Tefal Actifry £109.99 from Amazon

Eagle_1

Just came across this on amazon, comes with free delivery. Best price ive seen for these.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-ActiFry-Low-Electric-Fryer/dp/B000T76UOE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1226347400&sr=8-1

Edit to add : After reading the comments about this machine I almost deleted thread but decided to leave thread here so it can inform people who are not aware of dangers. Im not gonna promote anything which could be a bit dodgy!

zakiya12

i watched something on tele about these apparently they catch fire aomething to do with the element

footyfan

Hi Eagle_1
Just a word of caution.
BBC Watchdog have had reports of these overheating and catching fire.
See LINK.
Beat me to it zakiya12!

Eagle_1

My Sis has one and swears by it, ive never heard about problems with these. gonna have a read of that link you posted

aaron772

I'm glad you posted about the fire risk because I would have brought this the idea sounds fantastic

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Dont be too quick to judge

footyfan

It does look like a good idea, but even if it's a small percentage of fryers that have problems, I don't see that it's worth the risk.
Don't forget to warn your sister, Eagle_1

melipona

We love ours, and are hoping that they come down in price a bit so that we can buy another and cook 2 different foods at the same time. Its seems no more dangerous than a fan heater and we all use them don't we? And should it ever catch fire then I would rather have a teaspoonful of oil than a pan full to worry about.

rchddap1

It is a great idea. Was tempted before. However, after watching watchdog I think I'll give it a wide berth for quite some time. I remember some experts essentially shocked at how this managed to get through safety testing....ie, it shouldn't have done.

Wonder if this is why Tefal have had to reduce the price a bit?

Oh...and its not the oil that catches fire but the mechanism inside the machine.

withabix

They need to fix the design fault and start selling them at a sensible price.

They might be worth £50 then....

kurjam

my mum got one never had no problems, did see the tv report on watchdog though.... still overpriced

katskorner

Was thinking about getting one of these when I saw them in Lakeland but wasn't sure. Still unsure as the reviews are a concern.

Now at £107 on amazon for those interested.