Does anyone here use an actifry or similar?

[donnashuggy]

I went to buy one today but came home empty handed as I couldn't make up my mind.

There was a phillips one for $199 in HN but it doesn't rotate the food - I like the look of it though.

The Tefal one looks like it takes up a lot of space.

[*mrgrizz*]

yes

[donnashuggy]

and? Please tell me about it, which one?

Good and bad points?

Thanks in advance

[*mrgrizz*]

actifry

it is excellent

only use it mainly for chips. nice and crunchy. also good for dim sims.

never tried any of the other recipes

easy to clean

a little noisy

[donnashuggy]

So if I were to cook fish cakes or rice balls would it work? Do you know?

[*mrgrizz*]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

So if I were to cook fish cakes or rice balls would it work? Do you know?

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it would crush them, the arm in the middle rotates and has destroyed when i have tried things like chicken tenders

look at the other type of air frier

[donnashuggy]

OK thanks for your help

[mugssy65]

I have a breville air fryer and I love it, anything you can do in a fan forced oven you can do in the air fryer.
It's the one they have on TVSN but I bought mine in HN same price but no P and H.

[donnashuggy]

I have not watched TVSN so not familiar but a friend did tell me to watch a demo which I never did.

I guess my question is that normal deep frying requires dropping in hot oil and that seals the outside, I want the same effect without the oil, for example pakora or tempura, would that work?

I appreciate your reply mugssy

[mugssy65]

The woman on tv says it works with anything BUT I can't see how "wet" batters would.
Store bought frozen ones work really well but there not wet iykwim. You don't put oil in like a deep fryer. So I guess my answer would be no.