Advantages: Very easy to clean
Disadvantages: temperatures go abit funny....?

...The Tefal FA700415 Family Oleoclean Fryer is really such a great product, I have one at home, and I received it as a wedding present by one of my relatives. When I found out it was a deep fat fryer, I was thinking they must be having a laugh, did they want me to become fat or something but actually the fryer wasn’t so bad. Well what I can say about the deep fat fryer from my first experiences after using it to deep fry my frozen chips and fish fingers which I was making for my sons tea. I found that it’s quite good; the chips got done quite quickly, depending on what temperature you set it at. I set it at the highest one but before I could put the chips in I had to wait a while for the oil to heat up and that was the bad thing about it becomes I’m quite an inpatient person. I kept checking if the oil was hot by putting a piece... 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... Read review

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Advantages: Do not have to keep draining oil after each use
Disadvantages: Takes up alot of countertop space

...The Tefal Prissima has been n a life saver for my daily life. Since I do not work and my fiance does, it is sort of a nonspkoken agreement that I would do most of the cooking until I am able to get a job. One of the most important parts of the kitchen for me is to have something to deepfry in. That along with a George Foreman grill. Well since we had nothing to deep fry in I felt out of place, almost did not know how to cook some things without it. Well off I went to Argos, Marks and Spencers and all the other home improvement stores in the area. After about 2 days of shopping around and comparing the quality and price of each of the deep fryers that I found within my price range I decided upon the Tefal Prissima. Before I go on about this particular Deep Fryer let me give a little bit of Tefals details. This information... 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... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: Has some safety issues

...Deep-fat fryers seem to be becoming evermore popular in today’s kitchens. Not wanting to feel left out, I decided to buy one for myself, so that I could see what has made them so popular. The fryer I purchased was the Breville Cool Wall Deep Fat Fryer. I purchased it from Currys at a price of £19.99, although I have seen it priced up to as much as £27.99 is some smaller household appliance stores. This was one of the cheaper fryers on offer, but I didn’t want to spend an excessive amount in case I didn’t end up using it very much. When I got it home and took it out of the box, everything looked extremely simple. The fryer itself was white in colour, and stood about 10 inches high. It was round, and was a foot in diameter, so wouldn’t take up too much valuable space on the worktops. In the box was the main fryer, a lid... Read review

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Advantages: It's a handsome beast
Disadvantages: It's a pain in the neck

...Earlier this year I ditched my Breville Gourmet Deep Fryer and purchased a Tefal Smart Clean. I hadn’t fallen out with the Breville; it still cooked excellent chips which was its only aim in the kitchen. But, despite being easy to clean, it had started to look jaded and I fancied a change. So, off I tripped to Curry’s and I was smitten by the handsome looks of the Tefal Smart Clean, so I bought it. At a cost of £59.95 I got a ‘stylish stainless steel fryer’ (and very handsome it is too). Its vital statistics are: - Large viewing window (I’m not impressed, I open the lid to look anyway) - One shot lid opening (Don’t they all do that?) - External basket lowering and locking (OK, that’s a safety feature) - Large wide self-draining frying basket (more on that later) - Carrying handles (Why? Do I need a portable fryer? Full... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, pleasant looking, locking lid.
Disadvantages: No on/off switch, basket handle unsturdy, difficult to empty.

...I had a sudden craving for chips. Egg, beans and chips to be precise, but not really liking oven chips and not having a saucepan big enough I decided that a chip fryer was in order. Visiting our nearest Tesco Superstore I found the Breville Cool Wall Deep Fat Fryer for 19.99. It is cylindrical in shape, which I initially found attractive but now realise that a rectangular one would have fitted more neatly in the corner. Standing 11 inches (28cm) high and at it’s widest point, 13 inches (33cm) in diameter it is fitted with a plug on a 4 foot (116cm) cable. It doesn’t look very big in my oversized kitchen and I’m not sure how it compares in size to other fryers but if you are living in a bed-sit then it would probably take up most of your cooking area and might need an alternative home when not in use (under the bed?). It holds about... Read review

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Advantages: food tastes nice
Disadvantages: fry too much, messy to clean and empty, have to get filters

...We were bought a deep fat fryer as a wedding present. It was a nice size, could fit enough chips in for 2 average persons and kept true to it's name of "Coolwall" and the outside never got hot. The machine is easy to use. You switch it on, and when the light comes on it's ready to fry. It can't overheat as it has a built in thermostat. It took about a litre of cooking oil to fill, and you could re-use it for several fryings. Emptying it was very messy, I usually ended up spilling some of the oil on the work surface. You had to place 2 charcoal filters in the lid which were made of a felt material. We had to travel to a specialist shop over the other side of the city to pick these up. They came in pack's of 6 and while they were not particularly expensive, it was annoying. As with I presume the majority of fryers... Read review

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Advantages: Very easy to use, no grated skin or knuckles, grates a wide variety of things
Disadvantages: On the small side internally

..., the first coolwall deep-fat fryer - yup all made by Tefal. And who can forget the Egg-head boffins from the ads??!!!?? All in all it's a really good product that can be a real handy gadget to have - even if you only fill it with cheese and put it on your dining table to use on Spag Bol!!!!!... Read review

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Advantages: Reliability of Tefal, top of the range cookware
Disadvantages: None

...I have become a bit of a Tefal lover over the past couple of years, mainly because of the reliability of course, but also for the look. Yes, I know, a typical 'girlie' thing! Amongst my many Tefal products is my set of Integral Saucepans bought for me by my daughter. After I constantly moaned about my previous set of pans that had seen better days, she very sweetly bought them for me from QVC who often have Tefal hours presented by the lovely Annette Baker-Malpas. The Integral Saucepans are the top of the range of Tefal pans and quite simply, the best. As well as the well-known non-stick interior favoured by Tefal, the Integral saucepans, which come in a very attractive slate grey colour - ideally suited for most kitchen colour schemes - they have toughened glass lids, which won't shatter easily, and have steam vents which can... Read review

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