Why not look at the pressure fryers they are great but IMO deep frying is a waste of oil and I think saving oil I fried chicken is just does not work in my head. There are air fryers have you checked those

I have a warring pro for at about 10 years. Served me well but used infrequently. In looking today - do not see any new (versus refurbished) for sale. It held temp well and not too painful to clean. All pieces except heating element/control could go into the Dw.

Not that I deep fry that often, usually just chicken wings, but when I do I just use a large pot and a thermometer. It’s really not that difficult to adjust the stove up or down to maintain a temperature.

We have a GE deep fryer. It’s been great for fries (and Dutch oliebollen). The only plastic component is part of the handle. We have a clause in our home insurance saying we can’t deep fry using a pot on the stove ...who knew?!

We had a waring and then one of our kids gave us the double. It is messy and work but we really like it. We only use it every couple months ( my husband wishes we could fry everything) but if you have storage room I like it.

If you only do small or premade I think frydaddy could work but we do homemade fried food and the Waring works for us