Compare the Best FryersAugust 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

Fryers range in price from $36 to $613 and in total we found prices for 60 fryers. A new fryer costs on average $180 and 80% of fryers are priced between $49 and $384. The most expensive fryer that we found is the Tefal Actifry Smart XL at $613, and the cheapest is the Brentwood DF-701 at only $37.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

The average price of Duronic fryers is $354 which is the highest average price of all fryer brands. Duronic fryers range in price from $354 to $354.

The second highest average fryer price out of all brands is Taurus fryers with an average price of $293. Taurus fryers range in price from $293 to $293.

The third highest average fryer price out of all brands is Cecotec fryers with an average price of $280. Cecotec fryers start at $280 and their most expensive fryer costs $280.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 58 expert reviews and 6,691 user reviews for fryers and used this data to determine 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

We found 53 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 Factory Outlet Store with 3 current fryer offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

The most common period for new fryers to be released in is between November and January. For the latest fryer technology you may want to think about waiting until November 2020. It's also worth keeping in mind that the price of the current fryers tend to drop off when the next models are released. In January 2019, two new fryers were released 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 $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.

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 sells for $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 Uniworld UGF-72, which sells for $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 Applica HF110SBD, which is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer and is available at $122.45.

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. 204 fryers out of 392 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. 48 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. 90.6% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.