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Post by andy on Jan 9, 2023 19:24:05 GMT
Good way to make things taste like balsa wood?
SWMBO seems to enjoy trying things out in it but for chips I've reverted to using the oven.
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Post by MJB on Jan 9, 2023 19:30:31 GMT
I wonder what she's doing wrong? Oven chips cooked in an air-fryer, in my experience, taste every bit as good as conventionally fried chips.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2023 21:08:06 GMT
We had one for Christmas, for various reasons not yet used. Partly bought to avoid using the oven for small portions. I have yet to be convinced it is not just another gadget.
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Post by andy on Jan 9, 2023 21:21:34 GMT
I wonder what she's doing wrong? Oven chips cooked in an air-fryer, in my experience, taste every bit as good as conventionally fried chips. They either seem to be overdone or underdone and sometimes a mixture of both in the same batch. I can't see the chippy or restaurants converting any time soon despite the potential cost savings on electricity over a deep fat fryer. |
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Post by MJB on Jan 9, 2023 21:56:42 GMT
I wonder what she's doing wrong? Oven chips cooked in an air-fryer, in my experience, taste every bit as good as conventionally fried chips. They either seem to be overdone or underdone and sometimes a mixture of both in the same batch. I can't see the chippy or restaurants converting any time soon despite the potential cost savings on electricity over a deep fat fryer. The only time I've had issues is if the basket has been overloaded. You also need to reduce the cooking time, a bag of McCain 'Homestyle' chips says 25 minutes. I give them 15 in my Ninja dual air fryer. Half way through cooking I give them a shake up and get even cooking. I use it all the time and rarely turn the oven on nowadays as the air fryer does enough for just the 2 of us. The only thing that's not been a success is burgers. Now we have a combined pressure cooker, steamer, and air fryer I can see the oven being pretty much redundant. Of course the local chippy wont be changing , even using a domestic deep fat fryer I've never replicated chip shop chips. |
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Post by geoffr on Jan 9, 2023 22:07:49 GMT
They either seem to be overdone or underdone and sometimes a mixture of both in the same batch. I can't see the chippy or restaurants converting any time soon despite the potential cost savings on electricity over a deep fat fryer. The only time I've had issues is if the basket has been overloaded. You also need to reduce the cooking time, a bag of McCain 'Homestyle' chips says 25 minutes. I give them 15 in my Ninja dual air fryer. Half way through cooking I give them a shake up and get even cooking. I use it all the time and rarely turn the oven on nowadays as the air fryer does enough for just the 2 of us. The only thing that's not been a success is burgers. Now we have a combined pressure cooker, steamer, and air fryer I can see the oven being pretty much redundant. Of course the local chippy wont be changing , even using a domestic deep fat fryer I've never replicated chip shop chips. I find ours absolutely brilliant for what it does well, chips pretty much exactly what you are doing the shaking part way through is essential and they are every bit as good as deep fried. But you can't do part cooked rolls in a deep fat fryer, or jacket potatoes, or many of the other things that might have gone in a big oven. Unfortunately you can't cook a pizza in ours because it is too small and I wouldn't use it for a roast but roast veg should be fine. It took some experimentation to get things right but it was well worth the effort. A new microwave is taking time to get used to as well (900W replacing a 35 year old 600W one).
I haven't tried cooking meat in the air fryer but I see no particular reason not to try. However you can't really cook slowly that still needs a conventional oven.
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Post by MJB on Jan 9, 2023 22:13:48 GMT
I haven't tried cooking meat in the air fryer but I see no particular reason not to try. However you can't really cook slowly that still needs a conventional oven. I've cooked sausages, chops, chicken portions, whole chickens, and small roasting joints in ours. Just like the chips, it's important to remember to reduce the cooking time. Ours has a 'dehydrate' setting and I'm going to try and make some Biltong in it. |
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Post by andy on Jan 9, 2023 22:24:47 GMT
I shall pass on advice....cheers  |
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Post by geoffr on Jan 9, 2023 22:27:41 GMT
I haven't tried cooking meat in the air fryer but I see no particular reason not to try. However you can't really cook slowly that still needs a conventional oven. I've cooked sausages, chops, chicken portions, whole chickens, and small roasting joints in ours. Just like the chips, it's important to remember to reduce the cooking time. Ours has a 'dehydrate' setting and I'm going to try and make some Biltong in it. We've had ours for a couple of years and it is a fairly basic Tefal one, yes chicken pieces come out well. Fish cakes, cooked from frozen, need the full time or very near if they are to be hot through but I agree shorter cooking time. Not tried chops or sausages because I usually grill them but a small joint might be worth trying. No clever settings so ours is really just a small fast fan oven but well worth using instead of the main oven. As I said, and I think you made the same point, you have to get used to how it works differently from a more conventional oven or a fan oven. Once it is mastered it is more economical and quicker both of which are big benefits. |
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Jan 10, 2023 7:35:00 GMT
I used to use my tabletop fan oven to do chips rather like an air fryer, but the basket needed very frequent shaking to get evenly browned chips. In the end I got a small electric deep-fryer which does a very good job on real potatoes i.e. not oven-ready chips. Peeling a couple of spuds and putting them through the chip-slicer takes no time at all, and letting the raw chips stand for a while to dry fits very well with the time to heat the oil. I also use it for my 'pseudo-roasties' which are excellent. Peel the potatoes and cut into a suitable size, and microwave for three to five minutes, depending on size. Then chuck them into the fryer for five to eight minutes et voila - fluffy on the inside and crunchy on the outside, indistinguishable from the real thing but in a quarter of the time.
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Post by andy on Jan 10, 2023 11:10:27 GMT
I used to use my tabletop fan oven to do chips rather like an air fryer, but the basket needed very frequent shaking to get evenly browned chips. In the end I got a small electric deep-fryer which does a very good job on real potatoes i.e. not oven-ready chips. Peeling a couple of spuds and putting them through the chip-slicer takes no time at all, and letting the raw chips stand for a while to dry fits very well with the time to heat the oil. I also use it for my 'pseudo-roasties' which are excellent. Peel the potatoes and cut into a suitable size, and microwave for three to five minutes, depending on size. Then chuck them into the fryer for five to eight minutes et voila - fluffy on the inside and crunchy on the outside, indistinguishable from the real thing but in a quarter of the time. Taste and enjoying food is my priority too. I was out working when the air fryer appeared and the deep fat fryer disappeared. On the bright side the air fryer does save electricity as I'm not using the deep fat fryer and the oven. Had brisket with wee roasties last night...the brisket comes pre slow-cooked in a packet with gravy so just needs tipped into a tin and half an hour in the oven. The roasties were aunt Bessie's but better in the deep fat fryer. The dogs love the leftovers either way. |
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Post by andy on Jan 10, 2023 19:54:25 GMT
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Post by geoffr on Jan 10, 2023 20:51:21 GMT
If I put anything on top of ours it can switch on but the timer defaults to 15 minutes at 150C so not a major problem. Leaving the basket partly open stops it completely. |
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Post by andy on Jan 10, 2023 21:29:10 GMT
If I put anything on top of ours it can switch on but the timer defaults to 15 minutes at 150C so not a major problem. Leaving the basket partly open stops it completely. I suspect the fire brigade would disagree with trusting a device over a wall switch. The example in the link was cooking bacon....how long does that take in an air fryer? I'm guessing less than 15 minutes. |
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Post by geoffr on Jan 10, 2023 21:33:22 GMT
If I put anything on top of ours it can switch on but the timer defaults to 15 minutes at 150C so not a major problem. Leaving the basket partly open stops it completely. I suspect the fire brigade would disagree with trusting a device over a wall switch. The example in the link was cooking bacon....how long does that take in an air fryer? I'm guessing less than 15 minutes. I never leave anything in it unattended. |
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