For device:
The Actifry is significantly larger in diameter than my old, but not quite as high, but the footprint it takes to complete the cabinet is enormous. You really need space to store them.
We have fortunately, so I'm really happy about this new part in my kitchen appliances Park. She is not only a deep fryer, but it can also be full meals to cook in her or fry.
The housing is made of plastic, only the pan is made of scratch-resistant, ceramic-(I think) aluminum (as it is very easy). In the midst of the rabble arm, which turns the food throughout the cooking or frying sitting. This saves the Pot race and hope that has nothing scheduled, or is burnt.
The deep fryer works with constant 150 degrees. It has a switch on and off and two buttons with + and for the timer whose setting you can still change during operation. Is it finished, it will stop and an alarm will sound. When the lid is opened during frying, the paddle stops also.
Frying, boiling, roasting:
Since then, we have, there are with us again often homemade chips. Peel potatoes, squeeze through a French tailor, distribute the raw potato strips into the fryer, 3-4 tablespoons oil over it and after 30 minutes the fries from about 1 kg of potatoes are done. Oven chips can not match the taste there.
If it has to be fast during the week because the kids come home from school with hungry and you yourself have a short lunch break, the Actifry is often the savior. Onions, vegetables (depending on time fresh or frozen) with a little oil pure pure and depending on the amount 10 15 minutes cooking water or broth and rice or noodles. After 15-20 minutes everything is ready.
Very quickly goes Sliced Meat purely with a little oil and let fry. If you still want may onions, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini or whatever still throw into. The respective spices added in its flavor and the sauce can be equal to cook with.
Anything that can usually be boiled or fried in a pan under constant supervision in the Actifry is also possible, however, without supervision. The food in order to admit as the length of cooking time.
If you want to fry bigger pieces, which should not be stirred, just do not use the paddle. But then a little more oil in and turn possibly shortly after some time.
The included recipe book is very thin, there are some tips that you learn to expand itself over time.
Due to the small amount of oil, you do not have this typical fat smell in the apartment, hanging otherwise after frying in every room.
The Cleaning:
All removable parts the frying pan, the grease grille, lid and paddle are dishwasher safe. Although I prefer to sink this large pan by hand. Me too large for the machine, which is much faster by hand. It has also never seen anything sold in her. Under the paddle now and then is definitely something to that is, after a short soaking but also happened quickly.
Conclusion:
Whether vegetables, meat, fish, the famous French fries, potatoes or candy, everything succeeds. You really facilitates everyday cooking a lot. Especially for people who want to whip up a meal quickly the Actifry is the Savior because you can let them work alone.
Yes, it really works and is simply convincing.
