how easy is it to drain the oil? and to clean the bucket? is it fairly large or on the smaller end? thank you!
1252344
It is very easy to drain. It is rather large. I put it near the edge of the counter and drain it into a funnel into an old orange juice carton. By far the best fryer we have ever had!
1252345
Very easy. Exaclty as one would hope. The drain is controlled with a tap that swings one way to open, and the other way to close.I simply place a container in the sink, position the tap over it, and open. It's that simple. Cleaning is also a breeze. You simply remove the heating element, which makes for easy cleaning of the bowl, element and basket.
1252346
Very easy to drain and clean. Definitely the best fryer I've had. I also place mine near the edge of the counter to drain the used oil into a bottle for discarding.
1252347
The oil drains out of a spicket on the bottom and is very easy to drain. The unit comes apart and each section is fairly easy to clean...especially compared to other deep fryers that I've owned.
1252348
I use canola oil. Its easy to drain. You should have a funnel to catch the oil. I place the oil back in the original container after it cools, for either reuse or to place in the trash. Hot water, soap and a brush seems to clean it up well. Careful using a brush on the basket since it can grab bristles. I found a scouring pad works well on the basket.
1252349
Draining was easy and is nice to be able to shut the valve off when the container we were draining in to was full. This is one of the larger deep fryers I have seen for kitchen use and basket holds a good amount as well. The basket is was easy to clean if you do it once you are done. If you let it set and cool down (overnight) after using a heavy batter could take you a bit to clean along with the heating element. We are really happy with it and just ordered another one.
2215070
It's fairly easy to clean, the heating element slides right out and you can submerge the tub that holds the oil. Never submerge the heating element, but you can give it a good wipe down.
907173
It is very easy, just lift up the bucket, pour down sink and rinse or wash. my only complaint is it condensates inside from the heat. still like using it.
2257783
The basket raises out of the oil and hangs on the unit to drain oil, you do not have to hold it.
474731
There is no filter on the drain. What I do is drain the oil into a clean jug and use a filter such as a coffee filter in the basket and that will filter out anything you wouldn't want in your oil for the next use.
542443
It has a 1" brass ball valve with an attached hose which lets you easily drain the oil into another container. You can strain it at the same time. Final clean up requires using paper towels or rags to remove a small amount of oil and meal or whatever you fry with.
2207742
At the base of the unit. The hose for draining stays cool. However I would wait a bit and let the hot oil cool down before draining. Oil drains out nicely and then you can wipe out the entire cavity with a paper towel.
968824
It's pretty good, though I think I may have run some furnace oil back through the tube when I first started it. It lifted about 7' while operating from the top. The job was to drain one nearly full oil tank and pump it into another similar tank on another furnace in the same building about seventy feet away. I ran the oil through garden hoses over three operations. I had to burn enough fuel out of the receiving tank to accept more, and then I pumped the dregs out while tipping the tank up on a third day. The pump did its job very well, moving furnace oil more quickly than I would have expected.
267359
Yes. The basket has a collapsable handle on one side and a hook-like gadget on the other side to hold the basket off the bottom of the pan. However, it only holds the basket up a couple of inches. So, depending how much oil you use, you may have to hold the basket up to drain.
1518096
Take out the heating element..and wipe off with a paper towel..set aside. What I do next is line a fine strainer with cheesecloth. Remove the entire "tub" of oil from the fryer..be careful, the rims are sort of sharp. I use a canning funnel and mason jars...so just put the funnel in the jar...place the cheesecloth lined strainer in the funnel and slowly pour the oil....the big funnel fits perfectly in any Manson jar and the strainer filters your oil. When done, I put the "tub" in the dishwasher with all the other stuff I used. I store the oil in the fridge. I can get 3-4 uses before dumping the oil and starting again with fresh.
1479544
It's a small unit and is fairly easy to clean. When you remove the vase cover, the base where you put the water and the oil is readily accessible. The instruction manual explains how to clean it. The only thing I would add from experience is, clean the little water level sensor at the bottom of the base. It can get coated with oil and you won't get much of a mist. I would use a q-tip to get to it. It's a little metal piece that barely sticks up and it tells the unit when the water level is low.
1579788
Its not to bad, more work than it should be. Ive been using a bucket and a hose, emptying after a couple of minutes and starting the process over
1395196
very easy to slide the "bucket" out the front, like taking out a drawer. The unit will also shut down when it is full. First week you use it check it every day. Then you can gage how many times a week you need to indpect/empty it.
589013
I only clean it when the oil looks bad. That depends on how often we use it. Cleaning was easier than other friers due to less of parts. I drain it and soak it over night in soapy water, rinse the next day. Vingar can be used to help cut some of the oil on the stainless steel. I hope this helps.
306460
It sucked paint from three different 5 gallon buckets for me;). Very easy to use and easy to clean!
589010
Well, I'm lazy. At first I was emptying the oil after every use which was easy to clean but it became a huge hassle so I stopped doing so. Depending on how long you keep the grease in the fryer will determine how difficult it will be to clean it. I'm not going to lie, I kept grease in this fryer for a few months. When I was ready to clean it I let it sit in some hot degreasing dish washing liquid over night, the next day it took about twenty or so minutes to get it completely clean.
339737
Mine was too man. However it works perfect. I know I was thinking someone used and returned it. Not the case to. That oil stinks right. The reason is they put oil in it test it then drain but during shipping it gets upside down. Don't worry just put on level surface and add oil