Tefal Actifry

amyb_2

Hello Ladies.


Sorry if this is the wrong section – but homemade chips are sorta old style?

Anyways; bought myself an Actifry to play with as my BF and I are both chip fiends.


But having never made my own chips from the actual potato (sad I know) I’m not actually sure if it’s as simple as chop them and throw it in the machine.

I tried some tonight and they were nice; but still have a couple of questions.



1) After chopping do I need to rinse the chips to get rid of the starch – I do when making mash but not roasties normally?


2) Can anyone recommend a chipper; as hand cutting them left them all different sizes and they cooked unevenly the only ones i can find are then french fry type and we like chunky ones.


3) Finally if I want to season them before frying can I just sprinkle the seasoning on the dry potato or could I mix it in with the spoonful of all I put in the machine?



Thank you in advance

nuttybabe

Hiya

i have an actifry. They are billiant. i usually just chop the potatoes into wedges but i do have a nicer dicer that makes thin chips.

It should say in the instruction manual along with lots of receipes that look really nice. you need to rinse the chips then dry before putting them in then put the oil over the top.

if you want to season you need to put the dry chips in a bowl and add the oil and seaoning and mix before putting it in the acitfry.

Hope that helps.

amyb_2

Thank you.

I'm rubbish at all things cooking (and feel scared by this forum) but trying to save money to move so cutting out the eating out and takeways as much as possible.

The actifry came with a cookbook - but the exoticness scared me. We are both egg and chips type people (with white bread to dunk).

nuttybabe

I know what you mean about the receipe book, the food does look really nice but i dont think anyone else in house would eat it! Not even sure i would either!!!! lol

Dont be scared by this forum. I have learnt so much on here. Not just cooking, but saving money, preparing for winter, washing gloop. Just keep reading and you will learn loads and everyone is great.

jobbingmusician

I know what you mean about the forum, Amy - people seem horrendously competent, don't they! :eek:

nursey3

We got an actifry last december and liked it so much we got one for the 'outlaws' for a christmas pressie! They use theirs 2-3 times a week, we use ours about once a week. I'm not a huge chip eater, but I do like my roast veg and enjoy potato wedges.
We usually just peel and chop our potatoes with a knife and dry them with some kitchen paper (only if they are excessively wet). To season we either put the chopped potato etc and seasoning in a bowl and mix by hand so that they are evenly coated; but you can also put them in a poly bag with the seasoning and give it all a good old shake!
We have tried adding the seasoning directly in the actifry but it doesn't coat the chips evenly and we don't get as good a result. The cookbook with the actifry is quite good, but don't be afraid to experiment.
The main thing we have found helpful is to try and have stuff cut to approximately the same size, so that it cooks evenly and reduces the risk of burning. We also love to do roast parsnips and put ours in from frozen (we had a glut of parsnips and veg in the freezer), which gets good results. Hope this helps and hope you enjoy your actifry as much as we are!

nursey

Lois_Lane

I just bought one and we tried it for the first time with chips, which were great I have to say! The recipe book has lots of things to try, but it doesn't mention roast potatoes and I assumed it would be good for them. Has anyone cooked roasties in theirs?

Lois

jpscloud

I haven't got an actifry so I feel a bit of a fraud posting on this thread! Just wanted to say that I always wash starch off chips or any potato that is going to be fried, because it cooks at much lower temperatures than the actual body of the chip, so you get a kind of "overcooked" skin on your chips if they had a lot of starch on them. Some people like them like that, though!

nursey3

Lois_Lane wrote: »

I just bought one and we tried it for the first time with chips, which were great I have to say! The recipe book has lots of things to try, but it doesn't mention roast potatoes and I assumed it would be good for them. Has anyone cooked roasties in theirs?

Lois

Apologies for the delay (I've been on nights)...I do my roasties quite regularly in the actifry...generally takes me about 20 mins to get them how I like them! The speed with which its all cooked is another big plus for me, but it helps to have the veg chopped to approximately the same size HTH

I_luv_cats

I use frozen crinkle cut (oven chips) from Morrisons most of the time (2 x 900g for £1.50 offer now)

BUT

I do like home-made ones made from new potatoes. I chop them without peeling, rinse, pat dry with kitchen towel and coat with a dash of olive oil.