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Customer Reviews of Presto 05466 ProFry Stainless-Steel Dual-Basket Immersion-Element 12-Cup Deep Fryer
Customer Rating:  Summary: Deep Fryer Comment: Excellent for one or two people. Good but slower for larger groups. Prepare two different foods at the same time. Fairly quick temperature recovery considering the foods being fried were still frozen. Customer Rating: Summary: Works deliciously. Comment: Works deliciously. I love zuchinni fries and onion rings with a deep firey passion, so I figured I'd buy something like this. Little did I know how good it works, I have had friends come over and think my food's as good as restaurant food. Really, this works amazing, if you're deep frying onions to chicken wings. It makes a delicious treat. Customer Rating:  Summary: There has to be a better fryer out there Comment: After reading all of the wonderful reviews here I was almost ready to order it. Fortunately I held off and found the same unit at a local retailer for less than advertised here. I would not buy this product again. While I have not got a thermometer that reads high enough to verify the temperature, my guess is that it is running cool as others have reported. I have used it now four times, twice for home made fries, once with sweet potato and once with regular potato, and once for beer battered halibut, and most recently for beer batter onion rings. The results were no better than using a heavy pot on the stove top. Food still comes out every bit as oily and greasy as cooking on the stove top, maybe even worse, which leads me to suspect it really is not achieving a high enough cooking temperature. Grease still splatters everywhere; the cover is useless as it warns not to use it when cooking any high moisture content food, such as french fries, fish, etc. Even when it is in place it does nothing to capture the odors. Where I live moving it outside as one reviewer suggested would mean limiting my frying days to about 3 times a year. The description says the unit is built of stainless steel, which led me to believe the entire unit is constructed from stainless, but the outer shell that appears to be stainless steel in the picture is in reality just tin, at least on my unit, and is of a thickness and quality achievable at home by anyone with an 8th grade shop class skill level and a pair of vice grips. The inner tub is painful to empty once the oil has cooled, as well as to wash. I swear my fingers are being sliced to ribbons on the thin edge of the frying tub because it is so sharp, and when slippery it is impossible to hold on to. It is no wonder that the unit cannot maintain temperature; since there is no mass to it what so ever. The baskets are also very thin and flimsy, I would speculate that the total cost of materials and overseas labor to produce this unit is around $3.00. I am very happy to have not paid the asking price here and I would have returned it for a refund had I paid the listed 'original' price. For materials and workmanship this is about a $25.00 item. If you are thinking of spending the $60.00 on this, save a while longer and get into the next price point up for something of quality. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Comment: Ive owned 3 other fryers but I must say this one is the best by far.Ive had no problems with oil temperature at all. The fryer takes a bit over a gallon of oil so be sure to invest in a decent strainer to strain and conserve your oil. We fried chicken,fries,fish etc in large quantities and came out with uniform great tasting results every time.Ive had the fryer for a month now and it was well worth the money and cleanup was a breeze. It really does give restaurant quality results and I highly recommend it for the price. Customer Rating: Summary: Presto 05466 ProFry Comment: I love it! It works great. The tempura and fried chicken that I tried the unit on was excellent. Everything came out crispy. This is my first fryer so I can't compare it to anything else. I'm very happy with it. More Reviews Fry two different types of food at once or extra-large batches with this professional-style dual-basket deep fryer. The unit's generous 12-cup food capacity allows for frying family-size quantities in a hurry, while its oblong-shaped baskets nicely accommodate large pieces of chicken or fish. An adjustable thermostat allows for selecting a variety of frying temperatures, and the signal light indicates when oil is ready for frying. Another highlight includes the unit's 1800-watt immersion element, which provides quick preheating and fast oil-temperature recovery. The appliance's cover acts as a spatter shield when lowering food into hot oil, and its heating element and enameled pot remove easily for quick cleanup. For great restaurant taste in a convenient at-home size, the deep fryer measures 16 by 15 by 11 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty 
Choosing Appliance -> Non-stick Pans We recommend having at least 1 high quality non-stick saute pan. It makes cooking eggs and delicate items like fish a breeze. It also cuts down on the amount of fat necessary to effectively saute. The best place to buy such pans is from a restaurant supplier. Choosing Appliance -> Food Processor This is a big ticket item, but worth its weight in gold. It will save so much time when it comes to simple chopping or more advanced preparations like mayonnaise. As with most things, buy quality-- it will last longer, be capable of tougher jobs, and give you less problems. To make the food processor easiest to use, leave it on the counter top instead of storing it in a cabinet. Presto 05466 ProFry Stainless-Steel Dual-Basket Immersion-Element 12-Cup Deep Fryer
Useful info -> Built-in Ovens Built-under ovens may be single or double cavity and also need a separate hob. Double cavity ovens are essential if you want to cook one dish and grill another at the same time. |
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