Buckshot Bear Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 My wife bought an Air Fryer the other day, best kitchen appliance ever! Anyone else use one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Yep. We thought it was greatest thing ever too. It’s in a cabinet somewhere in our kitchen. The novelty wore off pretty quick after having to clean that thing after each use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Great for making biscuits and cooking up chicken tenders. Ain’t hard to clean and doesn’t use anywhere near the electricity. Also doesn’t heat up the kitchen in the summertime. HELL! Schoolmarm baked a pie in it the other day! Crispy crust and the blueberry filling was PERFECT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I bought mine on an impulse and I've been pretty happy with it. The frozen chicken and shrimp meals you get at the store now taste good. I've made won tons, empanadas, egg rolls and chicken tenders with it as well. You can do all sorts of interesting things with empanada dough and an air fryer. It is also great when I get home and don't feel like cooking. Take a frozen shrimp or chicken store bought meal and in 8-10 minutes you have meal that required minimal effort to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Great for making biscuits and cooking up chicken tenders. Ain’t hard to clean and doesn’t use anywhere near the electricity. Also doesn’t heat up the kitchen in the summertime. HELL! Schoolmarm baked a pie in it the other day! Crispy crust and the blueberry filling was PERFECT! I have one of those “tub” air fryers. My wife was looking at one from Costco that looks more like a toaster oven. Is that they type you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Yup. Great appliance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I have one of those “tub” air fryers. My wife was looking at one from Costco that looks more like a toaster oven. Is that they type you have? Nope!! It’s the largest of the “tub” type. I used to bake my biscuits and cinnamon rolls in a covered skillet in the oven and take the lid off for the last few minutes. They always came out perfect, but I had to watch ‘em some. Now we put ‘em in the air fryer and come back when the timer goes off. Schoolmarm even does sliders with deli sliced cold cut and different cheeses on small Hawaian buns. OUTSTANDING!! They make special parchment for baking cookies and such and they come out great. Our “tub” is immersible so you can wash it in the sink or put it in the dish washer. We’re always trying new things with it. She did a pecan pie last week! The first try was not perfect, but now we know what to do the next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Looked at a couple combo units yesterday, instead replaced my faithful but failing Panasonic 1200 microwave with a virtually identical updated model, don't even have to learn a new device. Bought a one pot, never used it and gave it to one of the kids. Enough small appliances in my place already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I have one of those “tub” air fryers. My wife was looking at one from Costco that looks more like a toaster oven. Is that they type you have? We have one of the cabinet model air fryers and my wife uses it all of the time. She just made chili relleno casserole last night and it was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 All the frozen snacks and especially fried taters are WAAAY better out of the air fryer! Fried chicken and stuff like fish sticks and egg rolls are crispy and far more satisfying. I love our microwave, (which also does convection) but there’s a lot of stuff that is just so much better coming from the air fryer. I’m going to pick up some chili cheese corn dogs next week to try in the air fryer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 FYI, they also work to poly coat bullets. Just make sure that’s all you use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 You all are pretty much convincing me to pick up that Costco air fryer to surprise my wife. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Saw it yesterday when I bought the Microwave - not a counter hog, compact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Er use ours a lot. Great for steaks, chicken and fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Mrs. Lose uses this one for something everyday it seems like. She’s cooked whole chickens, prime rib roasts and all sorts of other things in it. She’s been harvesting lots of zucchini from her garden lately and does fried zucchini a couple of times a week. She does a decadent dish of fried baby potato’s with garlic and rosemary for the weekly family meal and it’s rare that there are any leftovers. This one is a Breville and it was fairly pricey but well worth it in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleshoe Bill SASS #67022 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Great for drying Cerokoted parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Does it use oil? Or just hot air? If no oil, it’s really just a convection oven, forget the marketing hype, it’s not a fryer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 22 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Does it use oil? Or just hot air? If no oil, it’s really just a convection oven, forget the marketing hype, it’s not a fryer. No oil. It’s just a small convection oven with a deep drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I 2nd the Breville. It has a cutout in the back to fit pizzas just fine, works great for bacon too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Does it use oil? Or just hot air? If no oil, it’s really just a convection oven, forget the marketing hype, it’s not a fryer. Just goin' by what the thing is called and the food comes out as if its fried. Wonderful bloody invention, can't believe it took us so long to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Salmon in just 10 minutes and best ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Does it use oil? Or just hot air? If no oil, it’s really just a convection oven, forget the marketing hype, it’s not a fryer. We have a convection oven too but now that we have the air fryer we rarely use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 many a meal over the last few years , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 12:50 AM, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Yep. We thought it was greatest thing ever too. It’s in a cabinet somewhere in our kitchen. The novelty wore off pretty quick after having to clean that thing after each use. Same with ours. My wife just HAD to have another one (we had one long ago and gave it away) so she bought one for her Christmas present. Not impressed. Need a degree in computer science to operate it, takes like 20 min. to pre heat, and is a PITA to clean up. Think she decided pretty quick it's more trouble than it's worth. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 When air fryers first came out in Great Britain they used a small amount of oil but people were not cleaning them properly between uses and there were many fires. Heat transfer is a lot faster with oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Same with ours. My wife just HAD to have another one (we had one long ago and gave it away) so she bought one for her Christmas present. Not impressed. Need a degree in computer science to operate it, takes like 20 min. to pre heat, and is a PITA to clean up. Think she decided pretty quick it's more trouble than it's worth. JHC You have a very poorly designed cooker. Mine preheats in about a minute and works well. GoWISE USA 1700-Watt 5.8-QT 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer with Recipe Book, Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 We started with an inexpensive tub design air fryer. I didn't want to drop a bunch of money on something I wasn't going to use. It was a great purchase. I loved it for fresh cut steak fries and frozen egg rolls. When Costco ran a sale on a large toaster oven size air fryer, we bought it. It has now replaced our convection oven and toaster oven. There is a bit of a learning curve with the unit. My first attempt with frozen biscuits yielded burnt exteriors with doughy insides. Now that I've figured out how to use it properly, I love it. The unit we bought is listed below and Costco running it on sale again. No, I don't work there, but it's 5 minutes away and I'm addicted to their samples. Cuisinart Digital AirFry Toaster Oven | Costco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: You have a very poorly designed cooker. Mine preheats in about a minute and works well. GoWISE USA 1700-Watt 5.8-QT 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer with Recipe Book, Black That could be. She picked it, not me. "Yes dear" is often a viable solution if it's not an enormous amount of $$$ JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 This looks like the one we have or close to it. Of course she also had to have a roller cart and another $100 or so of gizmos that weren't included. That's the second one we've had that sucked, so I'm not in a big itch to buy any more. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trigger Mike Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 My wife said she hated it and I don't know what she did with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 1:50 AM, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Yep. We thought it was greatest thing ever too. It’s in a cabinet somewhere in our kitchen. The novelty wore off pretty quick after having to clean that thing after each use. My son bought one, used it once and was not impressed. He gave it to his neighbor. He offered it to me but I said "No thanks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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