The Actifry from Tefal purports to "fry" potatoes in a tablespoon of oil. This is, apparently, a healthier way to make French Fries. You drop in a couple of pounds of cut potatoes and a small scoop of oil and the Actifry goes to work, stirring the 'taters to cover them in a film of oil and blowing hot air to cook them.
Let's look at a little bit of food science. When deep frying something starchy (like a potato), as soon as the food hits the hot oil, water inside vaporizes, creating an outward pressure and preventing the absorption of fat. If you pull out the fries as soon as they are fluffy and brown, the only oil will be on the surface. And if you drain them properly, then not much of that sticks around. Compared to your "healthy" mayonnaise drenched salad (mayo is almost 100% oil), French Fries are virtually fat free. Back to the Actifry. Cold oil will soak in and then be heated. Almost all of that oil will stay in the potato. And you've just wasted $150 that could have been spent on real kitchen gadgets. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
