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Argos Value Range Pro Deep Fat Fryer
by Dragonfairy
I bought this about 5 months ago from Argos it's part of the Argos Value range and as such is only available from Argos. This was actually my second choice as I had previously ordered one from Amazon with some vouchers I had, but when it arrived I had been disappointed with the quality and sent it back without using it, in the mean time ... though I had got rid of my old deep fat fryer which was leaking anyway. This being at the start of winter in Northumberland I was missing my comfort food of chips, in summer I can go weeks with just salad, but in winter I need hot greasy chips. To make things worse it was January and money was tight, so we decided to go into town and compared the value range deep fat fryers in Asda and Argos, and this one looked smart as it is stainless steel.
Looks
This is quite a small deep fat fryer, and in the gap from our old fryer looks quite small, it's 23 cm by 21 cm and holds 2 and a half litres of oil. It is quite a smart looking deep fat fryer, and being stainless steel it doesn't look too cheap. On the front it has some small pictures of different food you can fry with cooking times.
Using it
Like all deep fat fryers it's quite easy to use, you switch it on let it heat up and put the chips or whatever you are frying in the basket, it takes about 10 minutes to fry chips, including heating up the oil. It has a cool wall body and a safety cut out so seems pretty safe to use, although we do keep an eye on it. It has different heat settings, although we tend to keep it on the hottest. There is a power light so that you can tell if it is switched on. I don't think it is any louder than our last deep fat fryer.
My experience using it
The basket as you would imagine is quite small and this probably wouldn't suit a family, but it cooks enough chips for 2 to 3 people, and on the plus side it stops us cooking too many chips. My only complaint about it is that when you are using it you have to leave the lid off and it doesn't have a filter, I hadn't realised this when I bought it and it does mean it's extremely messy.
The deep fat fryer itself is easy to clean as it comes apart and the main compartment and wire basket are dish washer safe, or a wipe with a wet cloth and some hot water will do the job.
In conclusion
I have found this a good little fryer, it is about the right size for us, and is easy to clean, as said my only complaint is the kitchen itself is now harder to keep clean, for that reason I am giving it only 3 stars.
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Breville VDF059
by thriftygiftyisme
=Breville VDF059=
=Stainless Steel=
We had this fryer for about 12 months, it is a stainless steel deep fat fryer, it looks very stylish and I spent around £30 on the fryer.
=Oil=
This holds 3 litres of oil, with a 1kg food capacity.
=Details=
The deep fat fryer, has temperature control and ... goes up to 190C. The sides are a cool zone technology, there is built in cord storage.
=After Every Use=
This deep fat fryer, has a removable enamel bowl, this holds the oil and the heating element. The outside of the fryer is stainless steel, but this does show up the fingerprints.
=Heat=
When you have put 3 litres of oil in, this comes to about half way up the fryer, although there are no actual marking inside of the fryer, to show where the level is, once switched on it takes about 10 minutes for the oil to heat up to maximum temperature. There is a light system, the red light is showing that the oil is heating up and the green light comes on when the oil is at the right temperature.
The deep fat fryer heats up to maximum temperature very quickly, within ten minutes the red light has gone out and the green light is lit indicating that the oil is at the desired temperature and ready to fry.
=Timer=
There is no timer on this fryer, but I find that a 1kg bag of frozen chips cooks in about 10 minutes.
=Cleaning the oil=
There is no filter on this fryer, which is an absolute let down, so we would have to wait for the fryer to cool then remove the oil with a plastic jug and then filter this back into the empty oil bottle.
From here the enamel bowl comes out to be washed as does the element, we give the stainless steel a wipe over.
=Measurements=
The width is 40cm, the depth is 24.5cm and the height is 27cm. The weight without oil in just under 2,5kg.
=Instruction Booklet=
This fryer comes with an instruction booklet which I would recommend reading before use.
=Quality=
This fryer is excellent quality, and it value for money, it looks expensive, works well, with us emptying the oil after every use, the oil would last about 5 to 6 sets of frying before needing changing, this did depend on what was frying, if I cooked sausages, fish fingers, chicken nuggets, these seemed to dirty the oil quicker.
=Would I recommend=
I was highly impressed with the fryer, and it is great value for money. I find it healthy as having to drain the oil after each use, tend to eat less fried food.
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Tefal ActiFry Low Fat Electric Fryer
by DreamWalker
This machine is brilliant and so versatile and yet one of my most used items,
Before I got a cooker I was making my meals with various gadgets about the kitchen, microwave, stack steamer ect.. Then this beauty came into my life.
Last week I needed something crispy with my sandwich.
Then I had an idea, I used my tefal slice ... & greater machine to slice up 3 new potatoes into thin slices and then I dropped them into a food bag with cracked peppercorns and rock salt and a little olive oil, tied the bag and worked the oil and seasoning around the potato slices till all is covered.
Then i break open the bag and tipped them in the air fryer.
15-20 mins later i had some fresh seasoned crunchy crisps at the side of my sandwich.
It is easy to clean with little effort and becomes a fast easy way to make a hot snack.
It's very easy to set the timer and the machine is safe, because when you open up the fryer it powers down.
Great for large families who wants to cook sausages or chicken nuggets from the freezer because everything is cooked throughout leaving you low risk of eating raw product.
Also this is a very healthy way to enjoy your favourite foods without drenching it in lots of fats.
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