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| Brand: Tefal
Category: Kitchen
List Price: £159.99
Buy New: £99.99
You Save: £60.00 (38%)
New (11) from £99.99
Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Media: Kitchen Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 16.7 x 14.1 x 9.9
MPN: FZ 7000 FZ 7000 ws/si
EAN: 3045386322015
ASIN: B000T76UOE
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Showing reviews 21-25 of 54
new owner July 17, 2008
Lucifer (Ayrshire, Scotland)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
it's healthier than my old kenwood deep fryer ... but do the chips come out any better ... thats debatable ... the best potato to use is the Kerr's Pink ..... makes Maris Pipers and king edwards potatoes poor in comparison .... br / br / br /1 downside 30 - 40 minutes to make chips br /
Good product with minor down-sides... July 7, 2008
A. Palmer (Wales, UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Had one of these for a couple of months. I concur with the timer being a bit quiet the unit a bit loud, maybe it's not as robust as I'd like BUT it makes great chips with very little fat or smell!! br / br /So far we've mainly done chips, sauages branched out into making some of the recipes from the booklet, which were ok but not amazing. The bananas were good though! I freestyled a nice veg curry while the other half was out which turned out good but stained the mixing arm. br / br /My only major complaint is that I'm getting chubby after eating several kilos of spuds in the last few weeks, but that's a lack of self control on my part :) !! br / br /On balance I would give it 4.5 out of 5
 Chips without fried smells all over June 24, 2008
walker
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I bought the Actifry for one reason alone: less oil meant less odors, and I can't stand the smell of fried oil on clothes. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Not only does it not let out any of those horrible oil vapors that settle on everything, but it makes the horrible sight of left over oil a thing of the past. br / br /You do need to adjust your cooking habits in order to use it effectively. For instance, it will take its time, which depending on quality and quantity can be anything from 25 to 45 minutes (I think more oil -- say 2 spoons instead of one may help speed things up a bit, but haven't tested this so don't take my word for it) br / br /This means that instead of preparing a salad, fish or meat and then preparing the chips, with the actifry it saves time to throw the potatoes in and prepare the other dishes while it fries them. It is far more forgiving than a traditional frier with regards to the need to pay attention to it: leaving the chips in for 5 minutes longer will not result in them turning to coal. And Actifry itself will not burn your kitchen down or spill hot oil on you or your family. All this means you can concentrate on other tasks without stress while it does its thing. br / br /A word of warning though: turn it off leaving your chips in with the lid down, even for a couple of minutes, and they will loose their crispness. You should be ready to serve them when they are done... or, just turn it off a couple of minutes early and turn it back on a couple of minutes before serving. I found re-activating the airflow for a bit will generally restore the crispness. It is for this reason that I think the timer not stopping the device when it goes off is actually a good thing. Okay they could have had it pop the lid open too, but honestly it never bothered me so far. br / br /The great thing about the small amount of oil is that you can afford to use organic oil for frying. I used olive oil at first, but never got the right results. Edges and small sized sticks would burn by the time the rest of the chips where done. So I followed the advice in the book and used sunflower oil with very noticeable results. It doesn't taste the same, but it delivers a crispier, even, frying without burned edges. I plan to try other oils as well and perhaps mixtures (even a third of olive oil would make the edges burn -- okay, it is the healthiest of them all, but it is much more so in its raw form, best use it for salad dressings!) br / br /I was glad to read another reviewer's comment about not peeling the potatoes. I do this too and I'll second the suggestion, you really can't tell the difference and it is much more nutritious -- do wash the potatoes *really* well though and cut out any soiled bits or abnormalities. And be very careful about the potatoes you use. Make sure they are certified to be pesticide free. Potatoes grow in the ground and absorb all the chemicals sprayed on the field, most of which stay *in* the skin. So unless you are sure they are free of such substances it's far healthier to actually peel them! br / br /It is a bit noisy but it is only a problem if you are right next to it while trying to talk on the phone or listen to the radio. It's the only time I notice the sound it makes. br / br /This is one of the best appliances I've ever bought, and I would highly recommend it to everyone. But we don't all like our chips the same so try to have a taste before buying.
Hold out for a better price June 23, 2008
Donnacha (Edinburgh, Scotland)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
It is worth noting that Amazon swing the price for this item up and down - it was 100 throughout May, allowing it to gather sales and favorable reviews at that price-point. Then, once it was established in the best-seller lists, it went up to 120 - Amazon know that a lot of people will buy because an item is popular, not realising that it became popular at a much lower price. br / br /Now, June 23rd, it is 116. Personally, I'll buy it when it hits 100 again - either here or the other online retailers where it appears at that price from time to time. br / br /To make this comment I was forced to make a star rating, so, I gave it 4 in order not to change the overall rating, which is currently 4 stars. br / br /There are several online services that allow you to "watch" Amazon items and catch them when prices swing low.
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