Hamilton Beach 35020 Cool Touch Deep Fryer

This model holds up to eight cups of oil, with a minimum of six to run it, and features such pluses like a dishwasher safe nonstick pot, cool touch exterior, adjustable thermostat, cooking timer, breakaway cord, well-designed fry basket, and states it provides splatter free frying.

Upon the initial use (to make fried chicken), after filling the tank with oil then waiting roughly twelve minutes for it to register as being "Ready to Cook" by the indicator light, I then dropped in the first batch of (battered) raw chicken and twenty minutes later, out came some very nice, golden brown fried chicken.

Continuing on to fry the remaining six batches (six legs and six large boneless/skinless pieces), the cooking time continued to be consistent throughout for obtaining a good internal temperature of 180 degrees (for cooked bone-in chicken).

However, the true test of this kind of product is also it's clean-ability, so once the unit cooled, the interior...Read more

While it does take 15 mins to heat the oil I find this more of a safety feature than an inconvenience. I have used my fryer at least 2 times a week since I purchased it and love it so much I ordered another one to give my sister for CHristmas. My husband is very pleased with this purchase also........I highly reccomend it to others

We have had this fryer for about 6 weeks now and have used it multiple times (mostly my husband). We have not experienced any problems with it and do not anticipate any although we haven't yet had to deal with changing the oil. I read the reviews for many different fryers before deciding on this one and am very pleased with it and the price.