Air Fryers

I have a Philips Air fryer. I tend to cook meat and vegetables in a fraction of the time that it would take in an oven.

I received one for Christmas. I’ve cooked chicken tenders, veggies, fish, an apple crisp, fried Oreos, apple chips, and fries in it so far. I like it, it makes things like fries in a healthier manner and they are better than baked fries, they get crispier. Using it to dehydrate fruits and veggies is nice for snacks too.

But, the small ones make very little so I received a big one which takes up a lot of space. It’s another item to store plus all the pieces it came with to store. And some recipes require really watching them- turning things, changing temps etc so they don’t burn or cook unevenly. Because of the effort to pull everything out and watch it for some stuff, I prefer to make big batches of stuff at once.

I love my air fryer. cook most all my meat proteins in it. Once you've got the timing right and use a meat thermometer, food comes out perfect every time. My favorite thing to cook in it is Salmon & Chicken

I love it. I can quickly roast veggies. Cook meats. Make snacks, cheese toasties, tuna melts.
And it saves turning the over on (44 degrees here 🥵)

Air cannot fry anything - it is heat and oil which does the frying. No oil used at all? Try steaming, poaching, boiling, drying etc.

I use mine almost every day. Chicken, pork, fish, veggies. I would stab anyone who tried to take it away from me.

I love my air fryer. I hardly use the oven anymore because it is so energy efficient being compact and well insulated. Even running at the highest temperature mine is pretty cool to the touch on the outside.

I like doing meats that need help with getting rid of subcutaneous fat such as skin on chicken or duck, skin on fish fillets, pork roasts with crackling. For fatty skins such as duck and goose breasts or pork shoulder, score the skin to lose maximum fat.

As an oven replacement I like to do are roast dinners. You can fit a small roast beef or half a leg of lamb with potatoes even in a compact air fryer. In the small model I have (Phillips Viva) I can fit vegetables such as sliced carrots or parsnips under the basket. I also routinely do oven chips, frozen spring rolls brushed with oil, and roast vegetables tossed in olive oil, homemade croquettes rolled in oiled breadcrumbs.

My husband and I researched extensively on an air fryer. We ended up buying the Breville smart oven. We have an actual fryer with the oil and everything but I wanted something healthier. So far our teenage daughters love it too. They have appetizer night and have made everything in it. Pizza comes out great. We made potato wedges that were nice and crispy. It has convection then super convection.

I got one for Christmas and was initially skeptical about another largish small appliance - I have a toaster oven, an instant pot and several crockpots! But I have to say I love it.

During football season we used it to heat up lots of frozen apps like pretzel bites, mozzarella sticks, mini pizzas... so it was great for those things. I’ve also used it for chicken wings and drumsticks and loved the texture. I’ve made roasted potatoes, carrots, asparagus and green beans in it for dinners and those were great also. Same with biscuits and crescent rolls. But my favorite was salmon!

I have the basket kind, a Power XL 7 qt one. I’ve used it more than any of my other appliances since I got it.

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

I have one ....I also have airfryer cook books..... I love mine...

Any specific airfryer cook books that you like and would recommend?

I use it quite often. works great with any kind of potato(not sure about mashed ) or anything that is typically deep fried. ive not used it for raw meat but it has a setting for it

I recently got a Ninja Grill/air fryer (different from the Foodi/pressure cooker). I love it. It's fast and easy to use. I'm currently restructuring my eating habits re: weight loss/better health, and this thing is really going to help.