Beezerk
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Use mine most nights now, got chips off to a tee (steam fry) and roasties.
Made a Chinese chicken curry on Monday night, sooooo tasty ?
Made a Chinese chicken curry on Monday night, sooooo tasty ?
Air Fryers … any good / recommendations
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As big as you can goquick search as I've resisted one since they came on the radar, but toying shelling out after all. consumer pressurehow big do you need to go ?
. You can always have spare space in a big one but if it is too small...........We ended up with an Asda one, 6.2 litre capacity. We are mainly a 2 person house, 4 at times when our kids are back. That is good for us.
We looked at smaller ones, ones with compartments, but we decided that size did matter and I am pleased we went for this one.
OnTour
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Size matters
best get scanning then I really don't like following the crowd but seems I'm missing the boat on this occasion
best get scanning then I really don't like following the crowd but seems I'm missing the boat on this occasion
As big as you can go
We ended up with an Asda one, 6.2 litre capacity. We are mainly a 2 person house, 4 at times when our kids are back. That is good for us.
We looked at smaller ones, ones with compartments, but we decided that size did matter and I am pleased we went for this one.
AmandaJR
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Size matters
best get scanning then I really don't like following the crowd but seems I'm missing the boat on this occasion
I'm the same about gadgets but this one is the real deal. It's a pain to store as it's big and heavy BUT we never use the oven anymore and pretty much everything comes out of the Ninja (other brands available) better than the oven. So much quicker too. Yesterday fancied a quiche for lunch (shop bought!) and into the Ninja for 10 minutes and we perfect. Oven would have take about 3 times as long (to pre-heat and cook) so I probably wouldn't have bothered as was hungry!
We spent ages in the likes of John Lewis, Currys etc just opening them up, staring at compartments. It was crackersSize matters
best get scanning then I really don't like following the crowd but seems I'm missing the boat on this occasion
. Ultimately we decided we didn't need it to do 10 different things, we just needed it to do the basic as a mini oven. Once you make that decision it all becomes much easier.We don't find that the earth spins differently now, cooking is not revolutionised and food becomes better. It just cooks quicker, uses less power. That's enough for me.
As with others, we rarely use our oven now
Beezerk
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I keep mine out on the worktop, I did the feet hack I found on a Facebook group and it just slides around now ?
Ours is also permanently out. It's sat between the toaster and the microwave
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AmandaJR
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I hate gadgets on the worktop - apart from the kettle
Beezerk
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I hate gadgets on the worktop - apart from the kettle
It’s not a gadget, it’s a very very important kitchen appliance ?
AmandaJR
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You are correct. One of my quirks I wish I could change! Microwave is built in, toaster is on a tray in a cupboard...bread bin is out though!
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I hate gadgets on the worktop - apart from the kettle
Went to the ma in laws yesterday and she was on about having one. A quick look in the kitchen, there’s no where for it to go. She has a small kitchen and no room for it to go anywhere.
We went for a ninja twin pot job and it works a treat, got to agree with on tour though. There’s a fine line between following the crowd and getting what will fill an important role.
one other thing. Missis T had a guy round last year who did a fantastic Job on cleaning the oven. He called last week whilst I was in the 19th hole and said “ it’s a year since it was done”. I mentioned it still looks like new and has hardly been used. He said “ have you bought an air fryer”. I mentioned we have and he said that “Business has gone quiet because people have bought them”?
Pants
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Just wondering. When oven gave up the ghost, we bought and used an halogen "oven". Fantastic bit of kit and we kept using it (obviously) during kitchen refurb. What are the pros/cons of air frier v halogen?
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Pants
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Anyone??
Or do I take it that there is no extra benefit either way - just a goodly cost difference and latest "must have"??
Or do I take it that there is no extra benefit either way - just a goodly cost difference and latest "must have"??
Bunkermagnet
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If you're happy with what you have, then stick with it. In time , the air fryer fad will fade away when the dust settlesAnyone??
Or do I take it that there is no extra benefit either way - just a goodly cost difference and latest "must have"??
PJ87
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If you're happy with what you have, then stick with it. In time , the air fryer fad will fade away when the dust settles
I really doubt it's going to fade away. We have used the oven about 3 times in the past 3 months because of it
If anything we are finding more and more reasons to use the air fryer than other things
When the kitchen gets done I am considering a smaller oven and just using the air fryer more. The energy saving is just ridiculous and the cook quality is miles better
We bought some frozen pecan plaits from Tesco.
20 mins in the oven plus warning up time.
6 mins in the air fryer and no warning up
20 mins in the oven plus warning up time.
6 mins in the air fryer and no warning up
AmandaJR
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That's where the main win is for me. I'm not much of a cook as not much of a foodie but to be able to heat something so quickly and so crispy in 10 mins or so means I eat better (less picking/grazing)!
Bunkermagnet
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The ironic thing is, a microwave will cook just as quick if not quicker, and if you have one with a grill element, will also brown and crisp the food. Plus it will be cheaper to run than the air fryer.
PJ87
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But it also dries out the food.
Have you tried chips in a microwave?
Microwaves have their place , between them and an air fryer you can do most things
Bunkermagnet
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No, I don't eat chips much so always done in the combi microwave on fan oven or in the main mutlifunction oven on fan cooking. The fan element for which is rated at 2kW, and is thermostatically controlled. The air fryers I have looked at briefly are 2.4-2.8kW so aren't that much cheaper to run over time.
