Phillips Air Fryer £89 on Amazon (~€111) [Now £84.99]

stimpson

I've been waiting for these to come down in price for a while. The same model is "reduced" to €169 in DID and Power City.

Camelcamelcamel confirms this is the cheapest it's been on amazon so get em while they're hot!

Reviews indicate that it makes great chips and other fried food. You can even bake cakes in it apparently.

Davy

The tefel is the same price also :> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-ActiFry-AL800040-Electric-Capacity/dp/B000T76UOE

Not sure which is better, but I have tasted the chips they make and they are pretty good.

stimpson

I did my reesearch and the Phillips ones seems to be the better of the two. Apparently there is a paddle in the Teafal one which breaks quite easily. Not to mention the early ones were known for catching fire!

Davy

stimpson wrote: »

Not to mention the early ones were known for catching fire!

Nice

slave1

Davy wrote: »

The tefel is the same price also :> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-ActiFry-AL800040-Electric-Capacity/dp/B000T76UOE

Not sure which is better, but I have tasted the chips they make and they are pretty good.

We have two actifrys, we use the original one for sausages and the like and the newer one for chips.
Highly recommend and the new one at that price is excellent value, never use oil anymore, never any stink of cooking etc.
Never broke down and never went on fire!!

stimpson

Apparently the failure rate is only 1.5% :eek:

Have a read of the comments here:

http://www.housewareslive.net/news/news.asp?id=6477&title=No+fire+risk+with+ActiFry%2C+Tefal+tells+concerned+consumers

Doylers

Sound for that grabbed one there

JR1210

I used this for the first time yesterday, pretty poor if you ask me, wouldnt recommend it

stimpson

Care to enlighten us as to why it was poor?

danjo-xx

JR1210 wrote: »

I used this for the first time yesterday, pretty poor if you ask me, wouldnt recommend it

I don't think you can judge anything by only using it once especially these sort of appliances.

@doylers and slave1 what makes did ye get.

Tabitharose

have my airfryer a good while now, and I love it, haven't tried anything too odd in it, makes great chips, use it to cook meat / veg / chips / roast potatoes - just sad I didn't get the one with the baking tray cause I could do even more in it.
was never interested in an actifryer cause (1) of the whole going on fire thing and (2) saw spring rolls fall apart in them - so I always think they'd be very limited in their use:rolleyes:

Tar.Aldarion

So what do people make in them apart from chips? you can use a baking tray in them?!

dingding

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

So what do people make in them apart from chips? you can use a baking tray in them?!

It has its own baking tray that you can purchase as an accessory. Last time I looked it was very expensive.

slave1

danjo-xx wrote: »

I don't think you can judge anything by only using it once especially these sort of appliances.

@doylers and slave1 what makes did ye get.

Tefal ActiFry

stimpson

dingding wrote: »

It has its own baking tray that you can purchase as an accessory. Last time I looked it was very expensive.

£18 on the Phillips website, but not currently in stock. I've read that you can use any bakeware in it as long as it fits in the basket.

paddyp

Are they significantly better than the halogen ovens?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i think a halogen oven would be a little more versatile, but the air fryer would definitely be easier if you'll be making chips often.

--edit
i dont actually own an air fryer, just going by what i've read. I do own a halogen oven, and it's awesome. although i have the same problem with it as I do with regular ovens re. chips, makes **** all compared to a chip-specific fryer

Tabitharose

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

So what do people make in them apart from chips?

anything I would have deep fat fried (spring rolls, breaded mushrooms, chips, etc), any veggies that I'd have grilled, quorn, (and meat for the non-veggie OH) it comes with a booklet of recipes that I'm sure you can find online.
I've used the actifryer which I personally didn't like, and I've never had a halogen oven - so can't offer any comparison - but I got rid of my deep fat fryer - no smell all over the house or nightmare of cleaning it again lol.

I know when I got mine you could return it for a full refund if you didn't like it within a certain time frame, but I've no idea how that'd work with amazon (I'd say shipping it back to them would cost a fortune as it's not light)

Tar.Aldarion

Sounds decent, didn't know I could do quorn, veggies in it. What model have you? Same as OP?

Tabitharose

I've the basic one, the more expensive model (when I got mine) came with the baking tray)

This page is worth a nose if you're on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Love-Philips-Airfryer/163566940375180?ref=ts&fref=ts
There're lots of recipes on it - I'm a pretty crap cook tbh so I haven't tried anything too complicated... the only thing that might be a down side is that it's pretty big - so if counter space's an issue it could be off putting...

edited: found the booklet
http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/h/hd9220_20/hd9220_20_irb_msa.pdf

ncur

Currys.co.uk have matched the amazon price, if anyone's over the border near a b&m store?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/search-keywords/xx_xx_xx_xx_xx/phillips+airfryer/xx-criteria.html

Still at ~€190 on the irish site

http://www.currys.ie/action/searchsite/phillips-airfryer

I'm quite interested in one of these as OH is a chip fanatic and I'm worried now about cholesterol levels! I would have been inclined to go for the Tefal as that's the one I know about but I'll have to consider the Phillips now too. Decisions decisions

stimpson

The Phillips one takes up less counter space. It is taller, but as there is no lid to open it shouldn't be a problem to keep it under presses in the kitchen.

This thing better arrive soon. Every time I read up about it online I get hungry.

dodzy

Seen a vid on YouTube indicating tat a few chips take over 25mins. Is that for real? I do like the idea of no stinking up the house from the cooking oil in the deep fat fryer though. If any users out there can, hand on heart, say that the chips are tasty, I'll take the plunge.

sham69

Have the actifry months now, couldnt live without it.
I make chips, wedges, chicken wings, stir fry's etc.
Have made beef stroganoff (from the recipe book), scrambled eggs and loads of other things.
Great for parsnip crisps aswell.
Easy to clean, no smell and havent had any problems with it so far.

JR1210

danjo-xx wrote: »

I don't think you can judge anything by only using it once especially these sort of appliances.

@doylers and slave1 what makes did ye get.

Ive used it more than once now and still wouldnt recommend it. In fact I wont use it again
When you make chips they come out all dry and half cooked (in the centre), even though there brown on the out side. It is just a hair drier, blowing hot air over the food while it rotates, its pretty noisy for the 45 minutes you have to keep it on

Have you used it? What makes you want to buy one? I would be interested in hearing why people think they are good

Thargor

Is that true about the chips? Because thats what stops me from buying these every time, also can you do 2 things at once in it like chicken and chips or sausage and chips?

stimpson

Did you use oven chips or home made ones?

Francie Barrett

stimpson wrote: »

Did you use oven chips or home made ones?

These fryers aren't designed to be used with frozen foods. Anyway, would you not just use your oven for that?

stimpson

Francie Barrett wrote: »

These fryers aren't designed to be used with frozen foods. Anyway, would you not just use your oven for that?

Uh. Yes they are. Apparently you get better results with frozen chips as they have a thin coating of oil.

nephster

The Airfryer heats up in three minutes. I tend to do oven chips and a few veggie products (sausages, veggieburgers) etc in mine in one go. Cooking time: 10 minutes. It works really, really well.

It's deliberately designed for frozen food. As for why to use it: it's quicker, healthier and the chips taste nicer. Works for me

Apols: had Actifryer here in the post before, meant the Philips Airfryer. Corrected now.

imitation

Any idea on how much healthier they are ? Tbh oven chips are still pretty fatty as I think they are pre fried before being frozen.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

just buy one of those slicer dealies for actual potatoes, nicer chips and cheaper than a bag of frozen ones too

Davy

imitation wrote: »

Any idea on how much healthier they are ? Tbh oven chips are still pretty fatty as I think they are pre fried before being frozen.

I think the marketing has 80% somewhere on fresh chips versus deep frying. Of course frozen already are fried so no advantage aprt from maybe less electricity usage versus the oven

stimpson

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

just buy one of those slicer dealies for actual potatoes, nicer chips and cheaper than a bag of frozen ones too

Already have one in my Amazon basket. Apparently the trick with chips from spuds is to soak them in water for a few minutes to remove starch, par boil them for 3 mins, toss them in a teaspoon of oil per 500g and give them 5 mins on 180deg, finishing off at 200deg. Oh, and use waxy spuds like Maris Piper.

Yamanoto

Are maris piper not floury?

Anyhoo, I'd be keen to pick one of these up in the January sales.

stimpson

Meant to say floury.

frisbeeface

Are these good for chicken wings?

Yamanoto

Stephen Fry Gadgetman on Ch4 now, looks like he'll be using the Airfryer.

stimpson

frisbeeface wrote: »

Are these good for chicken wings?

10 mins at 180 degrees makes awesome wings apparently.

dodzy

stimpson wrote: »

Already have one in my Amazon basket. Apparently the trick with chips from spuds is to soak them in water for a few minutes to remove starch, par boil them for 3 mins, toss them in a teaspoon of oil per 500g and give them 5 mins on 180deg, finishing off at 200deg. Oh, and use waxy spuds like Maris Piper.

Jesus, I couldn't be arsed going through that rigmarole for a few chips.

Davy

Price drop

Now £84.99:> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-AirFryer-Healthier-Oil-Free-Fryer/dp/B0042EU3A2

stimpson

Mine just arrived this morning. Have some frozen chips on the go at the moment. There is a little fan noise, but its not as loud as my extractor fan. I'll report back in 8 minutes...

stimpson

Here we go:



The manual said 12-16 minutes, shaking the basket halfway. To be honest they were probably done in 6. I put them back for another 3 minutes and they are a little overdone on the ends. They are really good though - crispy on the outside and fluffy and moist on the inside. More like a fried chip than an oven chip. And these were cheapie oven chips from Spar - not McCains or anything.

My cake tin doesn't quite fit inside the basket, but I'm going to pick one up and try some baking.

bazwaldo

How can I tuck into my salad after seeing those chips!

We got the Philips Airfryer last year and am pleased with it. We've only ever cooked chips in it. Sometimes real spud cut into wedges with a spoon of oil mixed into them, and sometimes frozen chips. The chips are noticably drier compared to deep fried which is debatable if they taste better but they are certainly healthier. Big bonus is not having to change the oil, not having a stinky kitchen and its simple to clean.

An important rule is not to overload it so the chips get crispy.

Lady Chatterton

Stimpson, which one did you order, Philips or Tefal?

stimpson

Phillips

Lady Chatterton

I've just ordered the Philips Air Fryer, my husband likes chips but I always hated deep fat fryers so this is a nice little compromise

Thargor

Im going to order one now after seeing that, any chance of you slicing some spuds tomorrow and giving us a review of proper homemade chips please Stimpson

Lady Chatterton

Thargor wrote: »

Im going to order one now after seeing that, any chance of you slicing some spuds tomorrow and giving us a review of proper homemade chips please Stimpson

lol :D:D

Ah here, this isn't a cookery forum :P:D

stimpson

I'm waiting for a potato chipper. Because it cooks so fast you need to have uniform sized chips, so I have ordered a Kitchen Craft chipper and an oil sprayer. It looks like I'll be waiting until next week to see them. I'll cook a few more things and report back in the meantime. I've been reading that you can roast a chicken in 30 minutes!

lindtee

I already have a jml halogen oven. Would the airfryer be better than it for chips or do they work in a similar way? Don't want to be spending money if I have something that will do the same job already.