Breville
Breville Smart Fryer
$199.95
Best Deep Fryers · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Elite Gourmet Electric Immersion Deep Fryer EDF-3500 is cheaper at $39.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Breville
$199.95
Elite Gourmet
$39.99Cheaper
The Elite Gourmet Electric Immersion Deep Fryer EDF-3500 wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Elite Gourmet Electric Immersion Deep Fryer EDF-3500 is the cheaper at $39.99. The Elite Gourmet Electric Immersion Deep Fryer EDF-3500 both leads on specs and costs less — the straightforward pick.
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| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $199.95 MSRP per breville.com | $39.99 Price per shopelitegourmet.com |
| Brand | Breville | Elite Gourmet |
| Released | — | — |
| Oil capacity (L) | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| Food capacity (lb) | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Wattage (W) | 1800 | 1500 |
| Max temp f | 375 | 375 |
| Basket count | 1 | 1 |
| Adjustable thermostat | Yes | Yes |
| Viewing window | — | Yes |
Sources — Breville Smart Fryer: breville.com (verified 2026-06-20). Elite Gourmet Electric Immersion Deep Fryer EDF-3500: shopelitegourmet.com (verified 2026-06-20).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Only one whitelisted tester — Reviewed (USA Today) — has a genuine hands-on write-up of the Breville BDF500XL Smart Fryer, and it names it Best Overall. Sharon Franke praises its LCD presets, accurate temperatures, and crispy, evenly browned results across foods from mozzarella sticks to Nashville-style chicken, while flagging that the ready beeps are hard to hear and that the fryer is pricey. No lab-measured numbers were published for this model. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: LCD screen with accurate preset programs; the most convenient, user-friendly model tested; Crispy, evenly browned results across foods from mozzarella sticks to Nashville-style chicken; Accurate oil temperatures; basket and oil container are dishwasher safe.
Flagged: Ready beeps are hard to hear; Pricey for its category.
No sourced tester review yet.