Oster 3001 12-Inch Electric Frying Pan
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 3001 12-Inch Electric Frying Pan
Customer Review: A better electric frypan
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased a larger electric frypan with a removable pan for serving and it was too big and the removable part was the part that was hot, even the handles. This frypan is the right size for us. It heats evenly, has stay cool handles, sits on the table nicely for serving. The only drawback is that the control fits under one of the handles which is a little awkward but I'm getting used to it.Customer Review: AVOID and Run Away from this product
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought the oster fry pan in sept. 10. It is now Dec. 2010. I have used this fry pan perhaps 6 times since purchase. Even tho I only used a teflon spatula, last time I used it I noticed that small flecks of the fry pan teflon surface had lifted. I only fry ground turkey meat for making dog food in the pan. I went to use the fry pan tonight, and now it does not work even though the control shows that it is getting power. My Sunbeam fry pan lasted 32 years. I am going to buy the Cuisinart fry pan at William Sonoma when it goes on sale again. Do not waste your money on this Oster product.Customer Review: Best Ever Frying Pan!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
We haven't ever owned an electric frying pan as dependable and convenient as this 12" Oster. What a wonderful product from the see-thru glass top to the non-stick completely washable pan surface to the accuracy of the temperature guage, it is everything promised and MORE. Very impressed and pleased customer which is why we bought two of them.Customer Review: Best thing I've bought in a long long time
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm renting a small room and do not have access to a kitchen, and up until I got this electric cooker I've been living out of a microwave. Now I eat steaks pretty regularly.
Things I love about it:
The glass top- watch your food cook
The temp dial- as opposed to just a High/Medium/Low like on some other cookers I've seen, I like to be able to control my cooking more closely. I don't know if Oster made improvements or other reviewers keep their hands coated in paint thinner, but I haven't had any trouble with the writing on the dial rubbing off and I've been using it probably twice daily for a month or more now.
The tilt feature- lots of different uses, let water/juices/grease etc flow to one side or keep foods from mixing while they cook
The non-stick coating- its great, I haven't found anything yet that wouldn't come off with a paper towel after cooking
The vent at the top- I've seen other reviewers freaking out about the vent being part of the top's handle. I have zero problems with it and I have big hands. Here's a hint, don't point it towards you. I love it because I keep this on a table by a window with the vent pointed out and out everything goes.
The heating element- It gets hot pretty fast
Not so great things:
The cord is really short- rather irrelevant to me though as I have it plugged into a power strip along with some other cooking stuff that live near it (blender, toaster, fan etc), but yeah, the cord is really short. Maybe three feet. It doesn't even reach the floor with the unit sitting right on the edge of the table.
The edges- they slop outwards as you can see in the picture, it would have been nice if they had a bit of a lip or something where the top sits so its easier to scoop out things like fried rice or scrambled eggs. I get around this issue though, its a small gripe.
Basically like my subject line says, this is the greatest purchase I've made in a while. Not only can I cook great meals in them, I'm eating way healthier because I'm not on a permanent diet of microwavable food, and I save tons of money because I'm not always eating out to escape my permanent diet of microwavable food. I honestly don't know what the difference between this and a more expensive cooker would be, but this does everything I could want to a tee so I don't see any reason to pay fifty or a hundred bucks.
Customer Review: Buy Potholders!
Summary: 2 Stars
First, the pros: it heats up and cooks as well as any other electric skillet.
Now for the cons: unlike other designs, this unit is vented through the lid/handle. Completely nonsensical! If you're cooking anything that produces steam and plan on using the lid, you would be STRONGLY advised to purchase some good pot holders. I got used to using my 16" Presto which has a steam escape down on the lid so grabbing the handle is never a problem. The other con from my perspective is the cord attachment. It requires some real diligence getting it plugged into the pan since it's a very tight and precise fit. Also, the numbers wore off within the first month, so I use a cord from a different unit. Lastly, within a month of light/moderate use, the teflon(?) coating is scratched and peeling. These things are NOT what they used to be!
Would I recommend this Oster to anyone? No way.