Tefal Actifry

First trial tonight.

Bloody cool looking piece of kit which cooks chips in a spoonful of oil. Only downside is they take 45 minutes.

Bout time they came up with something that makes beer in 45 minutes.

They have mate. my bladder. Turns beer into the stuff they sell out of the pumps at SJP!!

Oven chips are just easier!

Cerbera wrote:

First trial tonight.

Bloody cool looking piece of kit which cooks chips in a spoonful of oil. Only downside is they take 45 minutes.

I have to ask Cerbs, why on earth did you buy such a contraption ? Did you have some sort of back door desire for no fat, but loads of chips ? It all sounds like someone is still selling the alchemist's dream.... or an igenious way of selling something at a premium that boils potatoes.
Are you a gadget guy who can't resist it ?

Do they still sell the 3min (?) micro chips- they were awful.

Chemical Ali wrote:

Do they still sell the 3min (?) micro chips- they were awful.

A long time ago, I used to run a vegetarian/wholefood cafe in the city along with two partners.
Believe me, our discussions on whether we should employ a microwave were just as feisty as the present stuff here. It's how us humans sort out our desires.
Needless to say the microwave wasn't employed, although I now use one at home on occasion. Am I sad about that ? possibly .... but the 6 grand Aga wasn't an option. I'm installing a second hand £50 wood burner from next week, should do chips in 5 minutes.

Penz wrote:

Cerbera wrote:

First trial tonight.

Bloody cool looking piece of kit which cooks chips in a spoonful of oil. Only downside is they take 45 minutes.

I have to ask Cerbs, why on earth did you buy such a contraption ? Did you have some sort of back door desire for no fat, but loads of chips ? It all sounds like someone is still selling the alchemist's dream.... or an igenious way of selling something at a premium that boils potatoes.
Are you a gadget guy who can't resist it ?

I didn't. My lovely wife did, something about being 47, eating more healthily. I wasn't listening properly.

Anyway. I can report that the chips are marvelous and only 3% fat apparently. Whatever that means.

Cerbera wrote:

Penz wrote:

Cerbera wrote:

First trial tonight.

Bloody cool looking piece of kit which cooks chips in a spoonful of oil. Only downside is they take 45 minutes.

I have to ask Cerbs, why on earth did you buy such a contraption ? Did you have some sort of back door desire for no fat, but loads of chips ? It all sounds like someone is still selling the alchemist's dream.... or an igenious way of selling something at a premium that boils potatoes.
Are you a gadget guy who can't resist it ?

I didn't. My lovely wife did, something about being 47, eating more healthily. I wasn't listening properly.

Anyway. I can report that the chips are marvelous and only 3% fat apparently. Whatever that means.

And washed down with how many bottles of Cobra?

But does this gadget still make the place stink for days?

Not that I'd buy one. My approach to chips is to only eat OPs.

Andy, about half a dozen!

No Peggy, no smell at all, quite amazing. Only got it because we have been saving (say it quietly) Tesco vouchers and got them doubled up. I think it finished up being reduced down from £180 retail to about £40 with the vouchers.

£180 for a chip pan!!

If you're going to buy something that retails at that sort of price just to cook sodding chips, can I point you in the direction of Knecht's contribution to this thread:

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If you're going to do it, best do it properly - 45 minutes to cook chips? That's fast food compared to Heston's recipe....

Because they taste like chip and are really healthy and not some ponced up potatoes.

That Heston's recipe is beyond crazy. Who the hell is going to first par boil, place in freezer and gawd knows what else just for a plate of bleedin chips. Good old Maris Piper and a half decent sunflower oil will just fine in next to no time at all thank you, even if they do stink.