De'Longhi D895 DeLonghi D28313UXBK Roto Deep Fryer, Black/Silver

The media could not be loaded. I am a first time fryer and not by accident. I am a grown person, but I have always had a phobia of frying. I’ve been given fryers before, kept them for a period of years, then just always got rid of them because I was too terrified I would start a fire or something else horrific. Finally, I decided I could no longer live without Monte Cristo sandwiches and I got determined about learning how to make them. For a number of reasons, this is the fryer I selected for my small apartment. I am attaching a video and some photos of my first use. As you can see, everything went well!This sandwich takes a very wet batter and I am now convinced that I will be able to fry any battered food. I did spray the basket with cooking spray first, but I think the trick was that I lowered the basket in the oil and let it rotate a few times before dropping in the pieces. Just a tiny bit of batter stuck on one piece, but not even enough that anyone would notice. I just pulled the batter off the basket and stuck it back on that spot.I think you could easily fry small pieces of food one or two at a time without the basket and just scoop them out with a fryer scoop or remove them with tongs. I considered doing that and may try it one day. My method worked just fine, though.I did close the lid some while the sandwich was frying, but it would have been just fine if I had left it up. Yes, the lid had to be up when I dropped the pieces in and yes, I was terrified as I was doing it! But I just sucked it up and did it and it worked just fine :-)I’ll be making another Monte Cristo to share with a friend tomorrow, then I’m planning to experiment with chicken fried steak and maybe even Twinkies in the near future.I have an air fryer for non-battered things so I am planning to use this exclusively for battered foods and other things that can’t go in the air fryer. I did find a couple of guys had posted YouTube videos showing how they fry chicken and even some dumplings in this. Those were incredibly helpful and reassuring. Mostly though, I found the secret with the batter is to lower the basket first then drop the food in the deep end with the oil.I had my fire extinguisher next to me, towels all over the floor and within reach in case I had a spill over, and my heart was pounding, but I made this lovely and delicious sandwich and everything was just fine. Also, I had no excessive steam or smoke, and no bad smells at all. I live in a large apartment building (like a hotel), and I can’t imagine that anyone walking in the hall outside my apartment would know I was frying. That was a major concern for me.I will come back and update if I have any problems going forward but overall, I’m glad I gave this little fryer a chance. If I can use it, I’m quite sure anyone can!

I LOVE this product. I have used it four times now, and each time it has been easy and delightful to fill and clean. I can get it clean enough to store inside the house in my kitchen gadget closet. My other deep fryer had to live in the garage because I could not clean it as well. This fryer is light weight and effective. It is easy for me to move from one location to the next, even with the oil inside!The first time I fried French fries first, then (with the same oil) I fried rice balls from the freezer (store bought), and one more item that I cannot remember. I do remember everyone was delighted with the results. I emptied and cleaned the device in less than 30 minutes. I did not use the hose attachment, because I was unsure how to, but later my husband showed me that it just pulled out. I cleaned it at the sink once it was emptied and wiped out with paper towels.Second time I made Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls (recipe courtesy of Bobby Deen.) I made 50 balls, and they were gone by the end of the next day. In this same frying session I cooked over 100 meatballs made with beef and pork. I find when you cook meat the oil gets dirtier more quickly, so I emptied again and cleaned up just as easy as the first time. The chicken cheesy balls were a tester recipe for a house warming party where I had 30 plus people attending. The next day I made 100 more, and waited until the day of the party to fry them (third use). They were a huge hit for our party! As were the meatballs for a Swedish meatball dish.The last time I made over 100 wontons filled with either hoisin chicken, chorizo and cheese or sweet potato and bacon. The latter was the fan favorite. They were also gone be the end of the next day. This batch of oil I used over two consecutive days, because they were wontons so they did not muck up the oil like meat based balls would. Again clean up was easy, as long as you have a good place the put the used oil. We have two acres, so we have a designated area for scrapes such as this. I would hesitate to put this in the trash.My favorite part is the ability to get this product clean enough to store in the house. Secondly, the small quantity of oil needed for a batch.

We like this product so well that we purchased a second time. The first one lasted ~7 years and was still working but couldn’t clean it to our satisfaction. This unit cooks home,axe fries very well and doesn’t make them too greasy due to the rotating basket. Easy to use and the drain hose makes storage super easy.

Works great less oil.