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Does anyone own one of these?......what do you think of it ?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/product/11583

Duke

haven't got one   but looks good will watch posts with interest  ;D ;D

Personally I wouldn't touch it. It is of very limited use as a deep fat fryer although it has plenty of other features the Morphy Richards Intellichef which is around the same price looks like a much nicer product although again not a fryer.
http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Product=48810

Then of course there are the safety issues with the Actifry.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/chip_pans_up_in_smoke.html

Hi Duke,

A big don't buy one.  A friend had one and I thought it was the answer to my chip prayers as I cook an awful lot of them but can't stand oven chips.  So she lent it to me.  I used it a couple of times and I can honestly say they no way taste like a fried chip.  If you don't mind oven chips then that is what you would end up with when using this machine, so I couldn't see the point of spending all that money on one and it seemed to take forever to cook them, so a waste of electricity.

A thumbs down from me.

Sinbad

Hi
Thanks the comments regarding this. Having read your opinions I have decided not to buy one. Funny how the reviews on the Lakeland site are good ones!!

Thanks

Duke :)

I have had one for about 14 months and I love it.  I have never had any issues with sparks or smoke.  Granted, my son, doesn't like the chips it creates - he prefers crispy skinny chips done in the oven but OH and I love the chips it makes.  I also use mine to stir fry veggies and have cooked piles of onions in it when we were having a barby.  Nope, you can't make deep fried food, but then we try not to eat anything deep fried anymore so it suits us just find.