T-fal FZ7000002 Actifry 2.2-Pound Low Fat Multi-Cooker and Healthy Fryer

Comment: I bought the Actifry with the mistaken thought that I could make the same foods one would make in a deep fryer but use less oil. While I was wrong in my thought--the manufacturer's description is completely accurate. It makes great french fries with minimal oil, and beyond that is a great low fat "cooker" or "saute-er". The reason my thought was erroneous was because I was thinking of breaded fried food like chicken and vegetables, but in fact, this appliance doesn't seem to be appropriate for this use (unless you are using prepackaged frozen, in which case, the unhealthy stuff is already in it) But to my surprise, is it the best ever for cooking things I might otherwise do on the stovetop, but with the following advantages:
1) Minimal oil used but tastes just as good as if you used more
2) No need to preheat
3) No need to worry about the correct temp (there is no temp to set)
4) No need to attend it--you just throw your stuff in, add the oil, push the button and walk away.
5) Very easy clean up. The cooking pan is light and leaves no food residue (at least so far)

This product turned out to be something other than what I thought it would be, but turned out to be one of the best cookers ever!

Comment: I am based in the UK have used the Tefal Actifry now for just over two years. We use it most weeks, and find it invaluable.

1. It cooks great chips (fries). Really useful if you like proper English chips rather than the more traditional shaped skinny fries perhaps. As I am on a weight loss plan - the fact that you can have chips with barely any more calories than a boiled potatoe (only one little scoop of oil cooks a whole family's chips) is fantastic.
2. It cooks Chicken drumsicks, sausages, scampi - flawlessly. Pretty anything that we would try to grill or fry in the UK works fine.
3. It cooks great roast potatoes too - just preboil your potatoes for a few minutes and then cook them like chips - much faster and calorie lighter that cooking with your joint, and much MUCH nicer than nasty frozen tasteless roasties!

My elderly parents were so impressed with this - and believe me money is tight for them - that they bought their own!

Reliability. Neither we, nor my parents have ever experienced paddle difficulties at all, however the one issue I did experience was that the catches on the lid broke and I had to order a replacement lid. I think this was more down to the exhuberence of our 9 year old in making her own chips than necessarily a problem with the machine. It was easy, quick and cheap to get a replacement lid - I think £14 and I haven't experienced the problem since.

We love this so much, that we really want to buy another one to keep in the US to save some money on food when we are staying there. But the current price in the US is a big issue.

Comment: If this thing cost $99.99 I'd say get one, just for the fries but I think it's way too expensive for what it does. It makes very good french fries but so does the oven if u use 1T oil, doesn't really taste like fried. I made chkn wings, breakfast sausages & sweet potato fries so far, wings & sausages came out very, very good BUT no better than the usual way, sweet potatoes fell apart, tasted ok but weren't fries, might've cooked them too long. I was going to send it back but SO said to keep it, he likes the way french fries come out

Comment: Aloha!
Actifry has been sold in Europe for two years now with seriously
mixed results. Amazon.co.uk has had to refund customer's money
numerous times as the Actifry has a consistently dangerous tendency
to 'catch fire' amongst other issues, i.e.; broken paddles, broken lids,
Not dish-washer safe, teflon coating 'wearing off', timer too low to be heard
[Note: Acitfry Does not Switch Off Post Timer-Alert] Controversially the reviews
continue to be mixed. However and in consideration of the consumer price of Actifry, it
alarms most folks that the ongoing problems with this unit did not show up
in the preliminary safety tests. Pre-purchase of this fryer, my suggestion would be that
customers go to the BBC report & review the ongoing safety/failure issues concerning
Actifry. Link: T-fal FZ7000002 Actifry 2.2-Pound Low Fat Multi-Cooker and Healthy Fryer.
Stay Healthy & Safe!

Comment: This device is the greatest thing since slice bread. I don't eat fried foods, so I did not have french fries. Now I can enjoy french fries. I have also cooked chicken thighs and legs. They all come out excellent. Cooked just right. There is also no mess. After cooking french fries, all that is required for clean up is to wipe the insides with a paper towel. I only wash the inner pan when I have cooked chicken or other raw foods.