This is one of the best purchases I have ever made!  I've been through so many deep fryers over the years, not because they stop working but because they are so impossible to clean properly & eventually get all gunked up & have to be thrown out.  Every part of this fryer can be put in the dishwasher, except for the heating element.   After use, I just put all the parts in the dishwasher and it comes out good as new.  The food comes out perfectly done.  I wish I had one years ago.