Lakeland Compact Fryer

[Digger]

Anyone purchased one of these as I fancy occasional chips, tempura, fish etc. Small kitchen hence the need for compactness.


http://www.lakeland.co.uk/12919/Lakeland-Compact-F...

[steveo3002]

1 ltr of oil wont do a great deal ...i think ours is 2 /2.5ltr and isnt that big capacity in the basket

remember if you drop a basket full to the brim of chips in there the oil will go cold and make soggy food

[Mobile Chicane]

I got something similar from Amazon for about £15 which takes a litre of oil.

It will do three chicken drumsticks, or four bhajis / samosas easily. I haven't tried it with chips since I don't eat these.

However the 'filter' is useless. I can't stand the smell of fried food, hence I've rigged it up with an extension cable to outside.

[Digger]

Reviews are a bit iffy, and this one seems to be less smelly!


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Delonghi-F13235-Fryer-Tota...

[Mobile Chicane]

Digger said:

Reviews are a bit iffy, and this one seems to be less smelly!


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Delonghi-F13235-Fryer-Tota...

Looks good. I note you can take the 'bowl' out and wash it on that one - on mine you can't.

[FiF]

We returned ours as it was a waste of space, and oil, and time, and money.

Too small.
Basket handling was iffy.
Didn't get oil to correct temperature for sweet potato fries.

[Gandahar]

steveo3002 said:

1 ltr of oil wont do a great deal ...i think ours is 2 /2.5ltr and isnt that big capacity in the basket

remember if you drop a basket full to the brim of chips in there the oil will go cold and make soggy food

Very good point.

The more oil the better with deep frying.

I am now up to 6 litres. It has the size for long fish and also the capacity for a lot of chips.

Downsides of course is that it takes a lot of energy to warm up so if you are only doing the odd bit of frying it's not ideal. Also you have to change the 6 litres of fat and clean it all up etc.

Having said that if you want to get a proper cooks deep fat fryer then don't fanny about with Argos and 1 litre and a small amount of money you have to bite the bullet and go semi commercial

Here is a good place to start

http://www.nisbets.co.uk/3/Catering-Appliances-Coo...


This would be a good choice

http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Parry-MoDular-Single-Elec...

Biggest problem with all these deep fat fryers is that the temp gauges are pretty poor.....

[Du1point8]

how about something like this?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-AirFryer-Healthier...

[Digger]

Thanks, but it really does need to be as compact as possible, and as clean smelling as possible. Mind you there were two models I did take a look at!

[Malx]

Du1point8 said:

how about something like this?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-AirFryer-Healthier...

These are very good.

[Cheese Mechanic]

I must have had at least 3 deep fat fryers, and all have ended up in the bin (Sometimes I'm a slow learner).

TBH if you live on your own, or do not eat a lot of fried food,or both, then they are a waste of time. Bulky, smelly,
and basically a dirty messy hindrance.

On the vary rare occasions that I have chips, its off to the fish and chip shop, far easier ,much more civilised .