, even if it looks the same. So that brings us to the DeLonghi Livenza, a single basket fryer that holds just over 4 liters of oil filled to the "max" line. The entire setup is small enough to sit on the counter next to your kitchen sink, which is good for reasons I'll go into later. The basket is easily big enough to make enough entrée for two, although if you have multiple different items to fry you'll have to do them separately. Still, given that most foods have a cooking time of a few minutes this isn't a big deal. The coil heater, an 1800W unit, heats the oil in a reasonable time frame, maybe 10 minutes or so from cold, and the stated temperature is usually within 10 degrees of what my cooking thermometer says so it seems to be fairly accurate. Cleaning is a pretty straight forward affair. The coil heater has a magnetic plug that you can pull away with very little (some might say too little) force and lift out of the oil pan. Once cooled and lifted out, you can wipe the coils down with a sponge or damp clothe to clean. The oil pan has a drain with a filter that you can use to collect the used oil. If you look around Amazon you can find food safe oil cans for this purpose that come with their own filter, which I highly recommend as a clean and safe way to store oil for reuse, just make sure you get enough cans to hold all the oil. The drain has a valve you twist to open and close; it takes a little practice to open the drain (let the oil cool first!), collect a liters worth of oil and then close again, but once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy. Definitely use a secondary filter though, because the filter in the oil pan works ok but occasionally misses a clump here and there so it's good to have the backup. Once the oil pan is drained, lift the pan out and clean in your sink or dishwasher. Finally, the basket can be cleaned with a brush or pad and some soapy water. That's it; 5 minutes or so and you're done! Ok, so now to the "needs improvement" category. If you've read other reviews you've no doubt read that people hate the magnetic power plug. This is a safety feature and honestly didn't bother me at all. The oil release valve, on the other hand, has been a constant source of irritation. First off, before putting any oil in the pan make sure the valve is in the "off" position as far as it can go. Most of the way closed will not cut it; make sure it is twisted clockwise as far as it will go or oil is going to come streaming out of there like a faucet. And second, and most annoyingly, even if it is all the way, 100%, fully closed, when you start cooking food expect that oil will start dripping out of the valve regardless. And I don't mean the occasional drop, it will drop a fair amount of oil as it cooks even if your oil level is nowhere near the max line. It's a poor valve design, and you will want it hanging over a sink or bucket or someplace where you don't mind oil dripping because there doesn't seem to be a way to avoid it as far as I can tell. Also, the basket could use some work as well. It folds over with the handle in the basket for compact storage, which is nice, but because of that design the handle is flimsy when you try to turn the basket over to dump food. The metal will bend or the basket will flop; it just doesn't work very well. Tongs are a better solution to getting food out of the basket. Finally, although it isn't complicated once you've used it a couple of times, the interface on the fryer isn't quite intuitive enough to get without reading the manual. Reading the manual is never a bad idea anyway, but I'm a big believer in the idea that home appliances should be built with interfaces intuitive enough that you don't have to. That about sums up my experience so far. With a few exceptions the fryer is well made and seems built to last and I would definitely recommend it. One piece of advice when it comes to the heating coils: if the oil accidentally drains out prematurely or the coils somehow become exposed to the air while under power, the entire unit may appear to go dead. If that happens find the tiny hole on the back of the coil unit and push a paperclip into it to reset the electronics. The unit has a safety feature that detects heated coils not immersed in oil and disables the heating mechanism to protect the coils and prevent fires. Another piece of advice when it comes to oil: if you buy a gallon of vegetable oil and a can of Crisco lard, then melt the lard in the fryer at a low temperature and fill the rest of the pan with vegetable oil you will get better tasting, but probably less healthy, results for things like fried chicken and French fries. Also, that 50/50 mixture will stay liquid when cooled. That mixture also makes super yummy funnel cakes! Good luck!

I will admit that I was drawn by the sleek appearance and the promise of superior performance and ease of clean up. I was originally hesitant due to a reviewer's comments about the difficulty of even starting the fryer. It seemed that you needed to read an extensive operational handbook to get it going. That reviewer followed by stating that he/she would just keep pushing buttons till something worked. I must say that I do the same. It is really ridiculous that I need to figure out how to set the cook time before I can even begin to figure out how to set the temperature. I was however willing to forgo these inconveniences as a trade off for the superior performance it had promised. I will give it performance and heat times as a plus but that is about all I will do. Clean up? What a disaster that was. I have had many deep fryers during my lifetime and have always gauged how often I used it as well as to the types of frying I did when it came time to drain and replace the oil. According to the manufacturer this was going to be a piece of cake. Wrong! The drain spout is situated such that you need to move the fryer to the very edge of a level surface, no lip such as a sink edge or a countertop beveled edge. As such, when I attempted to locate a small container under the spout as there is not room for anything large, I found myself constantly trying to balance the unit as it drained without getting oil all over the floor. I did succeed mostly in that respect but not completely. Many paper towels in use during this drain process. To complicate this process further, the so called "cool zone" only added to the aggravation of cleaning this unit. All the solids that collected on the bottom gravitated to the screen sieve that is attached to the very short discharge spigot. So here's what I ended up with. I had one hand holding the container into which I was attempting to empty into, my arm attempting to balance the unit of the edge of my countertop, which has a beveled lip that is not conducive to the fryer's short discharge drop distance, and the other hand immersed into the oil in the fryer, trying to dislodge the food particles that constantly kept piling up against and into the residue screen inside the fryer basin. If, and when I do get this entire mess cleaned up, something I anticipated to be a half hour job, I will likely relicate this appliance to the graveyard of appliances which is currently in my garage but soon to be in the landfill. End of review? I would not advise buying this product.

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Components separate with ease and the materials are super easy to clean. The appliance is a terrific size easily accommodating whatever is needed for a family meal. The appliance reaches the desired temperature quickly and maintains that temperature for the duration of the cook. Ideal for Scotch Eggs, fish & chips, southern fried chicken etc. The oil is easy to drain and the small filter removes larger debris. It’s the best fryer I’ve had and I’ve had a few over the years

I like to make tempura, and my previous machine, although it produced fine results, didn’t have the capacity to cook much at once. This machine is at least 50% greater capacity in roughly the same overall size. It also seems to maintain a more stable temperature. It’s a bit of a fuss to empty properly, although the drain tap is useful. My previous machine had an automatic function that filtered and drained the oil when cool into an integrated reservoir. That was an excellent feature, but was the main reason it had a small capacity. So this machine is a bit fussier to empty and clean, but the results make that worthwhile. Especially since I use the fryer at most once every two or more weeks.

I bought this item because I recognized the brand and it was one of the more expensive fryers so, I assumed it would be better quality than the others. I was wrong, we used it a total of three times before the controls failed completely. It turns on but I cant control the time or temperature and the heating element won't come on. Because it's past the 30 days since I bought it, Amazon won't help me and I now have to chase down the manufacturer, pack it up and send it to them and hope they refund my money. In future, I'll avoid this brand and buy locally so that I can at least go back to the store to get help should the product fail. One other thing to note, the power cable is attached magnetically (of safety I assume) but, it's constantly disconnecting due to the weak magnet and heeds to be wiggled all the time to restart it.

Good product I would recommend tough tow anyone