Tefal FZ700015

+ Frying without the fat, no fat residues in the cooking area.

- Ours went on fire, can only use certain potatoes for chips that will not be available all year round. Tend to break up other pots and you are left with mush.

+ It does exactly what it says it does

- Perhaps somewhat large

+ It produces good quality chips/wedges and friends and family have been impressed with my home made vegetable crisps - almost as good as very expensive bought variety. The recipes that I have tried so far from the book have been easy to follow and very tasty.

- You really do have to make sure that the vegetables for "frying" ie potatoes, are very well soaked and extremely dry before putting them in the machine, in order to get the best result. The timer alarm sound at the end of the cooking time is completely inadequate - very quiet, almost inaudable in fact; if I am not standing close to the machine or if the extractor fan for my oven is on, I am unable to hear it.

+ this must be the best product tefal have ever done

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+ Healthy eating easy to use

- Slower in cooking

+ Mostly use it for frozen chips, which it does really well, and are so tasty and crispy.

- The only bad point, is the timer, which should turn the fryer off.

+ I watched a presentation on a teleshopping channel and thought it looked really good but they usually make things look better than they are. In this case they had it spot on - we use the actifry nearly every day (not just for chips). It is certainly the best kitchen appliance i've bought for a long time and it really saves our main oven from messy cleaning.

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+ CHIPS,WEDGES,SAUSAGES AND BACON ARE GREAT ,.I`VE COOKED THE GREEN VEG STIR-FRY AND CHICKEN PINEAPPLE RECIPES. THESE WERE VERY TASTY AND EASY.

- PRODUCT LID GETS VERY HOT, YOU HAVE TO ENSURE ITS CLICKED IN PROPERLY. DON`T COOK BEEF OR POTATOES IN IT. BOTH MYSELF AND SISTER-IN-LAW HAVE TRIED, MEAT WAS VERY TOUGH, AND POTATOES DIDN`T COOK HAD TO THROW IT AWAY.

+ just leaving it to do the job you want it to do

- the food tastes too good now and always having to use it

+ Very nice chips. In fact the best ever. chick Balls allso good. Sausages cook all over very good.

- Timer.

+ Just excellent. So useful. Dont know why we didnt purchase one before.

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+ No strong smell during cooking. Oil economy - no wastage. Produces better flavour chips than bought in 'oven chips' and saves electricity in not having to heat oven. Easy to clean and re-assemble after use.

- Timer gives a very faint bleep at the end of the set time - not audible unless you are nearby. The timer stops registering after the set time has been reached so if you miss the end point bleeps you may be uncertain how many extra minutes of cooking have taken place unless you took care to note your original start time.

+ Guilt free chips!!!!!!!

- The buzzer goes off for the end of cooking time but the cooker stays on.

+ great for low fat cooking no smell looks in place in any kitchen all round a pleasing product

- price far to high lower this and we all could eat healthy chips and the like would also like it to switch off with timer and a louder buzzer when cooking time is up

+ Really lovely (low fat) chips. Great sausages and chops. Best bit is you can just leave it and let it cook. Decided the chips are lower fat then mashed potato 'cos I always add milk and a bit of spread!

- Rather noisy so you can hardly hear the timer. Bit more smell than I thought there would be.

+ Fantastic tasting, low fat food
Great recipie book.

- The lid and side gets too hot when cooking.

+ Low fat use

- timer poor if you do not hear the beep the cooker still cooks.

+ It is just all good my wife uses it most days, I thought it was just for chips but my wife cooks almost anything in it.Chops veg. THank you wonderful product

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+ Very easy to operate - it's either on or off with no worry about different temperatures.
Healthy - uses very little/no oil.
Versatile - as well as chips it also cooks chops, sausages, chicken, vegetables, etc.
Recipe book included for dishes such as sweet and sour pork.
Contains cooking smells.
Easy to clean.

- Quite bulky to store.
Lid and catch feel a little flimsy.
No automatic turn off, but does have a ringing timer.

+ Its very easy to clean, does exactly what it says, the chips taste and look like deep fried ones but are healthier than oven chips.

- Its quite noisy, but that's the only bad point.

+ absolutely brillant. I love it. easy to use easy to clean. no smell.

- Nothing!!! Makes you want to have chips every night!!!!!

+ it makes fabulous chips and roast potatoes is very easy to use and clean,

- concerned about the problem with the fan overheating and catching on fire, but have had no problems so far

+ NOT USING ALOT OF OIL

- COST

+ excellant for weightwatchers

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+ Great healthy way to cook. No fat or oil needed and easy. Can put potatoes in, put timer on and lovely slimming world syn free chips.

- Quite expensive.

+ Ease of cleaning
Low fat frying

- High power use

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- more recipes please - otherwise will be underused

+ Healthy

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+ It is very clean to use not like other fryers

- Dont really have any bad points at the moment

+ Cooks all meat, fish, chips and veg very nicely and easily. All the taste with very little or no fat.

- None found!

+ short of auto stop button,

- my plastic lid has 2 cracks in it.by where u lift it open

+ Simply and easy to use... cut the potatoes, dry them and throw them in, add 1 spoonful of oil and wait about 30mins... and you'll end up with the best low fat chips available.

- Bulky and takes up a lot of worktop space.

+ Produces good standard of low fat food, wedges are a twice a week favourate

- Low quality plastic closing clips, broken once & sent back, now very gentle when closing.

+ Very clean - doesn't get greasy and clogged up like an ordinary deep fat fryer. Economical - uses a small amount of oil. Healthy - uses a small amount of oil.

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+ really good product. lovely chips no fat smells or grease. would highly recommend.

- bit expensive for a chip fryer.

+ Makes Excellent chips , Easy and quick to clean .
If we do just chips we clean it with kitchen roll tissue afterwards ,
Wont leave a lingering smell of stale chip pans in kitchen ..
Brilliant piece of kit every home should have one

- Takes longer to do real potato chips (around 30mins enough for two servings), Rather noisy in use on the other hand the timer alert very quiet .

+ the best fryer

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+ Cooks sausages to perfection! Roast vegetables are lovely. Heats up single portions of pakora and other items not suitable for the microwave much more economically and faster than using the conventional oven. Great toy!

- Timer window steams up and cannot be read. Can this be remedied? Please.

+ It's very easy to use, simply put your food in and input the time as instructed by the manual and away you go. It is very easy to clean as the parts come out and you don't have loads of oil to change. It will cook just about anything from chips, meat, vegtables, fruit and entire meals (there are some very good recipes included).

- The beeping of the timer is very quiet as you are not supposed to leave it unattended.

+ good healthy chips....

- a bit noisy.

+ ease of use, cleaning and the low oil use

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+ Excellent product, easy to use and overall a healthier way of cooking

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+ look good,works good,and end product is excellent.

- low volume end of timer bell.

+ lovely home made chips, no horrible smells, no greasy chips just right

- takes quite a long time to cook the chips but thats all i could say

+ low fat chips and food, excellent way of cooking without frying. It is great to be able to have chips again without them being fattening

- timer buzzer is not very load and should have the facility to turn off the fryer once the food is cooked.

+ Very easy to use, reliable results every time I've used it.

- little large to sit on the worktop, takes quite a while to cook (but I potter and clean)

+ Does as stated, chips really good. Only used it for that at present. Easy to clean and not messy at all.

- Odd shape, takes up quite a bit of space.

+ We don't eat chips constantly, but it's good to feel that it's a healthy option when we do. Our first batch wasn't great, but the flavour depends on the type of potato and the oil used, so you can experiment to find what you like. The fryer is really easy to use and clean and although it looked huge, it fits in the same place in the cupboard as the old deep-fat fryer.

- Haven't found any yet.

+ Excellent product, so easy to use. Just put the food in, switch it on and leave it. Fantastic results.

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+ Fantastic product. Don't just use it for chips! It offers a healthy option with food kids really like - fried chicken etc. I have never put it in the dishwasher yet - it takes seconds to dismantle, soak it for a few minutes in hot soapy water and wipe clean.

- The timer alarm - what a disappointment. It can only be heard if you are standing close to it.

+ does what it says on the tin. Easy to use and clean. Cooks enough for three/four people in one go. Lamb chops are scrummy, as are sausages. have done a few stir fries as well all turned out well.

- When cooking fatty foods ie sausages the hollow paddle gets clogged with fat so if not cleaned at the time it solidifies into a glutenous goo. Too many nooks and crannies for food to get lodged in. I would make the paddle out of solid plastic. I've also found the handle area difficult to clean as it is not removable.

+ Extremely easy to use and clean. I use it to cook chips, potato wedges, fruit meatballs and chicken thighs. When cooking chicken or meatballs I do not add any oil at all, and if we want chips with the chicken I cook it first then use some of the chicken fat to cook the chips in delicious! My family's favourite recipes rom the included cookbook are Almond chips but I also add paprika and Apple wedges with cinnamon sugar(I have cooked most fruit and just added a little cinnamon sugar again all populareven with my husband who will not eat much fruit normally)

- Timer buzzer is quite and it does not turn the machine off.

+ Taste of low fat food produced is excellent.
Baked apples in 15 minutes. Chicken dishes in 25 minutes.
Very easy to use.
Very easy to clean.
Can make complete meals, not just chips, but stir frys and pasta dishes.

- If you do not fit the paddle correctly it leaks.
The bell on the timer is not very loud.

+ this is one of the best products I have purchased ,using only a small amount of oil for cooking makes your meals very healthy,and can be used not only for making chips but I have had great success with recipes using the cookery book supplied with the Actifry.

- The timer is not very loud so if you are not in the kitchen it can be difficult to hear.

+ the best thing about fryernis you only need one spoonful of oil it makes great chips

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+ easy to clean. makes good chips. great the amount of oil it uses.

- noisy. the beeper when the time is up is so quiet that you can not hear it above the noise of the fryer.

+ lovely chips easy to use and clean would recommned no need to watch it

- timer bell not loud enough

+ Makes perfect chips every time takes around half an hour and uses a spoonfull of oil excellent

- a tad small for a large family

+ MUCH HEALTHIER, EXCELLENT AND VERY TASTY GOLDEN CHIPS.
NO DIRTY OIL TO DISPOSE OF.
BECAUSE IT USES A TINY AMOUNT OF OIL, THE OUTER CASING STAY PERFECTLY CLEAN.
EXCEPTIONALLY EASY TO CLEAN INSIDE.
DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS IT WILL DO.

- ALTHOUGH A NICE LOOKING BIT OF KIT, IT IS RATHER LARGE ON THE WORKTOP.

+ Fantastic product, beautifully cooked chips and healthy! No nasty chip smell whilst cooking, or steam in the kitchen. Very easy to clean product, all in all exceptional value for money

- Timer is not loud enough

+ no chip fat smell ,i like the chips but my husband doesnt.
easy to clean.
will try and cook something else see how it fairs.

- it does not make chips like a fat fryer does, they are not as soft and as tasty.
i dont mind them but my husband refuses to eat them and i have only used it twice.
also has a funny smell when first new, which i understand goes after using for a few times, might not get to find that out for myself !.
rather bulky to store in a cupboard (as you need to get it out to use)

+ Perfect chips with no oil on.

- Timer not loud enough

+ If you need to cut down on the amount of Fat in your cooking this is a Must have Product.
Very easy to Clean.

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+ low fat cooking at it's best no flavour is lost and it's easy to clean I would certainly recommend it

- can't find any

+ Easy to clean. Less oil used in cooking - No oil required with things like sausages and frozen chips for frying. No splatter of oil like you would get when frying sausages in a frying pan so cleaner to use. Haven't used it to its full advantage yet. Would definitely recommend giving it a try.

- Timer quiet and unit does not switch off automatically at the end of cooking time. Quite noisy when in use. Also a bit bulky to store. Sometimes you have to watch the food early on in the cooking process and move it around manually as it seems as though it starts to pile up in one area - this usually clears quite quickly as the foods cooks and then you can leave it. I have not had the confidence yet to leave it to see if it would clear itself, it may well do. A bit pricey but if you can afford it well worth it.

+ chips are better that chip shop chips and far better than oven chips

- finish time alarm must be louder

+ Produces excellent chips with added bonus of low fat content.

- Not found any as yet.

+ makes perfect none greasy like it states

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+ Everything, I read all the previous reviews first, before ordering - glad I did, but all to the good. I am delighted with the product.

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+ Healthy way to enjoy so called 'unhealthy' food.Since I've had the product, I have used it on average at least 4 times a week.

- Rather bulky, so you do need a certain amount of space.

+ It cooks great tasting, healthier than fried food as it only uses a very small amount of oil. Its easy to wash the removable items. It is so much safer than traditional fryers and chips taste so much better than oven chips. We use this 3 or 4 times a week, cooking a variety of things, and although I was worried about the size of it and amount it could cook, we have found its a good size for 2 adults and 1 hungry teenager!

- It does take up alot of space and it would be better if the timer was louder and stopped the cooking.
Some of the grey plastic on the inside has started to discolour after one month of usage.

+ easy to use seals the flavour in the food

- it needs the edge of the dish beveled so things dont get stuck up on the ledge

+ we have never tasted food as good as this chips sausage stir fries i could go on and on fantastic would highly recommend to anyone who likes healthy living have just bought both my daughters 1 each

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+ Children really love the chips

- The alarm sounding at the end of the cooking is not loud enough only hear it if within a couple of feet

+ Easy to use, cooks a variety of foods, very versatile.

- Timer is not very loud.

+ We taken the product on camping holiday (with eletric hook up) so don't any more oily chips and my husband and I can keep to a good healthy eating plan.

- no bad points found

+ Great to be able to have nice tasting chips when dieting

- Cost

+ GREAT FOR HEALTHER COOKING, EASY TO USE

- EXPENSIVE

+ To compare the Tefal Actifry with a deep fat fryer, one would expect the Tefal to be wanting and the traditional deep fat fryer to win hands down, but that is not the case. The Tefal works very well and does produce good cooking results using miminal oil. Cannot express how good it is really.

- The 1 Kg capacity is only just big enough.
The LCD display should be larger a tilted towards the user.

+ As I have used the product only 3 times so far I cannot judge on too many aspects. The chips were great! I have also cooked lamb chops and they were fine. Cleaning OK but see below. This product was recommended to me by my cousin who lives in France as she thinks it excellent. I have found it very easy to use.

- Although I have only given 8 points for cleaning, that is because I haven't had to clean it much so far!!! After its first and second uses, I merely wiped round the cooking pan with a kitchen roll whilst the appliance was still warm. After the third I dismantled the pan and paddle and washed them by hand, but I haven't yet put anything through the dishwasher - I am sure they will be fine, but this is the reason I have included this under 'bad' points and not 'good' - I don't think I have had the fryer long enough to judge. I think the appliance is a little expensive, but I suppose you have to pay for quality!

+ Makes chips with only a spoonfull of oil. Can also be used to fry other things. Easy to clean.

- Chips take a long time, up to 40mins, the preparation also is time consuming. The machine is large and noisy. The bleeper is too quiet.

+ Easy to use and good results from anything that has been cooked also it adds flavour,

- It would improve the unit if you were able to cancel the timer.

+ Quality. Ease of use. Clarity of instructions, including use and recipes.

- Almost silent alarm. Does not switch off at end of cycle. Shortage of recipes.

+ Absolutely fantastic - this one was actually purchased as a gift as we have found our own so useful.

- Rather noisy in operation.

+ The food tastes so good and is healthy

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