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Works very well. I have been frying turkeys for over five years now. I have used both the old-fashioned way of propane and the newer method of plug-in indoor turkey fryers. The reason this one is better is that you're less likely to burn the Turkey in different spots because of the rotisserie. Takes a little bit more work to prepare about 10 more minutes to your cooking and prep time. However you can use all the techniques as with any turkey fry such as injecting flavor into the turkey before frying. I had one issue and that was finding the fuse switch on the unit when there was a power surge in the house. Hidden behind the fryer pan.

The best turkey I've ever made! Thanksgiving was a huge success with this fryer. Watch the videos and follow the straightforward instructions and your bird will be perfect. While the instructions say up to an 18 pound bird I think that would be difficult to fit. We had a 16.25 pound bird which was about as big as I think this unit could reasonably hold. For our bird, the length was more of an issue than the girth--so your milage may vary.Clean up was easy (for a fryer). Even waiting a full day before draining and cleaning everything came clean quickly.The unit is large. Which is to be expected since it cooks a turkey. This is not something you are going to want to store on your countertop or keep in a small apartment.

 I started frying turkeys around 1998. Up until purchasing this Waring cooker, I used a standard propane setup manufactured by Cajun Injector. It served me very well over the years and I had zero complaints, but when it was time to replace it after 17 years I wanted to switch to electric. My main reason was safety - I'm getting a little too old and slow to jump out of the way if something were to go wrong with the old setup. I made the switch with some skepticism, and I put a lot of trust in the reviews here. Bottom line, I have no regrets about making the switch.My main concerns were whether it would cook a turkey as quickly as I was used to and how easy it would be to clean. Since about 1/3 of the turkey is not submerged in the hot oil as it spins on the rotisserie, I had trouble believing the standard 3 1/2 minutes per pound rule would still apply. I was wrong - it cooks just as fast as the fully submerged method I used before. I would be lying if I said cleaning was a breeze, but while different, it is no more difficult than cleaning a propane setup and I honestly feel I'm able to get the unit cleaner in the same amount of time I used to spend. In addition, some of the parts will fit in a standard dishwasher.So far, I've deep fried a whole 5 1/2 lb chicken and a 15 1/2 lb turkey. Both came out great. The chicken served as a trial run before trusting the unit with my Thanksgiving dinner. The results were so good that I'll probably be using it for chickens a lot throughout the year. BTW, I also learned that chickens take longer per pound to cook - about 5 minutes/lb.The instructional DVD that comes with the Waring is good enough that it warrants its own comments. You should definitely watch it - I know that if I had not watched, I probably would have had problems with my first turkey cook. It fully explains properly securing the bird to the rotisserie, which if you don't do, you'll probably not end up with good results.As other reviewers have noted, turkeys vary in width and length independent of their weight. With this fryer, the length is the more critical dimension. The unit can accommodate a turkey that's up to around 12" in length. Trimming the excess skin at the neck and tail will help with this dimension. Girth can be compensated for when you secure the bird to the rotisserie with the included cooking twine - tying tightly will pull everything in. The main objective is to secure the legs and wings so that the bird spins freely in the rotisserie - and this is easy to test before you put everything in the oil.Expect great results if you follow the instructions - it's really not too complicated other than the first use learning curve. I'm glad I bought it and would buy again.

We were skeptical, but we absolutely love this turkey fryer. We've used it twice already (Thanksgiving and Christmas), and the turkey comes out delicious! The turkey cooks a bit faster than what the instructions say, so make sure you check it toward the end of the process.Pros:Convenient. We don't have to fry the turkey outsideFast. It takes about an hour for the oil to fry, and another to cook the turkey (about 16 lbs or so)Efficient. It uses less oil than other fryersEasy to use. You can follow the instructions in a video posted here (http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-1255306/Waring+Pro+Rotisserie+Turkey+Fryer+and+Steamer). The fryer also comes with a DVD, and I supposed the video is there as well, but I haven't watch it yet.... and the turkey is delicious (though we make sure we do a dry brine first)Cons:The only think that I dislike is that the oil smells a bit funny at first (while it is heating up), and at the end of the process, the whole house smells like food. It doesn't smell bad (who doesn't like the smell of freshly-made turkey?), but I this can be a con if you're expecting visitors. The second time we made turkey, we placed the unit by the window and open it to let fresh (and cold!) air in, and this seemed to alleviate the problem.The unit is also expensive, though it was cheaper to buy it from Amazon.com than from anywhere else.I would definitely recommend this product, though.

If you like (or love!) fried turkey then this one is for you. Have owned for about a year and fried several turkeys. Simple operation and clean-up is as easy as you could expect from a turkey fryer. Really clever design when it comes to draining the oil after use. Can also be used as a deep fryer.The only limitation is the size of the turkey - the manufacturer says 18lbs - but its really more dependent on the width/depth of the turkey. We have fried several 15-16lb turkeys with no problem but one 13 pounder was a little troublesome due to the width of the bird.Bottom line though this fryer is awesome!

I fried a large chicken right out of the box and it was DELICIOUS! Then I did our 16 pound Thanksgiving turkey and it was the best Ii have ever done. And I have been really fortunate with my Thanksgiving turkeys which I usually brine and slow roast on the bar-b-que. Using this fryer I dry brined over night and it easily was more moist than previous year's birds, I barely had any leftovers! Clean-up is easy but a process to get it all cleaned, but that's not a complaint. The one complaint I do have is that the power cord is short and it is recommended in the manual that you do not use an extension cord. I did because I had too, and the cords get very hot and eventually I blew a fuse, probably will look for a better solution for this. After calling the 800 number, Waring does not have any option for upgrading. Still I think this is a great cooking tool, added benefit of using less oil because of the rotisserie feature and this is pretty fool-proof for deep frying. aB

I have been frying turkeys the traditional way with a propane burner for over 20 years and was a bit skeptical of this device being able to keep up. Well, my fears were unfounded. It is true that it takes a bit longer to bring the oil back up to temperature as compared to a propane burner, but that only added another 15 minutes to the total cook time. Instead of our traditional 40 minutes or so for an 11 pound turkey, it took 55 minutes. I will easily give up an additional 15 minutes for the ease of use of this cooker.

Solid fryer. I've done about a half dozen turkeys in it so far and they've all been DELICIOUS. I've also fried up several other things here and there and it works well for all of it. The complaints I have are that it takes FOREVER to get up to temperature, the timer function on it is worthless as it's just a simple "ding" and it's VERY quiet (barely louder than the sound of the food being fried), and I'd like to see a digital temperature gauge on there so you know how hot the oil is all the time instead of just having a green light telling you the oil is as hot as the temperature you set the knob for. It's a great concept, I truly love it. I'd really like to see bigger heating elements though so it doesn't take over 90 minutes to warm up from ambient to 360ish.

Overall, pretty awesome. My only complaint is the drain system is somewhat poorly thought out. The tube is way too stiff and somewhat too long. Silicone tubing would have been more practical since it's more flexible and could coil at the bottom of whatever vessel I'm draining into. Thinking of replacing mine with silicone tubing if I can find it.That said, the functions of the device are phenomenal. The turkey fry function works great and it's nice to have enough oil that it recovers quickly from smaller batches of food. (Thus your chicken strips don't get cold while your fries are cooking, etc.)I do have one suggestion for the TF200C if anybody at Waring is reading this.More precise temperature control (specifically at lower temps) + Fan attachment to the rotisserie gears = Sou vide mode. (IN addition to fry and steam, of course.)Don't take the last paragraph as criticism, though. Just an idea to improve something already awesome.

I have used the propane type fryers in the past. This one blew away those messy pots. It uses much less oil and has an easy drain hose to empty the cooled oil back into storage. Much easier to use and easier to get to proper temperatures. It has a rotisserie and can be used to make buffalo wings, seafood, potato chips, funnel cakes and much more. Down side is the cord is short and due to the safety feature it can come out much too easy.

My only complaint with this fryer was the too short cord that would just fall off the back of the unit. I understand the safety aspects but the cord is way too short and it doesn't stay so well on the unit. be prepared to wait a while for heat up. It seemed like 40 minutes to heat the oil to max temp.

This is definitely a counter space hog and I have found storage challenging - that is the down side. The upside for this work horse is that it is super easy to operate, uses far less oil than other turkey fryers, can also steam large quantities of food, and has a broad surface area making it large enough to fry your own luscious donuts at home! Draining and filtering the oil is a breeze and cleaning the parts which disassemble so easily is super fast. My family will get a lot of use out of this appliance!

Its okay. As promised in the product details uses very light oil. But the cleaning is a real pain....as there are a few internal pieces you have to clean.

fried turkey GREAT! Tender and in 50 minutes as advertised. BUT, if you think you'll be able to fry anything in volume other than turkey better think again. Instructions say up to 6# but I put 4# of french fries in and it did not have enough power. I cranked the temp up to 375 put the fries into the oil and 20 minutes later the fries were not good and the temp never got back to over 235. It took 35 minutes for the temp to get to 375. Don't use this for frying for crowds.

Excellent product.The original manufacturer box it was shipped in was quite damaged and tattered. The item inside made it okay without damage.

This is a quality piece of machinery, well designed (save 1 thing) and constructed. The problem is it just doesn't have enough power to fry anything! Chicken, fries, fish, you name it, it cannot hold temperature, falling into temperature ranges that produce heavy, less than crisp food. Why don't electrical fryer makers get this?? Double the energy input! I can't imagine frying a turkey in this thing. I moved on to the propane fired Bayou Cookers. This will be relegated to steaming food.

I've never had fried turkey before and was really looking forward to this. However, I waited until about an hour and a half before dinner (as the video said it would take about an hour to cook) only to find that my turkey was too big. It says it will take up to an 18 lb turkey, so I got under that to be sure...it's 17.45 lbs. Got it all trussed up (the cheap string they sent with it kept breaking so I had to improvise with some cotton yarn), tried to get it in the basket and the neck was sticking out, the wings were too wide, the tail was too long. So I cut the wings off completely and trussed it all up even more. I finally got it to fit in the basket but it was not turning easily. I figured it would shrink a little as it cooked and sure enough after a couple of minutes it was turning just fine.But it never would have tuned if I had left the wings on and had only done the trussing as described in the video.So it said to cook it 3.5 minutes per pound, which would have made it just over an hour. I checked it at exactly one hour and it was already way overcooked...it was 190º and it should have been 160º. It was dry and rubbery. Maybe the timer isn't accurate either, I didn't watch the clock.I'm taking this back. It's just not worth all the hassle. Plus you don't get the delicious stuffing from inside the turkey, and no drippings for gravy.

I have a friend who has been "frying" her Thanksgiving turkey for the past two years. I was able to enjoy the product in 2012, but after moving 1,000 miles away, only enjoyed it by photos texted to me on Thanksgiving in 2013. So I thought I could give my sisters a similar great quick-yet-tasty version of turkey for Christmas as a present this year. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the same simple Turkey fryer my friend had bought, so I sent them this more expensive rotisserie version. Both sisters called me to say, "Thank you, but..." It was described to me as the "size of a safe". They both returned it. Unless you have a very large storage area that can accommodate this item, don't buy it.

Was very disappointed. The first time I try to use it it didn't get hot. The back cord also keep falling out. The size was just what I needed but it wasn't a go for me.

EPIC FAIL. This product died the first time I tried it on Thanksgiving Day. The oil was heating up and I was waiting for the "Ready" green light to come on when it just lost all power. No amount of trying all different outlets, adjusting the power cord, hitting the rest button could revive the fryer. The fryer just died. There is nothing more frustrating than buying a highly rated, brand new fryer to fry your Thanksgiving dinner only to find out it cannot do the job. Thanks to Waring, our Thanksgiving dinner was all sides. I will never buy any other product from this company.

Buyers beware I purchased this unit in July an only used it 3 times successfully.....I was making some fried chicken for a football party when the machine stopped heating up and just stopped working completely.i attempted to clean it too no avail and I'm now out of the mo ey as there is no return allowed after 30 days.the unit appears well built and solid.....but I guess it's really not a fryer because if it can't handle a bag of frozen wing pieces I doubt it could handle a turkey as states it that it can....at least I found out before thanksgiving day.UPDATE 11-15-15 after looking over my machine and being puzzled as to why it wasn't working I found a small red reset button that pops out and doesn't allow it to work.....after pressing the button back in all is well kudos to waring pro.

too big, we returned it