I bought one of these because of the lid and the controllable temperature; and, the 5-star review. Don't know what the 5-star person received but the first unit arrived and I couldn't get the cord to stay attached to the fryer. It is a clever(?)design meant to easily pull away from the pot if someone should trip over the cord thereby avoiding spilling the pot. Apparently, the cord is supposed to be held by a weak magnet with it's shallow electrical sockets engaging short electrical pins sticking out of the fryer. Problem is that the magnet is so weak that it cannot support the weight of a few inches of the cord hanging out in the air. In other words, when you let go of the magnetic plug, the weight of the cord pulls the plug away from the fryer.
So, I returned the first one, thinking that maybe it was a bad magnet and Amazon had me a new one by the next business day (good old Amazon!)
Fryer #2 arrived and I eagerly took it from the box expecting to have the new cord work like a charm. Nope. Same problem. Not to be defeated by some dopey designer, I duct taped the cord to the side of the unit and fired it up. The temperature selection knob seemed a little vague/loose as I rotated it to 350F. It got only warm. After an hour, my laser thermometer said that it was only 115F in the pot. Heck, it would have reached 115F if I had just put it outside in the Texas sun.
Went to the adjustment knob to see what might be the problem and upon turning it back and forth a few times it losened up and would now rotate 360 degrees. Broken without ever getting hot. This one went back too but I learned my lesson and took money back instead of a 3rd attempt. Sheesh.
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I ordered this little fryer because I had a craving for Lumpia but usually stay away from most fried stuff. So my needs where minimal. I like the compact side and the temperature control. But as someone else stated theirs arrived broken, and so did mine, it doesn't turn off. Not a deal breaker as yanking the cord does a good job of that. The short cords magnet stays on well and hasn't been an issue and it heat up quick.
If you fry a lot this might be to lightly built for you, but it gets used at my place about once a month to prepare side items, so it works out well.
Good light duty fryer, for a cheap price. Anyone using it regularly would want something more substantial.
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I bought this item for small jobs. It heats nicely and is not nearly as messy as the old fryers with no top. Very easy to clean.
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I like to occasionally fry foods and this was a good price. I also liked the filter in the lid idea. Well, I made chimichangas the first time and finally gave up on it frying anything. I fried 3 in the fryer the other 15 in a skillet. It simply did not get hot enough for anything and I had it turned as high as it would go. I didn't have any problem with the cord just with the heat issue.
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Bought this thing then saw the negative reviews. Braced myself for a disaster but so far it's working fine. Unlike some others, I had no problem securely connecting the power cord. The unit's not super powerful, so it takes a while for it to reach 375 degrees. However, it reaches 350 degrees very quickly. The lid is also nice to have. The unit looks cheap but seems to perform as promised. We'll see how long it lasts.
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