Customer Reviews

Oster ODF510 3-Pound Deep Fryer

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This is the worst product I have ever purchased. The lid was difficult to open and close. My husband and I stared aghast at the huge cloud of greasy steam that was emitted from this machine when the lid was opened. I will never forget the batch of awful french fries I cooked in this appliance! Cleaning this appliance is a nightmare! It evidently has recesses in the sides and you will never get all the grease out. The painted on numbers for the temperature and the brand-name Oster wiped completely off the outside with just normal soap and water after the very 1st use! I would never recommend this product!

The basket release is difficult to operate, and broke on the second use. The heating element seems under-sized. If you want to cook frozen fries, you should know that 3 pounds will take forever. Better figure on 3 ozs.

Do not buy!!! Horrible buy!!! You will not have it no time until it breaks down....stay away!!!

If you want to deep fry something with this, plan on it taking 24 hours, unless you do one french fry at a time, it does not have enough power. The handle on the basket fell apart after a couple of months as well. Obviously, the people that designed this product never tested it. I will stay away from all Oster products after my experience with this. It was a piece of junk.
My best experience with this is when I put it in the trash for the garbage men to pick up.

Sure, if you try to fry frozen foods, you will lose your temp control, and it will take longer than usual. I like to fry chicken wings and mix them in a hot wing sauce, and batch after batch, they come out just right! I put a dozen wingettes in at a time,(cold but not frozen) and in 10 minutes, they are perfect. Sauce them up and dig in while your next batch is cooking. The handle feels a little lightweight, but no problems in 2 plus years.

I've never owned a deep fryer before, so this was great for trying new foods and experimenting. All the removable parts make it easy to clean. I have only owned this for about a week or two, so I am dissapointed to read reviews that it falls apart within a year. Fortunately, I bought mine at best buy and got a 2 year replacement warranty for only 7.99. If anything goes wrong they will replace it. The only thing is that it takes a rather long time to reach 350 deg. temp.

I have owned the Oster Deep Fryer Model# ODF510 for the past 18 months, and my wife and I love it. We have fried fish, shrimp, chicken, french fries, pork chops, pork steaks, mushrooms, and whatever fried foods we've desired, with no problems. Quite recently (w/in 30 days) the handle broke off from the basket, and we are looking for a replacement part. If we can't find it, we will replace it or choose another Oster Model.

I am a seasoned chef, and I've tried to really use this product. I've tried my patience, but this product just does not stand well to the test. The fryer takes a very long time to reach the temperature of 350 and when it does, it just doesn't cook well, it seems like it's cooling and cooking at the same time. The lid is supposed to keep odor in, but when the lid is closed, there is just too but steam and it just doesn't act like a fryer. A steamer, yes maybe, but not a fryer. I'm still looking for a decent fryer that is not expensive. Any suggestions?

I have read the other reviews on this deep fryer. I DO agree that the basket attachment (especially the handle) is of poor construction, but I eliminated that issue by NOT USING THE BASKET. I've had my fryer since 1998 and have had NO issues other than the basket. As a matter of fact, I just made 4 trays of Moussaka over the weekend and used the fryer for the potatoes and eggplant. Heating was/is consistent and beautifully. For those having issue with steady temperature, NO liquid is going to stay at set temperature when adding items to it.

I have teenager and young adults living in the home, they ate it all and
asked for more. These are youngsters that frequent the fast food restaurants.
Will will tackle fried icecream and fried banannas next.