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 66 fryers ranging from $27 to $624. The average price of a new fryer is $156 and the 80% of fryers are priced between $49 and $350. The most expensive fryer that we found is the Tefal Actifry Smart XL at $623, and the cheapest is the Oster CKSTDF102SS at only $27.

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.

Taurus fryers range in price from $298 to $298, and the average price of Taurus fryers is $298 which is the second highest average price of all fryer brands.

Cecotec fryers start at $260 and their most expensive fryer costs $260. 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 evaluated 16 expert reviews and 1,311 user reviews for fryers and used these reviews 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 90%, Philips has an average rating of 85% and DeLonghi has an average rating of 81%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

We found 60 current offers for fryers from eBay making it the biggest fryer retailer. That is over 6 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 2 current fryer 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 features you may want to think about 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. 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.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of $1 on a typical $26 new fryer by waiting 6 months before buying.

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 the majority of 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 priced at $0.00. The TWINBIRD EP-4694PW, which is on sale 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 is priced at $0.00. The Applica HF110SBD, which currently retails 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 fryers (53%) 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. 59 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. 98.3% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.