R&V works Cajun fryer 4 gallon

Both have the design that keeps the crumbs down below the heat source which allows you to get a lot of cooks on the same batch of oil. The R&V is made out of heavier carbon steel and the Bayou Classics a thinner SS. Both work great. Heat retention is going to a little better with the R&V and they are probably a little more durable. Bayou Classic is a little less expensive, or it used to be anyway.

As to if whether either are worth it it depends on how much you're frying I guess. I have a 4gal R&V both at home and one at the camp. It's a little over kill to fire up to cook a batch of fries on a Tuesday night, but it is a Cadillac when needing to fry anything of volume. I will always have one in the cooking arsenal. Both companies also make a 2.5 gallon single basket of you need a smaller one.

I’ll give you another option to consider. If you shop around there are always used commercial fryers for sale online, FB, etc. you can get them cheap. I recently bought one for a couple hundred dollars. Cleaned it up and it looks brand new. All stainless and has a thermostat so you just set the temperature and no worries about having to manually regulate the temp. They can be converted from Natural gas to propane by changing the jets out. They sell the kits on Amazon.

Just an idea to consider. They are very simple to work on if you find one that isn’t working.

I have one and bought it from someone on here for a good discount. Its great but for me I dont think Id purchase at full price. They have knock off versions (check webstaurant store . Com) that look like a similar design and function as well as lightly used ones that pop up on FB marketplace.

A friend had the bayou classic 4gal and told me to get the 2.5gal model if I got one. Picked up a used one like new for cheap (2.5gal) and love it. You do have to watch the temp but it’s not terrible. Plan to use it tonight.

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I have one and bought it from someone on here for a good discount.

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I am mad at my self for not getting a SS from cajun RV before covid. I kept kicking the can down the road because I had the regular 4gal. They stopped making them during covid and have not started back up and I dont think they plan to. I can still probably get them like before but I'm just too busy to mess with that at the moment.


OP I personally love mine. Hets fast and holds temp so its easy to fry up a bunch. My one gripe is the finish, I would plan to touch it up over the years. That was why I wanted a SS so that would not be needed. The bayou classic is SS but not as well made. I also been thinking about just using my high performance cookers for frying. I have a 40qt turkey fryer with a basket. I dont know if it would heat and hold temp as well as the cajun RV.

It does not have a lid for oil storage but the lid seals pretty good to keep pest and dust out. I have left the oil in it for long times outside...no one got the fois yet that I know of

Tip they sell fryer cleaning puck on Amazon that work well.

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How do they call it Cajun fryer when the company is based in Homer, right outside Shreveport?

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you are from prarieville..... real cajun.

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I thought you had an extra 4gal aluminum you were keeping?

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I thought I did too, but it was a regular one I dragged my feet getting one and when I tried, I was dealt the bad news Maybe I will pester them again and see if anything has changed.

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if you were to buy a CNC to cut the panels

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I know someone with one, but he cuts wood with it, I'll have to see if it can do aluminum, although I don't think he welds.

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I just so happen to have two 4x8 CNC routers for sale in Covington that mow through aluminum.

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routers? or full CNC tables?

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Tip they sell fryer cleaning puck on Amazon that work well.

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Had no idea that these existed until your post. I have a 6 gallon at home and a 4 gallon at the camp and for the most part i just rinse the debris out of the bottom when changing the oil. Every few years I pressure wash which I thought was as clean as I could ever get them.

These pucks are incredible, not quite back to new but pretty damn close. I'll be using every year. Thanks for posting this.

And I agree on the finish--that's the only negative thing I have to say about the cajun rv......well except maybe it could be a little easier to rinse the crud out when it's really caked up.