chip fryer

[nextqueen]

ive seen that new healthy chip fryer/cooker out, is it any good do you know? thinking of getting it for inlaws for xmas as they are always using the unhealthy chip pan method.

[Count-A-Strong]

A fryer as a Christmas present? Oh well. It's a tefal actifryer
http://www.tefal-acti...P6ZoaUCFYY14wodG04HHA
Not cheap tho!

[gingejbee]

Or, do you mean the newer and superior Philips Airfryer?

[Buenchico]

There are 79 reviews of the Tefal Actifry on ReviewCentre.com.
People seem to either love it (awarding 5 stars out of 5) or loathe it (awarding it only 1 star out of 5), with very few people 'taking the middle ground':
http://www.reviewcent...178984.html#tabs-menu

The 208 reviews on the Argos website though are nearly all very good:
http://reviews.argos....b/4201386/reviews.htm

Chris

[Buenchico]

Well it would be nice to know exactly which fryer you're referring to!

The Philips product is well-reviewed on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co....ct-reviews/B0042EU3A2

Chris

[gingejbee]

.....but the Philips one is only about £200; a small price to pay to keep the in-laws healthy, I (don't) think.

[xstitcher]

As long as you are frying your chips in fat, no matter how little I can't really see where it is healthy. Sounds like a sneaky way to sell them, but I haven't seen them.

[pastafreak]

The ads for the Tefal say that you need only a tablespoon of oil.....that is certainly a lot healthier than normal deep fat frying.

[bednobs]

problem is it takes about 1 hour to cook chips

[ruthie]

Aunt Bessie's homestyle chips are great. I do them in my combination oven. 16 mins for 300g on grill 3. Best Iv'e tasted yet.

[coriander2]

I've got a Tefal Actifry and I love it and wouldn't be without it.It takes aprox 35 mins to cook chips for 2-3 but the preparation is a bit time consuming as you have to wash the chips several times and dry very very thoroughly before cooking. A small price to pay I feel for scrummy chips cooked in only 1 spoon of Light olive oil. Admittedly, the price of the fryer is a bit steep but if you like chips and want to eat healthily then go for it.