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Dishwasher Disaster
I was initially quite impressed with this unit. Since I have experience using commercial deep fryers, I recognized the nice features built into this unit. 1800 watts of heating power will bring the oil up to temperature in about 15 minutes, and should be big enough to recover quickly after you slowly drop a basket of raw material into the oil. That, however, was not my experience.
After cooking two small batches of battered tenderloin nuggets, I allowed the oil to get back up to temperature, which took about eight minutes, and then dropped a basket load of steak fries. In a matter of moments the "ready" light went off, and the oil never did get back up to temperature. By the time the fries were browned enough to lift, they were pretty oily.
The real bummer, though, was after straining the oil and storing it away, I broke down the unit and placed everything except the heating unit into the dishwasher. At that point, I was satisfied enough with the performance of the fryer I would have kept it and figured a way to get around the slow recovery time on the fries.
But, later, when I opened the dishwasher to take the clean unit out and reassemble it for storage, the basket was completely rusted over! All of the other parts were just fine, but the basket was a great disappointment. So, I have returned that otherwise nice unit, and am now back on the market.
[Saturday, February 16, 2008]
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A first timer
I've used the fryer 4 times and it's a learning experience. I found this item to be well worth the money although I've never owned one and have nothing to compare it to. Digital display and timer are very nice. Everthing I've fried so far has come out good. I think I'm going to purchase a fryer book to get the most out of it.
[Friday, February 15, 2008]
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Great for the money.
We are very happy with our Presto Deep Fryer. We have had other fryers in the past and none of them have been as good as this. Our only issue we have is the length of time it takes to heat (about 12 min from room temp to 325) and that is why it does not get 5 stars.
[Saturday, January 12, 2008]
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