I've used this for 10lbs of wings in 1 shot, a few lbs of shrimp in one shot, and 2 turkey brest (7lbs each) with the back bones cut out in one shot. The capacity is great! My issue that keeps it from getting 5 stars is maintaining temperature. I fry a lot at once but the oil does not reach the temp of the dial. Dial temp and oil temp vary about 20 degrees, oil -20. The heating coil gets close to the temp but oil never reaches dial temp. For capacity alone, this is a great fryer. For small, everyday use, this is not the one!