And you can rest assured, that your fryer will not last past that. Mine did not. One day, about a year after my purchase, the on/off switch just stopped working.No more fryer. Just a doorstop. My advice is to purchase a fryer that's going to last. I probably used this fryer 15 times in the last year, and that's obviously 1 time too much.If you think I'm unlucky, then go ahead and buy it! Just remember, you were warned.