Compare the Best FryersOctober 2020

Fryers use very hot oil to cook food quickly and thoroughly - the food is quickly cooked by the hot oil, often resulting in a crispy outside, but a tender inside. Most people connect home fryers with chips - allowing you to easily recreate the crispy, fluffy chips found in restaurants and cafes. However they can be used for many other different types of food, including fish, vegetables, samosas or chicken. Due to the high temperatures involved in the cooking procedure, modern fryers have significant safety features to minimise the chance of accidents, and contain pre-set modes for the most commonly-cooked foods.

Fryer Prices

In total we found 161 fryers ranging from £18 to £1,975. On average, a new fryer costs £131 and 80% of fryers are priced between £35 and £260. The cheapest fryer that we found is the Logik L30PFS12 at only £18, and the most expensive is the AEG HFB41100NB at £1,975.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

AEG fryers range in price from £1,975 to £1,975, and the highest average fryer price out of all brands is AEG fryers with an average price of £1,975.

Smeg fryers range in price from £503 to £503, and the average price of Smeg fryers is £503 which is the second highest average price of all fryer brands.

The third highest average fryer price out of all brands is Sage fryers with an average price of £399. Sage fryers start at £399 and their most expensive fryer costs £399.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have checked 18 expert reviews and 1,311 user reviews for fryers and used these reviews to determine the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top rated fryer brand is Tefal with an average rating of 90%. The second best brand is Philips with 85% and the third best brand is DeLonghi with 80%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

The biggest fryer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 94 current fryer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Currys with 19 offers. That means eBay is over 4 times bigger than Currys when it comes to fryers. OnBuy is the third biggest retailer with 15 current offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

April to June is the most common period for new fryers to be released in. If you wait until April 2021 then you might be able to get better features on your fryer. Alternatively you might be able to buy one of the current fryers cheaper in April once the latest models have been released. In 2019 most new fryers were released in April, with 10 new fryers released that month. June was the biggest month in 2018 for new fryers, with 13 new fryers released that month. 18 new fryers were released in November 2017 making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

New fryers drop in price by an average of 8% in the first 6 months after they were first released.

That means a saving of £4 on a typical £54 new fryer if you wait 6 months before buying.

Powers

'Power' is the power level of the fryer, measured in watts.

Across the range of fryers, the powers range from 140W to 10,000W. The powers of the majority of fryers range from 1,400W to 1,700W. The fryer with the biggest power is the Bartscher SNACK IV, which is a 6,500W fryer and currently retails for £225.82. The fryer with the smallest power is the Logik L30PFS12, which is a 200W fryer and is priced at £18.00.

Fryer Food Capacities

'Capacity' denotes how much food the fryer can hold at once, measured in kilograms.

Across the range of fryers, the fryer food capacities range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of the majority of fryers range from 1kg to 1.4kg. The fryer with the biggest fryer food capacity is the Tower T14001, which is a 17kg fryer food capacity fryer and sells for £44.95. The fryer with the smallest fryer food capacity is the Lloytron E6010WI, which is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer and sells for £18.49.

Low Fat Frying Functions

A low-fat frying function serves to fry food using only a fraction of the oil normally used.

The number of new fryers that do and are fryers without a low fat frying function is roughly the same. 207 out of 402 do are fryers with a low fat frying function.

Which Are the Cheapest Retailers for Fryers?

The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying fryers. For each retailer it shows the total number of fryers where they currently have a market leading price. The chart below helps you decide which retailer is normally cheapest for buying fryers. For each retailer we took all of their prices and looked at what proportion of those prices where the cheapest on the market. The cheapest retailer that we found was eBay. 68 of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.

Proportion of Fryers for Which Each Retailer is Cheapest?

Assessing how cheap each retailer is for fryers by counting the number of cheapest prices for that retailer, makes the retailers that offer the greatest number of fryer prices more likely to offer the greatest number of cheapest prices. The chart below considers the proportion of each retailer's fryer prices that are the cheapest compared to other retailers. The cheapest retailer that we found using this approach was eBay. 72.3% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.