insideKENT Magazine Issue 29 - August 2014 | Page 64
FOOD+DRINK
fast food the healthy way
When you’re trying to live a healthy lifestyle, preparing more home-cooked meals is one of the first
steps to success. But who has hours upon hours to plan and cook (not to mention clean)? If you’re
busy, but want to eat healthily, why not get a little help in your kitchen from one of these super countertop gadgets? Easy to use and easy to clean, you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.
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1) T-Fal Actifry Family
The Actifry is a revolutionary product which allows
you to enjoy tasty, traditional home-cooked chips,
but at the same time stay healthy and feel good
about what you’re eating. This new Family model
has 50% more capacity, so you can cook 1.5kg
of chips, while using only one spoonful of oil (100
times less than a traditional deep fat fryer).
£168.99
www.amazon.co.uk
2) Crock-Pot 5.7L Sauté Countdown
Slow Cooker
Take the guesswork out of cooking meat, chicken,
pork and all your healthy slow cooker recipes.
The SCV1600BS feeds up to 6 people and lets
you plan ahead with customizable cook times
from 30 minutes to 20 hours. Clean up is easy
too, with removable stoneware that doubles as
a convenient serving dish. It features the Sauté
function that enables you to use the stoneware
cooking pot directly on the hob to brown meat
or sauté vegetables.
£70
www.debenhams.com
3) Sage by Heston Blumenthal Nutri Juicer
The Nutri Juicer works quickly, extracting an
average of 70% of nutrients from fruit. With a
centered feed chute and less than two degrees
of heat transfer, this juicer maximises nutrition.
The extra wide feed chute means you can juice
bigger fruit and vegetables, so whole apples can
fit down the chute without having to cut them
first.
£149.99
www.sageappliances.co.uk
4) Simply Live Professional Sushi Maker
No more heading to your local Japanese when
you next get a sushi craving – stay indoors and
make it yourself! Impress all your friends with a
culinary sushi masterpiece, create your own sushi
flavours by filling it with your own ingredients –
just fill, pull and it’s ready to eat.
£8
www.simplylive.co.uk
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5) Russell Hobbs 19270 Cook@Home
Food Steamer
The Russell Hobbs Steamer has three stacked
baskets that are perforated to allow you to steam
different foods simultaneously so you don’t have
to juggle pots and pans on your cooker hob. The
baskets can be stored within each other resulting
in compact, easy storage and they also feature
egg holders so that if you’re cooking eggs you
can make sure they’ll stay firmly in place.
£34.99
www.amazon.co.uk
6) George Foreman 5 Portion Family Grill
Fat reducing has been at the core of the George
Foreman Grill. Independent tests have shown
that the George Foreman Grill removes up to
42% of fat. This family grill has a large grilling
surface for up to five portions to be cooked at
the same time, making it ideal for busy families.
£29.99
www.georgeforeman.co.uk