Air Fryers … any good / recommendations

[Mudball]

Mrs talking about buying an air fryer.. never saw one before last weekend. Any experience or recommendations for a family of 4 type

Is it only for making chips or can you do things like chicken, Mars bars etc.

 

[fundy]

If you mean air fryer then yes, if only because our cooker is archaic and mrs f tried to burn the house down setting the grill on fire lol

We have a ninja, has 2 drawers and is excellent, is fast and cooks food well. We use it for both proteins and potatoes/veg but not for mars bars Does some foods better than usual methods (ie salmon), others we prefer to cook "traditionally" (ie steak). If you use both drawers can set it to finish both at same time too

https://ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/...C0Ig_pFXQSDRg5uC5gBoC8xkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[PJ87]

If you mean air fryer then yes, if only because our cooker is archaic and mrs f tried to burn the house down setting the grill on fire lol

We have a ninja, has 2 drawers and is excellent, is fast and cooks food well. We use it for both proteins and potatoes/veg but not for mars bars Does some foods better than usual methods (ie salmon), others we prefer to cook "traditionally" (ie steak). If you use both drawers can set it to finish both at same time too

https://ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/...C0Ig_pFXQSDRg5uC5gBoC8xkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

This one is what we have

However apparently there is a bigger model now , I'd go for that for a little more space

They are amazing

 

[chellie]

Ninja Foodi Multicooker. Hardly used the oven since. Check out Salted Pepper on You Tube.

 

[PNWokingham]

we have the cheap £50 from Costco and it is very handy - cooked eveeything from chips/ roaties, which are goiod - and even a beef joint, that came out really well, surprisingly

 

[Red devil]

MSE have a link for £75 off a Ninja fryer this week.

 

[need_my_wedge]

We’ve got a Ninja foodie, great piece of kit. Very versatile with pressure cooking, and grilling as well as air frying. The only downside is cleaning it

 

[Mudball]

Ninja Foodi Multicooker. Hardly used the oven since. Check out Salted Pepper on You Tube.

I suspect it is more energy efficient than a conventional oven too..

 

[Oddsocks]

Had the actifry… load of rubbish and being used only twice a week broke 1 week out of warranty.

Parents got us a ninja 7in1 or 9in1, we use it every day and wouldn’t be without it. Perfect roasties in 20 mins!

We do everything in it from
Slow cooker, pressure cook veg, jacket spuds, make our own air crisp Kentucky chicken.

Just get the bigger capacity one for a bigger family.

 

[Rooter]

Jacket potatoes are good in it, decent crispy skin ones. Ours gets used almost daily, and like you say, way cheaper than heating an oven to 180 for 40 minutes. we have this one off amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08L6TR7YM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Its really good, BUT... 2 compartments in hindsight would be awesome..

 

[need_my_wedge]

Turkey crown in a Ninja is superb. Pressure cook first and then air fry to crisp it up, perfect Christmas turkey in about an hour and a half total. The meat stays moist and tender too.

 

[pool888]

We have the Costco one too, had it for 18 months and used pretty much daily. We make toasties, chips, wedges, chicken nuggets, gammon, steaks, fajitas, etc. Only negative is the non stick coating wears off the grill plate. Must have paid for itself with the electricity saved compared to a normal oven.

 

[Newtonuti]

This one is what we have

However apparently there is a bigger model now , I'd go for that for a little more space

They are amazing

We have the Max model at home, absolutely love it, and can fit bloody loads in it as well! Took me ages to convince the mrs to buy one, and now she never stops using it.

 

[larmen]

We have one as well.

Does anyone know a handy table how to translate oven guidelines about temp and tim3 into air fryer settings?

How do people combine like nuggets and fries?

 

[chellie]

We have one as well.

Does anyone know a handy table how to translate oven guidelines about temp and tim3 into air fryer settings?

How do people combine like nuggets and fries?

Isn't it about 10 degrees less and 10 minutes less.

 

[PJ87]

We have one as well.

Does anyone know a handy table how to translate oven guidelines about temp and tim3 into air fryer settings?

How do people combine like nuggets and fries?

Well we have the dual so it's either side

However if in same one just put in together and add say the nuggets when they should do be added to the oven

Temp guide is the same but time is 1/3 less was what the manual said

 

[chellie]

I suspect it is more energy efficient than a conventional oven too..

It must be. Don't need to heat the oven up being the main bonus. I've only used the oven for cooking pizza since we had the Foodi.

 

[Mudball]

Looks like it shoudl be a dual tray Ninja. But Mrs likes a pressure cooker function, which is not availble in a dual tray. Apparently we use the pressure cooker a lot for currys and the occasional biryanis. Not sure when these get made in the household, because i dont seem to be getting any..

 

[chellie]

Looks like it shoudl be a dual tray Ninja. But Mrs likes a pressure cooker function, which is not availble in a dual tray. Apparently we use the pressure cooker a lot for currys and the occasional biryanis. Not sure when these get made in the household, because i dont seem to be getting any..

The multi cooker still has the air fry option.

 

[Mudball]

The multi cooker still has the air fry option.

my assumption is that air fry is a bit like an overn... pressure cooking is different, which requires a sealed space that creates the extra pressure to cook faster