Air Fryers

[Luvmyhindra]

Just curious if anyone else here has a air fryer? We have had a air fryer for 2 yrs now and have 3 of them now. My kids also all have one and my mom. My mom cooks with hers all the time and loves it.

We basically use ours for onion rings, fries, mushrooms, cheese curds, you know all the good deep fried stuff but without the oil/grease! Have done fish, chicken and steaks in it also and turns out great!

Oh and I use it a lot to make cornbread! I love Famous Dave's corn bread mix! I highly suggest it! :licking:

 

[CADplans]

We have barely started using the Instant Pot,,,
NOW,, there is something ELSE I need?? :confused2:

 

[Bird]

We have barely started using the Instant Pot,,,
NOW,, there is something ELSE I need?? :confused2:

And unfortunately, our kitchen, especially the countertops, just ain't big enough for all the gadgets I'd like to have.

 

[buckbros]

Just curious if anyone else here has a air fryer? We have had a air fryer for 2 yrs now and have 3 of them now. My kids also all have one and my mom. My mom cooks with hers all the time and loves it.

We basically use ours for onion rings, fries, mushrooms, cheese curds, you know all the good deep fried stuff but without the oil/grease! Have done fish, chicken and steaks in it also and turns out great!

Oh and I use it a lot to make cornbread! I love Famous Dave's corn bread mix! I highly suggest it! :licking:

Bought a Power Air several months ago and returned it after the first use. After removing the basket to shake the contents halfway thru cooking, the basket was next to impossible to reinstall. Bought a Phillips brand and we absolutely love it. We've done chicken, pork chops, fish, & french fries with great results.

 

[WVBill]

So - this may be a dumb question, and I think I know the answer but.... do these Air Fryers work if you're making fried chicken from scratch for example (where you would fry it in oil in a skillet) or do they only work with the "pre-fryed" frozen stuff you would normally cook in the oven (e.g. french fries, fish sticks, etc.). If it's only the frozen stuff, then why bother? Why not just use the oven?

 

[CADplans]

So - this may be a dumb question, and I think I know the answer but.... do these Air Fryers work if you're making fried chicken from scratch for example (where you would fry it in oil in a skillet) or do they only work with the "pre-fryed" frozen stuff you would normally cook in the oven (e.g. french fries, fish sticks, etc.).

From the videos I have watched,, it is like frying in oil,,, without the oil. So, it is cooking raw food.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

What does fried air taste like? Chicken?

 

[buckbros]

So - this may be a dumb question, and I think I know the answer but.... do these Air Fryers work if you're making fried chicken from scratch for example (where you would fry it in oil in a skillet) or do they only work with the "pre-fryed" frozen stuff you would normally cook in the oven (e.g. french fries, fish sticks, etc.). If it's only the frozen stuff, then why bother? Why not just use the oven?

We do fresh chicken and pork tenderloin in it comes out great. We do not use any oil. I was skeptical at first but it does do a good job. We have done frozen fish and that was good. Have not tried fresh fish.

 

[Luvmyhindra]

So - this may be a dumb question, and I think I know the answer but.... do these Air Fryers work if you're making fried chicken from scratch for example (where you would fry it in oil in a skillet) or do they only work with the "pre-fryed" frozen stuff you would normally cook in the oven (e.g. french fries, fish sticks, etc.). If it's only the frozen stuff, then why bother? Why not just use the oven?

Yes it does! I have learned a few little secrets also to when I batter things. I love frying magic so what I do is put a little on dip it in egg and once in again in the frying magic. Freeze it for a bit and air fry it up! Works great!

Another thing I have learned is what ever you do in your oven, cut the heat by 25 degrees and cook time about 20%.

Love doing hard boiled eggs in it! I have even done eggs over easy to top my burgers also! I just use a container the size of my burger and flip it over and mold a little foil around it and pull it off to make my container to hold my egg!

I like to cook and eat! lol
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[buckbros]

Love doing hard boiled eggs in it! I have even done eggs over easy to top my burgers also! I just use a container the size of my burger and flip it over and mold a little foil around it and pull it off to make my container to hold my egg!

I like to cook and eat! lol
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At what temp & how long for the hard boiled eggs. Do the eggs peel easily?

 

[Luvmyhindra]

I put them in at 320 for 10mins right out of the fridge. When they are done I just leave them sit until cool. They usually peel great but it's like every other way I've done eggs. Some are great and easy and others? Not so much but have had good luck in the air fryer.

 

[Luvmyhindra]

I do them at 320 for 10 mins. And leave them sit until they cool. And they actually peel very good. At times you may have a few that are bad eggs and don't want to cooperate lol but you have that no matter how you do them at times.

 

[Luvmyhindra]

Oops sorry for the double post. Got busy and forgot what I was doing

 

[MESSMAKER]

How is an air fryer different than a convection oven. They seem the same to me.

 

[Rocky J]

How is an air fryer different than a convection oven. They seem the same to me.

I have both the Convection Oven /Range and I thought it was fast and also the air fryer and they both have a fan and blow the heat around making the temperature even , no hot spots. I feel the air fryer is faster to pre heat and with the basket it allows the air to cook all sides at once and very easy to clean up after. Making half inch cut french fries (store bought frozen) take about 18 min and are crunchy and brown, I set the timer at 10 minutes and when it dings I remove and shake the basket it and throw in the hot dogs on top and back in for the last 8 minutes . I do raw chicken as well in about the same time, the coating do not seem to get brown like the skillet but are very moist and never any left overs. Mine is a $60 Walmart and use it average of 8 times a week. They do draw a lot of electricity, 1300 watts , so pick your outlet away from any other big draw units. If mine quit today I would have a new one tomorrow.

 

[John Fitzgerald]

Air fryers are too expensive for my taste.

 

[Oaktree]

Gotta say I always lumped these in with all those other "as seen on TV" sham products...nonstick cookware, tactical flashlights, magic can openers and sunglasses that reveal an eagle on a blank computer screen. :toiletpaper:

I almost never eat fried food but do these things do what they say?

 

[CADplans]

Gotta say I always lumped these in with all those other "as seen on TV" sham products...
nonstick cookware, tactical flashlights, magic can openers and sunglasses that reveal an eagle on a blank computer screen. :toiletpaper:

I almost never eat fried food but do these things do what they say?

Do not diss the magic can opener,,
After 40 years of marriage, and over a "dozen" different can openers,, we purchased one of the magic can openers.
That thing is SO perfect,, the lid always comes off, and there are NO sharp edges,,,