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MasterBuilt MBTF30 Review
MasterBuilt MBTF30 Review by Jimmy "Jimmy" (Nor Cal)
Well I cant give this a full review because I did not actually fry a turkey in it.
I a returning it because it is very low quality. It is very thin aluminum, the bottom of the pot buckles.
Also the lid is too small for the pot, almost a 1/4 inch difference in the pot and lid diameters.
When I took it new out of the Box, despite a lot of packing material, both the Pot and Lid were bent and dented.
Returning it to Amazon and spending more for a better fryer.
MasterBuilt MBTF30 Review by David Johnson (California)
I bought this fryer a few years ago specifically to fry a Thanksgiving turkey and it worked well for that. The following year, I brought it in to work for a turkey fry we were doing and that gave me the opportunity to compare it with the fryers a couple of other people brought in. I will address individual aspects of it below:
COOKING A TURKEY
If you are just looking for a simple kit to deep-fry your turkey, this will do the job. It will fit a turkey up to 18 pounds, it comes with a thermometer that mounts through the lid, and it comes with the turkey mounting hook and a handle for putting the turkey in and out of the oil. Other than the oil and propane, this is a complete setup for frying a turkey.
ELECTRIC TIMER
I suppose this is a safety feature so that you don't walk away and forget that the flame is on. It requires you to press a button every 15 minutes or it turns off the gas. This can also be a pain and if it is cold outside it prevents you from just watching it through a window. I wish they had included a bypass kit to take it out if you don't want it. I also tried bypassing it on my own, but the pipe is an odd size (perhaps metric?) so you can't get an adapter at the local hardware store.
REGULATOR
It is a 5psi regulator, and with that gas flow it takes about an hour to get the oil up to temperature. I wish it was a 10psi regulator. With the 5psi regulator, I find that I just end up leaving it all the way open all the time, so it becomes just an on/off valve instead of an actual regulator.
NO BASKET
Once you have the oil all heated up, there are infinite possibilities for other things you can deep-fry after the turkey is done (stuffing balls, sweet potato fries, etc.) but this kit does not come with a basket, so you can't fry anything else unless you have some means of putting it in and out. I just ordered Masterbuilt TKBSK Aluminum Turkey Basket for Fryers and I can't wait to fry things other than just a turkey this year.
BUILD QUALITY
I have had it three years, and have never had a problem with it in terms of stability or build quality. That being said, some of the other ones that my co-workers have seem to be more sturdy with more solid legs, thicker pots, etc. If I had it to do over, I might have spent a little more to get a more sturdy kit.
OVERALL
I will probably keep using this fryer for a few more years, but I must confess that I have a little bit of buyers remorse because it is not the most sturdy setup, it didn't come with a basket, and it has that inconvenient timer. By the time you add together the cost of this fryer kit with the basket, you might as well spend just a little bit more and get a better kit unless you are only going to use it for turkey.
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Masterbuilt Propane Turkey Fryer:: Features
- Wide-handled lifting hook
- 30qt Aluminum turkey pot with lid
- Aluminum basket with drain clip
- Electronic timer with auto shut-off
- Black solid steel 15-inch LP gas cooker stand and cast iron burner with type 1 regulator hose
- Item Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 17 inches; 19 pounds
- Brand: MasterBuilt
- Model: MBTF30
- Product Type: Lawn & Patio
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