Waring Pro DF100 Cool-Touch 3/4-Gallon Deep Fryer, Black with Stainless Accents

Comment: I have had this Deep Fryer for about a year and the other day the main on and off switch simply fell apart in my hand when turning it on. The spring flew across the room and that was it for my deep fryer! In the trash it went.
About four months ago I had trouble with the quick breakaway, it wouldn't hold a connection. I tore it apart and reworked the plug. Very poor connection. With the Company name of Waring - They can do better, Make a better product and I would gladly pay more for it.

Comment: I got this fryer as a replacement for my 20-year old T-fal Fryer, what a mistake!! First of all the heating element is exposed and is submerged in the oil, making frying without the basket impossible, add to that the fact that it took 3 quarts of vegetable oil to fill to the "minimum" line, and the frying cappacity was whatever you could fry in a space about 4x6 inches (the approximate dimensions of the frying basket) and about 1 inch deep. My first (and last) use of this fryer was to make some egg rolls and I was limited to cooking no more than 3 at a time (and they were fairly small rolls), and the oil barely covered them. Also, the lid latch is flimsy so in order to open the lid while I was frying I had to pry it open while pushing the release button. What a disappointment!!

Comment: I had to return this fryer because the fryer basket hit the back of the fryer and would sometimes not drop when the handle is lowered. The fryer had to be bumped to get it to lower.
If that's not bad enough, the top also would not open when the button is pushed. The fryer had to be smacked pretty hard once or twice to get it to open, which is dangerous since it means the hot oil is going to splash around.
When the open button was pushed, one side would not retract completely, which is why it would get stuck closed. I think the whole fryer was crooked.

Comment: Everything I had hoped for - it doesn't take up too much room on my countertop, and it does stay cool on the exterior. Don't be intimidated by the instructions where they say "don't fill the basket with more than one layer of food" - you'll be frying all night if you adhere to that! Just fill the basket up to halfway and let 'er rip. This product is very well designed and does exactly what it should - fry cleanly and easily with easy disassembly for cleaning. The feature I especially appreciate on this product that I haven't seen on fryers of comparable price is the clever way you can elevate the fryer basket out of the oil to drain the food without opening the cover. This is ingenious and cuts down both on grease splatter and unnecessary open cover (smelly) time.A few tips: to cut down on the smell it makes in the room where you are frying I installed my own charcoal filter in a few short minutes. Using a small-bit philips head screwdriver I removed the interior metal cover that holds the glass viewing port in place and removed the metal screen. Then I took a standard sized charcoal filter intended for the vent on a kitty litter box (got it at my local pet supply store), and cut it to the exact same size as the metal screen. Having placed it over the metal screen I screwed the metal inside cover back into place, and Presto! No more frying stink in the room. Another piece of advice - frying tempura or any other food with a wet batter (like fish) can be difficult; unless you can find an effective method to prevent it, the wet batter sticks to the frying basket, forcing you to rip the food free when it is cooked, meaning you have to rip off a good portion of the batter coating too.

Comment: I have purchased other fyers in the past ,but this one I rate as one of the best.
Since writting this review this product has developed a material defect. The element has melted the plastic aroung it and the waring company asked me to sent it to them so that they can correct it.