T-fal Compact EZ Clean Stainless Steel Deep Fryer with Basket for Home Use, 1.8 Liter Oil and 1.7 Pound Food Capacity, 1200 Watts, Easy Clean Temp Control, Oil Filtration, 1.8 L

Love this fryer. Easy to use and easy to clean. Love that I can regulate the temperature. Used it for the first time, it cooks wonderfully. Purchased this to replace a fry daddy that I have been using for the past 20 years, I do not fry food often, hence the life span and it still works. Price was not bad did purchase on sell. Purchased the larger size so I can fry more at one time which is great. The only thing I dislike is that it does not fit in cabinet. I did purchase a cover for that reason. Also love love that is strains and stores the oil.

This is my second fryer. I wore the last one out. I had it for almost 5 years. I would highly recommend this fryer. It does an amazing job and it's nice to filter the oil and allows it to last longer because it stays in the container and doesn't get stale.The size is perfect for a family and it cooks evenly. Storage is the only drawback in the fact that it is large. But I make sure I have a place to put it as this is a tool I use frequently. I would highly recommend buying this fryer. It's worth the money!

Can not gush enough over this tool. It makes fantastic fried food, no wasting oil! Unbelievably easy to clean and doesn’t leave the mess all over the stove regular frying does!! Cooks about 4 large chicken legs at a time, about 18 mins to fry to ready. Heats up fairly quickly and stays at temp well. Drains and filters the oil and then all the pieces clean right up either hand wash or dishwash!! The only downside is trying the pour the oil back into the cooking tub, the container easily pops open on the sides and oil goes everywhere. I’ve learned to carefully hold the container on both sides to secure the top before pouring out the drain plug. We have done shrimp, onion rings, pork tenderloins, chicken legs and chicken wings. All came out perfect in no time. 100% recommend!

In the past I've always hated owning a deep fryer due to how hard they are to clean. This thing makes it so super easy to keep clean. The fact that it filters your oil and stores it is awesome. So far it feels like it stays consistently hot, but I feel like it should get hotter than it does. I'm taking off a star because I feel like it could be hotter on the hottest setting.The oil storage container is a bit messy. Although it has a nice pour "spout" location, the lid still leaks a little bit of oil. Just hold a paper towel under the spout area when pouring the oil.The capacity on this is really nice and works well for my family. I like that I can put the basket, handle, oil pan, and oil storage container into the dishwasher. That's a huge plus.Hopefully the company sees my review and looks into the maximum heat of this model and the oil container leakage. Otherwise, this is a very nice deep fryer and I still recommend it.

I'm a Senior. I use to own a Snack Food Manufacturing Company. I made Potato Chips and Fried Pork Rinds just for 2 items. As a teenager (so many years ago) I worked for several major Fast Food restaurants who made fries and learned the best way to make them. Therefore with this experience I know exactly how to make good fried foods. Fries, Fried Chicken, Shrimp Fritters, Fried Shrimp, Fried Okra, Fried Zucchini, etc.This Fryer works great. What I mean is that it holds the proper temperature during frying. When any food is to be fried and goes in either frozen or at room temperature.. it will immediately drop the temperature of the oil. This fryer has a fast recovery. That means it's thermostat is excellent and as it sees a drop in temperature it immediately turns on the element(s) to keep the temperature where it should be.I also like the method T-Fal has invented to clean the fryer. It's easy to drain and strain the oil and clean the frying bowl. The fry basket is large and I can get two potatoes worth of fries in one basket. For these reasons I highly recommend this fryer. Below is some info for a novice in the proper way to fry fries and other items.Fries:» Use a high quality potato slicer which you can purchase here on Amazon. Otherwise cut your peeled potatoes 1/4" thick. Wash them in cold water and agitate the slices until you see the water turn milky. This is taking the potato starch out of them.» Dry the fries on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. I actually have a small fan that I use just like we did in the fast food restaurants in the old days. This reduces FOAMING and even loss of oil. When wet products are placed into the hot oil you'll see foaming as oil and water don't mix. In fact, as the water turns to steam it drops the temperature of the oil which means a longer frying time and makes the fryer work harder to keep the temperature up to the correct frying temperature. Note also as the water turns to steam tiny (micro) drops of oil cling to it and you'll have a 1% or 2% drop of oil each time. And where does that oil go? Into the atmosphere and it will cling to your filter or wall or anything else. Dry your fries as much as possible.» Fries should be fried twice. Bring your oil up to 350f for the 1st frying. Place a basket full of dried fries into the oil for 3 to 5 minutes. Your NOT going to cook them all the way through. This is a BLANCHING method. This will drive most of the moisture out of the fries and make them crispy for the 2nd frying.» After blanching for a few minutes bring the fries up out of the oil and let them cool down to room temperature. I spread mine on a bakers rack which sits on a big baking sheet (found here on Amazon).» Bring the oil up to 375f for the 2nd frying and fry them for 2 or 3 minutes until they turn golden brown. They will be nice and crispy.» There are 2 Secret Ingredients that makes my fries taste so good... Lawry's Seasoned Salt! Yes, it's much better than plain salt and can be found here on Amazon. The 2nd ingredient is TALLOW. Lard is rendered pig fat. Tallow is rendered Beef fat. It has no smell and is pure white. It almost lasts forever! You can purchase it here on Amazon in buckets. For the average fryer you'll need 2.5 lbs to 3 lbs. It's pricey but for a reason. It's EXCELLENT and it's healthy. And here's a secret from the old days. That restaurant with the Golden Arches.. you know the ones.. Before the mid-80's - they use to fry their fries in TALLOW and 7% Peanut Oil. I do too! You need the peanut oil to just cover the heating elements at the bottom of the pan. Why? Tallow is kind of like lard in that it is soft white but not an oil UNTIL it gets hot. So if it's directly on the heating elements it will smoke! Don't do it! Put in the Peanut Oil first then put in the Tallow until the oil rises up to the Max line inside the frying bowl. For several years I've been purchasing the Peanut Oil in 1 Gallon containers from Amazon. It's an excellent product and arrives fast. This is what made our Fries so tasty back in the day. If you study Tallow many doctors will even tell you how healthy it is. There are video's about it on the internet.How about frying Shrimp, Okra and Zucchini or Chicken? Here's a great product also found here on Amazon. It's called Louisiana Shrimp Fry. Actually the Louisiana Chicken Fry also seems to be the same ingredients.. just a change in the package labeling.» Take 5 tablespoons of the Louisiana Shrimp or Chicken Fry and mix with 1/2 cup of water. Place your Shrimp or Okra or Zucchini or piece of Chicken into this mixture.» Next place the rest of the dry ingredients (Shrimp or Chicken Fry) into a breading bowl or 1-gallon plastic bag. Remove your whatever you're going to fry from the liquid mixture and place into the breading bowl or bag and shake vigorously to coat the item.» Bring the temperature of your oil up to 350f. Fry the shrimp for 2.5 minutes (not to exceed 3 minutes) and 3 minutes for Okra or Zucchini till golden brown. For chicken it will take longer depending on what part of the bird you're cooking. Use an instant read thermometer.This will give you some of the best Southern style food you've ever tried.

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!

Great fryer! Easy to use and clean up is so easy with the drain for used oil.

Very small caoacity. Otherwise, it heats fast, cooks great, the cover keeps the spatter in and it is easy to keep clean. The oil drain container top does not make a tight seal with the base so extra care is needed when taking it in or out of the fryer. This is very annoying and can cause some leakage when handling. I like the feature abd the filter system works fine otherwise. I should have bought the larger fryer.