Air fryer... yes or no???
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@acpgee makes amazing meals and catering spreads when she hosts dinners using her air fryer. I vote, YES.1
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I have the T-fal one and it sometimes crushes the food when it fries because it stirs with a paddle. I bought a basket insert for it but haven't tried it. @acpgee says she has the Phillips one and it sounds like a better model. From her posts I am guessing she is a gourmet cook. I would really research them before buying to ensure you get a good one. I don't hate mine but it is a bit limited. Clean up is easy and I will get around to trying the basket and report back one of these days.0
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I have a mini DASH and I really like it! I've had it almost a year now. I use it for brussel sprouts, chicken tenders, marinated chicken breasts, re-heating leftovers, homemade tortilla chips, chickpeas, the list goes on.
It takes up barely any counter space, is great to use in the summer as an alternative to the oven (in my small apartment anyways) and is quick and easy to clean.0 -
I absolutely love my air fryer. Very good at crisping frozen items like fries, onion rings, chicken tenders etc. It is also fantastic for making wings.1
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We love our air fryer and use it several times a week! Mostly for various forms of chicken. We like to marinate tenders, wings, drumsticks, etc. and then pop in the air fryer. It's faster than baking in the oven, and we like the taste. We've also tried veggies like broccoli and some frozen foods. The air fryer has become one of the most used kitchen gadgets in our house.0
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I love my air fryer and use it all the time for roasting, grilling and reheating.0
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Love my air fryer!0
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I had to ask Mr. Google what an air fryer was...
Nope, don't have one and I probably never will. A convection toaster oven does the work for me.2 -
Love my air fryer use it almost daily! Totally different tha convection oven. Invest in a better brand not a cheap model makes a difference in how food cooks I got a Phillips from HSN on flex pay I hated my Power XL2
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I have a tiny kitchen so I bought the Melfy Crisplid that turns your Instant Pot into an air fryer. Made sweet potato fries and "fried" fish sandwiches last night. Had no problem staying in my calorie range and it was so easy.4
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bourbonblu wrote: »I have a tiny kitchen so I bought the Melfy Crisplid that turns your Instant Pot into an air fryer. Made sweet potato fries and "fried" fish sandwiches last night. Had no problem staying in my calorie range and it was so easy.
I've been so curious about these lids! I don't have a convection oven and love how they cook but don't have the space for a full toaster oven or large air fryer. Does food have to be in a single layer for it to work?0 -
I love my air fryer. The fan is more aggressive than my convection oven. I feel it is better at rendering off subcutaneous fat from skin on chicken, fish, duck. I also like that it is more energy efficient and better insulated than my oven so doesn't warm up the house in the summer. Mine (Phillips Viva) actually stays cool to the touch when running at the highest temperature.
I hardly ever use my oven any more. I use the air fryer for roast dinners of beef or a half leg of lamb. I also roast veg and potatoes in it. For less healthy treats I make croquettes which I freeze and warm up in the air fryer. I find these work best if you use oily crumbs for the final breadcrumb coating.
I have a flat perforated pan for the air fryer as well as the conventional basket. The flat pan makes it easier for removing delicate or easy to break items such as fish. It also means I can fit a small casserole dish in the air fryer for making lasagnas and gratin dauphinoise.
For anyone who has an air fryer I recommend buying some silicon mesh sold for preventing small items such as shrimp and asparagus from falling through BBQ grates. You can cut to size to line the air fryer. Nothing sticks to that stuff.1 -
bourbonblu wrote: »I have a tiny kitchen so I bought the Melfy Crisplid that turns your Instant Pot into an air fryer. Made sweet potato fries and "fried" fish sandwiches last night. Had no problem staying in my calorie range and it was so easy.
I've been so curious about these lids! I don't have a convection oven and love how they cook but don't have the space for a full toaster oven or large air fryer. Does food have to be in a single layer for it to work?
Single layer browns best but you can double capacity with accessory racks. Google air fryer double layer accessory for options.
https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/HD9904_00/viva-collection-airfryer-double-layer-accessory?origin=7_700000001578164_71700000025767916_58700003225417653_92700047001503429&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZDtBRDvARIsAPXFx3BiCd5qbQaGOnGadKkCTi9XF_Gu8-qcKWY-3wj71QNHaPgpaZttLIYaAihAEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds0 -
I use ours mostly for fries, chicken wings, chicken strips/tenders/nuggets. Does a great job on these things. More a matter of convenience than anything else. We have the t-fal version.0
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My daughter has one and uses it daily. I've been debating whether to get one. She cooks almost exclusively vegetables in hers. She makes carrot fries that are so good and so healthy.2
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just_Tomek wrote: »I had to ask Mr. Google what an air fryer was...
Nope, don't have one and I probably never will. A convection toaster oven does the work for me.
Whoever disagreed with you must not have a decent convection oven OR must find ways to justify the extra kitchen gadget. There is a reason why you will never find one of these in a commercial kitchen.
Because they are for small servings????????10 -
just_Tomek wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »I had to ask Mr. Google what an air fryer was...
Nope, don't have one and I probably never will. A convection toaster oven does the work for me.
Whoever disagreed with you must not have a decent convection oven OR must find ways to justify the extra kitchen gadget. There is a reason why you will never find one of these in a commercial kitchen.
Because they are for small servings????????
Nope. Because you are not kidding any one that the food served is actually fried and just as good.
No restaurant is frying anything in big batches unless its fast food places doing french fries.
People can press the disagree button all they want but everyone knows that if you compare fried, air fried and convection oven food, air fried and convection oven are the same damn thing. Neither one is like deep frying. Simple physics. Nothing else.
Someone needs a snickers......17 -
just_Tomek wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »I had to ask Mr. Google what an air fryer was...
Nope, don't have one and I probably never will. A convection toaster oven does the work for me.
Whoever disagreed with you must not have a decent convection oven OR must find ways to justify the extra kitchen gadget. There is a reason why you will never find one of these in a commercial kitchen.
Because they are for small servings????????
Nope. Because you are not kidding any one that the food served is actually fried and just as good.
No restaurant is frying anything in big batches unless its fast food places doing french fries.
People can press the disagree button all they want but everyone knows that if you compare fried, air fried and convection oven food, air fried and convection oven are the same damn thing. Neither one is like deep frying. Simple physics. Nothing else.
Someone needs a snickers......
Deep fried snickers
In the air fryer of course.
I guess I just don't get the vitriol against them that has come through in your posts for a long time. They are more convenient than a convection oven and fill a need, without being a deep fryer. I use mine for potatoes a couple times a week and will do wings in in instead of the oven (I have a rack for mine). But it's small and takes less power than my big oven so it's of use to me. I don't have a convection toaster oven and don't need one as I have an air fryer.8 -
I looked into an air fryer a while back...but as I am cooking for our family of four, decided against it. I do have a good convection oven, and that suits us fine.
Of the people I talked to about it, the people who loved it most tended to be people on their own, so didn't really want to heat a whole oven for a single serve. Or people with kids/teens, who liked to make themselves snacks and meals - they found it an easy and reasonably healthy way for the kids to cook themselves a serving of fries or chicken tenders, for example.2 -
I'll put up this lemon pepper air fried piece of salmon against pan fried salmon any day of the week!
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