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| Tefal ActiFry | 
 enlarge | Brand: Tefal
Category: Kitchen
List Price: £149.99
Buy New: £107.00
You Save: £42.99 (29%)
New (6) from £107.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 16.7 x 14.1 x 9.9
EAN: 3045386322015
ASIN: B000T76UOE
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 fantastic June 12, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Brilliant works like a dream great tasting and crispy chips, down side bit noisey and timer not very good but the end result fab!
can highly recommend!
I will be buying another 2 for family and friends!
Great chips - only two downsides June 1, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Just wanted to say great tasting chips. The family loved them.
The timer beeper noise isn't loud enough and it doesn't automatically switch off when timer sounds.
See-through plastic cover does get very hot when in use.
 Does the job but very expensive May 25, 2008
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
I bought one of these because it makes chips with very little oil and leaves no lingering smell. It does make very good chips if you follow instructions and are happy to wait 40 mins or so cooking time.
They say it does enough for 4 people- truth is it does enough for two at most. As it takes 35 to 40 mins to do another load its not going to help you feed the multitudes!
Its very expensive and would be more reasonably priced at less than half what is being charged. Its 'plasticky' and you get the sense it could break easily. Its also noisy. A lot more noisy than a 'fan oven' as referred to in another Review
A good point is that it is very easy to clean, even easier than I had anticipated.
As there is nothing else of similar nature on the market they are charging a premium-I reckon cheaper versions will appear in time as the basic idea is very good.
Third time lucky! May 17, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is my third Actifry. The first two didn't provide crispy chips and so, after a chat with a Tefal representative, I returned them. This one is much better. It gets hotter and I see red hot elements beneath the lid when I open it which I never saw on the other two. I only received it yesterday and haven't tried home made chips yet but it has already cooked tasty frozen oven chips, a great curry and a lovely stir fry, all without me watching it and worrying about burning and sticking and it's so easy to clean. I think my Aga, electric oven and combination microwave oven are all likely to become redundant. I love it!
Tefal Actifry for a family. May 16, 2008
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I had read a lot of reviews about the Actifry, I have a family of 4 and many of the reviews I had read seemed to say that it was suitable for 2 to 3 people. I went ahead and purchased one, hoping that the capacity would be enough.
I have owned this for 2 weeks now and I am pleased to say I am very happy with it. The maximum quantity of chips it cooks was just enough for 4 people (not huge portions, but enough)and being able to use Olive oil is great - one tablespoon REALLY is enough. I have not owned a deep fat fryer for years, I have instead been using oven chips up until now. The results were wonderful, good home cooked chips. I was careful to follow instruction and ensure the raw chips were dry before cooking.
The one downfall with the Actifry is something that I had already read before buying it and that is the timer alarm, it really is very QUIET and would be difficult to hear if in another room. I personally don't find it a problem as I am normally in the kitchen when I am cooking tea.
I have tried a few of the recipes that come with it. The cinnamon apple wedges are lovely.
I have also cooked oven chips in it (I still had some left in the freezer) and although I will not be buying them anymore the Actifry cooked them a lot more evenly than my fan oven.
The machine is SO easy to clean. The pan comes out easily and although it is dishwasher proof I think its a lot easier to wash it up, the non stick pan is great. The lid detaches with a touch of a button to clear also.
I think the best thing to do with this is to try out the recipes and then find similar dishes to cook in it, eg A recipe for Chilli con carne comes with it (along with many others) so I have chosen to use it to make a Bolognaise sauce to go with Spaghetti using the Actifry.
The only reason I have rated this 4 star is due to the timer alarm - I can't believe Tefal did not realise this problem!
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