Presto deep fryers come in capacities ranging from 4 to 12 cups of oil. Each cup of oil allows for cooking one serving of food with basket deep fryers, which tend to have larger capacities.

Though air fryers have been especially trendy in the past few years, if you want the crispiest and crunchiest fried foods, traditional deep fryers are the way to go. And whether you’re in the ...

Cons: Typically, air fryers top out at 400°F. This means you are limited in certain types of cooking that you’d normally be able to perform in a standard oven or toaster oven.

We timed how long it took for the deep fryer to reach 350°F, what the fryer’s temperature dropped to when we added the fries, and how long it took to come back up to 350°F.