Air fryers are often hit-or-miss;
they’ll hit your food with heat,
but you’ll miss properly fried
foods. Heart health be damned
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The right watch can be a
wallet too. Guru doesn’t
want to get too generic,
but you can’t go wrong with the
latest Apple Watch and its Apple
Pay credentials. It’ll cover your
fitness, time-telling and contactless
payment needs in one.
It is debatable, given that you
have a phone, whether a watch is
essential. So wear something that
covers those functions a watch
does not: The Friendly Swede’s
paracord survival bracelets (from
around £10) look badass and give
you a lengthy strand of cord rated
at 227kg. You never know when
you might need to unravel and rig
up a tent. Guru suggests just before
bedtime, but it’s up to you.Why doesn’t my
old smart TV
work anymore?
Can I deep fry
my own
dinner?
I want new
wristwear!
A
Your smart TV, like most
‘smart’ things, has been
given a limited shelf life by
its static internals and the evolution
of software and content. Perhaps it
has had firmware foisted upon it
that its poor guts can’t stomach
(iPhone users know this one well); if
it hasn’t, then it’s going to be
behind the curve on what content
providers expect.
There is no solution. Buy a new
TV if you must, or rely on the smart
functions of something you can
plug into it rather than those built
into the TV itself. This is a topic that
riles Guru, so he’ll stop there before
he says something libellous.A
While the kale-conscious
might clap you rudely
round the head and steer
you towards an air fryer, Guru also
knows that such devices are often
hit-or-miss; they’ll hit your food with
heat, but you’ll miss properly fried
foods. Heart health be damned:
sometimes you need a treat.
VonShef’s £30 1.5L deep fryer is
functional and small enough that it
doesn’t dominate your kitchen
surfaces, though its limited
capacity means it’s not super-
suitable for a family. On the other
hand, Magimix’s 11596 Pro 350
(£120) looks professional, has a
three-loop heating system for good
consistency, and drowns your food
in a full 3L of oil.T LESLIE, BY EMAIL
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