If you are looking for a way to cook French fries, onion rings, calamari, or other foods at home that you normally only get at a restaurant, then a deep fat fryer is exactly what you are looking for.  While large households should opt for standard sized models, smaller families should look for what are called mini deep fat fryers.  There are a few reasons why these small units are better for small families.
The biggest reason is that the small capacity means you don’t have to put as much oil in the fryer to cover the food.  Oil can be expensive, and a compact deep fat fryer only uses a little over a quart on average.  Compare this to standard-sized models that require 4 quarts or more, and that is a lot of oil and money saved.  The second reason is that most families these days simply don’t need such a big deep fat fryer.  You can make a good amount of French fries or other fried food in a mini fryer, and since things cook so quickly in them, you can run it twice or three times without needing to change the oil.

Let’s review some of the top selling small deep fat fryers.

Presto 05420 Frydaddy Electric Deep Fryer

This nifty little fryer comes in the unique shape of a bucket.  It only used 4 cups of oil (approximately 1 quart or liter) and automatically sets the right temperature for cooking.  The first great thing about the Frydaddy is that it has a latch-on lid which lets you seal the oil inside for future use.  The second great feature is its price – at $24.98 it is a great deal.

Cuisinart CDF-100 Compact 1.1 Liter Deep Fryer

This compact Cuisinart fryer features a temperature control knob, so you can choose how hot you want the oil.  Different oils work best at different temperatures, so being able to control the heat helps.  This fryer is a basket-type model that holds 1.1 liters of oil and can cook 3/4 pounds of food.

Deni Mini Stainless Steel Deep Fryer

This is another compact fryer, holding just over 4 cups of oil.  It features an adjustable thermostat and a light that lets you know when the oil is hot enough to put the food in.  Apart from its stylish stainless steel exterior, it has a filter that reduces the foul-smelling odors that are often a by-product of deep frying.

Keep in mind that these are all pretty small units.  If you are looking for something that is capable of cooking up something larger than french fries or the like, check out electric turkey fryers or others that size.  You can pretty much toss whatever you want into them and they will feed a small army.

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A lot of people love to eat funnel cakes at the fair and other festivals.  If you are wondering if you can recreate these treats at home, or are looking to do sell funnel cakes yourself, you should consider getting yourself a funnel cake fryer.  Depending on whether you just want to make funnel cakes at home or want to go into the business, there are a number of choices out there.

Home Funnel Cake Fryers

You pretty have two choices when it comes to making funnel cakes at home.  If you want to do it the cheap way, you can simply use a frying pan and purchase what is called a funnel cake ring.  You can get a funnel cake starter kit that includes a pitcher and a metal ring.  All you have to do is pour the funnel cake mix into the ring, which is placed in hot oil, and you will have yourself a tasty funnel cake.
If you are looking for a deep fryer that can be used for funnel cakes, you can get an electric funnel cake fryer that sits on your countertop.  Kegworks makes this product, and you just fill it with oil, plug it in, and wait for it to get hot.  Most deep fryers aren’t wide enough to make funnel cakes, so this one is a good choice.

Gas Funnel Cake Fryers

If you are looking for a deep fryer that you can use to sell funnel cakes at a festival or event, you have a choice of either gas or electric.  If you are looking for versatility, I would probably go with a gas funnel cake fryer.  With gas, you will be able to operate anywhere you want, even when you don’t have an electricity supply.  One of the best units out there is the Gold Medal Funnel Cake Fryer.  It is big enough to cook 3 cakes at a time, and can churn out 60 per hour.  These machines are expensive, but if you think about how much money you can make selling the cakes, it is quite possible to make your money back after only a couple of days.  The ingredients in these products are so cheap that you get an enormous profit out of them.
If you can’t come up with the $1,000 it costs for a new funnel cake deep fryer, look for a used one.  Due to the fact that these machines don’t have many components to them, buying a used funnel cake fryer can be a great choice if you want to keep your costs down.

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