It's no secret that I enjoy cooking. Not only do I love cooking, but I get excited to try new things: new recipes, new techniques, new kitchen gadgets.
Oh I get giddy about gadgets.
So, you can imagine how thrilled I was when the cool people over at T-Fal asked if I wanted to try out their healthy fryer, the ActiFry
Yes. You heard me correctly. HEALTHY fryer.
Say WHAT?
The ActiFry is a healthy cooker that helps people make delectable foods (like french fries) without loads of fat. 1 tablespoon of oil is enough for 2 lbs of tasty, homemade French Fries. The ActiFry can stir-fry, slow cook and walk a tight rope.
All the above is true. Except for the tight rope.
I'd actually first heard about the ActiFry a year or two ago in Food Network Magazine. The article was a tour of Ellie Krieger's kitchen. I love Ellie (we're on a first name basis, don't you know?). She's a great chef with health at the forefront of all her cooking. Her recipes are thoughtfully healthifed and super tasty.
Anyway, Ellie said she enjoyed fried food, but knew it was unhealthy. The ActiFry has become one of her "can't live without" kitchen gadgets.
And it was on it's way to to my house.
Squee!!!
A few days ago, the ActiFry finally arrived. This is how I felt about welcoming the ActiFry into my home:
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| Welcome home, my friend. |
Hubby couldn't wait to try it. But since I had to work the day it arrived, we postponed our maiden ActiFry voyage until Thursday. And oh, what it day it was.
We decided to tweak an online recipe for Fried Pickles, and made a simpler version of Pickles Chips. Here is how things went down:
They were pretty stinkin' good. This week we plan on making Sweet Potato Fries and Apple Wedges with Cinnamon. The possibilities are endless!
Now you're all, "I want to hug an Actifry in my kitchen!" Don't worry. You can buy the ActiFry online (it retails anywhere from $240-$280), or you can win one here.
Yup! One of you, my fantastic readers, will welcome an ActiFry into YOUR home!
Just fill out the form below to enter. Contest ends on Friday May, 25 at noon. I'll choose the winner via Rafflecopter later that day.
Good luck and happy winning!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. I was provided an Actifry to review, and another one to giveaway. All opinions expressed are my own. I like to keep it real, people!
This looks cool!
ReplyDeleteChristine V
Tean118(at)msn(dot)com
I would absolutely love this! Fried pickles, sweet potato fries, etc, YUM!
ReplyDeleteI WANT ONE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks AWESOME - I MUST enter! I love how simple this seems - we've done the deep fryer before and I hate it - smells, leaks, so unhealthy. This looks like a super alternative! :)
ReplyDeleteI want to win this so we can have yummy food that is healthier than fried!
ReplyDeletesonyadmorris@gmail.com
I'd love to have it. Best way to cook healthy.
ReplyDeleteI love sweet potato fries, but can't imagine putting fried ones in my mouth! This little doodad is the perfect solution! Can't wait to try one, sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteheatherpooh [hotmail]
It would be so awesome to win this for my birthday!!
ReplyDeleteProbably should have left my email address..taralyman@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteWould be so awesome to win!!! Nicoleharahan@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteLooks cool, I'd love to have one!
ReplyDeleteI so want one of these! This is the 2nd time I've heard about one and it sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI am dying to try this thing! Our family is a bunch of fry eatin' fools. I'd LOVE a way to make it all a bit more healthy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first I've heard of this thing and I think I'm in love!
ReplyDeleteThis might be just the thing needed for two picky eater kidlets! :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know such a thing existed! So cool!
ReplyDeleteI want one! We eat fried foods a lot and yet to find a good fryer
ReplyDeleteI need one of these so I can be a domestic goddess and have healthy food for my family even when I'm not home. Surely the hubster can figure out how to use it.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so awesome!
ReplyDeleteYour video is so inspiring.!
ReplyDelete. looks like something just about anyone could use and enjoy to make some fun food items that are healthy and tasty as well.
I think I just found a little piece of heaven! We don't do fried foods. And it's not because we don't love them. It's because they are so unhealthy. So this would be a much loved product in our house!
ReplyDeleteI love fried food - but obviously don't want to overindulge (or wreck my kitchen every time I'm craving fries!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this! I am always trying to find a healthier way to make foods for my family. This would be perfect! I have pretty much completely cut out fried foods, so this would make our tummys REALLY HAPPY! lol
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE this, a way to cook yummy foods in a MUCH healthier way!!
ReplyDeletewe have fried food (we don't overdue it :) ) but this would be a healthier alternative to cooking it
ReplyDeletethanks
aunteegem@ayhoo.com
I would love to win this and try it out. Fried food is such a treat for me, but I always have guilt about it.
ReplyDeletePatricia Wojnar Crowley
ReplyDeleteI want to win so we can have a healthy way to prepare foods!
I love that its a healthier version and it would be easy to make meals with 3 kids under 4 years of age. thanks for the chance. amypugmire@live.com
ReplyDeleteWow - a healthy fryer?? Count me in! :)
ReplyDeletei'm gonna invent deep fried coffee.
ReplyDeleteI want the Actifry because our family loves the taste of fried foods but we usually don't indulge in them because they are not healthy. With the Actifry we can begin to enjoy healthier options and still enjoy "fried" foods. davidholder3@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteDavid Holder
I so, so want to try making healthy french fries! Or homemade Chinese food would be yummy, too.
ReplyDeleteThis would be so great for my daughter who is a big health food nut but does love her occasional fried food! And easy too!
ReplyDeleteWould love to be able to make a healthier version of my picky four year old's favorite meal, chicken fingers with French fries!
ReplyDeleteI want to win one so I can cook healthier stuff! :)
ReplyDeleteLaura V.
tcgirl11(at)yahoo(dot)com
Would love to win to make healthier versions of french fries!
ReplyDeleteSweet potato fries with a dash of cinnamon!
ReplyDeleteI am excited about this! Would love to start out with french fries!
ReplyDeletei want to win because i want to make healthier fried foods with no splatter
ReplyDeleteuclangel422 at yahoo dot com
The picture of you hugging the box seals it for me. I want one! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteCara H
This looks amazing! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYou had me with potatoes. Yum!
ReplyDeleteFried pickles? Sounds gross, but if I had an Actifry, I would promise to try them and tell you what I think! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG. I NEED this gadget. Okay, "need" might be a little strong, but I REALLY, REALLY want it. I am a gadget junkie who loves experimenting in the kitchen. This tool seems like the ultimate get.
ReplyDeleteIt's great for low fat cooking.
ReplyDeletewould love to make lowfat french fries!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has wanted this for months - and she's not online. So I want to win for her!
ReplyDeleteWe regularly eat fries, but to be health conscious we bake them. This would be a great alternative.
ReplyDeleteMy wife is anti-fried food, and believe me I hear about it all the time. Maybe this will convince her that the kids can eat some fried food.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this because it would be great for healthier french fries. I saw alot of great recipes on the site too.
ReplyDeleteI need some new dinner ideas, this product would help. pick me!
ReplyDeleteWe love eating sweet potato fries and regular french fries, but the amount of oil that it takes to pan fry them is way too much. I'd love to be able to only use 1 tbsp to cook fries.
ReplyDeleteI would lovevto win this to cut down on the amount of oil used when I cook. To make cooking some foods easier.
ReplyDeleteI can see alot of healthy meals being prepared using this awesome product!
ReplyDeleteone of my friends got this at the rachael ray show and i have been itching to get 1 myself. would love to make fried steak in it! knowing it would be more healthyish!!!!!
ReplyDeleteannsavd at gmail dot com
I'd love to try this great alternative fryer! I am dying to try guilt-free sweet potato fries!
ReplyDeleteI like fries but hate cleaning up grease. This looks like a win/win
ReplyDeleteI don't fry things at home but this sounds great!!!
ReplyDeleteBecause I'd live on sweet potato fries if I could. All the better if they aren't actually deep fried. =}
ReplyDeleteI would love to be able to cook things with less oil, especially fried items :)
ReplyDeleteFrench fries. That's all I have to say about that :-)
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