Evenly Cut Fries
Cook Evenly

This product has gotten some poor reviews on Amazon but our Concord French Fry Potato Cutter has worked very well for us.

No broken blades or bent frames and we’ve used it weekly – more than once a week – for over a year.

The only drawback is my wife struggles to use it – you have to push down hard to cut through a whole potato – but I got the knack right away so it became my job.

Occasionally I’ve cut a larger potato in half lengthwise to make it more manageable but that is to be expected. Potatoes can be very large.

We’ve had loads of great fries, all cooked healthily in our Philips Air Fryer.

I give it a 9 out of 10 only because my wife can’t use it easily. Know this though. The Amazon price is very good. We bought ours overseas and paid almost twice as much.

Air Frying Is In
Pan Frying Is Out

The Philips Air Fryer does exactly what it says. No more, no less.

It won’t cook a meal large enough to feed ten. In fact, four is a stretch, but it is great for cooking a batch of pork chops or chicken pieces or – my favorite – french fries large enough to feed 4 or 5.

We bought our fryer on special for under $150 for Mother’s Day (2013) and have used it weekly – conservatively speaking – ever since. It still works like a charm. We’ve never been disappointed.

Does it cook french fries 100% evenly? No, particularly since we cram the cooker basket full, but the fries get more than sufficiently golden and crispy to satisfy the need for visual appeal and texture.

Does it cook entirely oil-free? No, but most of the olive oil I drizzle on our fries, which is very little, goes into the drip pan. And olive oil is a healthy choice!

I give the fryer 10 stars out of 10.

A Coffee Drinker’s
Best Friend

I’ve tried several different grinders in my search for a great brew but none have been as reliable as my KRUPS GVX212 Coffee Grinder.

My Krups is over two years old and I grind enough coffee each day for at least 12 cappucchinos. It’s still going strong.

It comes with two settings: one for quantity (2 to 12 cups) and one for coarseness of the grind. The hopper holds enough beans to last us about a day and a half.

I’ve enjoyed mine so much I recently bought one for my son’s family but I had ulterior motives. It was as much for me as them. His cheap multipurpose grinders made our visits a constant irritation.

He now loves his Krups and wonders why he didn’t upgrade sooner. Even His friends enjoy it.

Would I recommend it. Absolutely! I give it 6 out of a possible 5 stars!!

For several years the price has remained under $60.