HeavenScentU Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Thanks grama! I will go and take a look at one today since I am having lunch with DH and the store is near his work. I hope it is on sale I really need to melt more wax at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 kymber 4627 is a PITA lol so yeah that is great to be able to put that much in at once...sweet I am going surfing now for a turkey fryer since I hate leaving my house, much easier to have it shipped to me:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 http://www.popeilfamilystore.com/masterbuilt.html?gclid=CK_S4I7-rI8CFQHgPAodSyh_QAThat is where I got mine. Service was quick - I think about a week after order. Sorta pricy but :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 okay so I am finding the stainless steel one and then the ones like the presto pot look but with the vavle ect. Of course I love the stainless steel onebut it is also more, does the other one work just as good? and what about the ones with the ditgal temp knob on the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I ordered the black one but they were out so they sub the stainless steel at no extra charge:yay: The digital temp on back will be at top and it works real good. I was concerned about it getting to hot but at 200 it never went over that. I think it sorta cooled a little bit from that which was what I wanted. The only lower temp I could get was 175 I think and for my paraffin that was to low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyBean Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Just wanted to add, sometimes right after the holidays are over you can get them a little cheaper than you find them right now. I got mine in Feb I think it was and I paid right at 80 dollars for it, but some found them at places like Linens and Things for much less than I paid for mine even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 thank you thank you for all your help in helping me with my decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 My daughter found one last year or was it early this year? On clearance at KMart $17.00, only one they had. At the same time I was at another KMart and they had plenty but not even marked down at all. I was so pissed, the clerk wouldn't even get them down from the 20 ft. shelf they were on. She could have at least checked. So now I have a spare till I get some more room to work in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 if the heating element is sitting in the base of the pot, I do understand that it needs to be covered with molten wax before you turn the pot on but a) when you release the wax from the spout, can it go below the coils without you noticing and cause them to burn out. Also, is the spout a good one? I've got a presto with a spout but it's a ball valve and the wax does not come out very neatly -it sprays all over the place.and once you turn the fryer off, wax shrinks when it cools - will this shrinking of wax all around the coil/heating element damage it in some way? In particular pillar wax shrinks a lot so does it cause unnatural stresses on the coils or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Natty Cat - You can see everything inside the pot and you can see when the level gets low, just add some more wax. This can be the chunks also, it doesn't have to be melted. The spout pours very good, and yes, better than my presto even though presto spout does not spew. Just slower than spout on turkey fryer. Even if it does shrink I think you can tell good enough (hear the southerness!) if it will be to low or not. I really love mine. Though today I am using my presto. Not much in pouring mood but got to get several different scents poured:shocked2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 When it's on then you need to keep wax above the coils. And after empting the wax for cleaning or what ever. Be sure to put liquid wax in to cover coils. I though I could skip this and tried several time but the wax always burns. I use soy so don't know about paraffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmspath Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I love mine - have two of them.. I cant believe I was so long without them.. have had them about a year now.. one of the best investments yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 what i was actually asking was whether the wax contracting and shrinking could damage the coils because as the wax cools and shrinks it will basically be squeezing the coils really hard, and I'm wondering if, over time, this continual shrinking of the wax around the element will damage it in some way?Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Nat - haven't had mine long enough to answer that but judging from the ones that do have them and been using them for several years it won't hurt the coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells4shells Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I'm bringing this up again as I've been looking into getting one. I've also seen that these tend to not work as described from opinion sites. Everyone that has gotten one hasn't had any problems? It's quite an investment to make especially when reading people can't even get it to work one time. And I can't seem to find turkey fryers on Linens n Things. Does anyone know if they're still available there? The cheapest I've found so far is $119 for the black version from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Haven't looked for one this year. Last year, JC Penny's, Linens n Things, Bed Bath and Beyond, K Mart and WalMart all had them. But the deep frying turkeys might have been more popular then. This would be a good time to look as they will have them marked down. And I haven't read of anyone on this board that has had trouble with them. Might have been an isolated thing. http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=eMS&q=masterbuilt+electric+turkey+fryer&revid=754714933&resnum=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest meredean Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7811421 the black one for $98. They have free shipping to your nearest store also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells4shells Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 oh nice! Cheapest yet - I can't wait to get mine ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGirl Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I've had mine for awhile now and experienced no problems. The spout is above the level of the coils, so I can't empty enough to expose them.I think that maybe if you were using a really hard wax there could be some potential for "squeezing" the coils, but I use a mix of soy and 4630 -- the wax is just too soft, even when set up, to put stress on the coils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlemaker74 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 What is the lowest temp you can set the Masterbuilt at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 150* (up to 300 I think, in 25* increments)maybe top temp is 250...lolHad to go look...LOL Top is 400*, comes on at 200* by default Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 BTW: I keep 4625 for pillars in mine. Nothing has appeared wrong with the coils though I do have a nice large outward dome on the bottom. The insert pot sits about 1 1/2" above the black shell I love mine and want a couple more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never4gotten Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I just picked up one today at Kmart for 72.00. Last one they had in stock. I had one previously but for reasons unknowable the X decided to take it when he moved out and still over 2yrs later won't give it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 OK I got my black masterbuilt 28qt turkey fryer today woooo hoooo!I was told that I could just put my flaked soy straight in and turn it on, well when I did that it started smoking and cut itself off. So I am now gonna fill a presto pot with wax, melt it and fill the turkey fryer up with molten wax before I do anything.However, my question is - seeing as it smoked and switched off when I used raw wax flakes, what happens when I turn the machine off overnight filled with wax and want to use it the next day? It will have solid wax in it, not molten wax - so won't it start to smoke again because it's touching plain wax? I read in this thread that you shouldn't put unmelted soy in it as it will burn - won't it burn my wax tomorrow?Do I need to keep it turned on the whole time so that the wax is always molten or do I have to empty it out every night (pain in the ass)Sorry for all the questions - if you have a turkey fryer and know what I should be doing please help!Nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I use paraffin Natty and I just turn if off when I am through. The coils are coated I suppose so the solid wax does not hurt them. Would be lost without it now. Would love to have another one but with my 3 presto pots and turkey fryer space is sorta tight.:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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