Deep Fryers

Amazon.com encourages customers to review the products they own. Such reviews are particularly helpful because only owners can comment on a fryer's performance over time. Among those electric deep fryers… garnering 10 or more reviews, the Presto 05466 Stainless Steel Dual Basket ProFry Deep Fryer, the Presto 05411 GranPappy, the Aroma ADF-212 and the Presto 05450 DualDaddy all earn well above average ratings. The Euro-Pro 4L Triple Deep Fryer earns below-average ratings from several users who say their fryers stopped working, as does the Chef Pepin CH48275 3-Liter Deep Fryer and Multiple Cooker, which one user says burst into flames.

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Editors test six deep fryers that range in price from $20 to $130. Editors assessed their performance, value, ease of use and cleanup, safety and the usefulness of their features. Unfortunately, editors… tested a single food -- zucchini sticks -- in each fryer. The Presto CoolDaddy outperformed all other fryers, and editors deemed it a cinch to clean. The professional-style Euro-Pro 4L and Waring Pro DF250B did a good job with large quantities of food, but editors disliked the fact that the heating elements aren't removable for cleaning.

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Customers are invited to post reviews of the products they own. Most fryers receive only a handful of reviews, but some have accumulated dozens. The Emerilware FR7009001 from T-Fal is named the top-rated… model. The Nesco DF-1241 Deluxe Deep Fryer is named a bestseller. The DeLonghi D895UX Roto Deep Fryer and the Waring Pro DF250B also receive many good reviews. No fryers receive fewer than a four-star rating (out of five), so satisfaction seems good across the board.

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Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, About.com's guide to home cooking, prepares frozen food and her own recipes in the Emerilware FR7009001 Deep Fryer and recommends it. This fryer has a filter that removes food… particles from oil, so that you can reuse it "up to 15 times," according to Filippone. As she notes, oil filtration can take as long as three hours. We would give this review a higher rating if Filippone compared the Emerilware fryer to others, and if she discussed the fryer's performance in greater detail. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

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Reviewstream.com allows consumers to post lengthy reviews of the products they own. Anonymous reviewer "Keeper of the Chaos" says that it took a long time for the cooking oil to come up to the appropriate… temperature for frying a large turkey, but the 14-pound turkey took less than an hour to cook. The turkey emerged moist and very flavorful, but the reviewer does say that the device will not be used very often, due to the "expense and hassle." However, the reviewer praises the included "sturdy" fry accessory basket, which can be used for steaming seafood. Overall, this fryer is "worth the price," the reviewer concludes.

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Buzzillions.com groups electric skillets and deep fryers together, and there's no way to separate them. These reviews are culled from other websites, so it's a good place to view collected reviews on… products. Owners like the fact that they can fry two foods simultaneously in the Presto 05466 Stainless Steel Dual Basket ProFry, which is the top-rated fryer here. Owners like the DeLonghi D895UX Roto's rotating basket, which lets you use less oil, but report that wet batters stick to the basket.

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Viewpoints invites customers to review the products they own on a five-point scale. Owners can identify themselves as "practical," "budget conscious," "messy" and so forth. The top-rated scale here is the… Bayou Classic Turkey Fryer, which is said to be easy to use and durable. Owners like the fact that the Presto 05466 Stainless Steel Dual Basket ProFry allows them to cook different types of food at the same time, and it's easy to clean.

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