Consolidated "Air Fryer - Experiences, Questions, Recipes" thread
Jul 26, 2019, 8:14 am
#136
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Mrs KDS777 bought one and we used it once.
It now sits on what I call her "trophy shelf" in the kitchen with all the other expensive and mint condition unused appliances that were a good idea at the time.
Our Nespresso and Instant Pot are the only things we use almost daily/weekly.
It now sits on what I call her "trophy shelf" in the kitchen with all the other expensive and mint condition unused appliances that were a good idea at the time.
Our Nespresso and Instant Pot are the only things we use almost daily/weekly.
Sep 15, 2019, 2:41 pm
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For the first time I tried cooking some beef in here. I had gotten a few cheap Choice boneless chuck roasts to sous vide, and thought I’d cut some 1.5” by 4” strips to try in the air fryer.
Put some Montreal seasoning on them, and cooked for 12 minutes at 400 degrees. Although the meat was a bit tough, it was medium-medium rare, and had good flavor. I’m going to try it with some sous vide meat when it’s done.
Put some Montreal seasoning on them, and cooked for 12 minutes at 400 degrees. Although the meat was a bit tough, it was medium-medium rare, and had good flavor. I’m going to try it with some sous vide meat when it’s done.
Oct 10, 2019, 6:18 pm
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Mrs KDS777 bought one and we used it once.
It now sits on what I call her "trophy shelf" in the kitchen with all the other expensive and mint condition unused appliances that were a good idea at the time.
Our Nespresso and Instant Pot are the only things we use almost daily/weekly.
It now sits on what I call her "trophy shelf" in the kitchen with all the other expensive and mint condition unused appliances that were a good idea at the time.
Our Nespresso and Instant Pot are the only things we use almost daily/weekly.
Oct 11, 2019, 12:52 am
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For instance - Would you have added some olive oil and garlic roasted zucchini and mushroom or leeks or bell pepper and onion pieces to your lunch and dinner if you’d had an Air Fryer handy?
Or would you have popped in some potato rosti/hash browns or chicken pieces from the freezer?
Would some hot and caramelised pieces of fruit been a welcome addition to your porridge that day?
How about an egg frittata for lunch or a snack?
Would that roast dinner have been improved with a fool proof Yorkshire pudding?
Be honest to yourself about whether or not you would have bothered to use the Air Fryer and see how many calendar marks you accrue.
(I don’t have many unused appliances, but I do have a manual shaved ice maker - alas, the template pot which you freeze the water into the correct shape with split. Haven’t given up on the fantasy of getting a replacement. Somehow.)
Last edited by LapLap; Oct 11, 2019 at 12:58 am
Oct 11, 2019, 9:44 am
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I was not too interested in an air fryer until I read your post about Yorkshire pudding and caramelized fruit. At this time of year, I would probably have lots of marks on my calendar.
Oct 12, 2019, 7:21 pm
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Makes a Yorkshire pudding for four beautifully - and you need less cooking fat than the recipes usually call for
https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/...-pudding-for-4
Any pan that fits and is fully heat resistant should do it though, doesn’t need to be non stick.
Oct 12, 2019, 10:27 pm
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Jun 23, 2020, 6:39 am
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To buy or not to buy an air fryer - that is the question!
Now that I'm eating at home more and am admittedly a terrible cook, I've been thinking about buying an air fryer to make cooking easier and hopefully better. But then, I have a kitchen full of appliances I never use, so do I really need another to take up counter/cabinet space?
Do you have an air fryer? Do you actually use it? If you do, what make of air fryer do you recommend?
Do you have an air fryer? Do you actually use it? If you do, what make of air fryer do you recommend?
Jun 23, 2020, 7:34 am
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There is a 9-year-old thread about it here... https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/dini...air-fryer.html
We currently use our's (a small 2qt one) to air fry broccoli for a regular vegetable side dish (which fits just enough to perfectly serve four people)...and fried mozzarella sticks. It's definitely too small to fit a meaningful amount of chicken wings, but having a larger one will simply leave us with even less counter space.
We currently use our's (a small 2qt one) to air fry broccoli for a regular vegetable side dish (which fits just enough to perfectly serve four people)...and fried mozzarella sticks. It's definitely too small to fit a meaningful amount of chicken wings, but having a larger one will simply leave us with even less counter space.
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Jun 23, 2020, 7:35 am
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I've struggled with this one - there are some things that I would like to cook, but require frying. I don't (and won't) have a deep fat fryer as I think they are so dangerous, but an air fryer has intrigued me for a while. However, for the things I want to fry, I am not sure an air fryer would work that well, since part of the process involved putting a semi solid mass into the hot oil (think fritters), and I am not sure that would work well without the submersion factor, so I have held off.
