Compare the Best FryersOctober 2020

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

We currently list 68 fryers ranging from $27 to $620. On average, a new fryer costs $173 and 80% of fryers are priced between $46 and $374. The Tefal Actifry Smart XL is the most expensive fryer that we found at $620, and the Oster CKSTDF102SS is the cheapest at only $27.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

The average price of Duronic fryers is $362 which is the highest average price of all fryer brands. Duronic fryers start at $362 and their most expensive fryer costs $362.

Taurus fryers start at $297 and their most expensive fryer costs $358. The second highest average fryer price out of all brands is Taurus fryers with an average price of $328.

The average price of Gourmetmaxx fryers is $232 which is the third highest average price of all fryer brands. Gourmetmaxx fryers range in price from to $465.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 18 expert reviews and 1,311 user reviews for fryers and used this data to calculate the average rating for each brand of fryer. Tefal is the top rated fryer brand with an average rating of 90%. Philips is the second best brand with 85% and DeLonghi is the third best brand with 80%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

We found 51 current offers for fryers from eBay making it the biggest fryer retailer. That is over 5 times bigger than the second biggest retailer, Overstock for whom we found 10 current offers for fryers. The third biggest retailer is Appliances Connection with 4 current fryer offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

The most common period for new fryers to be released in is between April and June. If you want the latest fryer features you may want to think about waiting until April 2021. Alternatively you might be able to buy one of the current fryers cheaper in April once the latest models have been released. Last year most new fryers were released in April, with 10 new fryers released that month. June was the biggest month in 2018 for new fryers, with 13 new fryers released that month. The biggest month in 2017 for new fryer releases was November, with 18 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.

A typical new fryer costs on average $29. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $1.

Powers

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

The powers of fryers range from 140W to 10,000W. The powers of most fryers range from 1,400W to 1,700W. The TriStar FR-6937, which is on sale for $0.00, has the biggest power and is a 3,600W fryer. The TWINBIRD EP-4694PW, which is available at $0.00, has the smallest power and is a 680W fryer.

Fryer Food Capacities

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

Comparing all fryers, the fryer food capacities range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of the majority of fryers range from 1kg to 1.4kg. The Uniworld UGF-72, which currently retails for $0.00, has the biggest fryer food capacity and is a 20kg fryer food capacity fryer. The Applica HF110SBD, which can be purchased for $122.45, 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.

The number of new fryers that do and are fryers without a low fat frying function is roughly the same. 207 out of 402 fryers do 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. 46 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. 90.2% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.