Product review (4 stars): this is a great product for it's price
I waited to buy a deep fryer until I could find one that seemed 'reasonable' to clean.  This Rival comes apart, with most parts able to be cleaned in the dishwasher.  The only negative I have found, after using it to fry chicken wings, calamari and french fries, is that you need to ignore the "ready" light.  It comes on when the oil is not hot enough to fry anything.