Cuisinart Deep Fryer, 4 Quart, CDF-200P1

We bought this product about a week and a half ago. We only received the large basket, not the two smaller ones. Like others have stated the magnetic cord is short but for us we have an accessable outlet on our counter. Once filled with oil you shouldn't be moving the unit around anyway so the magnetic hookup should not be a problem, it wasn't for us. We filled the oil to the max. fill line which took just a little over a gallon. We used Wal-Mart good value vegetable oil, about $2.25 a gallon and it worked perfectly. You don't need to spend a fortune on those specialty oils. It took about 10 minutes to reach max. temp and we were ready. My wife had just got a large amount of fresh oakra. She cut and breaded it and filled the basket full. That was a lot of oakra. It cooked between 15 and 20 minutes and was done. We used the hook and let it drain a minute or so and poured it in a large bowl lined with paper towels. The oakra was done perfectly, all of it. It was crisp and not oily or greasy. To my surprise when finished with the bowl, the paper towels were barely damp with oil. We've since fried shrimp and fish fillets, the same good results. Of course your choice of breading reflects taste. Next up is going to be chicken with a KFC breading mix she got on Facebook. Clean up was a breeze, just washed it and let it dry. Didn't notice any real residue on the counter top, cooked with the lid on of course. We will reuse oil based on product cooked and breading used but as mentioned above, new oil everytime would be reasonable. I know everybody is different but just use commen sense when cooking with very hot oil and safety should not be a problem. This unit is a household item and not built to military standards. It is light weight and easily moved and stored. Saved the packageing initially just in case something was bad but it's been thrown away now. I think this unit will be extremely useful for a lot of people. Very, Very satisfied. Been using this unit for a few months now and still the great results. Just don't over fill the unit. Maximum fill line has been perfect for us!!!

Easy to use and clean. Keeps heat pretty well through out the frying time. Do not overload with food as it isn't a commercial fryer, but is great for the kitchen as it is smaller, fits on counter and does a good amount at a time for a family. Oil lasts as long as you are careful. Use the right temps for food you are frying and you can enjoy with your oil you like, we use mostly peanut oil.

Temp control lets you set the correct temperature for each food, from barely bubble to smokin' hot. Stainless steel makes for easy cleaning and the lift-out oil reservoir lets you save the oil after cooking your fries and okra. We prepare a lot of fish and chicken and the heating element keeps the oil hot from batch to batch. The deep frier is a good size and I like the way the basket sits in the oil and then can be raised to drain the food. I knocked off one star because this is my second Cuisinart cooker because the heating element failed on the first one after a year. It worked so well that straight away I ordered the same unit again. I hope this isn't an issue with this one. I recommend this product for its ease of use and the superior way it heats the oil. If a year from now this one fails I will probably buy another.

I bought this fryer here on Amazon. There were no reviews on it since it had just been added. I took a chance after looking and reading reviews on all the others. This one had very little description. So, I bought it my second one next to a fry daddy years ago. This one is nice the size is as described. Has a decent viewing window. It comes with the controller and heating element connected one piece, basket with removable and I believe folding handle both pretty stable construction when in use, not flimsy. Has the structure itself and removable oil pan wit a pour slot in one corner and min max line very ledgeable. I used Ibera 80% sunflower oil 20% extra virgin oil heated up in 12 1/2 minutes to 375 and I did check it with a new thermometer. I read many reviews saying there only heated up to 340 or 356 so I am pleased on these results. I put two talapia fillets down in the oil and the unit regained its 375 heat in about 2 minutes. Unsure if that's good or bad but it did come back to 375. Like I said there was not to much info on this deep fryer took a chance and my wife and I are happy we did. One more thing. The plug is magnetic and the magnets are of good strength but I did not have to bump or move the fryer while in use as others on other fryers have said with the problem of the plug disconnecting. I'm sure this deep fryers plug will stand fast. Yes this has a timer up to 30 minutes I believe. I'm to lazy to go look. Anyway I hope this helps. Just to update, used the deep fryer couple times for fries, talapia which the book says on fish 3 to 3 1/2 minutes with the roll of the heat 6 minutes and came out really nice also fried chicken you can get two breast in the basket and the next run two thighs and two legs. I will put a thermometer to it again next time just to see and will update on the heat check to temperature. I really think this is a well made deep fryer. Oh yes the steam ports do not effect grabbing the lid handle so you do not feel the heat.update Have had this a couple months and still holding true after about 15 uses. Ensure you get some cheese cloth and a funnel here on Amazon makes straining a breeze and full clea n up is very simple no headache. I would buy this again.

I love these. They hold their heat very well, are easy to clean, have a heating element that is above the bottom so the corn meal does not burn and hold up for many years. Be carefull when wiping down the control because within the first year I could not read the temp numbers or any other print that was on the control panel. I think 409 was what I was using that was too strong. Get one and be happy you don't have to use those crummy, little, round fry daddy things any more. LOL

Wow, I was so excited to finally own my first deep fryer and to cook up some wings at home without settling for baked wings only (sorry if you love your wings baked). The fryer was fairly easy to set up although it took my husband's gadget smarts to figure out the proper way to attach the handle to the basket (instruction manual was not too clear for me). The basket is decent sized but the oil depth for about a gallon does not come up very high when food is immersed with the basket. So essentially you should only do a single layer of wings for example which for me was about 8 wingettes. The oil heated up in about 10 or so mins to the 375, I dropped my wings in and this first batch of wings came out nice and crispy after about 12mins. Unfortunately this device proved to be a one hit wonder. I dropped my next batch of wings in and I noticed after about 3mins, that the oil was kinda simmering. I decided to let it keep going and then by the 10min, you could tell the oil had totally cooled off and my wings were just taking a cold swim in oil. After an hour of research (because the manual did not indicate anything about this design disaster!), I got to learn about the dumb "reset" issue with this thing. I managed to reset it to finish cooking my 2nd batch of wings. Guess what? The stupid thing reset again with my 3rd batch of wings in the process of cooking but ofcourse, this time I couldn't reset immediately and had to unplug, disassemble the control unit, let it cool off for about 20mins and then reset again to get my oil back up to 375!. At this point(2hrs into my wings dinner prep) my family gave up on dinner and ate left overs. How in the world did this pass design review??? A basket too small to make enough food for a mid size family in one batch of cooking, yet a heating element that won't allow you cook more than one batch of food within 45 mins...huh??? All I can say is for now, I have been put off shopping for any more deep fryers.

Just Used it .It has Easy clean up and the Food Comes Out Crispy and Good

What more needs be said? This fryer works, full stop. It holds enough oil (about a gallon) to help keep the temperature stable, and it fries food like you remember from the Before Times. It cooks well, it cleans easily (most of it goes in the dishwasher) and what else is there? There aren't as many bells and whistles as the other options (oil filters, storage totes, etc) but don't forget, THIS ONE WORKS. Those make "homemade" fries. Soggy, oily. This makes real fries, like you remember from every restaurant ever in the Before Times. The thermostat is analog, so it runs a touch high, but that helps it keep the temperature stable and it has not had any effect on our food.

La tengo desde hace un tiempo y es súper práctica porque es de gran capacidad. Ahorras mucho en aceite y en tiempo.

The Deep Fryer supplied does not maintain a temperature more than 110 Deg, and is is rated for 200 deg temperature so we are unable to fry the potato waffels Please advice a return.

Similar to a professional fryer that doesn't take up a lot of counter space. Heats up pretty quickly. Tried frying a variety of frozen foods. Everything was cooked perfectly. Almost too good.

C'est déjà un très bon produit, mais tout arrive en anglais et espagnol pas de livre de recettes en français. dommage!! serait plus facile pour moi.

I checked wire cutter and America’s Test Kitchen for their reviews. This was the number one pick. Extremely well designed. Everything comes apart for easy cleaning. Heats up quickly. Good recipes come with machine