Tefal Actifry

amaialondon

I got mine last week, was £103 in dixons.. The chips are perfect and you dont feel that guilty after eating them , for those of you on a diet ( like me ) you dont need to put the oil, just use the spray oil and that will do. I put chicken wings for 30 minutes and they are crispy and nice.. My best gadget ever.

frosty

morganlefay wrote: »

I despair of myself...I have done some very good MS things since finding this site, but I have also done some very not moneysaving things like - only yesterday - buying an Actifry on Amazon (such a bargain at 99.99) because I had been eyeing them for ages, and have in mind eating my way through the summer on fresh veg lightly whizzed in the Actifry with a wisp of oil and saving lots by not putting on oven, and losing weight because my 'normal' roasted veg usually swim in lovely olive oil. Please someone tell me that I have not been thoroughly BAD and FOOLISH to buy yet another gadget (I have nowhere to put it, kitchen so cluttered and OH will be very CROSS).
Oh dear.

I love mine and I think its very money saving,have you noticed how expensive cooking oil is?
A bottle of oil last ages because you are using such a small amount.
Gas and electric are so expensive and more increases expected,I think I have saved alot by not having to heat the oven up then cook things.
Chicken tastes juicy when cooked in the actifry,great for roast potatoes.

recovering_spendaholic

I impulse bought one of these in Costco and then took it back before I could open it because I thought it was just too expensive to justify the cost, but reading about it on here and in various articles in magazines and newspapers I am having a rethink. I use the oven lots for oven chips because of teenagers who are always hungry and who won't eat healthy stuff under any circumstances. Can you cook bought oven chips or wedges in them? Also, stuff like roast potatoes and chicken pieces - don't they all break up with the constant rotating? I would also be really interested in finding out what other stuff people have cooked in it.

frosty

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

I impulse bought one of these in Costco and then took it back before I could open it because I thought it was just too expensive to justify the cost, but reading about it on here and in various articles in magazines and newspapers I am having a rethink. I use the oven lots for oven chips because of teenagers who are always hungry and who won't eat healthy stuff under any circumstances. Can you cook bought oven chips or wedges in them? Also, stuff like roast potatoes and chicken pieces - don't they all break up with the constant rotating? I would also be really interested in finding out what other stuff people have cooked in it.

I cook oven chips and wedges in mine and you dont need to add any oil.The paddle moves very slowly so the food doesnt break up.
It comes with a recipe book,you can make chilli,meatballs,chicken nuggets,the list is very long.

Jazzy_B

I just wondered if anyone who has one of these is having any problems. I got mine about 5 months ago, and use it once or twice a week.
The lid keeps popping up on mine when it's cooking. There only seems to be one attachment point in the centre of the lid, and the lid moves about if I wiggle it.
I'm going to contact Tefal, but I just wondered if this was a common problem.
Thanks

Contacted Tefal today. They're going to send a new lid, and if that doesn't help, they'll replace it.

Guitarplayer_2

I posted here on page 2 of this thread when I bought my Actifry and it caught fire the second time I used it. Watchdog ran a story on this problem tonight, 3rd November 2008, and said Tefal had admitted it had received 221 reports of this product catching fire. Please check the BBC Watchdog site if you have concerns as I was not happy about this product and had no feedback at the time I returned it to Macro following my complaint that it had caught fire.

daleigha

i got my actifry today!! :j :j

i made chips with it for dinner - they were really delish - we ate them with HM bread, made with my panasonic breadmaker that i got in Macro at the weekend (Mum bought me the BM for xmas, and OH bought me the actifry for xmas - i am so sad! :rotfl: )

thats a bit worrying about it catching fire though :eek:

xx

Gunna

I wanted one but the watchdog report has kinda put me off !!!!

They look fantastic and would save me a fortune on oil !!!

Btw does anyone know if crisp and ry is the same as normal veg oil as my partners mother swears it is not and chips taste crap without it ?? anyone help me out there as normal veg oil is cheaper by 50p a bottle :O

doraexplorer

Gunna wrote: »

I wanted one but the watchdog report has kinda put me off !!!!

They look fantastic and would save me a fortune on oil !!!

Btw does anyone know if crisp and ry is the same as normal veg oil as my partners mother swears it is not and chips taste crap without it ?? anyone help me out there as normal veg oil is cheaper by 50p a bottle :O

i really would like one of these, would save me putting my deep fat fryer in the garden on a plug extention.:rotfl: oh loves real chips and i hate the smell of the fryer and its a compromise. neighbours must think i am mad hearing it sizzle away.

i use crisp and dry in the fryer and we only use it for chips. i use it because its not as greasy if that helps. but as for taste i dont think there is any difference.

it would also save me a fortune on oil if i bought one. not that we use the fryer much but i would like to try and cook other things in it .

i am so tempted to buy one now ... after reading this .

Dobie

I've had mine since February & I LOVE it. It's used at least once a week for delicious chips on a Friday night & often another night for wedges, roast veg or spicy chicken.

I saw the Watchdog report & understand why people worry. I don't want to make light of any concerns but any electrical gadget can fail & it's 221 out of 50,000 sold so a very small percentage. The plastic is fire resistant so as long as you don't leave it unattended for ages I think it's reasonably safe. If you can hear it you'd know if the fan wasn't working & could switch it off immediately. It's certainly a lot safer than a chip pan full of oil.

My only criticism is that it's big so can be a problem to store.