Shropshire Seagull
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Anyone bought one?
Are they any good?
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[Technology] Air Fryers
- Thread starter Shropshire Seagull
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pure_white
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 1,216
Fish fingers in a sandwich last night. Does FF perfectly well.
Normal Rob
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Just picked one up in Asda. Tempted to do Sunday lunch in it. Have an 800g beef topside joint and was wanting to do a one pot roast with potatoes and Carrots etc. Any advice? I'm slightly worried about ruining everything
Yeah go to The YouTube.
(I'd also start off a little less ambitious, perhaps just airfry the veg, as per The YouTube)
banjo
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And roast potatoes no oil either.
THat's good to know, they're notoriously difficult to cook
Anyone had a house fire yet?
And this one.
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
- 27,894
Make sure you have a temperature probe to check the centre of any meat you cook, check the core temp just in case.. stuff can look cooked on the outside if you have it on a high setting but underdone in the middle. Obviously as Stat says, veggies might be a better starting point as its pretty hard to get food poisoning off an undercooked spud.
banjo
GOSBTS
No, par boil as normal skins off. Crisp up lovely
Just bought daughter an InstantPot 11 in 1…..she’s impressed so far, good results and very energy-efficient.
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
- 4,718
They are very good if you get the right one and learn how to use it correctly. Use ‘Which ‘for your research on the best one to buy for your needs
Horses Arse
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I've yet to jump in and get a microwave..... frying with air sounds daunting
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Love mine and I went as cheap as chips, small £40 scoville on offer in Asda a few months back. I cook lovely lamb leg steaks (£4 for 2) and beef medallions ( £3 for 2), find it great for cheap meat. Also did a lovely rib eye in it. Mushrooms, broccoli and courgette go in regularly. Not used the main oven since (i do a whole chicken in a slow cooker overnight). Must have saved a bit on the leccy. It's a thumbs up from me! (Only regret is i should have gone larger and higher quality but it was just a tester for me).
Whoislloydy
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A 4oz piece of salmon, 180 degrees for 8 minutes is PERFECT in the air fryer.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 27,894
It's becoming an actual tradition that anyone buying an Air Fryer wishes they had bought a bigger one after a weeks use.
Microwaving with oil always seemed a bit scary too
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
- 25,325
I use mine so much it's now falling apart.
Personally go for the oven variety, rather than the drawer types.
There is nothing particularly "gadgety" about them. They are a just small and highly efficient convection oven. They do not fry with air.
A few things are a bit rubbish (I find they dry fish out) but since the racks (in the oven variety) are mesh they do certain things so so much better than a usual oven.
If you are confident to joint a chicken on the bone you won't go back after cooking in an air fryer. Put the roast potatoes in the normal one.
I had a complete disaster cooking Yorkshire puddings in there. They rose so quickly they instantly collapsed.
However, if you read the Guardian and like Halloumi you'll be amazed what an air fryer does to it.
In fact, they could easily sell them as halloumi cookers.
Personally go for the oven variety, rather than the drawer types.
There is nothing particularly "gadgety" about them. They are a just small and highly efficient convection oven. They do not fry with air.
A few things are a bit rubbish (I find they dry fish out) but since the racks (in the oven variety) are mesh they do certain things so so much better than a usual oven.
If you are confident to joint a chicken on the bone you won't go back after cooking in an air fryer. Put the roast potatoes in the normal one.
I had a complete disaster cooking Yorkshire puddings in there. They rose so quickly they instantly collapsed.
However, if you read the Guardian and like Halloumi you'll be amazed what an air fryer does to it.
In fact, they could easily sell them as halloumi cookers.