I had a t-fal fryer for several years and it worked well. The power unit on it died so I went to purchase a new one. Bought an Emeril fryer in place of it because it looked a lot like my t-fal but had a larger capacity. Unfortunately, that was a big mistake. I made sure it was not overfilled but when I went to make a second batch of fries, it immediately overflowed hot oil all over my counter and onto my floor. What also was a big problem, when the basket was raised for draining, it sat so high, you could not keep the cover on the unit. With all the popping noises coming from the oil, it was not safe at all. When I purchased this new t-fal fryer, it worked well. Had no problems with overflowing oil but I would like to know why the catch on the basket was lowered so much that the basket on the new one sits too high and now stops the cover from coming down all the way while the basket is draining. I actually took the basket from my old unit and used it instead of the new one.