Best Commercial Deep Fryers for Countertop Kitchens

How the Five Compare on the Numbers

The five picks divide first by tank count. The CROSSON and EGGKITPO each publish a single tank, at 6 liters and 12 liters respectively. The KHTD, ROVSUN and VEVOR each publish two tanks. Published total capacity starts at 6 liters on the CROSSON, and the top of the range depends on which unit you read: the ROVSUN lists 22.8 quarts in total, the VEVOR two tanks of 11 liters water and 8 liters oil, and the KHTD 6 liters per tank.

Wattage separates them next. The CROSSON and EGGKITPO each publish 1800 watts. The KHTD publishes 1700 watts per basin, 3400 watts across two. The ROVSUN publishes 3400 watts total and the VEVOR publishes 3000 watts total. Weight runs from 14.55 pounds on the EGGKITPO to 34.8 pounds on the VEVOR, a difference of 20.25 pounds.

The table does not tell you how quickly any of these fryers recovers temperature after food goes in, because no maker publishes a recovery figure. It does not tell you how evenly a tank heats, because even heating is a claim in the feature text rather than a published measurement. It also does not tell you how long oil lasts, because no oil life figure appears on the sheet.

Single Tank and Dual Tank Picks

What a single tank gives you

The CROSSON publishes a single 6 liter tank with 1800 watts and a copper drain valve. The EGGKITPO publishes a single 12 liter tank with 1800 watts and a stated 122 to 390 degree Fahrenheit range. Both are single tank machines, so a batch of one food at one temperature is the published use case. The EGGKITPO tank is twice the published capacity of the CROSSON tank.

The CROSSON adds a 60 minute timer and a fryer head that swings up for drainage. The EGGKITPO adds a lift out tank with two handles and a stated ETLus compliance. Neither publishes a second tank, so a kitchen that needs two foods at two temperatures at once would need two machines or a dual tank pick instead.

What a dual tank gives you

The KHTD publishes two 6 liter tanks, each with a 1700 watt heating tube and its own temperature knob. The VEVOR publishes two tanks at 11 liter water capacity and 8 liter oil capacity each, with 3000 watts total and a stated 122 to 392 degree Fahrenheit range. The ROVSUN publishes a 22.8 quart total across two tanks at 3400 watts.

Dual tank machines let a cook hold two temperatures at once, which the published feature text on all three states directly. The trade is footprint and weight. The VEVOR publishes 22.4 inches of width and 34.8 pounds, against 10.6 inches and 14.55 pounds on the single tank EGGKITPO. The KHTD is the lighter dual tank pick at 15.5 pounds.

Drainage, Cleaning and Timers

Drain valves and detachable tanks

The CROSSON lists a copper draining valve and a fryer head that swings up. The VEVOR lists a front mounted drain valve and a heating tube that flips up. The KHTD lists a detachable thickened tank rather than a valve. The EGGKITPO lists a tank with two handles that lifts out of the body.

The ROVSUN does not list a drain valve in its published features. Its stated cleaning method is a detachable thickened tank. A buyer who changes oil often will care whether the maker publishes a valve, because a valve lets oil leave the tank without lifting it, while a detachable tank requires removing the tank first.

Timers and temperature control

The CROSSON is the only pick that publishes a timer figure, a 60 minute dial with an audible signal. The VEVOR lists time and temperature control but does not publish a minute figure. The EGGKITPO, KHTD and ROVSUN do not publish a timer at all.

Temperature control is published more widely. The EGGKITPO states 122 to 390 degrees Fahrenheit, the VEVOR states 122 to 392, and the KHTD states 140 to 390. The CROSSON states a deviation within 7 degrees rather than a full range. The ROVSUN does not publish a range figure on the sheet.

Which One Fits Your Kitchen

Buyer who wants one large single tank. The EGGKITPO publishes a 12 liter tank, the largest single tank figure among the five, at 14.55 pounds. It also publishes a 122 to 390 degree Fahrenheit range and a stated ETLus compliance.

Buyer who wants a drain valve and a timer on one tank. The CROSSON publishes a copper drain valve, a 60 minute timer, and a fryer head that swings up. Its 6 liter tank is the smallest total capacity published among the five.

Buyer who wants two small tanks at a low weight. The KHTD publishes two 6 liter tanks at 15.5 pounds, with 1700 watts per basin and a 140 to 390 degree Fahrenheit range. It is the second lightest pick.

Buyer who wants the most watts published as a total. The ROVSUN publishes 22.8 quarts total across two tanks at 3400 watts, with dual heads and dual plugs and a detachable thickened tank.

Buyer who wants two tanks with a published drain valve and a wide temperature range. The VEVOR publishes two tanks at 8 liters of oil capacity each, a front mounted drain valve, and a stated 122 to 392 degree Fahrenheit range with automatic shutoff above 446 degrees Fahrenheit.

What We Could Not Verify

Several figures a buyer would want are not on the fact sheet, and no estimate is offered here.

• No pick publishes a temperature recovery time after food is added.
• No pick publishes an oil life or oil change interval.
• The CROSSON and ROVSUN do not publish a temperature range.
• The EGGKITPO, KHTD and ROVSUN do not publish a timer.
• The VEVOR does not publish a basket material.
• No pick publishes a wattage figure for a single basin on the dual tank models except the KHTD at 1700 watts per basin.