topic Re: Dry Cookers in Family, Home and Garden

Dry Cookers

carolyorkie2010 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:10:52 GMT

Just wondered if anyone had used a Dry Cooker and what they thought to it? It cooks like an oven with little or no oil. I just thought it might be an economical way of cooking when we are having to watch the pennies. Any comments gratefully received.

Re: Dry Cookers

wine5970 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:27:59 GMT

We have an Actifry it is brilliant and healthy too and no cooking smells.

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ginap.123 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:02:08 GMT

Used my actifry twice & then gave it away. Chips weren't the same.

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merc1_clocks — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:10:23 GMT

I love my actifry...but chips do take a wee bit longer.

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fluffypenquin — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:57:48 GMT

I went to a friends house and they had cooked chips in an actifry and the smell was horrible - I couldn't believe how greasy it smelt considering how much little oil was used.

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calibra101 — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:28:30 GMT

I bought one of those halogen oven thingies, no oil needed,cooked a chicken in it took just as long as a conventional oven....it is now in the garage with all the other useless gadgets ive bought over the years

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cat-knitter — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:17:01 GMT

I'm a big actifry fan

I couldn't live without mine ...... i'm on actifry No 2 I don't find they smell

Re: Dry Cookers

carolyorkie2010 — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:43:52 GMT

I bought a Halogen oven a few years ago; wasn't impressed with it. Yes, mine took just as long to cook things as a conventional oven too. It broke after a couple of uses, so got my money back, wouldn't buy another one. I've got a pressure cooker, which cuts down on cooking time, but at the end of the day, I still prefer to use my gas cooker.

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ed_blackadder_1 — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:08:02 GMT

My brother bought my parents a Halogen cooker a few years ago and they use it all the time, mum makes cakes in it, roast dinners, all sorts. it does seem to be quicker and it saves them putting the big oven on.

Don't know about the Actifry, I don't fry a lot anyway, mostly oven cooked for me.