Electric Deep fryer Stainless Steel with Basket & Lid Capacity 10L(10.5QT) Countertop Fryers for Home Kitchen and Restaurant with 60 Minute Timer, 1800 Watts, 120V

Have only used once so far but performed perfectly. French fries were cooked beautifully & quickly. Best thing was super easy to clean afterwards. Will leave follow-up review after using it several more times so others can know how it holds up over many uses

After purchasing a Cuisinart Fryer that came with a cheap basket, I decided to return it, and purchased this.It's very well built for the money. Last night I fried 8 lbs. of boneless chicken thighs in less then a hour, and didn't have to baby sit the process. The timer allowed me to do other things and when a batch was done frying and drained for a bit, I started my next batch of 4 thighs, and the recovery time was impressive. I was only using 5 liters (21 cups 5.28 quarts) of cold pressed grape seed oil which was just over the minimum oil level mark and all of the thighs were fully submerged even though they were 2 layer deep. I worried that stacking flour dredged thighs on top of thighs would not work, but it did, keeping them separated and all crispy on the outside... not sure if a batter would work as well though.I don't use a batter, only seasoned Flour.... what was great is after all the frying the excess flour did accumulate on the bottom away from the heating element, and NONE of it was burned, making clean up easier, and leaving the oil very clean and good for another day...So my first outing frying with this was a success... so much easier then my old round PRESTO fryer, which has served me well for 25 years and pan frying. Clean up is not as easy as with the Presto, but the submerged Heating Element on my TOPKITCH Electric Deep fryer does such a better job of maintaining even heat, it doesn't burn the oil.

First of all, excellent machine. If you're looking for a good quality fryer at a good price, look no further. The element is up off the bottom, so it's not blackening the oil like some others, or like frying in a pot of oil. The basket sits above that, and holds a good amount of whatever. Probably 18 wings, or 12 good sized chicken tenders/fish frys.The reasons I only gave it 4 stars are as follows:--There are two lights on it. One of them comes on when it's plugged in, which is OK I guess, because they figure it's safer when it's unplugged, BUT, I would prefer to see that green light go off if I turn the temperature knob off (if "MIN" is even off, which it sure ought to be!). The other light comes on when it's heating. I suppose, in theory, it should go off when it's up to temperature, but again, I would rather a light that comes ON when it is up to temperature, or better yet, a built in $2 thermometer. I ended up buying a separate thermometer to measure it.--The cord is very short, maybe a foot?--The handle sticks out. It's not a big deal, but it would be really cool if it folded down (or maybe even up, for logistics) when it was not in use. note: the handle DOES come off the basket, but it's not convenient/practical to remove/reinstall it every time.Overall a great little machine that has gotten a lot of use so far, and still on the same oil. It's getting a little dark now but probably lasts 5X as long as when I was frying stuff in a big pot.

Likes: The size of the basin is pretty good. I've fried chicken, fish, lumpia (Filipino eggrolls), and fritters in it and it doesn't overcrowd easily. It maintains temperature efficiently. It's easy to clean, is very portable (which is useful if you don't like stinking up your house when you fry fish or something similar), and is super easy to set up and put away.Dislikes: The basket handle could be made to be more sturdy; it's comprised of two pieces (the handle and the basket...my guess is to make it more convenient to store) and when food shifts when you pull it out, the handle pivots out of the locking mechanism. The heating element does take about 25-30 minutes to climb to temperature when the basin is filled with oil to its maximum limit, but this is the only deep fryer that I've owned so I don't have much to compare this to.Overall, this deep fryer is really good and I'm pretty satisfied with my purchase.

After going through and reading all the reviews, as a chef, it made me want to buy this for its convenience when doing outdoor cooking and offsite events. First of all after opening the box and inspected the fryer, the first thing that I saw was a different type of plug not compatible here in the US, so I had to buy a universal adapter in order for it to be functional. Left fryer's preheating light indication is not working, on top of that it was not heating up to temperature. 350 degrees F gets pretty hot, but for this one after dropping to pieces of chicken wings, temperature already dropped to 295 degrees F. It took almost 20 minutes for the chicken to get cooked through all the way. I have a small portable fryer that gets the job than faster and more efficient. I'm really upset with this purchase, I really want to give it a 5 star but its not reliable for what I need, especially when I do things on the fly.

Each side takes its own 240 volt circuit. While residential-duty fryers typically are limited to a 1500 watt element, this model has no such limit. It heats up much faster, and maintains frying temperature much better when frozen chow is lowered it.Easy to clean, and it is made of thicker gauge steel than some other models. It is a well made appliance. The temperature controls are accurate- check this with a candy thermometer to be sure.I use one side for seafood and the other side for taters and chicken. There is a nifty 10" funnel-style fryer oil filter available here; pair it with a couple of 16qt stock pots and you have a handy way to clean and store cooking oil.This is a lot of fun and the food tastes great!