My husband and I both loved this particular deep fryer. It heats up quickly and for its small size actually holds quite a bit of food. We were able to fry a bag of french fries in 3 batches. So it is a great size for cooking for 1-2 people. The food cooked quickly so the 3 batches didn't take long at all. I would still use it for larger parties as well. It holds 1.1 liters of oil which is less than other deep fryers but still cooks the same which is great. Make sure you don't over stuff your fry basket though or your food won't cook evenly and you'll over flow your oil. :0) I like that the cord hooks in magnetically. You can remove it and store it inside your empty, clean fryer. The lid and basket are dishwasher safe and the fryer bowl wipes clean very easily. Over all it is a great deep fryer in a small size.