The DeLonghi is using Celsius and converting to Fahrenheit. That's why it goes up in "strange" increments and maxes out at 374 F which is 190 C. 5 degree C increments.

I really miss the old review format. I liked the way Lisa would just simply present the information and test results from rigorous team reviews.

After 5 years at kfc and cleaning 5 industrial deep fryers each night... ease of cleaning is important to me. 😂😭

Note: on the T-fall ALL of the removable parts are dishwasher safe making clean up an actual breeze. The oil cools prior to filtration and you can store it in unit or fridge.

What, no banging them against cement blocks?

I just keep thinking of Arrested Development's "cornballer"

"Fry day" is really fun. However, if you plan to have a lot of it and reuse the oil, the extra function of oil filtration might become essential.

I have both the Presto Grand Pappy and Presto Frybaby and they both work awesome. Easy to use, easy to clean. Takes less oil than most to fry stuff as well. Throw out the plastic fry scoop and get a bamboo handle spider to scoop out your stuff. The buckets work really well, and aren't giant clunky appliances.

I have the winning deep fryer and love it. We use it at least once a week and drain and store the oil between use. It does take a long time for the oil to cool so that you can drain it, so it generally gets done the next morning. generally we replace the oil after about 10 uses or 2.5 to 3 weeks. not sure how long the oil will keep in the storing container, but we figure about 3 weeks max and haven't had any taste issues.

I would’ve liked to have seen results of testing temperature variation when frying a maximum size batch of frozen french fries for each one. I think most people will end up using a deep fryer to fry frozen items like that in large amounts, and I’m sure some are really bad about recovering the temperature quickly compared to others. I’d also like to see it then compared to frying an equivalent amount of stuff in a Dutch oven with the burner on high to see if the fryer actually performs better in terms of being able to maintain the desired temperature.

Hi ladies you never said how accurate they were temperature wise did you check this to see if they were accurate

This was probably the most haphazard review they’ve done.

I'm a bit surprised that this review wasn't as thorough as the reviews I'm used to from you guys. E Fudd is right 375 is 375 - regardless of what vessel it is contained. How much oil did each unit need? How long to heat that oil to 375? How much load can each one take? What kind of temperature dip and recovery? These are the things I want to know when comparing tabletop fryers. Sure, the TFal has a cool recovery system but for under $40 the Grandpappy should take care of most people's needs - without the cleanup - especially if you're frying something as simple as mozarella sticks.

I'm a simple guy. I see a video from ATK with Lisa McManus and I click

As someone who had a T-FAL EZ Clean - I must warn people - the winning fryer is garbage if you intend to do anything other than mozarella sticks or french fries. This test was horrible ATK. You all didn't even bother trying to deep fry chicken or anything sizeable. I know not every food under the sun can be covered, but just 2 types of foods? That's really not informative testing. Anyways for someone like me who actually did thorough testing - the oil level in that deep fryer is shallow, so it would only cover those foods half-way and mitigating the need for it in the first place. Obviously, what was failed to be mentioned, was although it uses the same quart as your dutch oven, the surface area is wider - thereby requiring A LOT more oil to reach the same levels, partly due to the crappy oil container at the bottom (which me and a lot of owners have complained - after some time - starts to LEAK due to QA issues on some units) - yay for oil spills in the kitchen! Highly uninformative video made to pander to enthusiasts who don't know better. Very upset at the lack of proper process and thorough information here. What happened to equipment reviews being actually more thorough and testing out a wide range of conditions? How can you so confidently claim this as a "winning deep fryer" when you all didn't even test a range of common things people use a big vat of oil for and limited the conditions of its testing to some cheese sticks and french fries? It's asinine at best. You all should have said it's the "winning mozarella sticks and french fries fryer" because the term 'deep' is a misnomer for 100% of these fryers, not to mention their oil recovery times are EXCEPTIONALLY poor compared to semi-decent gas or induction ranges.

We've had 2 T fals. They are great, when they work. The element failed on both of them. Before filtering the oil into the container, you have to make sure that the lid is perfectly snapped down all around the container. It can be a bit tricky sometimes. Another good thing about it is that it won't drain until the oil is cool enough.

I had an awesome one that I just loved and used for years. And my husband sold it in a yard sale just before me moved to Texas because my mom had given me a smaller one (that sucks). So his, must fit everything in one truck logic ditched the big one :( He also sold my crock pot. I don't know why I let him live now that I think about it.

That is why I prefer using an Air Fryer, the control board, is easier to program and no oil to mess around with, and clean up is a breeze.

I can see a lot of people complaining on this review. The problem is it's not quite scientific enough. People like stuff to be sciency, and measured, like: "This one has a basket volume of 1 quart" and "This one has minimum and maximum temperature ranges from XX to XXX". I still liked the review though, thank you

Yeah! I know that song. A duo sang it for us at a Christmas show while I was serving in the military in 1970. It still pops into my head now and then.

I wanted more info. Like how it holds up to temp drop, how quick it comes back up to temp? how it works on fried chicken, how easy it is to pull out the oil bin?

I love how on the longer review videos there are people complaining about the longer format, and on the shorter review videos there are people complaint about the shorter formats 😂

I've had my tfal fryer for 4 years now, still works great and I got an awesome deal because amazon screwed up, bottom line I paid $30.00 for my fryer..

I bought the Presto FryDaddy Plus which I see Kevin Belton use on his cooking shows. The ThermoPro TP-17 gives me temp and a Bohner mandolin did the thin slicing. My test was potato chips with skin on. One potato was sliced and soaked 2hrs in cold water w/2 water changes. Frying was 2 batches drying on dish towel before frying. Fry basket was loaded with start temp at 385 which fell to 325 for 7 min. Basket was pulled and placed on paper towel covered plate resting for 15min (fryer turned off). Fryer turned on @ 318 and heated to 385. Basket was lowered into oil to cook visually. Agitation was lift and shake basket as well as a wooden spoon. Around 12min later chips were crisp and beautifully shaped with temp at 389. Basket was drained and chips dumped on paper towel then salted with Slap ya Mamma Cajun seasoning. Any splatters were caught with inverted 8" fine mesh strainer. Almost no mess to clean up. Sometimes cheap works well, $39.

I have the Breville and love it. I don't understand them calling the controls finicky, you turn a dial to choose a mode and press start. If you don't like the pre-programmed modes, there's a custom one you can set however you want. The modes also heat a bit past the temp to account for it dropping when you add the food, which is kinda nice. And it has a timer, which a lot of deep fryers don't. They also complained about how small the Breville's basket is, it looks smaller but it's very deep. The Tfal they love has a 2.6lb basket, Breville's is 2.5 so you basically both can make the same amounts. There was literally no effort put into reading up on on any of these lol.

I've used and tried these deep fryers and pretty much had similar experiences. I was very pleased with a very similar T-Fal model that I used almost 11 years ago, but eventually went back to the Fry Pan/Sauce Pot/Dutch Oven method... with a few modifications. 1. I use a smaller vessel if I don't need to fry much. 2. I use either a "splatter cover" or "semi-fitting" lid, modified to allow minimal dissipation of heat and a hole for the temperature probe. 3. I use some sort of cheap wire or cast iron trivet to prevent the foods from making contact with the bottom of the vessel. I've tried fry baskets that fit and they worked, but required me to modify my lids even more, which led to more splatter and odor emission and were somewhat of a chore to clean. Still not a complete substitute for the automated fryers, but the "fry pan/sauce pot/dutch oven" combined with modified lids can also make the process way less messy. It's also very convenient for mobile cooking, and/or camping. EDIT: I also should mention that despite not being recommended, I've run all of my enamel coated cast iron vessels in my dishwasher for over 18 years, yet NONE of them have had chipping, rusting, crazing, or any sort of damage caused by the dishwashing process. Your results may vary.

Lisa and Hannah are by far my favorite hosts of the channel, they're so fun together!

I grew up with the Fry Daddy and all of its relatives. It was still a safer way to fry at home than in an open pot on the stove especially with kids involved which we were.

Ah, you didn't mention that some of these like the T-Fal and Hamilton Beach could be (partially/fully) washed in the dishwasher

I've had the Delonghi Livenza deep fryer for a couple years, and it has not let me down once. I use peanut oil, because it can take the highest heat and last the longest. I know that everybody else uses an air fryer, but I prefer my deep fryer instead. So my Phillips air fryer stays in its box unused. Thanks, DeLonghi, for making something that works for the long term. :)

This seems very low end compared to most reviews. Although it does seem like it’s pretty easy to tell which ones work well or not.

I had JUST ordered the Presto Fryer and watching your video, I cancelled it before it was even close to shipping. Thanks for this !

Presto makes a double basket fryer with adjustable temperature and indicator lights. Holds a minimum of 3.5 quarts of oil and a max of 5 quarts and cooks 12 cups of food.. Just under $60.

I personally Love using my T-Fal. It was a gift upgrade from my former ‘Black Bucket of Doom” 😆 A couple of years ago, I had to put my deep fryer away as I felt ‘guilty’ for having ‘fried foods’. Now that I’ve tried keto for the past 6 months, I’ve upgraded the kind of oil I use, and have dropped 70 lbs.

Yes the cleanup can make me avoid using a deep fryer. Thanks for putting this overlooked appliance through its paces. I have an older T-Fal model but will purchase the T-Fal model reviewed, due to the filtration system. Have a soft spot for Breville but wished the company had used there ingenuity for smart appliance's and revolutionized the deep fryer market.

I have had 2 tfals now. The first one died but had worked so well I just went out and got another one. It has enough capacity to fèd a family of four in two batches. As an example a 3lb bag of French fires takes 7 minutes followed by ~3 lbs of breaded chicken strips 4 minutes. Cleanup is easy. The built in filtration gets rid of the larger particles in the oil and then stores it with little air contact which means lot of batches before the oil has to be replaced. While it does break down you generally just do the basket lid and tub which all wash up easy in soapy water. Worth getting which is something I would not generally say for anybtfal products!

Y'all are so fun but I did wonder, did y'all check the fryers were actually hitting the right temps?

Go back to Lisa's older video style, they were so much better than these new videos/tests!! These tests don't seem as thorough as the old ones, and seem to be much more for entertainment than knowledge. The old review videos were much, much better, please, bring them back!

You get a like for the “Hole In The Bucket” reference. 😁😁

I had the Tfal deep fryer until it just died. The internal power switch went first so I just went around that. Then the unit was just dead. It did not power up and the internals were crispy and falling apart. But I really liked this unit. Used it a lot!

Since the fryers are made to contain oil, I wonder if you can fill it with soapy water and use the element to heat it at low temp. Kinda like deglazing a pan. At my old work, we would drain the fryers, clean with soapy water, rinse very well, dry with heat, and then refill when we swapped out the oil.

This might be late in asking but essentially you folks would opt for a dutch oven to deep fry anything as opposed to an electric one? Also would a dutch oven work well on a gas burner?

Its FRY DAY - good pun!

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Sometimes I just don’t get their reasoning. I had the grand daddy, smaller version of presto they tested and I loved it. So simple to use, and made perfect beer battered fish & chips for 1 or 2 ppl. Maybe I’m just not their audience but every review they want everything to be bigger and bigger, but that does not, in and of itself make it better. That admittedly flimsy top was handy to save shortening & keep free of dust/critters for another use so I didn’t need to buy oil/shortening every time. Plus, I only spent $25 on it, I liked it well enough

The presto is great for a small kitchen and you learn what to do to compensate over time.

Had the test kitchen did their due diligence and actually monitor temperatures, like CR and Wirecutter, it would have reveled that the one Achilles heal of the tfal is it's inability to get to true temp and maintain temperatures. Fine and dandy if you're cooking cheese sticks or one small order of fries. Cook a whole basket and you'll get a bunch of soggy spuds. This is what was repeated over and over again. I'd avoid it if you plan to cook big batches...

I need more gear heads, why is this channel not doing these more!!!!!

Did you guys temp the oil to see if was giving accurate temps? Thanks,

before i even knew the result i knew the t-fal would win. i had that fryer in the past and love it. the easy drain feature was pretty good to filter out the impurity is such a good feature.

How do you refill the T-fal after it has filtered and stored the oil? Does it pump back or do you take the container out from under it and pour it back?

Never heard of "There's a hole in my bucket"? Someone didn't watch Sesame Street as a child...

Why are the sound effects so loud and their voices so quiet?

I am really enjoying Hannah! Friendly personality, pleasant voice, pretty face, what’s not to love! Great job ladies!!

Seems like a performance test would include how long it takes the temperature to recover after food has been dropped in.

Great review. I just bought the T-Fal. I am a Yankee and know nothing of frying but my wife is a Southerner.

I bought the Breville Smart Oven. It works beautifully. Thank you for your hard work in sharing the information in these videos. I would love to see what you guys would choose in the induction hot plate category.

Some years ago, I bought one of these, do NOT even recall what brand,,as it HAS NEVER BEEN USED, oh well but I recently bought an AIR FRYER. NOT TRIED CHIPS YET, but it did a wonderful, steak, tried lam rib chops. Just great, soon will try sweet potato fries . CHEERS FROM NJ🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Even at barely over $100, it strikes me that this is a hard sell vs a good old fashioned dutch oven or stock pot. Pricier, less capacity, limited adjustability, lots of messy parts, the list goes on. What's the advantage here? The only things I can ID are auto temp control (of questionable accuracy and reliability, and not a problem if you've got an eye on your pot,) or possibly saving space on a crowded stovetop. What's the big sell here? Am I missing something?

now i want a mozz stick...

For the first time ever I am not recommending anything that filters oil. If they had more time with this, they would realize that the oil leaks when it's hot and warps the reservoir and ruins it all. And you will continuously have leaks once it starts leaking it leaks forever. Try having all of that oil all over your counter... I highly recommend staying away from anything with the reservoir underneath a hot deep fryer unless you want to have regrets

I do not mind a longer video that would give a bit more info. I was curious to see how to get the oil out of that storage area for reuse, and to see if the heated temp was that actually temperature, and how long to wait for the next batch. How long did it take to cool down the units to start the clean up? Looking forward to more videos. Thank you

What does it mean that the t-fal filters the oil? In what way? Where does the gunk go? Edit: a quick look at the manual makes me think there’s a little filter that lets the oil drain and leaves the gunk in the main pot (which I’d then have to clean out). Doesn’t seem easier than using a mesh strainer and filtering the oil into a container. A mesh strainer’s simple to clean.

We have the winning fryer, T-Fal Ultimate EZclean, and the testers failed to mention that all of the parts, except for the element, can go into the dishwasher.

I used to have one of these, until I realized my D3 8qt stock pot (a Dutch oven would be fine too) with a ChefAlarm probe works perfectly fine as a deep-fryer, and I save the space of a massive unitasker in my kitchen. Generally the filtration features on these home fryers aren't fine enough for me, as I generally filter used oil through a coffee filter and fine mesh sieve.

You put all Tfal parts except the power in the dishwasher,

Did you check the temperature of the oil to check if it actually matched the setting?

Is a cast iron pot + thermometer better than some of these models?

Except for the electric element, the T-fall is totally dishwasher friendly!!!!! And it is my favorite fryer ever!!!

PLEASE do a video testing blender and food processor attachments for kenwood and kitchen aid mixers and compare them to standalone blenders and food processors so that we know whether they are any good or not.

granpappy.. more like granpoopie

I got the Hamilton Beach fryer for Christmas and I just LOVE it!!!

Is it worth it over a dutch oven?

Yesssssss I asked for this video.... thank you ladies your amazing

I had a presto like that but it had a little basket. Did they do the Butter Ball Fryer. Also, i think the DeLongi has a drain tube. I wish the T-Fal had a spout, but I guess it's an easy pour. I think you're supposed to leave the oil in the bin though. I guess we've given up on old school style fryers with the round baskets. I hope T-Fal comes out with one with a LCD and about a liter bigger

I'd have to say Avantco F100 for the win.

I would have liked to see the temperature accuracy and recovery time checked with a thermometer. A big problem when deep frying in a small amount of oil is that the food cools the oil down and it takes a long time to get back up to temperature resulting in greasy food.

Can you also compare best ginger graters & sourdough baking pots? There are so many different ones in the market. Thank you so much! 🌹

I've had that winner for years. We use it multiple times a week. If it dies, I will buy another one. I just wish they made a slightly bigger 220v version because I love fried foods lol

It would have been nice for you to take the temperature of the oil.

The winning fryer passed with frying colors

Thought that America's 'test' kitchen would provide better testing. Deep fryers need to 1.maintain temperature or come back up to temp quickly- did they?. 2. how much food can be prepared at one time and is the basket large enough for more than a single batch (and can it maintain temp)? 3. Do any of the gimmicks work (such as smell reduction while frying and filtration of oil)? Not happy with this review and was hoping for more.

great video do you recommend any deep fryers for outdoors

Are the other fryers listed? The winning one is sold out

What size is the T-fal deep fryer that was used?

You didn't test the oil temperature after dropping in the food? I would think one of the main selling factors of buying a machine like this would be its ability to hold a steady temperature without adjusting the Heat and yet you did not test the oil temperature at all with a probe thermometer before during or after frying

There was nothing scientific about this review. Their past reviews were very thorough, now their reviews are no different than what people can do in their own kitchens.

The women eating mozzarella sticks was not sexual innuendo at all.

The Hamilton Beach is easy to clean, everything but the heating element goes in the dishwasher. Had a Fry Daddy, very hard to clean.

I've noticed the temperatures on those things aren't even accurate with the cheap one's I used a candy thermometer to test the temperature of the oil and it was usually lower then what the fryer temperature said. Another thing that's annoying about those are the temperature keeps fluctuating up and down, there's a few things wrong with those things. Never tested expensive one's, maybe those do better.

Do the fries need to be dumped from the basket between dunks in the oil?

I have to remember the brand you all chose as the best pressure cooker so I can look for it when I can afford to buy one.

I don't understand why you don't lift up the baskets, load them, then immerse the entire load. Bizarre.

Not sure I would make a purchase based on this review. Kind of a review "lite". Accurate temperature sensors will adjust for elevation. Where I live water boils at 208 rather than 212 for instance.

I dont know what happened to Chris but I miss him.

The plastic lids on "fry daddys" and "fry grandpappys" will melt down into the bucket if you forget to take them off when heating up used oil.

You recommend products and I press the link to it and most times, there are a significant number of people who've given the product the lowest rating possible. Before you recommend a product, I think you should check out it's reviews on whatever website you've linked the product to. When ATK lists a product as superior, and I read that many customers have had problems with the product, it doesn't make me want to rely in ATK product recommendations.

So did they all get back to temp pretty quick or was there one that was faster- or is that a standard across all fryers.

Maybe you can test the best juicer..thank you