West Bend 72132 12-Inch Electric Skillet with Glass Cover

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Product Features

• 4-quart capacity
• For general skillet cooking without a range
• Heats to 400 degrees F
• 15 inches long
• Dishwasher-safe when temperature control is removed

Product Details

Product Manual [188kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 12 x 8.5 inches ; 7.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004RC6X
• Item model number: 72132
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #637,649 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

From warming and crisping to cooking a frozen pizza at 400 degrees F, chances are this electric skillet from West Bend will have your cooking needs covered. The deep-interior nonstick skillet is ideal for frying, roasting, simmering, and sautéing, and the adjustable temperature control makes it that easy. When dinner is ready, it can be served in the 4-quart glass casserole cover if desired (a wonderful feature for bachelors and students). Once the temperature control is unplugged, the skillet can be fully submersed in water or it can be cleaned in the dishwasher. Some assembly is required for the legs. --David Drury

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Fryer/Baker but Glass Lid Hard to Handle, June 16, 2000

By	Mary Dale (Shorewood,IL) - See all my reviews

First off this is an excellent fryer and is also good for baking. You can cook almost anything in it from fried chicken and lasagna to stew, pineapple upside down cake and biscuits. My husband and I do alot of traveling and staying in hotels and after a few weeks of fast food and microwave meals theres nothing like a home cooked meal. This model has a nonstick interior and exterior which makes clean up pretty easy. The only problem I have with this particular model is the glass lid, it probably weighs 5-6 pounds. It is good for serving in but it is hard to get a good grip on it when wearing oven mits or using potholders. The glass handles are too narrow.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning Serious Design Flaw Can Cause Injury, May 31, 2001

By A Customer

When I received this skillet as a gift, I thought the glass cover that doubled as a casserole dish was a great idea. Unfortunately, there is no way for steam to escape while you cook with the lid on until you lift it up. The only way to lift it is by the sides -- two glass lips on the edge of the lid. Unless you are wearing two oven mitts that fully cover your hands, you run the risk of getting seriously burned by the escaping steam. I have a fairly serious burn from lifting the lid using hot pads. I even lifted the lid slightly with a fork to allow the steam to escape before I grasped it with the hot pads -- unfortunately it was not enough to prevent the injury. If you purchase this item, I would recommend using it without the lid.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too hot to handle!, August 9, 2001

By A Customer

If you are going to use this item, please read the instruction booklet completely. Not only (according to the instructions) is the glass cover prone to breaking, shattering, cracking, etc., handling it while cooking appears to be an adventure all by itself. You can burn youself a number of ways from lifting the cover without a great deal of protection, to just tilting it the wrong way which may release hot steam on your body (it's all there in the book.) It looks good, is pleanty big and has an easy to use heating control switch (it appears). I didn't try it, though. After reading the instructions and noting the "caution" inscription on both handles of the cover, I quickly repackaged it and returned it. No adventurer, I.