T-Fal FR4015002 3-Liter Family Pro Deep-Immersion Fryer

Comment: The T-Fal FR4015002 --Litrer Family Pro Deep-Immersion Fryer has one important flaw.

When trying to deep fry batter-type foods, such as Clam Cakes, you're not supposed to use the basket. Fine. But, the batter sinks to the bottom where the elements are and gets adhered to them. It would have been nice to have the elements on the under side of the oil pot so that the frying recepticle would be free of obstacles.

Comment: Finally purchased a deep fryer after many years of using a pan. I love the fryer. It is large, heats quickly and fries evenly. The design isn't perfectfor sure, but it does a great job.

Comment: OK, so fried foods aren't on the top of the "nutritional" food pyramid.. they are still on the list of things my family and I like to eat, so I broke down and bought a fryer. I had been pan frying most things that need to be fried, or using my heavy stainless cookware to fry things that need more oil.. it all works, but boy the mess is unbelievable. This fryer is big enough to fry some food in. I can get all the fried shrimps and hushpuppies needed to feed a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 teen aged boys, done in this fryer, in about 20 minutes... I think it would fry two chicken breast halves at a time! The basket lowers into the hot oil under the lid, so there is no chance of oil splattering all over the place. The heating element keeps the oil at the desired temperature. The sides do not stay "cool", but they are not hot enough to burn you if you just casually touch it. Nearly all of it is dishwasher safe! Bonus :-) The window is not huge, but it is big enough to watch the food cook. The downsides to this unit is the heating element is hand wash, and its not that easy to wash with the wires on it. The timer is sketchy at best, and since I have not fried anything that needs to be in oil for more than 5 minutes, I have not seen the timer work.. it doesn't seem to "catch" to begin the countdown, unless you set it for more than 5 minutes. It is the old "egg timer" sort of wind up timer, which seems pretty retro when a digital doesn't seem like it would be that difficult to incorporate. The "filter" made me chuckle as its less a filter, and more a thin, flimsy metal mesh screen. I'm not sure what gets filtered with that, but whatever. At the end of the day, I'm glad I bought this fryer. Its a good value and a reasonable appliance for the money.

Comment: I bought this as a gift for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. It was a replacement for her old T-Fal fryer. She loves it and is currently giving it the wear and tear text as it gets used multiple times a week. She is trilled with it so I'm giving it 5 stars

Comment: This is a very good fryer it's large and it cook very well. I highly recommend this product.