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I purchased this item to be used to make french fries at a football concession stand. The unit is easy to operate and has a fairly quick recovery time between batches (about 3 to 5 minutes). One unit can cook about 60 lbs of defrosted french fries in five hours. The procedure I use is two step fry method described in the Joy of Cooking. With the two step method and advance preparation, the unit can keep up with demand when the pre-cooked fries are cooked a second time for only 2 minutes. The fryer is very easy to clean.

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Honestly I was a bit dubious of this product initially, considering its price point. But after having used it for the last few months I can definitely recommend it.

Previously I had a Delonghi, which was a great design but did not hold the temperature very well and eventually the drain hose began leaking (oddly they do not sell replacement hoses which is really ridiculous). I had never heard of Aroma before, but figured for this price it was worth a shot. Turned out to be a great purchase.

PROS

Much larger well than some of the other fryers I checked out and allows for the basket to submerge fairly deep. No problem covering the items fully in the oil.

Because of its size, the temperature stays pretty consistent, even when the basket is full.

Heats up fairly quickly considering the size of the well.

Pretty easy to clean, and the design of the well (it separates from the rest of the unit) makes it much easier to drain than I though it might.

Temperature gauge seems accurate

CONS

I HATE the way the timer on this is done… It’s handled via a multi-function button, which you can easily screw up when you are in a hurry. No easy way to just put it “3 minutes” and let it go. For some people this will be less of a deal breaker than others, but seriously – I would pay 10 bucks more for the same unit with a real stand-alone easy-to-program timer.

Overall I highly recommend, especially if you do large batches of fries or tortillas. This is a great product for the money.

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I received this fryer for Christmas from my husband. I have two other fryers. I wanted a fryer that would allow me to cook more than one item at a time. This fryer is perfect. I used it last night for the first time. We had some friends over and cooked fried Shrimp, Fish, Oysters and French Fries. We used the large basket for the fish and french fries. The smaller two baskets were used for the shrimp and oysters. The cooking oil never burned. The temperture held real well. It only took a few minutes to return to the temperature we had it set on. The maximum temperature it has is 375 degrees which is perfect. Clean up is a breeze. The fryer has the outside stainless steel frame the inside is another non stick removable pan. The heating element and control is all in one and slips in to the inner pan. When you need to clean up all you do is remove the control/element and clean the inside pan. The element sits above the bottom a little so it allows any fish fry or flour to rest a the bottom of the pan below the element. PREFECT. I have to say all the ideas I thought needed to be changed from my old fryers have been corrected with this one. Good Job to the Aroma business. I would highly recommend this fryer.

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I was formerly a professional cook. I worked in restaurants and catering for 17 years. A person gets spoiled cooking with good equipment at work. It can be disappointing to go home and try to cook with standard household equipment, both in efficiency and results. I try to buy the best kitchen equipment I can afford.

When I chose this fryer, I deliberated for days. When it arrived and I examined the device, I was pretty sure I had chosen wisely. The heating elements and mechanisms reminded me of a small scale restaurant quality fryer.

The first time we used it, we had a fish fry for 6 people with fried pickles, onion rings, and ocean perch. Awesome! I was not disappointed. The unit worked flawlessly. The unit comes with two half baskets and a single large basket which were perfect for the different combinations of items we were frying. Our batters were fried crip, the unit maintained good temps, there was no burning, heat was evenly distributed, clean up was easy.

One side note, frying in your home will make your home smell like KFC or Long John Silvers, depending on what you are frying. It will linger for days. I use it outside on the deck to avoid this problem.

The construction is simple and the unit is fairly attractive if you like the look of professional grade stainless equipment. You can’t go wrong with this one! Buy it. Buy it now. What are you waiting for?

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OK,Let me save you alot of time. I am a review nut who does weeks of homework on any product I buy. I MEAN EVERY PRODUCT! I had a Delongi roto fryer,it was my second one,but the second lasted much less time than the first one.They are making them cheaper (quality wise).So I set out to find a better fryer and one that could cook more food. We are a family of three,and had to do multiple batches with the delongi. After dozens I reviewed on line and in the stores,I found this fryer,and I’m SO glad I did!

JUST BUY IT!

It does huge amounts of food,holds very hot temps.,and is very well designed! We love the versitle dual baskets,and the one huge basket.Easy clean,and is nice enough looking to stay on the counter!

Add in the fact that it’s from Amazon,and you can’t lose!