bit-tech Shopping: Delonghi 3 lb Deep Fryer D14522DZ

Rating: 2

Time with product: 3 Months

Strengths: Great feature set.

Weaknesses: Quality makes the unit useless.

Summary: The features on this unit were great and I thought worth the price. The product only lasted a few times as plastic parts on the housing did not hold up to the heat. The holder for the heating element cracked after just a few uses making it inoperable. The part to replace is as expensive as the unit making it about $20.00 per use. Not a good ROI! Will not purchase DeLonghi products in the future.

Rating: 8

Time with product:

Strengths: filter system, exterior safe touch, view window, digital timer, adjust thermostat, price, made in Italy.

Weaknesses: single basket, higher than other brands, smaller width than other brands, some people claim its fragile.

Summary: I research all over, at first I was interested in presto 5464 and after placing an order with absolutehome.com/homeclick.com I received the wrong model # cause 5464 was discontinued so I returned it and that was a bad shopping experience with that company, I was not interested in Presto brand any longer since the best model # has been disco, I turned my search on other deep fryers, and after days of search I landed on the Delonghi D14522DZ cause the highest overall reviews posted on the internet and options that came with it, and some the weakness issues I posted might be a strength to you except the fragile part, but with all the strength together in one are hard to find in a deep fryer.