Tefal Smart Clean Fat Friar

My husband is truly into romantic present buying! Obviously from the same training school as Les Battersby (Coronation Street), he came up with the idea of getting me a deep fat fryer as a present. Now, I should point out that I was not wholly averse to this idea as I had been craving home cooked chips ever since I left my parents house; Oven chips are just not the same! However, anyone who knows me, which includes regular readers of my opinions, will know that I do not allow any household item to be bought before rigorous market research has been undertaken and price checks carried out (yes ... more

After reading all of the reviews on deep fat fryers, I finally settled for this one. This is not the coolwall fryer but has metal sides. My family always want to buy chips from the takeaways and I think investing in one of these can certainly reduce the costs in the long run. I have bought the larger capacity size of 1.25 kgs. The one disadvantage of deep fat fryers is the amount of oil you go through as you have to change it frequently. This is fine if you do not use it often unfortunately I do make chips for my 4 year old a few lunchtimes a week and though this is just a handful of chips you ... more

Earlier this year I ditched my Breville Gourmet Deep Fryer and purchased a Tefal Smart Clean. I hadn’t fallen out with the Breville; it still cooked excellent chips which was its only aim in the kitchen. But, despite being easy to clean, it had started to look jaded and I fancied a change. So, off I tripped to Curry’s and I was smitten by the handsome looks of the Tefal Smart Clean, so I bought it. At a cost of £59.95 I got a ‘stylish stainless steel fryer’ (and very handsome it is too). Its vital statistics are: - Large viewing window (I’m not impressed, I open the lid to look anyway) - One ... more