Advantages: Heats up quickly
Disadvantages: None

...Recently i seem to have had a bit of bad luck where it comes to my household appliances, first it was the cooker which i have had for 8 years it decided not to cook anymore, then the washing machine broke then my lovely other half decided he wanted fried chips instead of our normal oven chips and when he switched our deep fat fryer on it blew all the sockets in the house giving us no electric for a while. So to say the least i have had a bit of an appliance nightmare but all would be saved by my lovely mum well chips would anyway she bought me a brand spanking new deep fat fryer. I'm not the sort of person that is bothered if all my kitchen paraphernalia matches so when my mum walked in with a stainless steel deep fat fryer i was more then happy to except her gift. The Deep fat fryer comes in quite a large standard box which is blue... Read review

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Advantages: Good capacity, simple to use
Disadvantages: see bottom of opinion

...My husband is truly into romantic present buying! Obviously from the same training school as Les Battersby (Coronation Street), he came up with the idea of getting me a deep fat fryer as a present. Now, I should point out that I was not wholly averse to this idea as I had been craving home cooked chips ever since I left my parents house; Oven chips are just not the same! However, anyone who knows me, which includes regular readers of my opinions, will know that I do not allow any household item to be bought before rigorous market research has been undertaken and price checks carried out (yes even for a present!). So it came to pass that we were to survey the deep fat fryer market – and what a wonderful time we had! You really wouldn’t think that there was too much to it but read on and find out why the Tefal Smart Clean... Read review

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Advantages: cooks well, easy to clean
Disadvantages: Hinge drops out constantly and does not fit very well

...My daughter purchased my deep fat fryer as a birthday present for me earlier in the year.The fryer is an easy clean variety with a pull out hose for the emptying of the dirty oil/fat. The fryer has an inspection window fitted into the lid and the lid is hinged with like a bit of plasic to hold it on. This became my problem. It was forever falling out into the cooking. Eventually it dissolved in with the chips one day. Needless to say the food was thrown away and oil dissposed of. Back to the details of the fryer. The sliding thermostat control function is handy for setting and the basket is a fair size but does often stick and not catch when it rises from cooking. At the back of the fryer it has a cable compartment,to store the lead cable and plug. This model also comes complete with a recipe book (small). The booklet is written... Read review

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Advantages: Good quality, high capacity, variable temperature
Disadvantages: Oil evaporates onto the units above it

...I bought this deep fat fryer just over a year ago from Amazon.co.uk for about £50. It is a very good quality fryer with variable temperature control up to 190 degrees, and is an attractive brushed steel design. There is also an on-off button and a red indicator light which turns off when the required temperature has been reached. The basket can hold about 1.2kg of food, which is slightly more than most domestic fryers. It is very effective and cooks food well. It also heats up quickly. The fryer packs away neatly as the handle folds cleverly inside without touching the oil, so that the removable lid can cover it. You have to wait for several hours after using it before it is cool enough to put the lid back on. The main bowl lifts out for easy cleaning and the basket is dishwasher safe. The remaining parts have to be washed... Read review

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Advantages: Very easy to clean and economical with the oli
Disadvantages: No timer

...I have had my frier for nearly six months now, and I want to know - why aren't other fryers this good? For me the most important thing after how good it cooks is how good it cleans... This is brilliant. Open the front and out pops a rubber tube. Take the cap off the end and out drains the oil. You can either filter it to use again or, if it's too dirty, drain it into a container for disposal. thenn a good wipe out with soupy hot water and your ready to start again. No having to lift-out a heavy inner tank ... the second great thing about this fryer is how it works. the basket rotatesn an angle so that the food dips in and out of the hot oil. Not only does the food come out crisper, it also means that you really do use half the oil of other fryers. At £69 it is not cheap, but look what you save on buying cooking oil... Read review

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Advantages: none
Disadvantages: Greasy, Smelly, Horrible chips

...My opinion on deep fat fryers is do not buy one. if you do eat chips which you should not do too often is use a chip pan or better still make it a treat and go to the chip shop as they are far nicer than anything that ever came out of my moulinex deep fat fryer. Even thought I changed the filters I could stil smell the chips cooking and the steam made too much condensation in my kitchen. It was very hard to clean. in the end I used to get an extension lead and cook the chips outside and that is were the deep fat fryer stayed until i decided that chips are not that good for me and if i really did want them The chip shops are the best so the dep fat fryer was put in the bin and I have never regretted tto this day. One more point to add I also found that grease collected on the area arround the dep fat fryer ie small spots on the wall... Read review

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Advantages: Great Fryer - with Coolwall - very easy to clean
Disadvantages: none so far

...We bought this to replace our old Delonghi fryer and we havent been disappointed yet. It holds 2 1/2 litres of oil at its maximum level and 2 litres at the minimum. The heat setting is adjustable via a roller wheel towards the bottom of the unit and this makes it very user friendly. The lid is easy to open and the basket is very easy to remove from the bowl and also very easy to put back in. The great advantage of this fryer is that it is exceptionally easy to clean and all parts but the electric unit are completely dishwasher safe. Making this fryer very friendly to use and to keep clean. The bowl is removable which makes it so easy to clean the rest of the unit. It has an integrated filter in the lid, which is also washble. The temperature control knob is very easy to use. We paid £54 for this deep fat fryer when... Read review

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Advantages: Great, easy cleaning , value for money
Disadvantages: None so far

...Bush Deep Fat Fryer Chrome FC026. ------------------------------------------------------------ Yet again, the time came for one of my beloved small kitchen appliances to take itself into retirement last week after five years loyal service. Now do not get me wrong the appliance served me well and in my opinion gave a good loyal service for a deep fat fryer. Time for another shopping venture, which I was not envying at this time of year, so I thought I would first chance my luck and browse through the countless sales leaflets I am always receiving from many mail order companies. Usually you find they are always full of sales on products and appliances that you do not need to replace, or would ever consider buying. However, this time lady luck was shining down on me and whilst browsing I found that homeshoppingdirect.com had a half... Read review

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Advantages: Size, Style, Cost, Looks, Design,
Disadvantages: Nil

...We bought this deep fat fryer from Argos about 6 months for £29.99. I have since checked and it's still available at the same price from Argos. We choose this one because it was described as a professional stainless steel fryer. We believed that being professional then it would be safer. The style and look of the appliance is great and of course it is great value for money. The maker: I had not heard that much about cookworks in the past to be totally honest this was the first time I had ever bought an item from them. What you get: Instructions~ which are pretty useless to be honest as they have a few pictures showing you how to put the fryer together and how to fill it. I guess what more can they tell about the fryer Guarantee card~ I never completed this as Argos gave me a 1 yrs guarantee as will most retailers. The fryer... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, easy to use
Disadvantages: difficult/ awkward to clean

...I had wanted a deep fat fryer for ages so welcomed the idea of one as a gift from my mother and father with open arms. I do not eat much fried food so I went for a small 1 kilogramme capacity. The 1800 watt heating element sounded good enough for me! I chose the Delonghi model, initially because it was the cheapest on the shelf. I am not into complicated dials and settings so this one was ideal with a simple one heat setting. The thermostat is set to 190 degrees centigrade. I assumed this would be hot enough to cook what I wanted! Chips, chips, chips and urmm .............. chips!! The fryer is simply plugged in and turned on at the wall. There is a red LED light to indicate that the device is heating up. When the fryer is ready for use, the LED light goes off and a click can be heard, I guess from the thermostat. Simple, even the cat... Read review

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