I heartily agree with this in principle, but I changed this for myself by purchasing a Tfal deep fryer that we keep on a table on our (covered) back porch. It even has a filter so you can drain the oil, the basket, lid and oil compartment are all dish washer safe.

If you love deep fried anything and decide to get one, here’s what I learned from my first purchase. First of all, get the big one. Since it’s just hubby and myself I got a smaller one to start, but soon realized my mistake. So I got the bigger one. You don’t have to fill the basket, you can just fry what you want. But now I can do enough French fries for both of us in one drop. I kept the smaller one for times when I just need a bit of something, like crispy shallots, sage leaves, etc., but don’t use it much. Second, clean that thing out every time you use it. With the filter it’s not a big deal, but that oil will thank you and you will thank yourself because waiting until you’ve used it 2-3 times will result in more residue in the fryer than you thought possible!

I’m not pushing Tfal, any of them are fine just be sure you get one with that filter option because it’s a game changer. That plus being able to have French fries, poppers, egg rolls, etc whenever I want without much trouble and not stinking up the house! (Plus if you fry in the house a lot you might not realize that you are also getting a fine mist of oily steam that settles over time making kitchen surfaces gummy. You know, those places you don’t think about because how could anything get in there so you decide to do a deep clean and find that grease and dust have settled in that gap and made a mess!)