Actifry Gourmet Edition or normal?
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The only difference is the color and the accompanying cookbook.
The gourmet cookbook includes more recipes than the cookbook the "normal" edition and some "identical" recipes were apparently again what the revised Zutatetn terms.
Must be whether a 10 "new" recipes more worth paying extra each differ for themselves - on the Internet but you should not put a recipe source - here's hardly anything.
Who wants to buy the gourmet Edition: Recipes from the "normal" edition are at Tefal as a free download (PDF) available.
Volume
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I read again and again that there would be a problem that the French take so long and you quickly which can not imitate.
There are three of us and long 750g potatoes. The device is designed to 1kg.
Whoever eats fries as a side dish need have no concerns.
Volume
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I have gone through the reviews in terms of volume expecting the worst here, but was pleasantly surprised. The device is now times a portable hot-air oven and makes noise - but not comparable with a hair dryer or the like.
I find it quite bearable.
Cleaning
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I clean the parts that come into contact with food after each cooking in rinse water by hand.
The "pan" is non-stick, but there is a Plasitksteg ranging even to the bottom of the "pan" - here will come back like dirt firmly of something heavy (but not bad) can be removed.
Anders schauts as from already with the paddle. This is made of plastic and is stuck here like something. especially since it is open at the bottom and can figure out from these openings something to be something tricky - but not impossible.
From a cleaning in the dishwasher I would advise against when Tefal products. My Tefal Dampreiniger was thereby broken after 1.5 years (plastic brittle, splices solved).
On stirring arm is a rubber seal attached to the pan sticks (not initially came as the 15th day), but can be simply plugged in again sometime.
In the interior gets some rare (eg potato or spice crumbs, liquids seep not) and if, this can easily be swept.
Taste
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Chips:
Claiming that the fries of fried fries are indistinguishable, I can not share. But the taste is by OK.
The fries are cooked as dissimilar from the Fritöse since they are wetted with oil and are heated by a hot air stream. They are therefore not really crispy but rather soft (or dry with longer cooking time), but still taste wonderful after potatoes.
Even if fries are better from the fryer before but I prefer the Actifry variant, since the conscience is calm and I do not stand around behind 3l oil (cold zone fryer).
Of the varieties of potato taste waxy (as in the guidance suggested) best. The expenses (washing, cutting) is indeed higher than in the TK-variant, it is thus here the strength of flavor discreet.
TK-fries come it ran from the optics and the crispy crust more like fried potato.
As for the cooking of french fries I was previously getting about 5-10 minutes at the times from the recipe book.
In the cookbook are also listed French variants here but you should still adapt the recipes (Herbs and spices are burned for 35 minutes).
Cooking in the Actifry
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Since you can cook in the Actifry also here my experiences.
- Pannierte Geflügelteilchen succeed with flour egg breadcrumbs breading good and the breading stay tuned
- Malagasy beef, chili, meat sauce, goulash
The recipes are heavily tomato-heavy (all go with can. Tomato) and taste rather boring. ATTENTION: Who uses beef should necessarily use similar or fillet, because the cooking times ranging from about nich it to braise soft
- Turkey with peppers, CurryGeschnetzeltes
Nice
-Käseknöpfle
too dry
- Apple pieces with cinnamon, fried banana
tasty but remain strictly under the cooking times
- Dipps
tasty (but be prepared without the device)
At risotto I have not yet dared me as I wonder how this is to vaporize the Flüsssigkeit.
Best tasted own tests as
- Marinated chicken drumsticks
- Fried Potatoes
Conclusion
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The Actifry fryer and replacing taste not regard the remaining recipes taste the "classic" versions prepared in pot and pan much better.
But for fries and desserts you is the unit very well.
What bothers me a bit that the timer has not switch coupled to the input /.
Who sets 40 minutes and after 30 minutes takes the chips, may then get up while eating again to disable the timer.
I would buy the device again.
I do so mainly French and save a lot of fat.
