Compare the Best FryersSeptember 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

In total we found 64 fryers ranging from $15 to $517. The average price of a new fryer is $163 and the 80% of fryers are priced between $45 and $372. The cheapest fryer that we found is the Oster CKSTDF102SS at only $15, and the most expensive is the Tefal Actifry Smart XL at $516.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

Duronic fryers start at $364 and their most expensive fryer costs $364. The average price of Duronic fryers is $364 which is the highest average price of all fryer brands.

The average price of Taurus fryers is $300 which is the second highest average price of all fryer brands. Taurus fryers range in price from $300 to $300.

Cecotec fryers range in price from $260 to $260, and the average price of Cecotec fryers is $260 which is the third highest average price of all fryer brands.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 60 expert reviews and 6,688 user reviews for fryers and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top three fryer brands are Tefal, Philips and DeLonghi. Tefal has an average rating of 92%, Philips has an average rating of 83% and DeLonghi has an average rating of 80%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

The biggest fryer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 45 current fryer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Overstock with 10 offers. That means eBay is over 4 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?

The most common period for new fryers to be released in is between November and January. If you want the latest fryer features you may want to consider waiting until November 2020. Also the price of the current fryers may drop off just before the latest models are released in November. Two new fryers were released in January 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. In 2017 most new fryers were released in November, with 18 new fryers released that month.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

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

A typical new fryer costs on average $27. By waiting 6 months before buying you could save on average $1.

Powers

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

Comparing all fryers, the powers range from 140W to 10,000W. The powers of most 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 TWINBIRD EP-4694PW, which currently retails for $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.

Across the range of fryers, the fryer food capacities range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of most fryers range from 1kg to 1.4kg. The fryer with the biggest fryer food capacity is the Uniworld UGF-72, which is a 20kg fryer food capacity fryer and can be purchased for $0.00. The Nesco DF-12, which currently retails for $0.00, 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 fryers out of 391 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. 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. 93.3% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.