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Its the best frier we have used
Read the reviews extensively before buying this product and was concerned with the oil "leakage" problem sighted by many reviewers, but the good reviews won me over. This is the best frier we have used. We have owned several T-FAL products over the years and never been disappointed. Crisp foods, good capacity, very easy clean up. A word about leakage - I can see why people have problems, howerver, careful reading of the instructions, using the "self-storing" feature carefully (i.e. assuring proper alignment and selector knob choice) will eliminate or greatly reduce the chance of oil leakage.
[Wednesday, November 05, 2008]
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What genius thought of this?
T-Fal FR7008002 Ultimate EZ Clean Pro-Fryer Stainless-Steel 2-2/3-Pound Deep Fryer
I love home made food, but hate cleaning the home afterwards. Deep frying? Yuck and double yuck until I got this fryer. After you use it, the oil by itself gets filtered into a removable reservoir, ready to be used again. Then the entire unit, minus the electric heater, of course, just goes in the dishwasher and comes out sparkling clean. I find the oil stays good for at least 8 fryings, and Im picky, but when it comes time to change it, just pour it out, put the reservoir in the dishwasher to clean, then slide it under the cooker. Pour in new oil, and voila! The only criticism I have is that the temperature markings on the unit WORE OFF!!! So, either you guess how far up to turn the dial, or buy a deep frying thermometer. Other than that, it makes great clamcakes, fries, chicken, chicken wings...you name your crispy passion. I do recommend using a temp about 5-10 degrees above what a recipe calls for if you don't want greasy food, however, as the temp control seems a bit low, and it doesn't heat higher than 374 degreesbut it does recover quickly between batches. The DeLonghi we had before actually had a better temp control, but, two of them in a row had thermostat failure after the 3d or 4th use. So far, and I've used it at least 20 times, that hasn't happened with the T-fal, and NO fryer is so easy to clean. Oh, and it doesn't spatter much or smell unpleasant, even though we have no hood in our kitchen.
[Tuesday, October 28, 2008]
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Heat not fantastic, easy cleanup
Can't fry a lot at once with this - oil doesn't exceed 350 degrees and cools rapidly when a handful of room-temp food is introduced. Consumers who complain of oil leaking should observe the max oil level inside the fryer - if allowed to drain automatically (great feature BTW) and you exceed the max oil level, of course it's going to make a mess. EASY cleanup. The filter feature is silly - use either outside or under a range hood. For those who commented about overflowing oil, don't forget to turn on the range fan to remove the smell of oil.
[Monday, September 15, 2008]
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