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

In total we found 148 fryers ranging from £18 to £2,173. A new fryer costs on average £139 and 80% of fryers are priced between £35 and £258. The cheapest fryer that we found is the Lloytron E6010WI at only £19, and the most expensive is the AEG HFB41100NB at £2,173.

Fryer Brands - Price Range

AEG fryers range in price from £2,173 to £2,173, and the highest average fryer price out of all brands is AEG fryers with an average price of £2,173.

The second highest average fryer price out of all brands is Smeg fryers with an average price of £610. Smeg fryers start at £610 and their most expensive fryer costs £610.

Sage fryers start at £420 and their most expensive fryer costs £420. 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 checked 53 expert reviews and 6,735 user reviews for fryers and used this information to determine the average rating for each brand of fryer. The top rated fryer brand is Tefal with an average rating of 92%. The second best brand is Philips with 82% and the third best brand is DeLonghi with 79%.

Biggest Fryer Retailers

The biggest fryer retailer by number of products currently for sale is eBay. We found 106 current fryer offers from eBay. The second biggest retailer is Amazon UK with 67 offers. That means eBay is much bigger than Amazon UK when it comes to fryers. Currys is the third biggest retailer with 23 current offers.

When Are Most New Fryers Released?

April to June is the most common period for new fryers to be released in. For the latest fryer technology you may want to consider waiting until April 2021. Also the price of the current fryers may drop off just before the latest models are released in April. Five new fryers were released in June 2020 making it the biggest month that year for new fryer releases. April was the biggest month in 2019 for new fryers, with 10 new fryers released that month. In 2018 most new fryers were released in June, with 13 new fryers released that month.

How Fast Do Fryer Prices Drop After Release?

In the first 6 months after release, fryers drop in price by 9% on average.

That means a saving of £4 on a typical £52 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 is on sale for £221.15. The fryer with the smallest power is the SEB Actifry 1kg, which is a 140W fryer and currently retails for £265.16.

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 most fryers range from 0.8kg to 1.2kg. The fryer with the biggest fryer food capacity is the Tower T14001, which is a 17kg fryer food capacity fryer and can be purchased for £44.99. The Nesco DF-12, which is available at £0.00, has the smallest fryer food capacity and is a 0.4kg fryer food capacity fryer.

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 (55%) 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. 81 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. 76.4% of their fryer prices were the cheapest that could be found anywhere.