Anyone got an Actifry or a Halogen oven?

No, I got a small frying pan and a one ring gas hob

 

I use a deep fat fryer.
I dont clean it everytime I use it.
Its gets sterilized everytime I use it.

Oven chips are rubbish.

 

Got rid of my deep fat fryer because I could not cope with cleaning the mesh basket ... nightmare to me so bought a Phillips Airfryer which is just magic!

Having said that, friends of ours have just left me a Remoska which I have not tried yet.

 

I have both. The halogen oven has only been used a couple of times as we keep it down the 'van'. Seems pretty good though, although you'll need to set the temperature higher than normal. I wouldn't try chips in it. The Actifry we use quite a bit. Don't stick with the recommended 1 TBS of oil, your chips will be dry. We normally use 2-3, and it takes around 30 mins. It's dead handy for putting something together in little time. Cut some spuds (skins on) into good sized chunks, and whack 'em in, job done. Dead easy to clean too. I recommend

 

Oh Freddy, the Actifry (which I think is Tefal) uses oil ... the Phillips does not and cooks chips/french fries in half the time.

So, as I haven't used it yet, what are your thoughts on the Remoska?

 

Hiya Vicky
We don't have the Remska halogen oven. It's some obscure make. As I said, we haven't used it much, maybe 3 or 4 times? Given it's size, it suits our needs well as it's kept in our 'tourer'. Although it's described as an oven, I see it as an enclosed grill, so best to keep an eye on what's going on. We cooked some chicken in it, and had to turn it a couple of times to make sure it didn't burn. Did some jacket spuds in it, they were nice

 

TBH, we've mainly used it for spuds (chips/roasters). Keep meaning to try some chicken and other things, just haven't got round to it I suppose. Roasted Carrots are nice(no need to peel), again, takes around 25-30 minutes.

 

Oh yes, I like the fact that nothing sticks to the Actifry, because it's constantly moving. In a roasting tin, my roasters always stickI would though say that it's a bit of a compromise, after all, it's not swimming in all that lovely fat

 

Hi I've just joined and noticed your Actifry update and yes, I can heartily recommend it, I love mine. Easy peasy clean up, chips come out great, virtually no need to stir things, and you can do so much more than chips in it.

I got a Halogen too as the house I moved into had a great big cooker and I mostly only cook for one or two so the Halogen is perfect for that, and again, super easy clean up.

 

Hi there

I think you've made the right choice, if I could only have one machine, it'd be the Actifry as you can do all sorts in there and it'll stir away happily for you whilst you get on with something else, its brilliant. I dont tend to add more oil than recommended and, if you put "real" chips in there for about 25 mins, they're tasty and better than oven chips any day of the week. They are a bit drier than chips done in a deep fat fryer, of course they are, so I'd say experiment a bit - try them with just the recommended dose of oil first, then try adding a bit more next time if you prefer them less dry.

The win win is - you're using loads less oil than you would have in a deep fat fryer for a start - and it keeps stirring em round for you - oh and the third win is easy clean up like I said, brilliant

Enjoy