T-Fal Ultimate EZ Clean FR7008002 Deep Fryer  Product Reviews

"I purchased this fryer for my daughter and her family. I have another brand and is of the type everything is in the stainless bucket and it does a good job of frying but cleaning it is a pain. This one is a five star unit. When you are finished frying you turn the knob and the oil drains through a strainer and the oil goes into a container under the unit. Everything else breads down and goes into the dishwasher except the element/controls. Where this is really a good thing, my daughter going to buy another container to have one for chicken and the other for seafood. As all of you know, when you fry chicken it will leave the oil with somewhat of poultry oder which is not desireble for seafood. Great unit and will be the next one I purchase, my daughter sold me on it."

"Pros: - Good capacity - Very easy to clean - Accurate and gives great results every time Cons: - Odor filter could work better. If the filter were to work a bit better, it would be a 5* no problem!"

"I had a little problem in the draining. The instructions say to be sure and not overfill, so I was careful not to do that. After frying, the oil level had dropped between the MAX and MIN line. I was impressed it had cooked 4 batches of shrimp and 3 batches of frys and had used very little oil and I never had to add any additional oil. The instructions say to unplug the unit and turn the lever to the drain oil position when "finished" and it will drain automatically. Further down, it says it takes about 3 hours for the oil to cool and drain. It wasn't exactly clear as to exactly when you turn the lever to the drain position, after your finished cooking, or after the oil had cooled. Since the oil storage container is plastic, I decided to play it safe and unplugged the unit, waited 3 hours for the oil to cool, and then switched it over to the drain position. Most of the oil did drain into the storage container, but quite a bit ended up on the outside of the oil storage container and in a puddle on my counter. Luckily it was not hot. It took a bit of cleaning to get all the oil off the counter, but I was able to wash the oil off all the parts of the fryer easily by placing the washable parts in the dishwasher. I don't know if I did something wrong, or if there is a seal problem between the cook pot and the oil storage container,but as it stands, I can only give it a 3. It was easy to assemble, it did come to temperature quickly, it fried the shrimp and potatoes beautifully and the unit itself was easy to clean."

"Let's face it: deep fryers are messy to clean and grease smells. That said, this fryer is an improvement over my older T-Fal in that it allows me to store the oil in an airtight container and the innards of the fryer are dishwasher-able--that is, if they would all fit in the dishwasher! Anyway, they are pretty easy to clean. The real downside of this T-Fal versus my old one is that the old one has a genuine charcoal filter and the grease smell is much less. This one has only a sort of grease trap, not a true filter. Another problem is that the stainless steel is low-grade, so it is rusting. (I live by the sea.) Overall, it is a good machine and I am pleased with it. It is certainly the best one I have found on the market. My recommendation to T-Fal is that they combine the best of the old with the new--a good filter system, airtight oil storage, easy cleanability, and better-grade stainless steel."