Compare the Best FryersJanuary 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

In total we found 60 fryers ranging from $25 to $635. A new fryer costs on average $187 and 80% of fryers are priced between $49 and $413. The most expensive fryer that we found is the Tefal Actifry Smart XL at $634, and the cheapest is the Chefman RJ38P1 at only $25.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

Duronic fryers range in price from $369 to $369, and the highest average fryer price out of all brands is Duronic fryers with an average price of $369.

Cecotec fryers range in price from $266 to $266, and the average price of Cecotec fryers is $266 which is the second highest average price of all fryer brands.

The average price of Gourmetmaxx fryers is $238 which is the third highest average price of all fryer brands. Gourmetmaxx fryers start at and their most expensive fryer costs $476.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 53 expert reviews and 6,735 user reviews for fryers and used these reviews to calculate the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top rated fryer brand is Tefal with an average rating of 92%. The second best brand is Philips with 82% and the third best brand is DeLonghi with 79%.

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 4 current offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

Most new fryers tend to be released between April and June. If you wait until April 2021 then you might be able to get better features on your fryer. Alternatively you might be able to buy one of the current fryers cheaper in April once the latest models have been released. In 2020 most new fryers were released in June, 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. June was the biggest month in 2018 for new fryers, with 13 new fryers released that month.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

On average fryers drop in price by 5% in the first 6 months after release.

A typical new fryer costs on average $28. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $1.

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 TriStar FR-6937, which is priced at $0.00, has the biggest power and is a 3,600W fryer. The fryer with the smallest power is the Logik L30PFS12, which is a 200W fryer and can be purchased for $0.00.

Fryer Food Capacities

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

The fryer food capacities of fryers range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of the majority of fryers range from 0.8kg to 1.2kg. The Uniworld UGF-72, which is available at $0.00, has the biggest fryer food capacity and is a 20kg fryer food capacity fryer. The fryer with the smallest fryer food capacity is the Lloytron E6010WI, which is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer and is on sale for .

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 fryers 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. 42 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. 91.3% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.