Only Matthew S uses all four burners. I'm trading two burners for a deep fryer. Am I wrong?

In my new kitchen, I've decided I never use four burners simultaneously - and if I need more, I can use portable induction burners. So instead of a four-burner drop-in unit, I'm going to go with a two-burner Wolf induction cooktop and the Wolf fryer installed in the countertop.

I've never used the Wolf fryer. It's got a bottom drain I can hook a hose to (good), and the heating unit is below the oil reservoir (bad; particles will drop and burn, unlike commercial units where the heating elements are in the middle). It's fifteen inches square, unlike many competitors' rectangle. Does anyone have any experience with Wolf products?

Miele is also an option, which I'll go look at tomorrow. Gaggenau seemed a little small.

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tshewman

I often wonder if I should/could retrofit a counter to go over 2 of my burners and would buy 2 portable induction. I've never owned a Wolf, but a friend of mine has one and loves it.

Brendan_Lee_56950

Seems like a great idea. I would love to have just two burners and a nice flat top beside them personally

Johan_Edstrom_5586

I'd just look at the output of that fryer... I threw my counter fryer away after I got an induction stove and asking about fryers for the home.

Matthew_Snyder_68770

I frequently use all four burners. What would make me much more happy would be to find models where all burners are the same output. In my last house, we had a 36" space (which is the ideal size, imo), and literally the only range in our budget was the Pro series by Premier. All six burners put out the same 15,000 BTU. (Or was it 12,000? Either way.) I despise the idea of the 'simmer burner'...... that's what the fcking knob is for. Anyway, the only downside to that was that particular range had somewhat wonky grates; instead of the 'continuous' style, each burner had its own grate that locked into place using registration holes. Not each grate was level, so you had some transition issues. Anyway, the thing came with a griddle, so you could still have four burners plus a 12" x 24" griddle, which was pretty nice.

Sadly, they don't make a similar range in the 30" size I need in our current home, and I cannot find another unit in the real-world budget range (say under $2500) where all four or five burners have the same output. If anyone knows of such a magical unicorn, please do feel free to let me know about it.

bkeene12

The one thing I missed, when I didn't have a four burner top, was the ability to move hot pots around to make room for the next item to cook. I guess you could solve that with a sturdy metal cover for the top of the fryer. In fact, you could probably set it up so the cover of the fryer also doubled as the area for two more portable induction burners... heck, you could probably retro fit something together so the two induction burners were the cover for the fry unit. Hmm, that would be pretty neat.

ttpoker

I have wood covering up two of the four burners on my stove so I can use the extra countertop space. On top of the wood I have a Max Burton portable induction stovetop, which is the workhorse of my kitchen. I intend to remove the gas stovetop and replace it with an induction stovetop as soon as I can find an electrician that I can trust to wire up 240V without destroying my home. I thought of doing the same as Ted, but truth is with induction and a pot I can accomplish the same thing while keeping the 4 burners - and I have less mess.

Johan_Edstrom_5586

I'd not take that for granted without trying.... I think what Chris was saying is - that to get close to 1800W, you need 2x120V 30 AMP - just for the fryer, I am not sure about insurance and firewalling there, with a gas unit you need bigger output gas and firewall.

Matthew_Snyder_68770

As someone who just recently nearly set fire to his kitchen trying to fry pork belly pieces, I am particularly sensitive to this notion of knocking a Dutch oven full of 200°C oil over......

Johan_Edstrom_5586

Different thread, I asked the same question - what fryolator should I buy.

douglas_bd

I'm with you. I regularly use more than two burners. Of course two of them are underpowered and near worthless, but I sometimes I have to use them anyway.

Matthew_Snyder_68770

I saw that yesterday and was quite chuffed. *high five*