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Question: What is the minimum amount of oil you need to use if only frying a small amount ?
Document: The fryer is easy to operate and clean, appears to be very safe to use with the emergency power cord.Requiers about half galon of oil to operate which can be easily reused. The only issue I had was that the oil tank is not deep enought and if your food contains moisture you need to devide the frying to few small portions.I would purchase it again
You no longer need to have a big family or go to a restaurant for deep fried food. The waring mini deep fryer I bought from amazon,fits my  single life style,giving me the flexibility  to have french fries, fried shrimp, fish, chicken.,livers ,hush puppies, and what ever I dream up. Using a small amount of oil,and easy cleanup, gives me a fast food or regular restaurant right in my kitchen,or backyard.
It takes a short amount of time to heat (I think it was less than 10 minutes last time I used it). So far, I have only tried peanut oil in it, and I can say for sure that that makes a good frying oil for this deep fryer. A basket full of onion rings will take only about 4 minutes to cook. However, because of the size of the fryer, you'll have to do multiple batches to use up a whole onion.
after you read a hundred fryer reviews, you realize many have different expectations of their fryer, so their reviews are biased by their own priorities, not if the fryer is worth the money or not. my priority was speed to achieve and maintain the oil at true 380F frying temperature, while being small and cheap enough to be worthwhile for once a week use serving 1-2 people.
It is a very good product, reaches right temperatures, ideal to domestic uses. What I like more is that I can use it in the garage our outside, this way I avoid frying smell inside of home.Pros - Easy to clean up, Easy to assembleCons - Oil consumption - it needs a lot of oil to prepare any small portion
Heats quickly to 375 (within about 4 mins), has a small footprint and yet is able to fry a good volume of food at the same time. Good stuff. Note: Says not to use grape seed oil, but I have done so with no issue. The ideal frying temp for grape seed oil is 375 F so I am a little confused as to why they warn against using it.
frying my French fries. frying everything I can. it's the right size for the two of us. chicken, fish, shrimp, everything. just need to change the oil. cleans fast and easy. heats up better than the other fryer I had. better controls and indicators.
And I wish there was a way to strain the oil and remove the dregs from the oil for the next use. That would be a wonderful feature don't you think? All in all, a nice fryer for the price. It definately gets the job done nicely. I would recommend it, and I would purchase it again, should the need arise.
This is the perfect size fryer for me. It does not hold much so I use it for meals for myself. Cleanup is ok, not great. The basket and main pieces are very easy...dishwasher. With the element it takes patience and tiny crevice cleaning. I store my used oil in the fridge between uses which cuts down on the fried food smell however I need to let it warm up to room temp before reusing.
We just then wipe the empty oil container - as well as the heating elements - with a paper towel before hand washing it with dish soap & water or just put it inside the dishwasher with the rest of the dirty dishes for the week!So there it is: If you're a small family of 2-3 or maybe even 4 & wants to minimize the fuss & frustration of deep frying, this is your ideal unit!Thanks, Waring & of course, Amazon!!! Just perfect.
Answer: You use approximately 2 quarts.  There is a fill line, but you need to remember that whatever food you put in the basket will displace the oil so don't add too much or it will spill over.  We strain the oil and reuse it several times.