Traditional Toaster - 2 Slots - without Cancel Function, with Cancel Function - without Variable Slot Width - with Cool Wall - without High Lift, with High Lift
Traditional Toaster - 2 Slots - without Cancel Function, with Cancel Function - without Variable Slot Width, with Variable Slot Width - without Cool Wall, with Cool Wall - with High Lift, without High Lift
Traditional Toaster - 4 Slots, 3 Slots, 2 Slots - without Cancel Function, with Cancel Function - with Variable Slot Width, without Variable Slot Width - with Cool Wall, without Cool Wall - without High Lift, with High Lift
Advantages: Not just for healthy chips. Disadvantages: 40 minutes to cook chips, but worth the wait.
Yes, it takes forty minutes to cook a kilo of chips but they are delicious and very healthy. You don't have to feel guilty about eating chips, and they are certainly much better for you than chip shop, frozen or oven chips - and much crisper in my experience. I "forgot" to dry my chips before I cooked them - well, I didn't fully read the instructions! They were still crispy outside and fluffy inside. I wasn't too keen on the sweet and sour pork fillet but my husband loved it. My particular favourite, at the moment, is the sausage cassoulet - a lovely filling and nutritious meal without having to wait hours as you would with the conventional recipe. Yes, it is pricey, but I think it's worth the money - well done Tefal. ...
Advantages: Healthy food preparation. Crispy chips Disadvantages: Price! Length of time to cook compared to normal deep fat fryers
My Tefal ActiFry arrived today and I couldn't wait to try it out. I followed the instructions and made some chips. They were delicious and nice and crispy and my husband asbolutely loved them.
The ActiFry is well built and easy to assemble and has a built-in timer.
The down side apart from the price is that the chps take 35 to 40 minutes to cook if you want them crisp so may not be for those who are looking for a meal in a hurry.
It is important to use good quality potatoes, Maris Piper or King Edwards. Chips must be completely dry before cooking so must be towelled dry with paper towel. I also used a full scoop of sunflower oil in the preparation. It also cooks frozen chips by the same method.
It was a bit of a faff getting them out of the pan, but well worth it.
There is also a good recipe and menu book included ...
Advantages: stylish design and easy to use. Disadvantages: the chrome top darkens after a while.
In October 2009 I bought a Tefal Two Slot Avanti Toaster, which cost £23.95 from the Amazon website.
General information
Tefal is a world wide brand originally from France. It is a leader in non-stick cookware, pressure cookers, electrical cooking appliances, food and beverage preparation, irons and scales.
The toaster I ordered from Amazon is, to give it its full name, a TefalTT704115 Avanti Toaster, 2Slice, Chrome and Black. Compared to old toasters (including my broken one) it is rather stylish and modern. The angled top is chrome and the case is black plastic. It looks the same as the picture you can see on ciao website.
The package is a small rectangular box and easy to open. It contains a toaster and a consumer booklet. The projecting controls of the toaster were also well wrapped.
Main features of TefalTT704115 ...
