...Yes we know how to eat healthy, and generally do. But there are certain foods that no matter how hard you try, or what you use, do not come out as good as they are when deep fried. This is a decent size for doing fries, and other things for a small family. But the best thing about it may be the oil storage container. Deep fry oil is good for only so many uses, and filtering it and draining it is not easy, unless you have this Tfal unit. No hoses to drain the oil, no big spills on the counter, simply allow the oil to cool for 3 hours and flip a switch. The oils is filtered and goes into a convenient storage container. You wipe out the sediment in the vat, most parts are dishwasher safe. Wow! Having grown up in a home cooking family, where all the children got clean up duty, I am amazed and love it. Turkey Drumsticks Next!

Es una excelente freidora, pero consume muchísima luz :(

La verdad el producto se ve muy bien y de buena calidad , es bastante grande . Por desgracia por querer ahorrar lo pedí con caja rota , la verdad no me importa la caja si el producto esta bien , sin embargo estaba llena de aceite y sucia, claramente ya la habían usado y la devolvieron sin dignarse a lavarla. Al ser un producto usado lo devolví 😑

Me encantó, muy practico el deposito de aceite.

La freidora es muy practica, fácil de usar y limpiar y su sistema de filtración de aceite es la mejor parte

Hola buenas tarde un buen producto llego el mismo día en doble caja uno del producto y el otro para que no se maltratara.Lo utilice en preparar unas coliflores capeadas se hicieron muy rápido y sin batallar en que quedaran jajaja.Lo mejor que es fácil de lavar.Gracias por entregarlo tan rápido y el mismo día.

Excelente producto estaba renuente en comprar un freidora por la lata de lavarla y que hacer con el aceite restante, pero con su mecanismo de filtración es todo diferente fácil y cómodo.

Excellent product - took my home made fries to the next level!!love that it's dishwasher safelove that it has a temperature controlled "drain"

After watching my husband start a fire with a frying pan doing fries, this was a must!!!! I purchased it used, so no instructions came. It took a try or two to figure things out, (Long story) but ever since that first startup, this is a winner. My hubby loves it, can carry it outside to do his cooking and with ease change the oil when the time is right.Great purchase, great price, and ease of mind for me.

Hace mucho que quería comprar esa freídora. Las papas quedan al 100 y lo mejor es que es muy facil de lavarla ya que se puede desmontar una vez que se filtra y recupera el aceite en el cajón. La uso en el patio para evitar el olor a fritura en la casa. Recomiendo ampliamente este modelo

Respecto el precio y la calidad, considero que esta es una muy buena opción, leí comentarios negativos respecto del enchufe, pero yo no he tenido ningún problema de ningún tipo con ella. La recomendo ampliamente, llegó antes de lo esperado, completa, en buen estado y es fácil de usar.

Need a fryer that is well-priced, works well and carries more of a prestigious lineage? This T-fal fits the bill. I got this at a good price and wasn't sure what to expect when it arrived but was pleasantly surprised.When you open the box, it is obvious that this is a no-frills, fairly basic fryer that is good for an average sized family. We fried some chicken breasts cut up (about 1.25 pounds) and it took 2 full baskets to fry them to perfection. Seriously, the chicken looked beautiful and tasted outstanding. This model holds a good bit of oil (it is a 3 quart model) and has a nice window to see your food cooking.Something that I noticed right away (and a reason I would rate this 4.5 stars if possible) is the way the basket feels when you set it down. There doesn't seem to be a place for it to sit perfectly but rather feels like it is just sitting on the heating element...which happens to be the case. This did not impact cooking, however and when you put the lid on (as is absolutely recommended), it holds it in place).I wish the handle could fold down when you were cooking to avoid bumping it but for this price and value, I am not complaining. You are absolutely able to fold the basket handle when you are not cooking (do not attempt to do when it is hot) and it enables you to keep it stored as a nice box shaped item but during cooking that is not an option; as was the case with the model it replaced...which was much larger.When you are frying and ready to take the food out of the fryer, the basket does have a nice feature to allow you to rest it on the lip to enable the grease to drip-dry. This is nice, helpful and lends itself to less greasy food (but not dry).Overall, we love this fryer and T-fal as a brand. It has served us well over the years with cookware and their foray into fryers seems to be going well. The larger (and more expensive) model has a nice oil filtration system which is really cool-looking. If we fry a lot, we might just upgrade.Either way, good value, functionality and form factor resulting in a very solid 4.5 star rating!

After WEEKS of reviewing deep fryers, there are numerous reasons I ordered the T-fal FR8000 from Amazon on Saturday night. It arrived, with NO damage, on Wednesday. Thank you, AMAZON! I read ALL enclosed directions on Wednesday and put everything in the dishwasher except the heating element that same night. Thursday morning, I ensured everything was dry, put the unit back together and set up for my first time EVER using a deep fryer. Unit is not heavy and easy to move around. Since the deep fryer had small rubber feet on each corner, I decided to place the unit on my ceramic stove top in order to have use of the hood vent (from another reviewer). Safety is another reason I chose this model. I made sure that the cord reached the wall plug with room to spare and had the unit set up so that I had access to the reset button, if needed (another reviewer). The stainless steel colander was lined with paper towels for the fried chicken to rest. The 8x8 glass dish for the french fries was lined with paper towels-ready and waiting. I even had a place prepared for the hot see-through lid whenever I need to remove it from the unit. One of the main reasons I chose this unit: I have a small family and wanted the basket to be big enough for 3 meaty drumsticks and two meaty thighs because I did not want to have to cook a second batch of the same thing. After pouring the vegetable oil in half way between the min and max lines, I was ready! DH entered the kitchen and decided that he did not like my set up. Even after telling him that the instruction manual stated NO extension cords, he pulled out a power strip and plugged in the unit and then the wall informing me that a power strip is not an extension cord. (I researched this after dinner and it's true!) Fine. No problem. I turned the deep fryer on and set the temp at 374. The red light came on. While it was heating up, I seasoned, egg washed and flour coated the five pieces of chicken and laid them flat in the basket. Perfect fit. Based on reviews, I made sure that there were no damp spots on the chicken after the flour coating. (I thought I heard the unit "beep", but as I was not looking at it at the time, I'll have to update the next time I deep fry.) The red light went off, I very slowly, lowered the basket of prepared chicken into the hot oil and placed the lid securely on the unit. Beautiful bubbling hot oil frying and everything was going along fine. Now, as I am watching the frying process, the unit is NOT holding that beautiful deep frying temperature. What is wrong??!!!! DH hears me talking out loud (from downstairs) and comes into the kitchen. I lift the almost done fried chicken out with the basket. (LOVE THAT BASKET!!!) The power strip had a surge protecter and the red light that was on is now OFF!!! My input is that the Operators Manual should also state Do Not Use Power Strips, for those who do not know. I plugged the unit into the wall, pushed the reset button on the deep fryer, waited for the red temperature light to go off and continued frying. Deep fried home-made french fries turned out great, also. Just make sure that your fries are cut at the same thickness for even doneness and coloring. All in all, the T-fal FR8000 has all that a deep fryer should have from safety features, large basket and temperature control. Easy, breezy clean-up, either by hand or dishwasher. Looking forward to "our" next deep fried adventure. UPDATE: Tonight I used my deep fryer for deep fried catfish filets. The filets were a little more than 1 inch at the thickest, so I deep fried them for 10 minutes at the recommended temp of 320 degrees. OMG!!! Easy Breezy from set up to clean up. See my pictures below.