Compare the Best FryersJanuary 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

The price range of fryers is from £18 to £2,173 and in total we found prices for 151 fryers. The average price of a new fryer is £138 and 80% of fryers are priced between £35 and £249. The Lloytron E6010WI is the cheapest fryer at only £18, and AEG HFB41100NB is the most expensive at £2,173.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

AEG fryers start at £2,173 and their most expensive fryer costs £2,173. The average price of AEG fryers is £2,173 which is the highest average price of all fryer brands.

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

Sage fryers range in price from £420 to £420, and the average price of Sage fryers is £420 which is the third highest average price of all fryer brands.

Fryer Brands - Average Ratings

We have analysed 53 expert reviews and 6,735 user reviews for fryers and used these reviews to determine the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top three fryer brands are Tefal, Philips and DeLonghi. Tefal has an average rating of 92%, Philips has an average rating of 82% and DeLonghi has an average rating of 79%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

We found 105 current offers for fryers from eBay making it the biggest fryer retailer. That is much bigger than the second biggest retailer, Amazon UK for whom we found 58 current offers for fryers. The third biggest retailer is Currys with 19 current fryer offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

Most new fryers tend to be released between April and June. If you wait until April 2021 then you might be able to get better features on your fryer. It's also worth keeping in mind that the price of the current fryers tend to drop off when the next models are released. The biggest month last year for new fryer releases was June, with five new fryers released that month. In 2019 most new fryers were released in April, with 10 new fryers released that month. 13 new fryers were released in June 2018 making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

On average fryers drop in price by 9% in the first 6 months after release.

That means that on a typical fryer costing £52 you could save on average £5 by waiting 6 months before buying.

Powers

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

The powers of fryers 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 £224.56. The SEB Actifry 1kg, which is available at £229.26, 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.

Comparing all fryers, the fryer food capacities range from 0.3kg to 20kg. The fryer food capacities of most fryers range from 0.8kg to 1.2kg. The Tower T14001, which is priced at £36.99, has the biggest fryer food capacity and is a 17kg fryer food capacity fryer. The fryer with the smallest fryer food capacity is the Nesco DF-12, which is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer and sells for £0.00.

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 407 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. 77 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. 73.3% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.