Hamilton Beach 8-Cup Electric Deep Fryer with Basket, Red

I ordered this Hamilton Beach 8 cup Deep Fryer with Basket because we have a problem everyone should have - too much fish in the freezer. I hoped that I could recreate our favorite fish and chips at home. Well, I haven't quite got the recipe right, but I think I can make it work. That said, the fryer is a little small. There is a 12 cup version that I might have liked better, but I didn't know it existed at the time I purchased the 8 cup. If you don't fill the 8 cup to max level, the fryer basket isn't completely below the level of the oil. I'm keeping it, but would order the 12 cup next time.

I love it!! It's the perfect size. Not to big and not too small. And it also goes perfectly with my kichen color theme. It heats up really quick. I enjoy that it's light weight. Made chicken tenders and fries. The food came out delicious. I will purchase another for my daughter.

I loved everything about this item until after the 2nd time using it, cleaning it and putting it away, next time I brought it out to use it, IT WOULD NOT WORK! Instructions told us to push RESET button, but, it had nothing to push in when we found the reset button. So, after trying multiple times and it still not working, we had to put it out in the shed! It only worked for me twice! I'm sticking to my Grandmother's deep rawd iron pot for deep frying from now on!

Absolutely love! My fried foods taste better than any fried foods from restaurants and sits perfectly on my counter top! Definitely recommend. If you have a bigger family would recommend getting the double one. I usually have to fry things twice to have enough for everyone and we have a family of 6

Heats up quickly. Maintains a steady temp when cooking and returns to temp after adding food quickly. Food was cooked evenly and was great, didn't have an overly greasy taste. Uses a little less than 2qts of oil to fill (I used canola for it's versatility, price and high temp allowance)so keep that in mind when reviewing sizes for your families needs. This is great for cooking enough food for 1 or 2 people at a time so if you are cooking for more than 2, then this deep fryer is probably not for you. It's great for small batches.

Hamilton Beech could not provide a replacement handle to the deep fryer basket. So bought a generic handle from amazon, works, but not the same design as Hamilton Beech product. Product came from China but it is apparent that HB company does not support this product. Just sells them.

These fryers come in 2 sizes the larger great for family, the smaller great for 2. I have owned large unit for 15 years when my kids were little and own the small one now. Easy to use, good quality and easy to maintain.

i was so excited to receive this item. even though i am not a fan of fried food i wanted to make ham croquettes and yuca frita for the holidays as they are always a big hit with my family when they come to visit me. I read the instructions and filled with oil to the max line and sadly it does not turn on at all brand new out of the box. You ruined my holiday and i threw the box away so now i am out almost 40 bucks. Hamilton Beach and Walmart should be ashamed for screwing over their customers for their hard earned money. I used to own one of these a few years back and it worked fine,but i would not recommend this product to anyone now as it seems the quality control in the new warehouse in China sucks.

just the right size for two people or single person, heats up quickly, right size basket deep enough and not too wide, the only negative thing i can say is it's very flimsy made as far as the outside and the top, the oil basin seems to be made thick and should last. overall it does what it's supposed to do it cooks the food and doesn't take up much space at all. You won't cook a huge amount but the basket it's just right size for about 6 big cheese sticks, or wings, i've cooked orka, 4 big egg rolls, about a XL order of french fries.

I really appreciate the compact size of the deep fryer and the color matched. My electric can opener perfectly, but if you are looking for a larger deep fryer, that will hold more than this isn't the one for you, but great deal cute deep fryer and I really enjoy it.