Compare the Best FryersApril 2021

Fryers use very hot oil to cook food quickly and thoroughly - the food is quickly cooked by the hot oil, often resulting in a crispy outside, but a tender inside. Most people connect home fryers with chips - allowing you to easily recreate the crispy, fluffy chips found in restaurants and cafes. However they can be used for many other different types of food, including fish, vegetables, samosas or chicken. Due to the high temperatures involved in the cooking procedure, modern fryers have significant safety features to minimise the chance of accidents, and contain pre-set modes for the most commonly-cooked foods.

Fryer Prices

Fryers range in price from $25 to $526 and in total we found prices for 54 fryers. The average price of a new fryer is $147 and the 80% of fryers are priced between $40 and $405. The Tefal FZ761015 is the most expensive fryer that we found at $526, and the Chefman RJ38P1 is the cheapest at only $25.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

The highest average fryer price out of all brands is Klarstein fryers with an average price of $433. Klarstein fryers start at $433 and their most expensive fryer costs $433.

The second highest average fryer price out of all brands is Clatronic fryers with an average price of $219. Clatronic fryers start at $219 and their most expensive fryer costs $219.

Hamilton Beach fryers start at $210 and their most expensive fryer costs $210. The third highest average fryer price out of all brands is Hamilton Beach fryers with an average price of $210.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 72 expert reviews and 13,151 user reviews for fryers and used this data to determine the average rating for each brand of fryer. Tefal is the top rated fryer brand with an average rating of 92%. Philips is the second best brand with 82% and DeLonghi is the third best brand with 78%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

The biggest fryer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 46 current fryer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Overstock with 9 offers. That means eBay is over 5 times bigger than Overstock when it comes to fryers. Factory Outlet Store is the third biggest retailer with 2 current offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

April to June is the most common period for new fryers to be released in. That means that most of the latest fryer technology was released in within the last 3 months, and now is good time to buy. June was the biggest month last year for new fryers, with five new fryers released that month. 10 new fryers were released in April 2019 making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases. In 2018 most new fryers were released in June, with 12 new fryers released that month.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

New fryers drop in price by an average of 5% in the first 6 months after they were first released.

That means a saving of $1 on a typical $20 new fryer if you wait 6 months before buying.

Powers

'Power' is the power level of the fryer, measured in watts.

Across the range of fryers, the powers range from 140W to 10,000W. The powers of the majority of fryers range from 1,400W to 1,700W. The Princess Superior Fryer, which currently retails for $0.00, has the biggest power and is a 3,200W fryer. The fryer with the smallest power is the TWINBIRD EP-4694PW, which is a 680W fryer and is on sale for $0.00.

Fryer Food Capacities

'Capacity' denotes how much food the fryer can hold at once, measured in kilograms.

Across the range of fryers, the fryer food capacities range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of most fryers range from 0.8kg to 1.2kg. The fryer with the biggest fryer food capacity is the Uniworld UGF-72, which is a 20kg fryer food capacity fryer and is on sale for $0.00. The Applica HF110SBD, which currently retails for $126.18, has the smallest fryer food capacity and is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer.

Low Fat Frying Functions

A low-fat frying function serves to fry food using only a fraction of the oil normally used.

Most new fryers are fryers with a low fat frying function. 223 out of 407 on Kagoo are fryers with a low fat frying function.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Fryers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying fryers. For each retailer it shows the total number of fryers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying fryers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 41 of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Fryers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for fryers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of fryer prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's fryer prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 89.1% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.