Airfryers

[gbb]

We're on our second one now and they just keep surprising us with their versatility...and yet it should be no surprise, they are effectively a small oven.
Chips, hash browns battered or breaded products like fish, chicken etc are no surprise, sausages cook fabulously as a lot of the fat escapes but late findings include baked potatoes,they turn out really nice, mini pizza cooks in minutes. Roast potatoes are do-able etc etc

Any secret or surprise experiences out there ?

 

[fossyant]

Sausages are ace in there, must say. Not tried baked spuds though - I assume quick ? Home made chips are do-able. You've got to cover them with olive oil, then stop part way, then recoat and shuffle, then go again. Done properly takes about 25 minutes from raw. Even better with their 'skin' on. We re-tip the oil on them...

 

[iateyoubutler]

We're on our second one now and they just keep surprising us with their versatility...and yet it should be no surprise, they are effectively a small oven.
Chips, hash browns battered or breaded products like fish, chicken etc are no surprise, sausages cook fabulously as a lot of the fat escapes but late findings include baked potatoes,they turn out really nice, mini pizza cooks in minutes. Roast potatoes are do-able etc etc

Any secret or surprise experiences out there ?

I heard the other day about somebody who cooks jacket potatoes in a slow cooker

Never heard of that before

 

[Kempstonian]

I haven't used my main oven since I got my halogen oven 5 years ago. I'm also on my second one but they don't cost very much.

Just done a pizza in mine. (I'd been out and got home late, so it had to be something quick)

 

[iateyoubutler]

I haven't used my main oven since I got my halogen oven 5 years ago. I'm also on my second one but they don't cost very much.

Just done a pizza in mine. (I'd been out and got home late, so it had to be something quick)

They are very good, I don`t use mine as much as I should, the only thing I found it didn`t do very well was roast veg - it was a disaster, everything else great though :-) I too can`t remember when I last used my main oven, it`s pristine condition is proof of that haha!

 

[tom73]

I heard the other day about somebody who cooks jacket potatoes in a slow cooker

Never heard of that before

yes you can just rap them in foil 1st and away you go. The skin won’t get as crisp as oven ones but soon sort than with a few minutes in the oven.

 

[gbb]

I heard the other day about somebody who cooks jacket potatoes in a slow cooker

Never heard of that before

Normally I'd stick a fork or knife in any potato of size, gets the heat to the inside quicker. Not sure why anyone would use a slow cooker, unless it's just convenient time wise.

 

[Milkfloat]

We bought one about 7 years ago. Found it to be terrible and a faff to clean, so it is in the loft with the waffle iron and smoothie maker.

 

[Kempstonian]

We bought one about 7 years ago. Found it to be terrible and a faff to clean, so it is in the loft with the waffle iron and smoothie maker.

There is the function where you just put water & washing up liquid in and set it on 'thaw/wash' for 10 minutes or so, but mine usually goes in the dishwasher (except for the top part obviously). The glass bowl and the metal racks are easily cleaned that way.

 

[gbb]

Regarding the cleaning, theres no doubt t so e can be a faff, our Russell Hobbs (I think it was) had a wire basket that was awkward and the tin container soon got burned in crud but the Ninja we now have is supremely easy to clean.

 

[Kempstonian]

We might be talking about different things here. I thought air fryers were like this:

That's what I've got.

 

[Smudge]

I dont like chips done in these airfryers. There's only one way to properly cook chips and that's to deep fry them, preferably double fried if you can be bothered with that.
Airfryers may be convenient and healthier, but it comes at the cost of taste, texture and even makes chips look less appetising.

 

[Kempstonian]

I dont like chips done in these airfryers. There's only one way to properly cook chips and that's to deep fry them, preferably double fried if you can be bothered with that.
Airfryers may be convenient and healthier, but it comes at the cost of taste, texture and even makes chips look less appetising.

Yes they aren't as good but oven chips are the same in them as in a normal oven. 'Traditional' chips I would cook on the hob of my main oven (not that I have them very often). Actually I'm more likely to pick some up from the local chippy!

 

[Blue Hills]

Don't know much about them.

By chance going through a mail backlog came across this:

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[Smudge]

Yes they aren't as good but oven chips are the same in them as in a normal oven. 'Traditional' chips I would cook on the hob of my main oven (not that I have them very often). Actually I'm more likely to pick some up from the local chippy!

Must admit, i'm not a fan of oven chips anyway. But the ones i do keep in the freezer as a back up, i also prefer to deep fry them as well.
The health aspect doesn't bother me, as i dont have chips very often.