After a fryer..

[SidewinderINC]

Hi All,

After a new kitchen appliance, and I think the next one for me is going to be a fryer for some delicious completely unhealthy foods :D

I've been looking at the Tefal Actifry, but I quite often breadcrumb and coat things and apparently it's really not that great when it comes to stuff like that as the coating just gets pulled off.

There's so many out there and they all look much the same as far as specifications go, so I'm no wiser as to what to look for.

Does anyone here use fryers and could you recommend one?

Cheers

Matt.

[Justsomebloke]

I've got a Tefal one I've had for years so I can recommend them for quality, Don't know about the Bread crumbs though.

[Glaucus]

I have a Russell Hobbs Professional Fryer 11772
Two things it could do with going hotter and a drain tap would be sweet.

Also makesure you get a funnel and some mulsin or coffee filters. To drain and strain the oil. Oil is expensive and it's ahrdly ever used. I keep a big bottle of oil that is reused, until it gets too flavoured. Other. Than checking temp max/min I don't think there will be a huge difference. Also think about size and how much you need to cook.

Also a twin fryer would be a god send. Or two fryers. And as you where looking at regal one, you have a very good budget.

Fryer stuff doesn't stay crispy for long, so hard to cook say fish and chips well without two fryers. Or when making starters/side dishes. Means you can cook two things at same time.

[SidewinderINC]

http://www.russellhobbs.co.uk/russell-hobbs-products/cooking-baking/deep-fryers/6litre-professional-deep-fryer-18163.html

This one appears to go to 180C, but most of them don't have the max temp in the specs - how hot does your one get?

And I've not found a twin one that has a drainage tap anywhere so it'll be a struggle I think :p

I also didn't know you could buy directly from russell hobbs! works out cheaper than amazon :p

[Fayshun]

Lom's mum has an Actifry, they do awesome chips. But anything battered/breadcrumbed forget about it...

[TinkerBell]

We have an Actifry, it is awesome for sausages, chips, potatoes and we also do breaded scampi in it and it is awesome. It doesn't use much oil at all and it is one of the healthiest ways to cook :)

[Fayshun]

Lom's mum's Actifry ate the breadcrumbs off my fishfingers :(

[Glaucus]

Mines 190c but really want one which goes to 220c

[SidewinderINC]

We have an Actifry, it is awesome for sausages, chips, potatoes and we also do breaded scampi in it and it is awesome. It doesn't use much oil at all and it is one of the healthiest ways to cook :)

Is that scampi you have breadcrumbed yourself, or packet stuff that's already breadcrumbed?

[TinkerBell]

Prebreaded scampi. Never tried any home made breaded items in their to be honest, I have never thought it as that sort of fryer.

[SidewinderINC]

Prebreaded scampi. Never tried any home made breaded items in their to be honest, I have never thought it as that sort of fryer.

That's the type of fryer that I'm after as I do my own breadcrumbing, so the actifry will be useless unfortunately.

AH2, do you find much stuff doesn't cook as well because it's not as hot?
What's your reasons for wanting one that goes to 220?

[Glaucus]

Things like battered fish is meant to cook a lot better at 220 and scotch eggs and stuff. If you look at recipes for such fried stuff most stuff other than chips seems to be 220. But if they are hard to find, I cope fine. Perhaps. Go to a big department store and then you can see the temp on the actual items.