Hamilton Beach 35020 Cool Touch Deep Fryer
- Cooking timer with auto shutoff
- Dishwasher safe nonstick pot
- Adjustable heat
- 8 cup capacity
- Cool-touch body/Breakaway cord/Double filter system/Splatter-free frying
Product Description
Fry foods quickly with the Hamilton Beach cool touch fryer. The frying basket is covered with a lid for splatter proof cooking. The cooking reservoir easily removes when cool for easy cleaning…. More >>
this was my first online purchase thru amazon.com and it went ok but…if your like me your more comfortable seeing the item up close and personnal and thats what happened with this product.i only got as far as unboxing it so i cant speak for how it works only that its made of inexpensive plastic and looked it.there was some issues around the view window and handle and all in all i didnt feel it was something i wanted to heat hot oil up in.i had heard good things about it so all i can say is look around before purchasing on.i ended with a rival model and love it.best of luck on your search………obe……
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by N. Barrows — October 11, 2009 @ 11:38 am
Seems nice but the safety nannies and lawyers have made this virtually unusable. The extremely short electric cord does not fit tightly, but is held on by a very weak magnet and loose electrical connection. Just moving this on your counter top is enough to break the connection and turn it off.
A very poor solution.
We didn’t even bother to fill it with oil before we returned it.
Rating: 2 / 5
Comment by M. Riley — October 11, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
I’ve had this deep fryer for a few months and have discovered multiple problems. I’m amazed by how many good product reviews this one has gotten because that was the main reason why I bought this. Anyway, the batter sticks to the basket. It’s best to use very little batter when frying. The lid doesn’t come off which conflicts with what the manual says that it does. Learned this the hard way. Also the magnetic cord is not secure and shuts off when I’m in the middle of frying. Also, when the fryer is on, the timer can’t work because when you turn the timer on, it shuts the fryer off. Having a myriad of problems with this one but since I have a small child, it was too much trouble to return it so I’m just stuck with it.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by OHeavens — October 11, 2009 @ 2:26 pm
I just received this fryer for Christmas and it does not work. When the light went off, indicating the oil was ready to cook, I put the food in and nothing happened. When I checked the temp with a thermometer, it barely registered 100º. After waiting for an hour, it still did not get above 200º. I will be returning this one and trying a different brand.
Rating: 1 / 5
Comment by A. Russo — October 11, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
Just pulled this fryher out of the box and hooked it up. forty minutes of frustration later I FINALLY got it to power up. Who’s ever idea it was to put a magentic power cord on this thing needs to have his butt kicked.
Seriously. I had to fiddle with the darn thing for 30 minutes — the magnet wouldn’t stick to plate and fell off every 10 seconds.
Finally I had to wrap some black tape around the plug so it would stay in place via friction (you know — the way 99% of all other appliance plugs work?
I was tempted to box this up and return it but I think my solution will work long term.
Not sure if I just got a weak magnet or if the whole thing is misaligned. I just don’t see the point — I guess if the fryer tips over the plug is supposed to pop lose. Okay. I get it.
How ’bout just putting a trip switch like my electric heater?
Sorry to vent. But if I had to do it over again I would choose a different model/brand based solely on the lame magnetic plug. Your mileage may vary.
Rating: 2 / 5
Comment by Barbara A. Blackburn — October 11, 2009 @ 4:58 pm