Compare the Best FryersSeptember 2021

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

We currently list 149 fryers ranging from £13 to £699. On average, a new fryer costs £106 and 80% of fryers are priced between £31 and £197. The most expensive fryer that we found is the Smeg PGF30F at £699, and the cheapest is the Bartscher SNACK II at only £14.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

The average price of Smeg fryers is £699 which is the highest average price of all fryer brands. Smeg fryers start at £699 and their most expensive fryer costs £699.

Zelmer fryers start at £198 and their most expensive fryer costs £198. The average price of Zelmer fryers is £198 which is the second highest average price of all fryer brands.

The third highest average fryer price out of all brands is Black & Decker fryers with an average price of £172. Black & Decker fryers range in price from £172 to £172.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 83 expert reviews and 14,950 user reviews for fryers and used this information to evaluate the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top three fryer brands are Tefal, Philips and DeLonghi. Tefal has an average rating of 91%, Philips has an average rating of 81% and DeLonghi has an average rating of 78%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

We found 107 current offers for fryers from eBay making it the biggest fryer retailer. That is slightly bigger than the second biggest retailer, Amazon UK for whom we found 96 current offers for fryers. The third biggest retailer is Currys with 31 current fryer offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

April to June is the most common period for new fryers to be released in. June was the biggest month in 2020 for new fryers, with six new fryers released that month. In April 2019, 10 new fryers were released making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases. In 2018 most new fryers were released in June, with 12 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 9%.

That means that on a typical fryer costing £40 you could save on average £4 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 the majority of fryers range from 1,400W to 1,700W. The Bartscher SNACK IV, which sells for £0.00, has the biggest power and is a 6,500W fryer. The SEB Actifry 1kg, which currently retails for £232.47, has the smallest power and is a 140W fryer.

Fryer Food Capacities

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

The fryer food capacities of fryers range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of the majority of fryers range from 0.8kg to 1.2kg. The Tower T14001, which is priced at £25.99, has the biggest fryer food capacity and is a 17kg fryer food capacity fryer. The fryer with the smallest fryer food capacity is the Applica HF110SBD, which is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer and is available at £91.13.

Low Fat Frying Functions

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

Most new fryers are fryers with a low fat frying function. 223 fryers out of 408 on Kagoo 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. 85 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. 79.4% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.