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| Review Date: June 25, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Deremiah, *CPE/Customer Passionate Executive, Saint Charles, IL USA |
This very well may be the first 4 and a half star Deep Fryer that I give five stars to because it's great fryer and with all of the digital applications it is very user friendly. This deep fryer is amazing with a nice digital angle and it's ability to hold the heat in and keep the smoke including odor down. If you've ever cooked chicken then you can appreaciate these benefits.
It is also quick to set-up, easy to use and it's ability to create piping hot food that doesn't taste fried and causes chicken to taste clean not greasy is great. I give DeLonghi 4.5 STARS.
.5 STARS is what they get for this neat little contraptions ease of breakdown for cleaning. I mean I broke this little baby down and with warm soapy water cleaned it up real nice and then dryed it off with paper towels and there it stood just as pretty as ever on the counter top...I almost took a picture of it and sent it to JD Powers.
So truly for a great cooking experience and an excellent clean-up I think it wouldn't hurt to have two of these in your house and this is your Servant Deremiah, *CPE signing out. |
Best fryer i've used
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| Review Date: April 12, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Charles Kimsey, Clemson, SC |
I have been very happy so far with this fryer. It is the first one I've owned that gives good results every time. The unit convieniently comes apart for easy cleaning.
Pros:
Excellent results, cooks perfectly
Easy to clean
Built-in timer
Beeps when ready
Maintains precise temperature
Cons:
Timer can only be set to 1-minute intervals
Folding basket handle only folds INTO the oil
Sainless steel sides feel flimsy
Slow to heat up |
Who's your fry daddy?
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| Review Date: September 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: JT, ES |
| My second purchase of this model. Purchased for a friend after he has borrowed mine several times and each time I don't get the fryer back for a month. My first fryer is going strong after four years of use. To the reviewers who complain this product gives an error message or stops working completely, all I can say is; you must absolutely not get the electrical component box wet. I accidentally did this while cleaning my old model, and had issues with the error message, but somehow the fryer came back to life. My only complaint to Delonghi would be to nix the timer function as to allow the user to set temp. and run the fryer as long as needed without having to reset the timer. |
Good, but takes too much time to heat the oil
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| Review Date: January 17, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Kaushik Lodh, New York, USA |
I have no excuse for buying a fryer, I have a high stress job, am an ex-athelete, whose eating habbits have gone down the drain. Buying a fryer, especially one as good as this, has further added to my fat and cholestrol intake.
This fryer comes from a very good design house, DeLonghi based out of Italy makes some really good products, but be advised, this unit is : "Made in China". So it is not that well built. The outer body is thin sheet metal which will bend very easily.
But that said, it has a solid inner oil chamber and a good and solid frying basket. What I like is the concern for customer safety, often at times, a person might mistakenly pull a power cord and trip the appliance. Now if you do that with a fryer filled with boiling hot oil....I leave possible implications to your imagination. The DeLonghi takes care of such an eventuality by 2 very simple, basic, yet very effective principles.
1) The power cord is short, so you wont have any extra length to get entangled in.
2) The power cord is connected to the fryer by a magnetic connection. Nothing plugs in, it is just held by a permanent magnet. So in case there is a minor tug, the power cord will disconnect, and you wont trip it.
Regarding operation, really it could not be simpler. I am used to complicated sequences and special dances which need to be performed whenever any new appliance is being used for the first time. So I picked up the manual, connected the unit to the power supply, filled it with oil between the min and max limits, and then looked up the manual for setting the temperature and timer. It was ridiculously simple. The unit automatically sets the temperature to 320, all I had to do was to press + or - to increase or decrease (respectively) the temperature. After that, you press the mode/start button now the timer display comes on, you press + or - to increase the time to the desired number of minutes. Then you press the mode/start button again, and the unit heats the oil within to the desired temperature and beeps to let you know when that is done. Now you immerse the basket with the goodies inside, and press the start button and the unit counts down the time till the timer runs out and then beeps to let you know.
The beeps are loud and clear, so if you set the unit in the kitchen, to heat up or are waiting for the food to be cooked, and you are seated in the living room catching a movie, even then you will be able to make out the beep. That is a good feature. God knows how many pizzas I have burned in convection ovens which never beeped loud enough for me.
The lid has a glass window, which is basically useless, because when you start frying, the vapor obscures the view. But thats not a major problem. I have never seen this sputter, so you can safely take off the lid to check how the food is being cooked.
There are 2 problems however.
1) The oil takes way too long to heat. Almost 12 to 15 minutes to heat from 68 degrees to 356 degrees. Thats a lot of power consumption.
2) The manual states that the unit must be filled with oil in between the min and max levels which are pointed out on the inner side of the container. Now thats kind of hard to make out after you have fried food in the unit a few times. The remains obscure the markings.
Apart from these few minor complaints, I am pretty pleased with its robust performance, ease of use and excellent quality. The food is always cooked to perfection. I have absolutely no complains here.
I would honestly recommend this unit, because of its safety features and great quality and the excellent brand name of DeLonghi. I do feel this unit is built to last.
Thanks,
Kaushik |
I love this fryer
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| Review Date: May 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Brenda B., New Hampshire, US |
This is my third fryer and I absolutely love it. Heats fast and easy to clean. Like another reviewer, I was worried about the handle on the fry basket at first, but then discovered I didn't click it into place as is clearly stated in the instructions.
Well worth the price. |
Good Fryer
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| Review Date: December 27, 2006 |
| Reviewer: S. Tompkins, NC |
| We have had this fryer for about 2 years. Works great. We actually just leave the oil in there now and it has posed no problems. The only thing that is wrong is the lettering on the face of the digital read out is coming off, but after 2+ years of use that isn't too bad. Would recommend this fryer but just make sure you have space to store it bc it does take up a lot of space. |
Initially Good, Major Issues Developed
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| Review Date: April 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Nicholas M. Hall, |
Initially, I really liked this fryer. It was my second deep fryer, and my first deep fryer with an immersion heating element. It worked great at first, but it did take a long time for the oil to heat up. Given the quantity of oil, I figured that was acceptable. The advantage was the oil would maintain temperature during cooking.
After about 6 months of use, the sensor to ensure that the heating element is properly installed began to malfunction. Furthermore, it started going into an error mode where the display only reads "Err". After a while, the sensor had to be manually wedged into place so that it would function and the error mode eventually started to happen almost every time I plug it in.
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I Hate This Fryer
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| Review Date: May 24, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Laura S. Smith, New Britain, CT USA |
| Ok, I have owned quite a few fryers, I run a home Child Care business so I use my fryer at least once a week for chicken nuggets and french fries. This fryer clicks into an error mode and theirs nothing you can do, I have tried extra cleaning, the reset button and resetting it over and over. The handle on the basket can easily fall into the oil. I have only owned this one for about 6 months now and for the money I would look at other brands, will never buy a Delonghi again. |
Extreme Error!
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| Review Date: July 22, 2007 |
| Reviewer: BlackAngel Playah, Florida |
| I've bought 2 of this model of deep fryer and both had the same problem. Error at a certain temperature. The error clears after about 5 restarts, but eventually the thing just stops working. I would NEVER buy another model of Delonghi deep fryer. However Delonghi is not all bad. I do have a Delonghi coffee maker.. It works well. |
Worked Just One Time
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| Review Date: December 24, 2007 |
| Reviewer: christinemm - The Thinking Mother, Connecticut, United States |
We purchased this item from Amazon with the sole purpose of using it to make some traditional family foods on Christmas Eve.
The first time it worked wonderfully and was a great alternative to what we used to do which was fry outdoors using a big pot and a freestanding burner thing (such as they use to fry turkeys on). That one time that we used it the product was fantastic!
And this year to prepare two of our family's traditional foods for Christmas Eve we set the unit up and it did not work. After one second of a normal digital display, it changed to an error message ('err').
Indeed we did follow all the directions on the proper way to set it up (just in case you were wondering if we caused the problem).
Then we re-read the entire manual four times in its entirety to trouble-shoot. We also followed the directions regarding resetting the unit and it did not work. The owner's manual simply says then that if the reset button doesn't fix the 'err' message, to 'call a service center for service' if this error message keeps happening. How awful that on a holiday we are stuck with a broken appliance and that it must go for service after just one use!
We are very disappointed that this worked for our family exactly one time.
And since we bought it last December to use last Christmas Eve, it is now past the warrantee date and cannot be returned or repaired free of charge!
Adding to our disappointment and aggravation is the company itself. We are losing faith in DeLonghi. Recently our DeLonghi toaster oven (purchased from Amazon also) broke after less than 18 months of use. Both Amazon customer reviews for their toaster ovens and other comments on the Internet agree that this company's toaster oven is riddled with problems.
Our family plans to avoid buying DeLonghi products in the future. |
Not Worth the Money
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| Review Date: October 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: P. Scarberry, |
| This is the second home fryer I have owned. This fryer took too long to heat and did not hold a temperature well. It was never overloaded, yet when frozen food was introduced to the oil it lost it's temperature and took too long to regain it back. It is too hard to empty dirty oil. The magnetic cord is hard to attach correctly. I kept it clean and it was never abused. It was used on average once per week. It lasted until the warranty went out then it started showing an Error message (shut off) and needed to be reset. Then it finally stopped heating altogether. It is not worth the money and I will not put money on another DeLonghi. My first fryer lasted 20 years and I thought I would upgrade to a better model. This was not a good choice. I gave it one star because it did operate one year. I was very disappointed in this product. Customer service on the product is terrible and it is not easy to find a service center. Save your money. |
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