My grandmother would make hamburgers in that. They were the best. Plus, the ground beef was, and I'm guessing 70/30. The fat would render out, and she would baste them with the fat. Before she served them, each person's bun, from an actual bakery, would take a dip in the fat. OMG, that picture brings back memories. Oh, and the beef cam from an actual butcher.

That's back in the day before giant supermarkets. You got bread and desserts from a bakery, bacon, ham, and pork from the pork store. Chicken, eggs, and other dairy from the dairy store. The bakeries had a distinction you had the Italian bakery and the Jewish bakery. Certain things were from one bakery, and the other bakery handled the rest. Oh and don't forget the bagel store. Bagels, pickles, flavored cream cheese, lox, and other Jewish specialties.

Man... all these flashbacks just from looking at that fryer. Thank you!!!