Bought one of these several years ago, it’s been great if I need to make something quick and easy for dinner. I will say though that the lid is a little flimsy, it developed a crack pretty early on, and the tab on the ventilation filter screen broke off recently, so the filter can fall out easily now
@psantora It’s rough to clean tbh, tends to build up gunk that doesn’t want to come off easy. I usually have to set aside a decent chunk of time to be thorough with it.
@psantora@tardis Just being honest. It says something that I still use it regularly even years later and am quite happy with it, but the convenience on some days comes at a cost on another
@awk That’s what KFC uses. Outback uses them for baby back ribs. A local deli that my daughter manages uses one for ribs and split chickens. They use a deep fryer for Red’s chicken. When it warms up, they have a guy that uses a big ass smoker behind the store for ribs, chicken, brisket, etc.
@Kyeh@sixsmith@Kyeh@sixsmith Indistinguishable from the common State Fair brand of corndogs, whose dog is so bereft of flavor that its absence might be an improvement. (Not that the cornbread shell is any good either…)
375F is nowhere near hot enough to properly fry most things. Better to do it on a stove. Propane burners work great too. Just be careful because you have an ignition source right there.
@tweezak lol - wut? 375 is plenty hot enough to fry anything.
The problem with these things is thermal mass - they have none. The moment you add a single chicken wing the temp drops 50 degrees - that’s why these things are useless…
No pics inside and description says non-stick. Only raw stainless for me, have to pass this time. It would’ve been a nice upgrade to have a basket. Nice pairing with the sidedeal though
Order cancelled… Bought this after seeing decent reviews, cancelled after reading some that claimed it was Teflon coated and some users saw some flake off…
Teflon Flakes Off!
Review by Tom T in the United States on January 15, 2021
“The teflon is flaking off badly after a month & a half. I bought Cuisinart thinking that the quality would be better, so I paid a little more. Luckily, Amazon is refunding me, but I advise anyone else not to buy this.
The teflon was peeling off all on the inside. I never did anything but gently wipe it, so it’s not user error. It’s been doing it since almost the first time I used it, but for a while I thought there was just something stuck to the surface. I looked a little closer & could see that it’s the coating disappearing. It seems like poor design to have a metal basket touching teflon anyway.”
@rollingupbynow
hmm…(mostly) very intelligent smart asses, with a broad knowledge base, and a quick witted sense of humor. Not afraid to be strongly opinionated and also willing to help others with answers to questions.
What I want is a countertop deep fryer that uses a standard cafeteria line steam table insert as its oil bucket, so that when it gets too effing gross, I can chuck it and put a new one in.
@werehatrack Now that is a great idea! Interchangeable standard components, easily obtained? Blasphemy! Then there’s no repeat buyers every year and no reason for consumers to throw the whole thing in the landfill because “recycling” basically doesn’t exist for stuff like this. Gotta maximize profits!
I got one of these and have made a bunch of donuts & beignets and I gotta say… it definitely does not suck.
It’s compact and you really can’t cook a whole lot in there but it heats up decently fast (8 mins?). Donuts were done in about 3 mins per pair. Reasonable easy to clean once you get the routine down. Worth $30 honestly
Specs
Product: Cuisinart 1.1 Quart Compact Deep Fryer
Model: CDF-100-1UM
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$49.95 at Amazon
Warranty
Cuisinart Limited Warranty Product Registration
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Mar 23 - Monday, Mar 27
Fires and oil!!!
Don’t be stuck on oil. Go wind and solar.
Deep fried Margaritas?
@somf69 Deep fried USB?
@brainmist @somf69 deep fried speaker stands!
@brainmist @Fodder650 @somf69 Deep fried ANC earbuds
Bought one of these several years ago, it’s been great if I need to make something quick and easy for dinner. I will say though that the lid is a little flimsy, it developed a crack pretty early on, and the tab on the ventilation filter screen broke off recently, so the filter can fall out easily now
@captstack how is it to clean?
@psantora It’s rough to clean tbh, tends to build up gunk that doesn’t want to come off easy. I usually have to set aside a decent chunk of time to be thorough with it.
@captstack @psantora You’re really selling it for us
@psantora @tardis Just being honest. It says something that I still use it regularly even years later and am quite happy with it, but the convenience on some days comes at a cost on another
Doesnt get hot enough to do much of anything.
@KSchweitz does it get hot enough to fry spotted dick?
@KSchweitz did you try a little dirty talk?
@chiefbigbong @KSchweitz Only if you have bangers & mash too.
A compact deep fryer? Would that make it a shallow fryer?
@awk If it’s compacted, does that make it a deep fryer/ pressure cooker?
(This sounds like a terrible idea, unless you are an arsonist.)
@brainmist Well there is such a thing as a pressure fryer, which definitely sounds like a terrible idea, but apparently makes good fried chicken.
@awk @brainmist AKA “broasted” chicken.
@awk That’s what KFC uses. Outback uses them for baby back ribs. A local deli that my daughter manages uses one for ribs and split chickens. They use a deep fryer for Red’s chicken. When it warms up, they have a guy that uses a big ass smoker behind the store for ribs, chicken, brisket, etc.
@awk @detailer Hey, thanks for all the details.
Is it big enough for a Twinkie? This is the only relevant question.
/giphy twinkie fried
/showme a deep fried Twinkie Oreo Pickle, with a banana for scale
@mediocrebot The new AI is better at bananas, must be why Meh switched.
@awk Finally, a banana that doesn’t look like a squash!
alas, I don’t have any deep to fry, plenty of air though.
@sixsmith
@Kyeh @sixsmith @Kyeh @sixsmith Indistinguishable from the common State Fair brand of corndogs, whose dog is so bereft of flavor that its absence might be an improvement. (Not that the cornbread shell is any good either…)
/showme a giant banana in a giant deep fryer, regular-sized banana for scale
@mediocrebot okay maybe I was wrong about the new AI being better at bananas
/showme the weirdest deep-fried food at the state fair
@mediocrebot Is that a deep-fried electron orbital?
@mediocrebot WTF is that?
@awk @mediocrebot @robson Deep fried testicles?
@awk @mediocrebot @robson @yakkoTDI that’sa fertility statue.
@mediocrebot deep fried Dolly Parton?
(No shade to Dolly…I adore her, lol!)
For the person who want to kick their own Hearts Ass! “ I’ll show you Mother Fucker”
/showme deep-fried deep fryer
@heartbleed Looks too normal. Please try again.
Oh nooooo…
/buy
@DLPanther It worked! Your order number is: ginormous-cordially-branch
/image ginormous cordially branch
@DLPanther /showme golden brown deep fried sugar dipped awesome
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!
/showme deep fried fair food
375F is nowhere near hot enough to properly fry most things. Better to do it on a stove. Propane burners work great too. Just be careful because you have an ignition source right there.
@tweezak lol - wut? 375 is plenty hot enough to fry anything.
The problem with these things is thermal mass - they have none. The moment you add a single chicken wing the temp drops 50 degrees - that’s why these things are useless…
No pics inside and description says non-stick. Only raw stainless for me, have to pass this time. It would’ve been a nice upgrade to have a basket. Nice pairing with the sidedeal though
@phloggo it comes with a basket. You can see the handle sticking out. Amazon link has pics/videos
/showme Neutrogena margarita pimple
/giphy dumb-personal-burrito
@tru335
Order cancelled… Bought this after seeing decent reviews, cancelled after reading some that claimed it was Teflon coated and some users saw some flake off…
Teflon Flakes Off!
Review by Tom T in the United States on January 15, 2021
“The teflon is flaking off badly after a month & a half. I bought Cuisinart thinking that the quality would be better, so I paid a little more. Luckily, Amazon is refunding me, but I advise anyone else not to buy this.
The teflon was peeling off all on the inside. I never did anything but gently wipe it, so it’s not user error. It’s been doing it since almost the first time I used it, but for a while I thought there was just something stuck to the surface. I looked a little closer & could see that it’s the coating disappearing. It seems like poor design to have a metal basket touching teflon anyway.”
What would you say are the type of people that comment in here? I’m trying to describe this community to a friend at work.
@rollingupbynow Living people and a drunken bot.
@rollingupbynow
) very intelligent smart asses, with a broad knowledge base, and a quick witted sense of humor. Not afraid to be strongly opinionated and also willing to help others with answers to questions.
hmm…(mostly
Yup. I love this community.
/showme sad clown with banana
@tru335 He is only sad because he has no people to murder.
@tru335 @yakkoTDI That is DEFINITELY a murder clown
@Pufferfishy @tru335 @yakkoTDI aren’t they all?
@mediocrebot Uhm, where’s the banana?
@awk yeah….that thing definitely doesn’t look like any banana I’ve seen.
And I don’t want to think about why it’s making him sad…
What I want is a countertop deep fryer that uses a standard cafeteria line steam table insert as its oil bucket, so that when it gets too effing gross, I can chuck it and put a new one in.
@werehatrack Now that is a great idea! Interchangeable standard components, easily obtained? Blasphemy! Then there’s no repeat buyers every year and no reason for consumers to throw the whole thing in the landfill because “recycling” basically doesn’t exist for stuff like this. Gotta maximize profits!
@pmarin Like this one, except with the oil bucket in a standardized size that’s easily obteined.
https://www.amazon.com/Presto-Stainless-Basket-Immersion-Element/dp/B000HEBAV2/
Deep fat frying! How 2019…
I got one of these and have made a bunch of donuts & beignets and I gotta say… it definitely does not suck.
It’s compact and you really can’t cook a whole lot in there but it heats up decently fast (8 mins?). Donuts were done in about 3 mins per pair. Reasonable easy to clean once you get the routine down. Worth $30 honestly