I picked up one of these in the Chichester Sainsburys for £50 today, they had 3 left. They were also selling a Russell Hobbs Wine Fridge for £40 (From £160) but I already have one of those so left it!
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bobo53
14 Dec 153#14
chips without oil?? no, thank you
Dodge62
14 Dec 153#8
What are the best kind of chips to use in these things? Oven chips, or ones designed to be deep fried? Or even (perish the thought) potatoes that you've peeled and cut up yourself?
The Mrs is getting one for Christmas (I'm a bit of a romantic when it comes to Christmas - last year I splashed out on a Dyson) so I'm planning ahead.
janzel86
14 Dec 153#1
I've been waiting for this to go down again after I missed the Black Friday deal, hoping my local has one too! Heat, thanks!
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janzel86
14 Dec 153#1
I've been waiting for this to go down again after I missed the Black Friday deal, hoping my local has one too! Heat, thanks!
rourkey76
14 Dec 15#2
good luck Janzel!
casper6391
14 Dec 15#3
Use ours everyday more or less, very simple and easy to use. Paid around £80 on offer so this is a great deal.
richard4
14 Dec 15#4
It's a good product I picked one up from Tesco's a few weeks back for £50
davidclarkson
14 Dec 152#5
Total nightmare to clean
jezzery to davidclarkson
14 Dec 151#15
Eh, I just bung it in dishwasher if cooked fatty foods and dripped. Easypeasy.
you_gotta_be_kidding to davidclarkson
14 Dec 151#17
Are you joking? Do you even own one? I've cooked, chips, jacket potato's, sausages, chicken, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, etc etc (keep buying different things to try, not found anything it's not good at yet).
We just rinse it out, takes 10 seconds. A couple of times a week we then chuck the basket in the dishwasher, job done.
ookitnow to davidclarkson
14 Dec 15#24
mine cleans really easy. How is it hard to clean? Its only hard if you let it build up and its easier to clean when hot
rachel1407 to davidclarkson
16 Dec 15#29
ive found it really easy to clean. hot soapy water gets it brand new again :smiley:
rourkey76
14 Dec 15#6
One of these wasn't on my horizon at all, I only checked the regular price because the wine fridge was noticeably cheap. When I saw they normally go for £150 and had mostly 5* reviews I decided to pick one up, I do like my chips so hopefully better than from the oven! (also my oven is electric so often takes as long to warm up as it does to cook food!)
davidclarkson
14 Dec 15#7
Russel Hobbs one doesn't cook quite as well but dam site easy to clean Been there done it
Dodge62
14 Dec 153#8
What are the best kind of chips to use in these things? Oven chips, or ones designed to be deep fried? Or even (perish the thought) potatoes that you've peeled and cut up yourself?
The Mrs is getting one for Christmas (I'm a bit of a romantic when it comes to Christmas - last year I splashed out on a Dyson) so I'm planning ahead.
john2020md to Dodge62
14 Dec 15#10
:smiley::smiley:
louthepoo to Dodge62
14 Dec 15#11
I've done oven chips and home made and they've both been great!
isobel1
14 Dec 15#9
Brilliant deal! We paid £79 a few months back when it was on offer, use it all the time!
teemeister
14 Dec 151#12
Heated!
dealtime
14 Dec 15#13
anyone know if this is better than the Russell hobbs purify?
bobo53
14 Dec 153#14
chips without oil?? no, thank you
you_gotta_be_kidding to bobo53
14 Dec 151#16
Don't criticize until you've tried, I never fancied one of these but when they dropped to £50 at Tesco I bought one, used it nearly every day since.... Great tasting, fast cooking, healthy and a doddle to clean...
crazylegs to bobo53
14 Dec 15#18
Yep this is just a mini oven basically in disguise, the chips are crap from this..
I use my proper fryer and the chips are just a million times better in every respect, this is just a gimmck that 95% of the population have had fed to them and don't have the intelligence to know how to fry a chip properly as they have all been spoonfed oven chips all these years
honeybunny10
14 Dec 15#19
Just wondering what this is like compared to the actifry ?
ivandobski
14 Dec 15#20
heat just for putting which sainsbury's in the title.
kadooosh
14 Dec 15#21
Just checked 2 in Portsmouth, none in stock (both on way home, no goose chase for me :wink:
It's available in all stores that stock the item so not store specific and was reduced to make way for the new christmas lines. Was on offer at £100 when it was introduced for the Black Friday sales week.
I think you're missing the point of this. It's supposed to be a healthier alternative to a fryer.
Melbury
14 Dec 15#23
I thought the healthy way to fry now is to use dripping or lard. All oils are toxic aren't they(_;) (well according to a programme I saw on TV a couple of months ago)
huusshh
14 Dec 15#25
Picked up this evening for £50 - last one in stock - picked up a bag of cheap basic chips to go with it.
No oil, amazing, this reason alone is worth it for youngsters (with all this obesity crisis business)!
For the extra health-conscious make your own chips with organic spuds (or any root veg?!) - this may require a little oil.
edit: i think this is being discontinued for the new version with the buttons and digital display? I prefer this analogue dial version, this is 0.8kg, the bigger one is 1.2kg - but thats about £100 or over.
AsianDiscount
15 Dec 15#26
Fantastic product, quick and healthy. great for chips and chicken. Can't fault it so far!
HotAddict
15 Dec 15#27
No luck finding it in Derby, these seem £100 plus everywhere now.
germainsophie
15 Dec 15#28
Wish I'd seen this earlier - I've not actively been looking at deals since this silly(distracting) flamedeer stuff started!! :neutral_face:
Will try to pop into Sainsbury's and Tesco tomorrow...
FrugalFergal
16 Dec 15#30
I have a halogen oven which is OK for chips chips as long as you buy the better type. As a mini oven it's great. I do miss the taste of fried chips but I wont put up with the smell of a fryer in my room. Are these air fryers actually 'fryers' or any different to a halogen oven?
Hucknallred
16 Dec 15#31
as mentioned in another thread on these, great for Russian roulette with your toes. The base has a habit of detaching from the basket during the periodic shake that's required.
DappaDonDave
24 Dec 15#32
It's back! Just got the only one in sainsburys blackpool
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The Mrs is getting one for Christmas (I'm a bit of a romantic when it comes to Christmas - last year I splashed out on a Dyson) so I'm planning ahead.
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We just rinse it out, takes 10 seconds. A couple of times a week we then chuck the basket in the dishwasher, job done.
The Mrs is getting one for Christmas (I'm a bit of a romantic when it comes to Christmas - last year I splashed out on a Dyson) so I'm planning ahead.
I use my proper fryer and the chips are just a million times better in every respect, this is just a gimmck that 95% of the population have had fed to them and don't have the intelligence to know how to fry a chip properly as they have all been spoonfed oven chips all these years
It's available in all stores that stock the item so not store specific and was reduced to make way for the new christmas lines. Was on offer at £100 when it was introduced for the Black Friday sales week.
I think you're missing the point of this. It's supposed to be a healthier alternative to a fryer.
No oil, amazing, this reason alone is worth it for youngsters (with all this obesity crisis business)!
For the extra health-conscious make your own chips with organic spuds (or any root veg?!) - this may require a little oil.
edit: i think this is being discontinued for the new version with the buttons and digital display? I prefer this analogue dial version, this is 0.8kg, the bigger one is 1.2kg - but thats about £100 or over.
Will try to pop into Sainsbury's and Tesco tomorrow...