T-Fal3.5L Stainless Steel Deep Fryer with Basket, 1700W, Oil Filtration, Temp Control, Digital Timer, Dishwasher Safe Parts

I did a lot of research before buying, including perusing Amazon reviews and having GROK AI do a comparison. I settled on this model, for a few reasons. 1) There were no complaints about the magnetic plug coming out. It does have one as a safety feature, and it sits solidly in the unit with no issues. 2) It's not digital. Yes, I looked at the super-fancy Breville, but a review from a chef advised that all of its digital presets were not accurate. So we went for a simpler, cheaper setup. 3) It has a great cookbook that tells you what settings to use. So far we've tried okra, eggplant and chicken. 4) The oil filtration setup. We did our research and of course said "NO" to using seed oils (seriously, why even suggest that?!). We settled on refined coconut oil, which is solid at room temp. This is very healthy and we've had zero issues with smoking, even though we've had it at the highest temp. 5) Everything is dishwasher safe. So last night, after making eggplant and chicken for stir fry (yum!), we let the oil cool for several hours and hit the filter setting before heading to bed. This morning, I dropped the oil pan, the lid (which keeps you from making a mess while cooking) and the basket into the dishwasher. Easy peezy. We're really happy with it so far!

In this day and age of Air Fryers that come in every size and color imaginable, sometimes grease is good! This is a large, high quality deep fryer that has great capacity and large cooking basket. The oil containment system makes clean up a breeze and allows multiple uses of the same oil. It strains solids, reaches temp quickly and serves up a nice even frying experience. We've cooked mushrooms, onion rings, fries, shrimp and chicken to perfection (in moderation of course). It does take up space so you need to have room for storage when not in use. If your looking for restaurant quality frying at home, this is it!

Love this Fryer, well worth the money! Easy to clean, Has a built in Filter to filter Oil, and all the part are Dishwasher Safe (excluding Heating Element of course) Have made fish and fries so far! With batter you must take more care in how you drop food item so batter doesn't get into the mesh of the food Basket, but, once you figure that out, cooks amazingly great food!this fryer is well made, easy to clean and a joy to cook with!

I decided to purchase a deep fryer in addition to my air fryer as some things just require being dunked in a vat of grease. The biggest issue with deep fryers are what to do with the oil after you've used it. After rummaging through the top-rated deep fryers, this one seemed to have consistently good reviews so I figured it would be well worth the added cost.The deep fryer is extremely simple to use. You get the base unit, cover, the heating element with temperature dial, frying basket, oil pan with valve, and a plastic container to collect the filtered oil. All these parts can be cleaned individually, and only the heating element requires special care.The pan has special markings for minimum and maximum oil. I didn't realize how much oil was required and definitely had to run to the store to buy a few more bottles to reach the minimum amount. Prior to the deep fryer, I was using a small pot to do my frying.Once you've got the oil in, you can plug the deep fryer in with the magnetic cord, turn the switch on and set the temperature. The light will turn off when it reaches the desired temperature and is ready for deep frying.I've deep fried popcorn chicken and eggrolls in this machine and it works as advertised. You're going to want to be a little below maximum oil levels in order for eggrolls to have the ability to float around while being submerged in oil. I can see this being an issue if you have particularly tall things to fry, but for most things you should be okay. The basket has an included groove that hooks onto the side of the pan, similar to how those deep fryer baskets at fast food restaurants work. This is so you can let the excess oil drip before transferring it over to a plate. Very handy!One thing that needs to be mentioned is how to drain/filter the oil after use. I don't know if I was missing an extra booklet or something, but I could not figure out HOW to get this to work. The manual made it look like if you move the switch to the "drain oil" setting, it would start doing so. Not in my experience. It may have to do with the viscosity of the oil when it's hot, but the oil will only start draining after about 1.5 hours cooling off. There's no electric sensor or anything-- nothing will drain until the oil thins out or it's cool enough for any pressure bubbles to release from the valve. I was impatient the first two attempts, and wound up manually pouring the oil in into the plastic box. On my third attempt, I decided to wait it out since I knew it was supposed to work (I tested with water and watched it drain as expected). Just give it some time and the oil will start to filter.Another word of caution.. and this is a big one: HOLD ONTO THE LID WHEN REUSING OIL FROM THE CONTAINER. The lid is not sturdy at all, so when you start pouring the oil back into the pan, there's a high chance the lid will fall off and oil will spill EVERYWHERE. I had this happen once and it is NOT fun cleaning oil from your counter top. This is a painful experience you only have to deal with once, because I'm never going to forget that moment.Cleaning is very easy since everything is detachable.Conclusion:All in all, I think this is the best (somewhat compact) deep fryer you can buy for your kitchen. Once I figured out how to get it working, it has been amazing to have a place to store your oil and easily reuse it. Cleanup is very easy, and there's not much to fault about this device aside from the instructions and how easy it is for the lid to fall off when reusing the oil. I'm very happy with this purchase and think it's well worth the extra bucks for the added convenience. I was cross-shopping the Breville Smart Fryer and another unit that had a similar easy-cleanup feature but avoided them when I saw the reviews mentioning oil leakage. Breville doesn't have the easy cleanup feature so this was a no-brainer.

I purchased the 1 liter mini deep fryer. This fryer is surprisingly excellent. The oil heats up fast and most importantly, the unit holds the temperature really well.As far as the size, I don't think you'll be able to submerge a large chicken wing or large leg. However, if you are frying up fish, shrimp, small veggies, hash browns, this unit will serve you well.I've fried several pieces of battered fish with this unit and my fish came out immaculate.To clean the unit is very easy because the heating element is contained under the non-stick tub. Remove the hinge lid (it pops out). Wash the lid. And for the cooking unit, *DO NOT* submerge it. Fill the deep fry tub halfway with some soapy water, wash, and then rinse the tub out. You can rinse the tub under the faucet but don't submerge the entire unit in water. Wipe the outside with a damp soapy rag.I reach for this unit very often over my large deep fryer because of the efficient oil usage and quick clean up. I will be purchasing another one of these. These little guys can fry.

Love my fryer. It does exactly what they say it will do. Easy to clean. I really like that it will strain my oil. Also, once the oil has strained it actually has a storage for the strained oil. The BEST!