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I think this is a great fryer. I like that we don't have to mess around with gas and a fuel tank. Our turkey turned out great. The only draw back on this was that it was difficult and messy to drain the turkey. Overall, great fryer with a number of uses.

I had to convince my dad (who hates ANY kind of change or new idea) to try this since he kept insisting he would rather go out to eat than have a home turkey meal. Although he wouldn't go into details, he apparently had one too many Thanksgiving mishaps or bad meals in the past, and he was just cetain that this would be a disaster. Well, he had to eat his words along with the best turkey he ever had--and he said over and over how shocked he was that a deep fried turkey that sounded so bad could taste so good. My sister had different issues, but just as anxiety-ridden: namely, how do we make gravy and stuffing for a frying bird? Well, a little web surfing connected me with a great simple gravy recipe using store bought chicken stock, flour and spices and I added my own touches (inc. Campbell's Cream of Celery to thicken and balance out the over salting that occurs easily with gravies--not that I'm a veteran here. I had my sister make the stuffing in the oven and it was slightly drier, but I like the crunchy top that goes with oven stuffing anyway. This was all very easy, and you gotta love 45 minutes for a 12-lb. bird that you just put into the fryer then focus on the rest of the meal. The valve to remove the oil later is brilliant, and like another poster, we just put the oil back into the 5-gallon jug to wait for the next fry. BTW, I used rice bran oil. It's not the cheapest and you pretty much have to get it online at larger quantities like the 3-5 gallons needed for turkey frying, but it has one of the highest smoke points (especially for unrefined oils) of 490 degrees, so it is healthier than other oils that break down and get dangerous to ingest. That was worth it for me to track it down and have it shipped to my family's home in PA so I could fly from Dallas and have everything there for this recent past Thanksgiving. I am a TOTAL fan of the Master Built--the turkey was SO tender and delicious (brine it the day before like I did if you want over the top juicy & flavorful results)--and I look forward to the next time. YUM!!!

Fryer was very easy to use and clean up was a snap. Although instructions call for up to a 14lb turkey it's much better to use a 10 to 12lb turkey. A larger turkey is to heavy and harder to remove from the basket.

i've had this fryer for 3 years. it's foolproof; components disassemble for easy cleaning; instructions are clear; it's all automated - punch in the weight of the turkey, masterbuilt does the rest. got it for thanksgiving a couple of years back. hardest part of frying the turkey was finding peanut oil the day before thanksgiving.

a turkey is the only thing i've cooked in the fryer but 3 years running no problems

This does a great job at what it's name says: Electric Turkey Fryer.

I have used propane fryer's in the past, and the oil can take just as long (30-45 mins) to heat up. But with this, there is NO open flame. You can select the temperature of the oil on the dial.

I have used this fryer very successfully for the last three Thanksgiving meals. No muss, no fuss. Pour the peanut oil in, heat 30-45 mins, put the dry (NOT FROZEN!!) turkey in and cook 2-3 mins a pound and wait for some of the best turkey you have ever tasted.

Clean up is a breeze thanks to the bottom spout. I wait for the oil to cool and the put back in the jug it came from. I usually re-use the oil two times before I buy more.