I bought the two basket model Cajun Fryer about two years ago. I use it at least twice a month and only drain, strain the oil, and clean the fryer once a year. After the oil cools I store the cooker inside my outdoors "man kitchen" to keep critters away from it and to keep the oil cool. I add enough oil to bring it back to the fill line each time before cooking. So far, I have not replaced all the oil at one time.

It takes forty five minutes from the time I fire up the fryer until I turn it off to prepare and fry enough fish, hush puppies, and fries to feed four adults.

I am well satisfied with my Cajun Fryer.