Any body here use an air fryer?
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I keep getting tempted to get one of these - anybody have any experience with them?
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Don’t think I have ever run into one, anywhere.
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Insert Phibes Hot Air joke here.
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Education is extremely important.
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@horace said in Any body here use an air fryer?:
Yes, I use mine all the time. I don't think of it as a "fryer", it's just a convection oven. I use it to quickly heat up food, without the drawbacks of a microwave turning everything to rubber.
Thanks Horace. Our main oven is fan-assisted, so maybe it wouldn't be worth it. I guess it's smaller, and so heats up a lot faster than a regular oven.
I was only joking
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@doctor-phibes said in Any body here use an air fryer?:
@horace said in Any body here use an air fryer?:
Yes, I use mine all the time. I don't think of it as a "fryer", it's just a convection oven. I use it to quickly heat up food, without the drawbacks of a microwave turning everything to rubber.
Thanks Horace. Our main oven is fan-assisted, so maybe it wouldn't be worth it. I guess it's smaller, and so heats up a lot faster than a regular oven.
Yes, probably uses less energy too.
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I just got one. It's made by the "Instant" people - who make the Instant Pot. It looks like a toaster oven, and fits on the counter pretty nicely.
So far, three or four experiments.
- A piece of bread to toast. 3 minutes and came out perfect.
- Four slices of (thin) bacon (that's a Mrs. George thing. Took about 20 minutes, but no mess and came out perfect.
- I tried making potato chips. Putting the thin-sliced spuds onto all the trays, constantly checking doneness and flipping, etc was a pain in the ass. Never again.
- French fries. I took an Idaho spud, cut it into fry-size pieces. Drizzle with olive oil and put into a rotisserie basket. 20 minutes and they were PERFECT.
As I get more adventurous, I'll try some meat dishes.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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The only caveat is that it's not really a time-save like the Instant Pot or other such gadgets.
I've only had mine for a day, so ymmv...
For the fries, I took an idaho spud, cut it appropriately, and then soaked in water with baking soda for about 15 minutes. Rinse and dry.
THEN, put into the air fryer.
So the whole process is about half an hour. THat's not a huge deal, and, when you're making other things (as I wasn't today), you can coordinate. Just don't expect it to be ready RIGHT AWAY.
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No, I don't know if they are any good, but they looked interesting...
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@george-k said in Any body here use an air fryer?:
Link to videoFrench fries. I took an Idaho spud, cut it into fry-size pieces. Drizzle with olive oil and put into a rotisserie basket. 20 minutes and they were PERFECT.
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We just got one too. We keep it in the pantry and bring it out whenever we need it. It's a toaster oven, convection oven, and air fryer in one. Essentially all doing the same thing. In fact, I googled the difference between a convection oven and air fryer... doesn't seem to be much of a difference.
That being said, I did reheat pizza in it (took 3 min) and it was WAY better than the microwave, obviously. And faster than a normal oven.
Haven't tried "frying" things yet. I'd imagine I would need to get the amount of oil added just right so it doesn't burn.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
