AIR FRYERS

luvmykats
luvmykats Posts: 5 Member
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Does anyone use an air fryer? Would like to find some good recipes for air frying.

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I do this all the time.

    http://tfalactifry.com/recipes/view/potato-wedges-with-herbs-and-spices
  • JillianRumrill
    JillianRumrill Posts: 335 Member
    My husband's been talking about getting one of them. How do they even work?
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  • NewMeSM75
    NewMeSM75 Posts: 971 Member
    I personally like mine. If you're looking for fried taste, this won't achieve it. I mean, there's no oil so it doesn't taste the same. As mentioned above, it's like a convection oven. For my preference, I like the air fryer better because I have little counter space. The one I have is small enough to store in a cabinet.
  • Lean59man
    Lean59man Posts: 714 Member
    Always wondered how they worked.

    I have a convection oven already but only use it around the holidays.
  • WeighInn
    WeighInn Posts: 9 Member
    I loathe cooking and LOVE my air fryer. Easy. Easy. Easy. I have a large Farberware.
  • mjwarbeck
    mjwarbeck Posts: 699 Member
    We have a newer Philips version. Use it all the time.
    For me, it is perfect for cooking 1-3 bone in chicken breasts (could do more if using 2nd tray). No need to preheat. 15-20 minutes you have a perfectly baked chicken breast.

    For the kids, I can do chicken, any of the coated products like chicken strips--can cook 12 of them and serve before our convection oven is preheated!

    Great for spatter items like sausages and bacon/peameal bacon. I can put them on, set the time, and when I am done from the shower they are perfect.

    Great for appetizers for parties. We used them for quiches from the supermarket too.

    As it is fairly deep, I have done a decent sized pork blade or sirlon roast. Turned out amazing. You can do steak, but I'd rather grill on the bbq or smoker.

    It has a tiny foot print. Easier to clean than countertop convection ovens. Doesn't heat the room. Uses only a small electrical draw.
  • archersport
    archersport Posts: 65 Member
    I use mine all the time for sweet potatoe fries and breakfast potatoe hash. I have done risotto in it but we have found a pot recipe for risotto that is easy so we switched. My model has a turning paddle so it’s great for set & forget.
  • annziexo
    annziexo Posts: 90 Member
    I love my air fryer use it every day I've cooked plenty of different types of meat in it, Just put a timer on it walk away come back and it's done!
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,964 Member
    I use mine like a small, well insulated, aggressively fan assisted oven. It heats up more quickly than the oven and doesn't warm up the kitchen. Fries don't really taste deep fried, but using more oil than the instruction manual recommends does help. I really like it for roasting vegetables and chicken pieces. I only use my oven when I am doing a large roast or need the uneven heat of the oven, such as spatchcock chicken where the breasts stay tender in the centre of the oven while the legs cook more aggressively on the hotter perimeter.
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    luvmykats wrote: »
    Does anyone use an air fryer? Would like to find some good recipes for air frying.

    Me too!!! Emeril lagasse has the infomercial but I need more practical recipes
  • yukfoo
    yukfoo Posts: 871 Member
    edited September 2021
    I didn't realize you could fry air. Gotta be low in calories though.
  • ehju0901
    ehju0901 Posts: 394 Member
    Love mine! I make chicken breasts and hard-boiled eggs in mine all the time.

    I've found you can make almost anything in it if you google it.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Basically a very small convection oven with extra air flow. Big advantage in that it doesn't heat up the entire room like the oven/broiler does and is quicker than the oven, so I use it for a lot of the things I used to use the broiler for (fish, potatoes,..) and also for a lot of the things I would otherwise have to pay attention to for quite some time in a frying pan waiting for water to burn off (frozen grilled vegetable blends, cauliflower rice,..).
  • CoffeeNstilettos
    CoffeeNstilettos Posts: 2,593 Member
    I love mine, I use it almost daily. I don't really have a specific recipe but I cooked just about everything in there, even dessert.
  • Miz_Owl
    Miz_Owl Posts: 3,026 Member
    I use it pretty much everyday for dinner .
    Chicken breast with coconut spray
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,289 Member
    I use mine often .. sausage stuffed mushrooms ... roast, chicken , pork loin etc ..I have an air fryer cookbook that I got off Amazon :)
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,354 Member
    I use my air fryer for pretty much everything that can't go in the microwave. Meat, toast, fruit crisps, roasted vegetables, chile rellenos, fried avocado....all in the air fryer. I pretty much just use the stove for eggs and any pasta that isn't ready made.
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 448 Member
    What can you make in an air fryer that you can't make in a standard convection oven? I've been so confused by this. It seems like it limits the amount of stuff you can cook at one time too since it seems like the items need to be in a single layer, and they're kind of small. What am I missing? I want to want one, but I can't get my head around them. Couldn't I make the yummy sounding wedge potatoes above in my kitchen oven I already own?
  • mikhnpaitsmum
    mikhnpaitsmum Posts: 119 Member
    I have an original one that uses a tsp of oil. Love it.
  • justanotherloser007
    justanotherloser007 Posts: 578 Member
    LiveOnceBeHappy wrote: »
    What can you make in an air fryer that you can't make in a standard convection oven? I've been so confused by this. It seems like it limits the amount of stuff you can cook at one time too since it seems like the items need to be in a single layer, and they're kind of small. What am I missing? I want to want one, but I can't get my head around them. Couldn't I make the yummy sounding wedge potatoes above in my kitchen oven I already own?
    Of course you could. BUT if you live in one of these hot states ie houston, tx you avoid the oven like the plague because why cook if you have to then cool down your house?

    I have the ninja foodi air fryer oven: it air fries, bakes, air roasts etc. I now use my oven for pot storage (only thing it was ever any good at anyway) and am never afraid to heat up the whole house just because I want some baked chicken, or okra, or air fried fish and shrimp. I would probably do potatoes but the hubby is diabetic. You can choose the amount of oil you use, but it is way less than frying and there is no kitchen mess spatter. Thanks for the tips on bacon, I will try that! I use mine daily especially for meat and veggies, and sometimes twice a day. I have also baked keto cake and keto brownies - they turned out fabulous and again, didn't force me to have to cool down the house after baking. Good luck!

  • Miz_Owl
    Miz_Owl Posts: 3,026 Member
    LiveOnceBeHappy wrote: »
    What can you make in an air fryer that you can't make in a standard convection oven? I've been so confused by this. It seems like it limits the amount of stuff you can cook at one time too since it seems like the items need to be in a single layer, and they're kind of small. What am I missing? I want to want one, but I can't get my head around them. Couldn't I make the yummy sounding wedge potatoes above in my kitchen oven I already own?

    I find that my air fryer cooks faster than my oven .
    That's why I use it daily .
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,354 Member
    Beyond the fact that my stove and oven are basically storage facilities at this point, my air fryer is a great size for cooking for one, doesn't need to pre-heat, cooks things MUCH faster, doesn't heat up the whole house, can do anything from air fry to toast to bake to broil with the flip of a switch, and is significantly easier to clean. It's pretty much the anti-oven, haha! My new goal is to master poaching eggs in the microwave and once I can do that, I doubt I'll need to use the range top or regular oven much at all.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,964 Member
    @COGypsy
    I poach eggs in the microwave in a small bowl. I heat up a few tablespoons of water first for a minute, then drop in the egg and microwave on high for 30 seconds.

    That said, microwave poach eggs are not quite as good as done on the range, because the microwave cooks high fat materials faster than low fat. Thus I have never been able to get a truly runny yolk if the whites are solid.

    This same feature of microwave cooking makes it excelent for doing streaky bacon. Just be sure to place a paper towel over the bacon to catch splatters.
  • becciquinn05
    becciquinn05 Posts: 3 Member
    How do you make airfried avocado COGypsy?
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,354 Member
    becciquinn05 wrote: »
    How do you make airfried avocado COGypsy?

    It's pretty simple. Slice an avocado--the firmer the better for this. Dust in flour, dip in egg, and then in seasoned panko crumbs. I usually toast the panko first, otherwise it doesn't brown in the air fryer and looks a little....sad. I have one of the toaster oven type air fryers and usually need a lower heat than some of the others, but on my toaster oven they cook for 5-7 minutes on about 325. All you're doing is cooking the egg and panko, so as soon as that's crunchy feeling when you poke it, it's done. They're delicious as is, but I use them to make tacos. A little labor intensive, but tasty!
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,964 Member
    When I air fry items covered in panko such as arancini made from leftover risotto, I like to use oily breadcrumbs. Mix the bread crumbs with a little oil and roll the arancini in flour, egg and and oily panko. They brown well this way. Much easier than trying to spray the the finished arancini with oil.

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