My filter to this deep fryer, model F1066, needs replacement--gummed up. Call to 1-800 to Euro-Pro number got a foreign speaking person, difficult to understand, but clear enough to say that they do not sell replacement filters, #20 in the manual, and he told me to buy the whole top unit for which this pop out filter easily 'pops out, you replace it and pop it back in'. No way Jose will they pull that one. I don't know what kind of game these people play not to sell a simple filter replacement part without buying the top unit it pops in and out of. So guys, they only sell the expensive replacement parts, don't think you're going to be able to buy a replaceable filter. You can't from them. Very disenfranchised owner.

I bought this product and it worked great at first and then stopped working all together, this was after about 4 uses. I cleaned and checked everything and then contacted customer service who told me I had to buy a new heating element for it. After complaining enough they agreed to send me another heating unit. It is now about 5 months later and the same thing has happened. This item was not even used more than a dozen times. I just got off the phone and they are telling me I need to buy another part even though there item is faulty and doesn't work right. Spend your money with another company.

Had this Europro unit. Worked five or six times, then the element quit working. Got a complete replacement. It, too, quit after half a dozen uses. Called the phone number, got someone to send a replacement element. (They wanted to charge thirty bucks shipping, but I had to talk them out of that.) New element lasted half a dozen more times, then quit.

Picked up a Presto CoolDaddy for $29.99. Works great, and only a third of the price.

I purchased this because I thought it would be a good fryer - held a lot of food in the basket,no nonstick coating inside (which is unhealthy if it gets hot), had a lid, and was easy to store. I used it about a couple of months - I fry fish alot and used it about every other week. I was concerned about the steam that came around the corners and got the control panel wet, even though I made sure the lid was on well. Then one day it got very hot and showed an error message. It scared me because it could have caught on fire - it was that hot. The grease was smoking and black as tar. The clip also fell off that the basket rested on when lifted. I tried to be very careful to not let it happen by constant monitoring, but it happened again about a year later (out of warranty of course). This time it did not come back on - it burned up. I would not recommend this fryer.

We needed a deep fryer that holds a lot of oil to properly make some eastern european specialty deserts (papanasi) where a proper deep fryer is necessary to have the result not taste oily. Although concerned over some of the reviews here, Amazon's price was very good and we thought it worth the risk. We're very happy we did. Some folk seemed to have problems with the interlock that requires the electronics "head" to be properly put down on the base -- but don't understand the problem, looking at it the interlock is obvious and simple and not a problem at all. The Electronics control interface is pretty simple and we use it even simpler (click it on and then set the temperature, and then click it off when done). Haven't tried to use the timer. No need. It seems to meet all the criteria I've read about what one should have in a deep fryer. It's easy to use and "fits" very well with the five quart container of Canola oil that Costco sells. Perfect!

It does take a while to heat to temperature, but I take that as good -- also means that when we drop food into it to cook the temperature doesn't drop much, and in my experience it doesn't. This, in my opinion, is critical for a deep fryer .

We've used it for other things as well (like fries) and it worked well.

But for the objective of making Papanasi, they come out absolutely perfect even if I say so myself, a perfect clone of restaurant ones eaten in Romania (this was the last step in perfecting it).

We've been delighted using it because of the great results.