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 recommend February 17, 2010
William J. Collins (Northern Ireland)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this fryer based on a WHICH recommendation as their best buy. They were right. It is an excellent piece of kit. Easy and safe to use, and produces great results. Easy to clean too.
perfect chips June 30, 2010
Phil (United Kingdom)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This works perfectly (and I'm sure I saw one used in a recent BBC regional chef's program). Wht's more it all comes apart and most bits go in the dish washer. I haven't used the tap to drain it, instead of balancing everything to line up the tap, it is really easy to pick the oil tank up out of the unit and pour the oil back into the bottle direct with a funnel (with a piece of kitchen towel in the funnel you can even filter the oil when you return it to the bottle) More recently, I just put it back in the cupboard, you don't have to empty it each time!
Oh forgot to say- this makes brilliant chips!
Easy-to-use, easy-to-clean, makes great fried chips, or great fried anything August 24, 2010
Jan V. H. Luthman
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought the smaller 800g, rather than the larger 1kg model - there are only two of us, after all. Good choice - it's neat, compact, dead simple to use, a doddle to clean, and can handle enough chips for two at a single go.
The whole thing consists of five units (frame, tank, lid, basket, plus heater element with thermostat) that are supremely easy to separate and slip back together - no screws, no clips, no clamps, no catches. The frame, tank, lid, basket and element are all stainless steel.
The lid of the fryer has a mesh filter `breather' that allows steam to vent, but stops (most) oil vapour from escaping and congealing on kitchen surfaces.
Rubberised feet stop the fryer from slipping around, and from scratching work surfaces.
There is a drain tap, but you don't need it - either leave the oil in the tank, or lift out the tank and pour the COOL oil via a funnel back into a bottle. My funnel happens to have a grille in the neck that removes debris from the oil - afraid I'm too impatient to strain my oil through a kitchen towel!
Sorry about MickeyD2611's cremated chips - if only he'd read S Dales' review first. We set the dial at 130C for very pale chips, 135C for golden ones, or 140C for dark ones. Or you could cook at 130C, then finish off with a short, tanning boost at, say, 150C or 160C. Whichever way you choose, this easy-to-use, easy-to-clean machine makes great fried chips, or great fried anything for that matter.
The Holy Grail of fryers. May 21, 2010
S. Dales (S.Yorkshire United Kingdom)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the perfect deep fat fryer for making chips.
Im actually reviewing the larger F24512CZ fryer here, not the F24502CZ which is perhaps the same, but slightly smaller capacity.
I didnt want to entertain any of those crazy deep fat fryers that only use a teaspoon of oil. Afterall, if you want to make chips, you have to deep fry them. If you are the type of person that thinks you can make decent chips in one of these crazy fryers, I dont even want to talk to you! In fact, go away!
This fryer makes the perfect chips for me. Its maximum heat setting is much higher than my previous fryer. It is so easy to dismantle and clean, and has enough capacity for two big helpings of chips. The permenant filter in the lid is a bonus. It heats up really quickly.
Heres how I make my favourite chips..
Switch on the fryer and select temperature setting 120.
Chip the potatoes and wash all the startch off them.
Thoroughly dry them on a tea towel.
When fryer is up to temperature, lower the basket of chips into the fryer.
After about 30 secs, lift the basket and shake, to stop any chips sticking together.
Fry for about 3-4 minutes or until the inside of the chips are going soft.
Lift them out completely and turn up to maximum heat.
When up to temperature, lower the basket again.
Again, shake them after 30 secs.
When brown and crispy, remove. They are done!
Tip into a dish lined with kitchen roll, and wipe them over to soak the oil off them.
Thats it!
Be aware that De'longhi also make a smaller sized identical fryer. But if you are a real man, get this bigger one.
Best fryer we've had August 20, 2010
veelund (Scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like other users we've had our fill of difficult to clean, plastic encased fryers and decided on the De'Longhi after reading reviews. It has now been in use for 2 or 3 months or more and and it has lived up to all our expectations. Extremely easy to clean, trouble free and frys beautifully. A couple or so of points to note - after cleaning the element needs to be properly seated otherwise it will switch on & off intermittently. The drain tap was exceedingly stiff the first time of use, subsequently though it now moves quite freely. The thermostat seems to heat oil to a higher temperature than previous fryers we've used at comparative settings - could be, of course, that the previous fryers were too low a temperature! Anyway, we suggest you experiment prior to preparing that gourmet dinner. We must emphasise again, that that bubear of all other fryers, draining and cleaning, really is a doddle
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