Does everyone find that this cooks hot? Like if you would use a temp of 300, you would have to back down to 250?
927828
With any electric fry pan I have ever used, I always start it higher and as the food cooks, I turn it down for it to continue until done. I like my meat browned but cooked tender. I have used electric skillets for fifty years.
927829
Thanks so much, this helps to know and I will adjust my cooking with this in mind!
927830
Hi Gretchen:Yes, I do turn it down as it does cook hot. I love to cook in it and have trained myself to use lower temps after a short while.Barbie
1034691
If your talking the 300 range I doubt it. I got to about 215 on a sunny day in summer. It slowly cooked chicken though n came out yummy:)
1549262
ours was 120. It struggled to keep high temperature. Had to make sure amount of food being fried was very small batches.
685887
Melinda, I wish I knew that answer for you. I Love it. It is temperature HOT. I fry chicken pork chops, fries, fish. Done in minutes. I have owned too. Old one is with my son and still kicking. I didn't go with the ones with a temp setting b/c the reviews were not hot enough. I stuck with my grandpappy fryer. Love it.
2171436
We just cooked our turkey in it at 500 (for like half an hour and then the recipe says to turn it down to 300 something for the rest of the time). The turkey and pan both came through just fine!
2101848
The cord control shows 450 as the highest temp. This is the most used pan in our home. Seldom do I ever cook anything higher then 350. I believe the pan runs hotter then the thermostat would indicate. The pan cooks complete meals like Spainish Cod or a simple egg bake. You must understand that with the best care in the world, the non stick will deteriorate. It's a fact of life with non stick pans. However, when this pan is no longer serviceable, I would buy another ASAP.
1111804
Very. I find I have to cook low and slow. Without a not stick coating it heats up so quickly food will burn. So low and slow is the way to go.
141352
I've not had this problem with mine and I've had it for awhile now. I've found it to be a good, high quality item. That said, I don't cook anything higher than medium heat.
1788523
it gets hot.....not to the point its going to be where if something touches it it would catch on fire. its a good fryer we love ours. hope this helps
508045
I bought one a couple of days ago. The manual now says it reaches over 710 degrees. I checked after 10 minutes and my high temperature thermometer reads nearly but not quite 725 (but I did have to open the lid to read the temp). Let's call it 720 (the thermometer is marked with 25 degree increments). As for why you'd want that amount of heat: the shorter the cooking time of a pizza the less the crust dries out. And it does not burn once you figure out how long it takes for a pizza to cook. I'm still working on figuring that out so that I don't have to keep opening the lid.
1536477
I would buy the pan again. I just warn that you must not use heat higher than medium or you will burn your food. This pan conducts heat very well and I am pleased with it.
787720
I got on here specifically looking for an answer to this question because the outside of mine is scorching hot. I wonder if I got a defective one. I went to move it and it was so hot that I burned myself. Its as hot as an iron skillet handle that's been on a stove top. I may have to return mine, which is too bad since I got it because my larger Cuisinart 6.5 slow cooker is so perfect!
473977
I have never had any issues with searing at high temps, infancy the cast iron is great for that!
225142
Mine is working fine. I only intermittently use the high heat setting since it gets so hot, I have to switch to a lower setting, or cool occasionally. But, so far, so good! No complaints here.
986078
I just went out and tested the grill. With one burner on at the lowest setting, cover down, the temperature was approx. 265 degrees. I'm glad you asked because now I know what to expect.
533508
I use this oven for absolutely everything. The instructions say to figure the convection is hotter than a regular oven by about 25 degrees. So when I want to bake something at 350 degrees, I set it at 325 degrees. This has worked consistently well. I use it for baking, re-heating, toasting, broiling, roasting, you name it. It is my absolute favorite appliance. I just worry that it will disappear from the market to be replaced by one that doesn't have the incredibly convenient touch panel in the front. I could operate that thing in my sleep! My sister has one too (thanks, Costco) and she loves it as much as I do. I use this oven for absolutely everything. The instructions say to figure the convection is hotter than a regular oven by about 25 degrees. So when I want to bake something at 350 degrees, I set it at 325 degrees. This has worked consistently well. I use it for baking, re-heating, toasting, broiling, roasting, you name it. It is my absolute favorite appliance. I just worry that it will disappear from the market to be replaced by one that doesn't have the incredibly convenient touch panel in the front. I could operate that thing in my sleep! My sister has one too (thanks, Costco) and she... » Read More I use this oven for absolutely everything. The instructions say to figure the convection is hotter than a regular oven by about 25 degrees. So when I want to bake something at 350 degrees, I set it at 325 degrees. This has worked consistently well. I use it for baking, re-heating, toasting, broiling, roasting, you name it. It is my absolute favorite appliance. I just worry that it will disappear from the market to be replaced by one that doesn't have the incredibly convenient touch panel in the front. I could operate that thing in my sleep! My sister has one too (thanks, Costco) and she loves it as much as I do. « Show Less
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We've had ours for about 2 weeks and it seems to get pretty hot. We've rotisseried five different things and used the oven quite a bit, and everything's turned out great! Pre-heating is essential. Good luck!