Compare the Best FryersMarch 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

Fryers range in price from £17 to £679 and in total we found prices for 150 fryers. On average, a new fryer costs £103 and 80% of fryers are priced between £30 and £213. The cheapest fryer that we found is the Elgento E17002 at only £18, and the most expensive is the Smeg PGF30F at £679.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

Smeg fryers start at £679 and their most expensive fryer costs £679. The average price of Smeg fryers is £679 which is the highest average price of all fryer brands.

Taurus fryers range in price from £213 to £213, and the average price of Taurus fryers is £213 which is the second highest average price of all fryer brands.

Zelmer fryers start at £180 and their most expensive fryer costs £180. The third highest average fryer price out of all brands is Zelmer fryers with an average price of £180.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have evaluated 49 expert reviews and 5,110 user reviews for fryers and used these reviews to evaluate the average rating for each brand of fryer. Tefal is the top rated fryer brand with an average rating of 92%. Philips is the second best brand with 84% and DeLonghi is the third best brand with 79%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

The biggest fryer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 124 current fryer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Amazon UK with 57 offers. That means eBay is more than twice as big as Amazon UK when it comes to fryers. Currys is the third biggest retailer with 23 current offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

November to January is the most common period for new fryers to be released in. That means that most of the latest fryer technology was released in within the last 3 months, and now is good time to buy. In January 2019, one new fryers were released making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases. June was the biggest month in 2018 for new fryers, with 14 new fryers released that month. The biggest month in 2017 for new fryer releases was November, with 18 new fryers released that month.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

On average, in the first 6 months after release, fryers drop in price by 12%.

If you are prepared to wait then you could save an average of £5 on a typical £41 new fryer by waiting 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 most fryers range from 1,400W to 1,700W. The TriStar FR-6937, which is on sale for £0.00, has the biggest power and is a 3,600W fryer. The fryer with the smallest power is the Logik L30PFS12, which is a 200W fryer and is on sale for £19.99.

Fryer Food Capacities

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

Comparing all fryers, the fryer food capacities range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of most fryers range from 1kg to 1.5kg. The Tower T14001, which can be purchased for £33.95, has the biggest fryer food capacity and is a 17kg fryer food capacity fryer. The fryer with the smallest fryer food capacity is the Severin FR 2437, which is a 0.3kg fryer food capacity fryer and is available at £0.00.

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. 205 fryers out of 391 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. 83 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. 66.9% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.