Rival CZF600 Cool Zone Digital Deep Fryer, Stainless Steel

Over the last 25 tears a lot of companys have made some amusing deep fryers. I've tried many of them. Not enough cooking room, poor grease temp. control, total pain to clean(and keep clean)my old ones are made of plastic and you just can't get rid of the grease on the outside or around the rim . Well you know what I mean. We purchased this unit recently from Target and gave it a real good shake down. I'm an experienced fry man from food services in school to resturant work, and know how to handle a deep fryer, be it pressure fryers for huge batches of chicken, to a counter top presto fry baby,and everything in between. I've never been happier with a counter top than I am with this unit. It is big enough to suit a small family, breaks down easily for cleaning (stainless steel cleans easy with just plain window clearer, in a dishwasher, or a sink with just plain soap and water) and grease storage, is a lot easier than with other units the oil pan lift out easily, just pour through a...Read more

1. People with issues with the unit not working may want to check the white plastic switch on the heating element control unit. For some reason the designers of the fryer didn't create it so that the control unit would sit flush against the body. This simple design flaw renders the fryer useless since the white switch will never depress fully and remain on as intended. Solution: A couple zip ties or something similar to tightly wrap around the unit to make sure the switch is fully depressed. Sure, it's unsightly, but the thing frys like a champ when it's working properly. I've had the thing goin for 2 hours before without any signs of wear or "overheating" like some other users posted.
2. People complaining about needing more precise temp controls don't really know too much about frying. There really isn't any reason you HAVE to fry your crab cakes at EXACTLY 352.41932 degrees. 340 will do. I actually prefer 375(due to the temp drop when the cold food hits the hot oil.) just fry...Read more

This is a great fryer! I use it at least 4 or 5 times a week.. sometimes more. Someone said that the level of oil was really low.. well, it is. But when you place food into the basket and then into the oil, the oil rises.
Yes, you do get an oil smell in your house after using it, but you get that with every fryer.
We love the stainless steel look of this fryer and everything about it! We have had this for about a year and it still looks new even though we use it so much!!! If you are looking for a fryer, this is definately the one to get!