Health fryer. Food capacity: 1 kg
Only one spoon of oil needed
Dishwasher-safe parts
Removable basket
Top comments
_g_ to Magister
8 Nov 153#8
As above, the very point of it is that it DOES, actually :smiley:.
Had one of these for a years and it's pretty universally been praised, with many friends etc suggesting they prefer the chips from it to 'normal' fried/oven chips.
Combine with one of those press/slide chip cutters and you've got tasty chips with very little hassle and similar calories to mashed/boiled potato etc (I normally add garlic granuals, paprika salt and pepper to mine mid-cooking.)
Cooking time can be quite long, especially for larger loads (can get on for an hour) and smaller chips etc can end up getting a bit mashed by the paddle - usually a decent proportion survive, however.
The 'plus' version that doesn't have a paddle looks interesting, but happy with the current one so won't be spending cash until it breaks etc.
googley2
8 Nov 153#6
I have this and use it for many things without any extra oil at all, oven chips dont need any more oil, neither does Linda M Soya Sausage, Waffles, Fishfingers, home made burgers, etc etc. Home made chips do need that spoonful of oil but well worth it. Want another one now as its so useful.
All comments (38)
KINGYFUN
8 Nov 152#1
As used by master chef....er chief.
dcrobertshaw to KINGYFUN
9 Nov 15#13
Hahaha. Excellent comment.
Hotmeal to KINGYFUN
9 Nov 151#25
Have a like for your unseen effort sir. :man:
Magister
8 Nov 152#2
1 teaspoon of beef dripping isn't going to go very far in that, And beef dripping is the only way to cook chips!
Tallyho to Magister
8 Nov 15#3
We use beef dripping amongst other things in this & 1 teaspoon is more than enough for crispy dry chips.
It doesn't fry in the conventional sense so doesn't need loads of oil or whatever you want to use.
Palm oil is as good as dripping.
_g_ to Magister
8 Nov 153#8
As above, the very point of it is that it DOES, actually :smiley:.
Had one of these for a years and it's pretty universally been praised, with many friends etc suggesting they prefer the chips from it to 'normal' fried/oven chips.
Combine with one of those press/slide chip cutters and you've got tasty chips with very little hassle and similar calories to mashed/boiled potato etc (I normally add garlic granuals, paprika salt and pepper to mine mid-cooking.)
Cooking time can be quite long, especially for larger loads (can get on for an hour) and smaller chips etc can end up getting a bit mashed by the paddle - usually a decent proportion survive, however.
The 'plus' version that doesn't have a paddle looks interesting, but happy with the current one so won't be spending cash until it breaks etc.
neekaphillips
8 Nov 15#4
the capacity is limited if you have a larger family, we bought the black version for the same price in argos, but have changed it for the Halo + which is a bit better (but currently 30-40 more expensive) also doesn't have a paddle to bash food up with, although I didn't notice that problem when using the halo standard version. it's actually pretty good for the price, we have used this or an acti fry for years and I think I would now say I'd buy the breville again rather than have another acti fry.
Dando83 to neekaphillips
9 Nov 15#20
Why the preference for the Breville over the Actifry?
esudl
8 Nov 15#5
"health"
googley2
8 Nov 153#6
I have this and use it for many things without any extra oil at all, oven chips dont need any more oil, neither does Linda M Soya Sausage, Waffles, Fishfingers, home made burgers, etc etc. Home made chips do need that spoonful of oil but well worth it. Want another one now as its so useful.
timmy789
8 Nov 151#7
Same price in Argos just bought one
Brax
8 Nov 15#9
It's not a bad fryer but I did find the paddle caused a few problems depending on what type of potatoes were used. Sometimes it would break them up. Overall though good unit and a good price. Heat from me on this one.
buddn07 to Brax
9 Nov 15#14
Having not used one before, and just watched the video on the Currys website, are you able to cook chips with the paddle removed? It says you can for prawns and fish, so I was wondering if this was an option for the chips?
jldevoy
8 Nov 15#10
I was considering this but i didnt realise they were so slow at cooking, 1 hour for chips is no good.
googley2 to jldevoy
9 Nov 15#16
My home cooked chips takes around 30 - 40 mins fully cooked, think they would be badly burned on for an hour.
scuzzlebutt to jldevoy
9 Nov 151#21
I have one of these and it does perfect chips in 25 mins from frozen, it also does nice toast if you do bread at 4 mins a side.
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Opening post
Only one spoon of oil needed
Dishwasher-safe parts
Removable basket
Top comments
Had one of these for a years and it's pretty universally been praised, with many friends etc suggesting they prefer the chips from it to 'normal' fried/oven chips.
Combine with one of those press/slide chip cutters and you've got tasty chips with very little hassle and similar calories to mashed/boiled potato etc (I normally add garlic granuals, paprika salt and pepper to mine mid-cooking.)
Cooking time can be quite long, especially for larger loads (can get on for an hour) and smaller chips etc can end up getting a bit mashed by the paddle - usually a decent proportion survive, however.
The 'plus' version that doesn't have a paddle looks interesting, but happy with the current one so won't be spending cash until it breaks etc.
All comments (38)
It doesn't fry in the conventional sense so doesn't need loads of oil or whatever you want to use.
Palm oil is as good as dripping.
Had one of these for a years and it's pretty universally been praised, with many friends etc suggesting they prefer the chips from it to 'normal' fried/oven chips.
Combine with one of those press/slide chip cutters and you've got tasty chips with very little hassle and similar calories to mashed/boiled potato etc (I normally add garlic granuals, paprika salt and pepper to mine mid-cooking.)
Cooking time can be quite long, especially for larger loads (can get on for an hour) and smaller chips etc can end up getting a bit mashed by the paddle - usually a decent proportion survive, however.
The 'plus' version that doesn't have a paddle looks interesting, but happy with the current one so won't be spending cash until it breaks etc.