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ActiFry Low Fat French Fry Maker
Comments (7)Yeah, I saw a test of deep fryers on TV and the person who tested them said the French fries from the Tefal ActiFry tasted rather dry - not moist and crisp like the ones that were actually fried in oil. And the ActiFry took 25 minutes to get them done, so no faster than an oven. RE: frying potatoes. I'd say French fries are traditionally *the* type of food to use a deep fryer for - at least here in Germany. Of course there still are the Brits, who love their deep fried mars bars... ;-) Don't think I can confirm that most Euro kitchens don't have an oven, though. 24 inch convection ovens are pretty much the norm here....See MoreMy Name Is John And I Cannot Fry Chicken
Comments (76)"-----Hrmm Pressure Fryer sounds like something I bet Dcarch could make.--" As a matter of fact I had converted a regular pressure cooker into a pressure fryer. But i will not give that much details because it can be very dangerous if you don't have the required understanding of what can happen. First you need to modify the pressure "giggler" to allow for lower pressure built up. Then all gasket material will need to be of material which can withstand around 400F. I even changed the handles to all metal. An oil fire is a very dangerous fire, the cooking should be done outdoors. I am happy with the end results of regular frying, it is not worth the trouble to pressure fry. dcarch...See MoreI can't do it. I just can't do it.
Comments (34)I have never had a subscription to a cooking magazine - the only subscription I did have was to Illuminatrice, an Italian lighting magazine, and that was at work. The only magazines that I buy at the newsstand are Italian design magazines, some of which are quite expensive (I used to buy men's Italian fashion magazines, when I was more fashionable), and I have saved every one of them. I also buy Architectural Digest, Interiors, Veranda, etc. when they publish photos of my furniture designs, and I keep these also. My old magazine collection takes up one shelf in my garage, and I do refer to the Italian magazines from time to time for inspiration. I do collect clutter, but books and magazines are not part of that. I have one shelf of cookbooks in the hall next to the kitchen. I once bought a magazine on Feng Shui, but I decided that the magazine was clutter and got rid of it. I spent last week-end trying to declutter my bedroom because I also bought a new mattress that will be delivered tomorrow, and I want my room to look nice. Yesterday I made a runner with the fabric left over from making new drapes for my bedroom (to be able to block out light) and put it on the wide dresser beside my bed. The dresser on the other side of my bed has a runner I made from fabric left over from when I made my bedspread. I find that decorating or trying to coordinate rooms helps me get rid of clutter. However, I did put a bunch of books on the wide dresser using bookends. I don't have room for another bookcase. If I need to get more books, I will get rid of old ones that I have. Lately I have been buying and reading books on Anthropology and early human evolution. I read them at night to help me get to sleep, and so it takes a while to get through them. I cannot stand to watch Hoarders, but I will watch Clean House if I need inspiration to declutter. Making my house and yards look as beautiful as possible is one of my top priorities, and this helps me let go of clutter. I haven't gotten rid of it altogether, however, and so I think it is an on-going process. I have a hard time getting rid of old clothes that no longer fit, and I am convinced that sometime in the near future, they will fit again. Anyway, that is my goal. They may be terribly out of style or inappropriate by that time, however. Getting rid of old clothes is my biggest problem. One of the things I came across yesterday while decluttering was a printout from a Cooking Forum thread from 2005 that I started asking what was in everyone's freezer. It included a post by Ann_T on pitahaya (I happened to have some in my freezer at the time) that she had copied and pasted, bad Google translation and all. The translation was hysterically funny. Lars...See MoreWhat frying pan should I buy?
Comments (35)Maxdel, I'm glad I'm not the only one. Edlakin, those are the Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick. Apparently, they have "hard-anodized exterior combined with multiple coats of nonstick interior," according to Linens & Things. Reading it again now, they're just anodized on the "outside" of the pan and it's nonstick on the cooking surface. That would make much more sense, wouldn't it? Even then, I'm darn careful with the pans; I figured they'd last more than two years. They do have a "lifetime" warranty, but frankly, I don't want to wait weeks for replacement pans that might have the same problem. I'm planning on switching to a cheap set of Cuisinart Chef's Classic for the time being (they seem to have really heavy duty bottoms), and slowly upgrade to A-C and La Creuset. Thanks for the help!...See Morebbstx
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