Butterball Professional Series Indoor Electric Turkey Fryer January 10, 2011 No Comments
Cooking turkey is most common during Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t mean that you can only enjoy turkey during this holiday. For people who love turkey and can’t get enough of this wonderful and tasty dish, you might consider getting the Masterbuilt Butterball Professional Electric Turkey Fryer. Since this product uses electricity, it is used indoors on a kitchen counter. It can easily fry up to 14 pounds of turkey with much less oil than you would normally use. Because of this, you will be able to take advantage of more delicious, low fat turkey dishes.
When you purchase this product, it already includes a cooking basket and a drain clip. It also comes fully equipped with a red power light and a green ready light that you can use as an indicator. The thermostat control knob can turn up to 375 degrees and there is a viewing window that lets you check the turkey without having to open the lid. For those who are worried about the odor, there is a built-in filter in this product that helps in reducing odor.
Features and Specifications
- Indoor electric turkey fryer accommodates turkeys up to 14 pounds
- Digital timer; power/ready indicator lights; adjustable thermostat control; storage compartment for cord
- Fold-away lid with viewing window and built-in filter; cooking basket with drain clip
- Stainless-steel housing; porcelain-coated inner pot; drain valve for easy cleaning
- Measures approximately 16-2/7 by 14-4/5 by 14-3/5 inches; 90-day limited warranty
- Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 16.7 x 16.8 inches ; 23 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 23 pounds
The Reviews
A lot of customers who own this product love it because it is electrically functional. It is also great for people who live in small spaces like small apartments and condominiums. Indoor cooking is also a huge advantage for a lot of customers. They also like the fact that it’s a very well designed product that’s also compact enough to put on a kitchen counter.
Another important feature that customers like is that this product requires very little oil to cook turkey. This is very important for health conscious people or those who are conscious about their cholesterol levels. But there is a downside also to this feature; less oil means longer cooking time. Some people found out that even after 45 minutes, the turkey still was not cooked and took much longer.
Some other cons of this product include the weight of the turkey that this machine can cook. Some people who have used it say that cooking a 14-pound turkey in it is impossible and that even a 12-pound turkey did not cook very well and was hard to remove afterwards. There are also complaints about the timer, which according to some users does not work. However others commented that you should always have your own timer when cooking turkey.
Some other complaints mentioned that the cord should be longer and there were also some about the built-in filter that’s supposed to keep out odor. Even with this feature, they said that their house still smelled of fried oil because the product produces too much steam and aroma that they had to use it outdoors which totally defeats the purpose of this product being an indoor electric fryer.
However, despite the problems that were mentioned, this product also has a lot of good reviews. A lot of users were satisfied that they were able to cook their own turkey in just an hour and that the thermometer was very helpful in determining the temperature of the turkey so that they can estimate the cooking time properly.
The cooking results were mostly positive and a lot of users said that their turkey came out really well, with the turkey brown and crispy outside and on the inside, it was moist and juicy. Another feature that has gotten a lot of praise was that this product is very easy to clean because of its non-stick coating.
While there were some bad reviews about the filter, there were also some good reviews that said it allowed them to filter and remove the oil so they can use it again for the second time around. Doing this can save a lot of money.