Deep Fat Fryer

Sarahsaver

If it pongs or has lots of 'bits' in it i chuck it.
i dispose of it by filling up an empty squash bottle and binning the oil that way.

1jim

Hi
My wife has asked me to keep an eye out for a deepfat fryer (apparently my 2 little ones went to a friends house the otherday and really enjoyed chips done this way.....in my house they either have oven chips or more likly wedges done in the oven)
can anyone reccomend a make/model
thanks
Jim

angelavdavis

One that is on my shopping list is the Actifry - not cheap but you only need a small amount of oil so more healthy and hygenic. Others have posted their comments about Actifry in the past.

Other MSE forum comments:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=623737&highlight=Actifry

Write up from Lakeland (apparently it is available cheaper elsewhere):
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/tefal!REG-actifry/F/C/cooking-baking/C/cooking-baking-small-appliances/product/11583

timcrips

This is the one to go for my friend with money off
I bought it for £40 but here I see it for £36.99, ive seen for as much as £70 and its rrps for 60

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/?modelcode=TEF-FR401615

Good luck, dont eat too much fried stuff not good for you.

plumtreebabe

Lidl are doing them for a tenner, and I've heard that Lidl's own brand electricals are very reliable.

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer: I'll add this to the existing Which Deep Fat Fryer thread so that you can see the more recent suggestions

Penny. x

Burp_2

I know they're not healthy before you all shout at me!!

I'm considering buying one to make home made chips... we only have chips about once a fortnight and the other day I was talking to friends about how our mums used to make yummy home made chips in a chip pan on the hob and that oven chips just arent the same!

I'd never contemplate a chip pan but thought maybe a small cheap deep fat fryer may do the job a couple of times a month

Burp x

ariba10

When the grandchildren come, the first thing they want is real chips

(Home made with real potatoes.)

Burp_2

ariba10 wrote: »

When the grandchildren come, the first thing they want is real chips

(Home made with real potatoes.)

lol I'm still the same when I visit my grandparents (I'm in my mid twenties tho!)

Just one question;

If you fill it with oil to cook your chips do you have to throw the fat away afterwards? How does it work?

I'd only be cooking chips every fortnight really :rolleyes:

Burp x

ariba10

We only change the oil (or preferably Beef Dripping) when it starts to foam right up while you are cooking.

It will last quite a few months.