sadietoo Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 OK...so I know the food police would like to see these banned, but I want one to make falafel...nothing else works quite as well as deep frying them and i hate deep frying in an open basket on our unpredictable ceramic hob...tooo scary by half... So....does anyone have a cheap and cheerful one of these that they can recommend? ...I'm not interested in spending the sort of money an Actifry would cost, as I really won't use it that often.... as usual omleteers, many thanks for taking the time to read this, and I will value your comments and advicex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 To be honest I think everyone on here will recommend the Actifry. Far far healthier than a normal fryer! However, if just for falafel ( mm mm mmm), could you not form the mix into balls, put into a bun tin, spray with fry light & bake them instead? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I can recommend Delonghi deep fat fryers. I have had one for years (before actifry was invented!) and it is still going strong (touch wood). Try and get one with the Easy Clean system, it has a tube which allows the oil to be drained easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 However, if just for falafel ( mm mm mmm), could you not form the mix into balls, put into a bun tin, spray with fry light & bake them instead? Emma.x Thats what I do - make balls - rolls in a little oil - put on tray in fairly hot oven - seems to work fine. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 However, if just for falafel ( mm mm mmm), could you not form the mix into balls, put into a bun tin, spray with fry light & bake them instead? Emma.x Thats what I do - make balls - rolls in a little oil - put on tray in fairly hot oven - seems to work fine. H That's what I do too and they come out really well ... keep us posted!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 However, if just for falafel ( mm mm mmm), could you not form the mix into balls, put into a bun tin, spray with fry light & bake them instead? Emma.x Thats what I do - make balls - rolls in a little oil - put on tray in fairly hot oven - seems to work fine. H That's what I do too and they come out really well ... keep us posted!!! Thanks...I have always made my falafel that way, but equally my OH always grumbles that they aren't the real thing, (my brother in law lives in Israel so unfortunately for me OH is a bit of a connoisseur )...then I visited L'as du Falafel in Paris, and it reminded me how good the real thing tastes..crispy on the outside, meltingly soft and lovely on the inside (gosh I'm hungry now!!) ..so as we don't have them very often.....I thought I wouldn't worry too much about being "healthy" and cook them properly.... Thanks Fred for the heads up on the Delonghi ones...I had them quite high up on my list, and so I will go for one of those.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Ive got the Delonghi for making tempura and its great- cleans easily in the dishwasher and has a little detachable timer that you can stick in your pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I saw this dinky little fryer last weekend. Only needs one litre of oil. http://www.lakeland.co.uk/12919/Lakeland-Compact-Fryer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 I saw this dinky little fryer last weekend. Only needs one litre of oil. http://www.lakeland.co.uk/12919/Lakeland-Compact-Fryer that looks great...I hadn't thought of Lakeland...and I don't need a large capacity...we have a Lakeland in Chichester, I will check it out at the weekend....thank you redhotchick and to all others who bothered to post on this topicx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 To be honest, I can't think of a time when I've needed a deep fat fryer and my wok hasn't been fine for the job. I certainly make my chips in it, and it's the traditional means of cooking tempura, so might it not be worth trying the falafel in one too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 frankly it just keeps a large quantity of oil in one place for reuse and the lid and filters mean the kitchen is a pleasant place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
