Where can I get a good electric skillet..that won't cost me a fortune???

My electric skillet has gone on the blink. I bought it from the States and loved it. Where can I get a good electric skillet that doesn't cost me a fortune here in UK? Help!!!

It depends upon where you live and what you're willing to pay.  If you search google, it will give you a list of online outlets for electric skillets.  Argos has this electric wok:

http://www.argos.co.uk/ProductDisplayTRK019?partNumber=0503710

I am willing to spend up to a 100 Pounds on electric skillet.

 

This is what I am looking for. I loved my last Rival Electric Skillet. It went on the blink today. I have had it for three years. Would love to have another exactly like it.

Try Lakeland, or get one shipped from the states.

What do you use an electric skillet for?  I have never used one.

I use mine all the time in fixing fried chicken,pancakes and really all kinds of stuff. I may have to get one from the States. Thanks.

Can't you just use a frying pan on the hob?  £100 seems an awful lot of money!

Bingo!

http://www.unitedshades.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON05I000024

And nowhere near 100 quid!

Bingo!

http://www.unitedshades.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON05I000024

And nowhere near 100 quid!

Got this in post today. Many thanks!

I bought my old electric skillet 3 years ago and it cost me less then 40quid. Now I looked and the same electric skillet was 100 quid. Couldn't believe the differences in prices over the three years! 100 quid is alot of money.
 Q-G,my hob doesn't work well for frying chicken. This hob isn't the best and my partner loves fried chicken..a electric skillet works really well for fixing lots of cooked dishes..that the hob won't.
Thanks all for your help. Appreciate it.

I know this is an old-ish thread, but we got an electric frying pan as a wedding present ... and I'm kind of clueless. What in the world is it for? What can it do that a proper frying pan can't do?!? Why do I need this?

I know this is an old-ish thread, but we got an electric frying pan as a wedding present ... and I'm kind of clueless. What in the world is it for? What can it do that a proper frying pan can't do?!? Why do I need this?

Wellllll...you don't need a full, ready-to-go kitchen, in order to use an electric skillet...just a working electrical outlet. 

Wellllll...you don't need a full, ready-to-go kitchen, in order to use an electric skillet...just a working electrical outlet. 

Think of it as a fourth BBQ.

Wellllll...you don't need a full, ready-to-go kitchen, in order to use an electric skillet...just a working electrical outlet. 

Think of it as a fourth BBQ.

Excellent points, ladies. But I'm still not sure I'm completely convinced of the need for one of these things.

Excellent points, ladies. But I'm still not sure I'm completely convinced of the need for one of these things.

My mom always had one but it was really big, bigger than any pan she could fit on her burners. Here is an interesting discussion on Chowhound about using one: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/487864

I was thinking maybe if you were cooking up a big feast, and needed an extra hob burner that you didn't have?

My mom always had one but it was really big, bigger than any pan she could fit on her burners. Here is an interesting discussion on Chowhound about using one: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/487864

That's really interesting. It sounds as if people say it's good for fried chicken. I don't make that very often, but I suppose it could be handy in terms of controlling the temperature of the oil. Thanks!

I was thinking maybe if you were cooking up a big feast, and needed an extra hob burner that you didn't have?

Once we move in, our cooker is going to be really big so I can't imagine that happening! Unless, of course, there's some sort of a giant UKY meet-up chez moi!