Season of Entertaining: A Collection of Traditional Holiday Favorites, Featuring Baroque, Concert and Jazz Ensembles
Audio CD collection of traditional holiday favorites, featuring baroque, concert and jazz ensembles. Perfect for homecomings and gatherings! Executive producer Joel Sayles for Compass Productions. Mastered by Rob Genadek at The Brewhouse, Minneapolis, MN. UPC# 490120900869. Track Listing: (1) The First Noel, (2) Ding Dong Merrily On High, (3) Deck The Halls, (4) God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, (5) Joseph My Love, (6) O Holy Night, (7) Jingle Bells/The Christmas Eve Reel, (8) Carol Of The Bells, (9)
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T-fal FZ7002 ActiFry Low-Fat Healthy Dishwasher Safe Multi-Cooker, Black
- 2.2 -pound-capacity electric low-fat multi-cooker.
- Cook a variety of full meals easily and quickly using little-to-no oil for meats, seafood, risotto, vegetables and many other dishes.
- Easy 2 button operation: on/off switch and digital countdown timer with buzzer.
- Easy to clean – dishwasher-safe lid, pan, paddle and filter; color recipe book (38 recipes) and measuring spoon included.
- Measures 16.7 by 13.6 by 9.4 inches; weight: 8.9 lbs. power: 1400w; 1-year limited warranty; made in france
The T-fal ActiFry is a low fat cooker that enables you to cook tasty dishes while reducing the amount of fat you are having. The ActiFry is engineered to minimize the use of oil while cooking. This revolutionary appliance allows you to enjoy great tasting a wide array of dishes but at the same time stay healthy and feel good about what you are eating. With ActiFry you can enjoy cripsy, great tasting fries that are low in fat! By using just one tablespoon of oil you can make 2 pounds of fresh
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Who are the artists??,
I have looked many years to find who the artists were and to no avail.
The genres range from jazz to Irish.
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|Really like this CD,
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|Much more than a substitute for your deep fryer,
Customer Video Review Length:: 5:40 Mins
I had a very good friend who was very talented in many ways, just not in the kitchen. She used to tell me that she didn’t really cook meals, she “assembled” them. I always thought that was funny but for a lot of people it really is the way that they cook for their families. The food industry now caters to them and you can find all different types of frozen or refrigerated prepared meals at the grocery store or at stores like Costco and Sams now. Foods that are usually already cooked or are partially cooked and just require some “assembly.”
Although the Actifry sort of bills itself as a replacement for a deep fryer (which it really isn’t) I see it as a perfect device to heat/cook a lot of the prepared meals that are on the market. As a long-time foodie it’s not the way that I cook, but I certainly see it being very helpful to those that see cooking more as a chore rather than a hobby.
I decided to make this video showing just a few of the things that I think that it does well. In addition to the few dishes that I make for the video I have also made:
* Roasted new potatoes with garlic, thyme, and Parmigiano Reggiano
* Fried rice with chicken breast and herbed chicken sausage
* Chicken and vegetable potstickers with a Thai peanut sauce
* Beef Korma with coconut milk, roasted cashews and Thai basil
* Texas beef chili (no beans)
* and more.
This is really not a deep fryer, it’s more of a cross between a skillet and a convection oven with an automatic stirrer built in. There are some ways in which it can take the place of deep frying a food (like with fries) but more delicate, breaded foods, still do better when immersed in hot oil.
When I make Belgian fries for Pommes Frites it can take hours. I peel and then slice extra long Russet potatoes with my Bron Mandolin; soak them in two separate bathes of cold water to reduce the starch content; dry them; deep fry them in peanut oil or lard at a temperature of 325 degrees until cooked through; let them drain and cool; then deep fry again a 375-400 until crisp; drain and serve with a garlic mayonnaise. Certainly not an everyday event. However, there are some good frozen fries on the market and if you are just making them to go with some burgers they are not bad. The Actifry handles them well.
The included cookbook was brief but well designed. I have made most of the things in it with the Actifry. If you are looking for more ideas there are videos made by professional chefs–sponsored by T-fay, of course–on YouTube. The instruction “book” is cheap and poorly made. I wish that there was a professional version of the Actifry, one that was bigger and better made. I already dented the pan and chipped the coating on it. I am not too sure how it would hold up to regular use. Still, I think this is a great item for people like my friend who want to make a nice meal without a lot of fuss. I hope that this video is helpful to you!
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|Not a substitute for frying, but a nice way to get ‘crisply baked’ foods,
That sounds like a passively condescending thing to say about it, but I really don’t mean it that way. It’s just that (for my taste), it doesn’t do what it does well enough to replace regular frying as a cooking method.
I was intrigued by the concept of its technology and by its promise to cook food using a small fraction of the oil normally needed for frying, and indeed, the ActiFry basically keeps that promise. The idea is that oil is ‘carried’ through pulsed hot air, recycled through the cooking space, so it’s distributed evenly over the food (which is continually repositioned automatically). It’s basically steaming the food, but oil replaces water in the steam formula. In this way, a relatively small amount of oil can be distributed over a larger amount of food.
It works well enough, but the problem is that it doesn’t actually replicate the results of regular frying. This is certainly a nice option for one who wants crisply cooked food without the unhealthy heaviness of frying, but whether it will replace frying as a prep option will depend on how much one actually enjoys the result on its own merits. For my taste, the potatoes I ‘ActiFried’ were just a little too dry, and the crispiness was comparable to potatoes that have been baked then briefly broiled to add crispness and texture. There certainly wasn’t anything wrong with the results, but they certainly weren’t identical to those produced by pan-prying or deep-frying, either. Fried potatoes have a very distinctive texture and flavor- a slightly moist, slightly oily (in a good way) experience that the ActiFry didn’t replicate.
This is, in my opinion, better thought of as an alternative to baking, and on that, it mostly succeeds. I DID use this to cook some chicken wings, and they turned out very good, but I attribute that as much to the redistribution of the moisture in the meat as to the ActiFry. Of note, food gets cooked very evenly and consistently.
Build quality is fine. I haven’t had any issues with broken paddles, as others seem to report. It’s very easy to break down and clean, too, which is nice.
In summary, don’t expect this to replicate frying. It’s better thought of as a more even, slightly crispier alternative to baking. This isn’t my preferred cooking method for vegetables, so prospective buyers will want to consider how favorable this sounds before they determine whether this is a worthy investment for them.
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|Darn good, but not perfect, French Fries.,
Color and Taste:
Actifry fries come out with a beautiful color. They look like they should be perfect fries. Instead, they’re about 90% as good as really good fries. As you might imagine, they taste kind of “dry”. They’re not actually dry at all, but since they contain so much less fat you have that sensation. As a benefit, they also feel less heavy.
Texture:
The texture isn’t quite right. Imagine deep-fried, really crispy fries that have been left to sit for five minutes. That still doesn’t quite describe the texture as actifry fries don’t have the heaviness. The outside of the Actifry fry is crispy, but the fry itself is less rigid – if that makes sense. The texture is quite good, but just not as crispy as the best fries out there.
Results:
It really does make good fries. Better than most restaurants out there. But it won’t replace your favorite Belgian Gastro Pub or the McDonald’s fry straight out of the frier. But the equation (90% as good and 90% healthier) works out.
Technique:
For best results, definitely use a mandoline and rinse off the extra starch and dry – I use a salad spinner. Don’t overfill the machine and, despite what the instructions say, it takes about 38 minutes for a batch to come out. I also use just slightly more oil (about 1.25 tablespoons)
Concerns:
I do have some concerns about the longevity of the machine. I had to send one back after it stopped working on the fourth use. I’ve used the replacement seven or eight times.
Cost:
I paid $220 for the machine. That’s definitely expensive for a single use machine, though I might discover other recipes. If it lasts long enough, it will pay for itself – but that’s a lot of batches down the road. But the health benefits make up for the financial cost. We plan to use it to replace nearly every take out order of french fries. That’s probably a couple of time per week. Hopefully our waistlines will thank us.
Bonus:
I haven’t tried the other recipes. But I have used it to “fry” some 1/4 inch tofu cubes a couple of times. The texture came out perfect! In fact, it actually came out better than pan frying or deep frying. The perfect amount of crisp on the outside with the right chew on the inside. It makes the tofu much more useable for a stir-fry.
If you love fries like we do, I think you won’t be disappointed. The Actifry isn’t magic, you definitely know it’s a healthier fry as you’re eating it. But it’s so close to a great fry experience that you probably won’t even mind.
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