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13.09.2011, 19:47
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Thanks to this forum, I decided to buy an Actifry. Got mine yesterday for GBP109.
My first try is Mongolian Chicken. All 12 chicken wings cooked at the same time. They looked and tasted exactly like deep fried chicken. I didn't put any oil at all.
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13.09.2011, 21:17
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| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | My first try is Mongolian Chicken. All 12 chicken wings cooked at the same time. They looked and tasted exactly like deep fried chicken. I didn't put any oil at all. | | | | | Yeah, I can cater a whole party with drum sticks that way.
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13.09.2011, 21:31
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| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | Thanks to this forum, I decided to buy an Actifry. Got mine yesterday for GBP109.
My first try is Mongolian Chicken. All 12 chicken wings cooked at the same time. They looked and tasted exactly like deep fried chicken. I didn't put any oil at all. | | | | | And i need to work om commission for Tefal/SEB 
How long did you cook them for? they look yummie !
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13.09.2011, 21:36
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The moment I move into a place with a bigger kitchen, this will be the very first appliance I purchase! The pics you guys post on here make me drool especially knowing the food is not dripping in oil.
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14.09.2011, 12:03
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How long did you cook them for? they look yummie ! | | | | | Hi Joey, I cooked them for 30mins. Prior to that marinated 15mins.
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14.09.2011, 12:07
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| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | The moment I move into a place with a bigger kitchen, this will be the very first appliance I purchase! The pics you guys post on here make me drool especially knowing the food is not dripping in oil. | | | | | Meisie, I was surprised to see 1/4 cup of oil (fat from the chicken) removed from the 12 chicken wings that I cook. No regret buying Actifry | This user would like to thank lyen12 for this useful post: | | 
22.09.2011, 23:18
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Indonesian Chicken (marinate in coconut milk, chili paste, ground lemongrass)
Chicken and aubergine cooked for 35 mins. French bean last 10 mins.
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22.09.2011, 23:25
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Salt and pepper chicken - just like those sold in Camden's Asian foodstalls, but minus the oil
Marinate in salt, pepper, soy sauce, five spice powder, corn flour, rice flour
20 mins in Actifry. Served with lettuce, topped with mint & dill mayo.
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22.09.2011, 23:33
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Spicy wedges
Baking potatoes and baby potatoes coated with curry powder and plain flour.
30 mins in Actifry.
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05.04.2015, 13:53
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Old thread worth being dug out.
Did you guys notice there's a new, more versatile Actifry? And it's much cheaper than the original one was when it hit the market.
I'm not going to test it any time soon, though. My old one is still working fine.
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22.07.2015, 17:45
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So guys, lately the yearning for fried food has been consuming me and I want a solution without all of the fat and mess... do those of you who still have one still recommend an Actifry? | 
28.04.2017, 00:59
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I know I have started the thread again but I just bought the tefal actifry 2 in 1 from netto shop in volketswill for CHF 218.95 after my 10 year old tefal family plug got broken
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01.05.2017, 14:35
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My daughter goes crazy for fried food and, much to her annoyance, I don't allow her to have chips etc. that often. For a healthier option, thinking of buying a Duronic air fryer. Anyone have one? Quite a good price - the Philips version, which I also like the look of, is a lot more expensive. Duronic Air Fryer Multicooker | 
01.05.2017, 15:30
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| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | My daughter goes crazy for fried food and, much to her annoyance, I don't allow her to have chips etc. that often. For a healthier option, thinking of buying a Duronic air fryer. Anyone have one? Quite a good price - the Philips version, which I also like the look of, is a lot more expensive. Duronic Air Fryer Multicooker | | | | | I got the Philips air-fryer and I like it a lot. I never really got the French Fries like in a restaurant but I did not try very often either as I'm not that crazy about them. (If you find the trick, let me know though). Chicken, springrolls etc. turn out great and the surprising thing was that since I got this air fryer I can actually do steaks and stuff the way I want it (medium rare) - somehow I never managed to do that in a pan.
It is easy to clean (chuck all the bits in the dishwasher). As I don't seem to crave "fried" food so much lately it has gone to the cupboard last week for a while.
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01.05.2017, 16:06
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I don't make skinny french fries but more thick cut chips or diced potatoes done in the oven with olive oil.. but they take a lot of oil to taste nice. Hoping the air fryer will make decent full-size roast potatoes too.
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01.05.2017, 16:58
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| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | I don't make skinny french fries but more thick cut chips or diced potatoes done in the oven with olive oil.. but they take a lot of oil to taste nice. Hoping the air fryer will make decent full-size roast potatoes too. | | | | | Me too actually and yes, they work in the air fryer. I thought your kids wanted the McDonald type | 
01.05.2017, 17:02
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| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | I don't make skinny french fries but more thick cut chips or diced potatoes done in the oven with olive oil.. but they take a lot of oil to taste nice. Hoping the air fryer will make decent full-size roast potatoes too. | | | | |
It does! Often on the agenda during winter time with roasted vegetables, bliss!
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01.05.2017, 17:24
| | Re: The Actifry ,Recipes and more | Quote: | |  | | | Me too actually and yes, they work in the air fryer. I thought your kids wanted the McDonald type  | | | | | No, they're fussier than that..
Though they do like McDonalds once in a blue moon, must need the salt surge as we don't use much salt at home
Those french fries are covered in it.
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01.05.2017, 20:30
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Air fryer goes great jacket potatoes, perhaps less versatile than the actifry in that it uses a basket rather than a pan. With the actifry it turns the food with the paddle with the air fryer you have to do it yourself.
We've had both switched from actifry to air fryer as we had failures with the actifry, after first failed (after about 3 years I think) we got the 2-in-1 version that failed twice in two years so we switched to the air fryer.
IMHO the air fryer makes better chips when starting with fresh potatoes rather than frozen chips.
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01.05.2017, 20:34
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IMHO the air fryer makes better chips when starting with fresh potatoes rather than frozen chips.
| | | | | I use fresh potatoes but cook them, let them cool down and then coated with some olive oil in the airfryer. Never tried frozen chips
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