Much promised but ...

Due to the aforementioned deficiencies in some reviews of "normal" Actifry (Insufficient volume, no automatic shutdown, occasional "room fires" ...), but also due to the various recommendations regarding the organoleptic quality of the deep-fried, I have to buy a Actifry Family decided. Thus in addition to the fulfillment of the promised great flavors should also my fears of charred chips or the vision of a burnt kitchen be appeased.

Who unpacks the Actifry Family and because of the name and the face of quite considerable size a device expects the rigors of everyday family has grown, will first of all be a little disappointed. Just like a Renault Mercedes is not so little is a Actifry a massive Siemens, Krups or Kitchen Aid device. French engineering, a certain "laissez-faire" in the processing and - I would say - "elegant lightness" in the materials used makes the device the ideal candidate for use by more attentive adults by teenage kids.

The operation could hardly be simpler: lid, adjust fried and a spoonful of oil into it, cover to, time and off you go. With the gentle sound of a starting Urlaubsflieger the Actifry gets going and produced by respectable 30, 45 or more minutes ... well what? If the "fryer" turns off after the end of cooking and proud piepend indicating their successful work, you'll find in the container, at least not right fries. The last as frozen food in the oven or as a neat twice frttierte fresh produce from the conventional oil fryer at most half as long and then taste even after French fries, the Actifry product looks more like some sort baked potatoes. At least this is true for about 80%, which by and crispy were ordemtlich and have actually tasted very flavourful-delicious. About the rather sad squishy-warm remaining potato sticks you should but better spread the cloak of silence.

Chicken Wings (frozen goods) were very tasty, just not quite as crisp as in the oven, fresh chicken thighs without fat were great, chicken breast (instead of oil with some Kräuerbutter) was a poem. Stay away from any form of breaded food, the breading is removed just as busily as thoroughly by the Actifry agitator despite the slow rotation. Trying to prepare chips, was a disaster. Despite sharing experiences with other colleagues (more on that below) came the thoroughly purged, starch residues, etc. liberated and individually hand-dried thin potato slices to an indisputable something where you had the feeling that there must be only a flash there turn and you would Experience wonders of creation new.

As for Tefal recipes for "Chicken stew with mushrooms", "tortilla scrambled" or the various other imaginative compositions in the Tefal book "Cooking together" for the Actifry Familiy, I wonder ersthaft whether in view of the expense normal pan would not be handled with less circus. Give every few minutes some other ingredient in the Actifry (which possibly is the face of gerigen opening angle of the lid is not easy or without removal of the "frying vat" impossible), take out after a few minutes, keep warm and do something else into it, then let everything back together and rotate die a few more minutes in the thing ... Finally you have definitely a "hot mixed bag" that tastes quite good. But somehow come to feel like one (s) would not cooked sensually delicious, but rather uses a machine or repairing a car.

And perhaps Tefal assumes yes one or the other suggestion to heart: A larger opening angle would be nice, instead prefer to use paper-thin sheet or scary twists free when closing the cover thin plastic parts stable material which inspires more confidence, a total of a wertigerer impression ... that would be given the hefty purchase price entirely appropriate and would contribute to customer satisfaction.

Anyone considering this criticism is now the opinion, the text had been written by a fast food addict Jester, you are wrong. The author has for nearly 30 years an avid hobby and welcome guest chef at various festivities. I want to trade me regularly with like-minded, sometimes with professionals like Alfons "Fonserl" Schubeck out've etc. deliberately kept at the Actifry preparation of standard dishes like fries at the Tefal recipes and various other preparation recommendations, and only due to the moderate success experimenting began.

Actually, it is a great pity. The Tefal idea is undoubtedly good and tempting: Delicious food with almost no fat, fries with no regrets ... it could have been so beautiful. But as I will currently just looking at my belly erkochten conventionally only a slight sigh and a big thank you to Amazon, who today promised phone that withdraw Actifry without original packaging :-)