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

We currently list 66 fryers ranging from $27 to $515. The average price of a new fryer is $160 and the 80% of fryers are priced between $45 and $364. The most expensive fryer that we found is the Tefal Actifry Smart XL at $515, and the cheapest is the Oster CKSTDF102SS at only $27.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

The highest average fryer price out of all brands is Duronic fryers with an average price of $364. Duronic fryers range in price from $364 to $364.

Klarstein fryers start at $364 and their most expensive fryer costs $364. The second highest average fryer price out of all brands is Klarstein fryers with an average price of $364.

Taurus fryers range in price from $300 to $300, and the average price of Taurus fryers is $300 which is the third highest average price of all fryer brands.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 18 expert reviews and 1,972 user reviews for fryers and used these reviews to determine the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top rated fryer brand is Tefal with an average rating of 90%. The second best brand is Philips with 85% and the third best brand is DeLonghi with 81%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

The biggest fryer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 57 current fryer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Overstock with 9 offers. That means eBay is over 6 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?

November to January is the most common period for new fryers to be released in. If you want the latest fryer technology you may want to consider 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 2019 most new fryers were released in January, with two new fryers released that month. In June 2018, 13 new fryers were released making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases. 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?

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

That means that on a typical fryer costing $27 you could save on average $1 by waiting 6 months before buying.

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 fryer with the biggest power is the TriStar FR-6937, which is a 3,600W fryer and is on sale for $0.00. The TWINBIRD EP-4694PW, which is priced 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.

Across the range of 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 is available at $0.00, has the biggest fryer food capacity and is a 20kg fryer food capacity fryer. The Applica HF110SBD, which is on sale 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 391 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. 55 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. 96.5% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.