pcbrook Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 So another one of my turkey fryers died yesterday. I have been using 2 melters, one for candles and another for melts. So now I have been lurking on Ebay looking for another one. But I have noticed with the asking price and the shipping the cheapest one is like $86. There are a few sellers asking $110 and $149 plus shipping. Yikes! So anywho.....for those that use the expensive commercial melters.....do you use the same one for different waxes and switch the waxes out every time? Is it a pain to switch out the waxes every time? I have done the whole presto pot route in the past and they are just too small. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaH Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I use my commercial melter for my regular wax and a turkey fryer for the melt wax. When I'm done with the wax, I just let it set up in the melter and add to it the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbrook Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Yes, that is what I do with the turkey fryers too. Those commercial ones are nice but expensive, but if they last longer than the turkey fryers it might be worth it. How long have you had the commercial one? I found a couple on Ebay that aren't the big huge ones so a little cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaH Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Had it about 4 years now. No problems yet. I've probably been through about 7 or 8 turkey fryers over the last 18 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Are you using the turkey fryers the new one that is rectangular and has spigot in corner' and direct heat element? I would love to know if those work for melting wax and if the heating element is safe. It seems there is a decent heat control on them. let me know please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbrook Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Lana,. I'm thinking the same thing. It's not bad if you can find a turkey fryer for around $50 but the current going price is between $80 to $175 with shipping. I've been doing this for 11years and I have bought 5 of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbrook Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Night light, the square ones don't work so good for this. The ones I have seen you have to remove the heating element to get to the drain valve. The best fryers are the Turk n Surf made by Masterbuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I just saw that. They did that for safety reasons so people wouldn’t accidentally open valve and let hot oil out. Any if any kids in kitchen etc. Dang! Would be perfect. I was hoping that the release valve was on side not covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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