Tipex Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I guess it's kind of tech related, but does anyone have one of these latest must have kitchen gadgets? Tefal Actifry or Philips Air Fryer, those kind of things. Mrs T has asked for one, but I just can't see the point of them? "They cook using hot air, so are healthier". The oven also cooks with, wait for it, hot air! "But you only have to use a teaspoon of oil to cook chips". I don't use any oil at all when cooking chips in the oven. So do they have a genuine use, or is it just going to be another gadget taking up cupboard space next to the toasted sandwich maker etc? I can kind of see the point if you are single or a small family, might be cheaper than using the oven to cook a single meal, but for a family of five? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I expected that to be a post by someone with a Chinese accent, asking about planes....... How dissappointed was I? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I thought it was a dyslexic post about hair dryers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I love sweet potato fries, so considered one, but they're effing MASSIVE (I mean like taking up half a cupboard) and I'd use it once every couple of months. Healthier than deep frying I guess, but I think they may be a gimmick. If she wants a useful kitchen gadget, get her a NutriNinja juicer - awesome piece of kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 The danger with buying domestic appliances, is that if you don't get specifically what's been asked for, you're in trouble! They are big, but space in the kitchen isn't an issue, I just can't see the point in them? We'd never deep fry anything anyway, so can't see the health benefit? And it's got to be more hassle to clean than a baking tray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Get her some fücking amazing underwear instead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 No point buying her underwear, she's waaaay smaller than me, I'd never fit in it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Tipex, anything you fry in the oven is either covered in fat at the factory or requires fat to fry. The idea is that via a pressure cooker type technology a spoon of oil will produce a enough pressured fat air to circulate around whatever you are dry frying. So jump off the horse of "I can do that via the oven", you can't. They sound good, but since we never deep fat fry, for us there's absolutely no point. I would imagine they have very restricted volume of food to fry, since pressured fat air needs to circulate around every item. So doing chips for 2 + 2 would end up being batch fried, frustrating and a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8CKN Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Chips. Parboil chipped potatoes for 4 mins. Rest for 10 mins. Put in oven for 20 mins. Awesome. No oil required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) So jump off the horse of "I can do that via the oven", you can't. I'm not on any horse, I'm just trying to work out if they have any tangible benefit whatsoever before I spend £250 on one for it to sit in a cupboard unused. If you take the time to read the reviews, everyone raves about them, but when you really read the reviews, and pick out the details, they start to fall apart. For example, some claim them to be a quick way to cook a portion of chips, the benefit here being speed, but then you read that they have to peel the spuds, chip them, dry them (you cannot put them in damp apparently or they come out soggy), and then it takes 30 minutes to cook them. As opposed to bunging some chips on a tray and sticking them in an oven for 20 mins. Some claim them to be healthier, yet state they cook oven chips in them and they taste fantastic, so you take some oven chips, add some more oil, and cook them, how is that healthier than not adding oil and cooking them in an oven? As for everything else they cook, such as meat, we never add oil to cook meat, most of it gets grilled or baked in the oven, so again, less oil. Don't get me wrong, I want to buy one, because it'll make Xmas shopping much quicker and easier, I'll only have to find a 'main' present and a couple of little bits if I get her one of these, rather than trawling the shops looking for stuff, and I f*cking hate shopping. I'm really just struggling to find a reason for them, as for capacity, they do very large ones, Tefal do a dual layer one that easily cooks enough for a family of 5. I was hoping someone on here might actually have one, and be able to give me a bit of genuine advice based on experience. Edited November 28, 2014 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I'm now more educated on the subject. Is she buying you a dish washer for your Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I would get murdered if a kitchen appliance was under the Christmas tree!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I would get murdered if a kitchen appliance was under the Christmas tree!! +1 I can't think of a faster way of being told there was no Christmas dinner for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8CKN Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 You could make chips for yourself in your new air fryer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 You could make chips for yourself in your new air fryer Or I could just go to the chip shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) I would get murdered if a kitchen appliance was under the Christmas tree!! This. Mrs Scotty was once moaning about the old iron she had and I wound her up suggesting she should wait until Christmas to see what Santa brought. Lets just say I know where I stand on this issue! Edited November 29, 2014 by Scotty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 IIRC - Chick and Biscuits have one or where looking at them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 As gadgets go - has anyone seen that (Tefal?) George Foreman type grill? It's black and you tell it what meat is in there and how you want it cooked, it then measures the thickness of the meat and automatically cooks it to perfection apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 As gadgets go - has anyone seen that (Tefal?) George Foreman type grill? It's black and you tell it what meat is in there and how you want it cooked, it then measures the thickness of the meat and automatically cooks it to perfection apparently. Only it *can't* cook it to perfection can it? I know what you mean though. If you want a brilliantly cooked steak check out a Sous Vide setup. It's a water bath so it cooks your steak uniformly to exactly the right temperature throughout - no chance of overcooking at all, and it's the perfect finish (I.e. Med-rare etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'm not stupid enough to just buy her a domestic appliance for Xmas, she has specifically asked for one though which means I can buy it with impunity. However, I'm also not stupid enough to think I can just buy her a fryer and have done with it, it'll just replace the myriad of little presents, she'll still get a main present, a joke present and something personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Or I could just go to the chip shop. Not on Xmas day you couldn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Not on Xmas day you couldn't! Betcha' I could if I drove to Blyth. They live off chips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Turkey, chips & cranberry sauce. Doesn't sound that bad actually..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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