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|description=The Tefal ActiFry AL806040 Air Fryer is typical of current | |description=The Tefal ActiFry AL806040 Air Fryer is typical of current airfryers. Here's a short review of the good and the bad points. | ||
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The AL806040 has since been replaced by a [[Tefal Actifry Genius]] | The AL806040 has since been replaced by a [[Tefal Actifry Genius]] | ||
The Tefal ActiFry AL806040 Air Fryer is typical of current | The Tefal ActiFry AL806040 Air Fryer is typical of current airfryers [2016]. After quite a bit of research, I chose the Tefal ActiFry AL806040, it appeared to have the best positive reviews (4.6 star rating from 1812 reviews - Amazon uk Feb 2016). A lot of the negative reviews I read were because of the [http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=Tefal+ActiFry++paddle&rh=n%3A11052681%2Ck%3ATefal+ActiFry++paddle Actify paddle (Amazon UK)] breaking, but at £6 to £10, I would consider that a consumable item. | ||
===Remarkable item!=== | ===Remarkable item!=== | ||
We've had this for a week and have used it every single day. Chips, roast potatoes, roasted vegetables are second to none. It is a remarkable product, even if it does look cheap. | We've had this for a week and have used it every single day. Chips, roast potatoes, roasted vegetables are second to none. It is a remarkable product, even if it does look cheap. | ||
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The build quality of the [[ActiFry AL806040 Air Fryer]] is pretty poor. It has a cheap and nasty feel with dreadful documentation. It's not something that would take pride of place in your kitchen, it's best kept in a cupboard. | The build quality of the [[ActiFry AL806040 Air Fryer]] is pretty poor. It has a cheap and nasty feel with dreadful documentation. It's not something that would take pride of place in your kitchen, it's best kept in a cupboard. | ||
Tefal can't even manage to put the non-peelable customer service label on straight, so your first 10 minutes with your new | Tefal can't even manage to put the non-peelable customer service label on straight, so your first 10 minutes with your new airfryer will be spent removing label debris! | ||
====Smells of plastic==== | ====Smells of plastic==== | ||
I've seen lots of reviews complaining of a plastic smell when the unit is first used. I can see why. It is almost exclusively constructed of the stuff. Before I used mine for cooking food, I put all of the removable items through a dishwasher and left the | I've seen lots of reviews complaining of a plastic smell when the unit is first used. I can see why. It is almost exclusively constructed of the stuff. Before I used mine for cooking food, I put all of the removable items through a dishwasher and left the airfryer on for three 45 minute empty ''cooking'' sessions just to burn the smell off. It seems to have helped. | ||
====It won't switch off automatically==== | ====It won't switch off automatically==== | ||
The Tefal | The Tefal airfryer has just two controls. An on and off switch and a timer control. The timer is just an audio alert to tell you that the cooking time has elapsed. It is not designed to switch the unit off. | ||
====Click, click, click and the paddle does not turn==== | ====Click, click, click and the paddle does not turn==== | ||
[[Tefal Actifry Hot Air Fryer. Click, click, click|See here]] for a solution to this problem. | [[Tefal Actifry Hot Air Fryer. Click, click, click|See here]] for a solution to this problem. | ||
==== | ====Airfryers are noisy==== | ||
As an | As an airfryer functions by forcing air over a heating element at high speed they all tend to be very noisy. Almost as loud as a hob extractor fan. | ||
====How big is the | ====How big is the airfryer?==== | ||
It has a footprint and similar size to a '''very''' large motorcycle crash helmet. | It has a footprint and similar size to a '''very''' large motorcycle crash helmet. | ||
====I've found a great chip cutter==== | ====I've found a great chip cutter==== | ||