Air fryers

One 48 · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:46

teenwolf said:
like i said i just dived in she looks good though and cooks very very well

Fair play, wish i could afford such luxuries

teenwolf · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:49

aVdub said:
I did this yesterday on air fry + an inserted probe that can allow for pink pork.

The outside was crispy as seen, but the inside was juicy and very tender.

oh yes done a pork joint the other day too i was surprised just how well it turned out and the crackling.
that looks lovely.

done a beef joint the other day too with the probe and perfect.
must start taking pictures but i am just enjoying myself too much.

teenwolf · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:49

One 48 said:
Fair play, wish i could afford such luxuries

well i bet the cheaper ones like you say do the same same job, enjoy it.

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:51

What probe do you guys use for the airfryer?

aVdub · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:54

Raymond Lin said:
What probe do you guys use for the airfryer?

Mine comes with the Ninja Foodi Max Health Grill.

I've heard good things of the Meater.

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teenwolf · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:59

aVdub said:
Mine comes with the Ninja Foodi Max Health Grill.

I've heard good things of the Meater.

Amazon.co.uk : meater

i still use one of these and its pretty much bang on around 4 degrees less.

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aVdub · 20 Sep 2022 at 18:21

teenwolf said:
i still use one of these and its pretty much bang on around 4 degrees less.

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I've got an old one from my fruit QC days. Probably out a little though.

broona · 20 Sep 2022 at 20:39

teenwolf said:
i dived in for the ninja foodi max pro at £299 seems good for what i have cooked in it, but i imagine there are cheaper alternatives out there.

That looks brilliant, but I think I'm definitely looking cheaper!

Any other recommendations please?

R.O.S.S.I · 21 Sep 2022 at 08:59

Ive done two lots of chips in the airfryer and ive not been hugely bowled away up to press.

Process has been to chip them by hand, leave to soak in some cold water for 15 mins or so, empty and dry, throw into a bowl, season and add a touch of oil to get them coated. Then into the airfryer on their standard chip setting which is 195 for 25mins iirc. They are cooked, brown and goldeny on the outside and soft in the middle but lacking any real proper crunch on the outside, its like they have formed a weird sort of skin on the outside which I'm not sure if it is down to the spud used (I thought Maris Pipers were supposed to be good for this kinda thing). The basket hasn't been overloaded too.

Anyone any tips? Next stop is trying over chips straight in them.

koolpc · 21 Sep 2022 at 09:16

Ate air fryers more economical to use in relation to an ordinary oven?

aVdub · 21 Sep 2022 at 09:23

koolpc said:
Ate air fryers more economical to use in relation to an ordinary oven?

For me it is.

My ovens take 10-12 minutes to reach temp on fan assist and around 12-14 on non fan assist
My Ninja takes 1-3 minutes to reach temp and being smaller cooks food much quicker than the fan oven and uses a lot less power.

chroniclard · 21 Sep 2022 at 09:27

At what point did chips get crunchy? Dont recall having crunchy chips from the chippy.

tom_e · 21 Sep 2022 at 09:52

chroniclard said:
At what point did chips get crunchy? Dont recall having crunchy chips from the chippy.

When we started getting 3 chips artfully placed into a little tower/metal basket at fancy restaurants

Raymond Lin · 21 Sep 2022 at 09:59

chroniclard said:
At what point did chips get crunchy? Dont recall having crunchy chips from the chippy.

When people start double fry them.

chroniclard · 21 Sep 2022 at 10:01

Ah right, those chips from "posh" places are never as good as a decent chippy chips anyway.

aVdub · 21 Sep 2022 at 10:12

chroniclard said:
Ah right, those chips from "posh" places are never as good as a decent chippy chips anyway.

I'll pass that onto Heston :cry:

chroniclard · 21 Sep 2022 at 10:16

aVdub said:
I'll pass that onto Heston

Also tell him those big fat ones they do are crap.

user_name · 21 Sep 2022 at 10:27

R.O.S.S.I said:
Ive done two lots of chips in the airfryer and ive not been hugely bowled away up to press.

Process has been to chip them by hand, leave to soak in some cold water for 15 mins or so, empty and dry, throw into a bowl, season and add a touch of oil to get them coated. Then into the airfryer on their standard chip setting which is 195 for 25mins iirc. They are cooked, brown and goldeny on the outside and soft in the middle but lacking any real proper crunch on the outside, its like they have formed a weird sort of skin on the outside which I'm not sure if it is down to the spud used (I thought Maris Pipers were supposed to be good for this kinda thing). The basket hasn't been overloaded too.

Anyone any tips? Next stop is trying over chips straight in them.

Found the key to get em crunchy is dash of olive oil and then coat them in seasoning (been using the scwartz jars) and make sure to shake half way, tried all that soaking drying etc just seems waste of time and doesnt make a difference personally, cut em then staight in basket and cook .
I cook them on airfryer mode at 200 for ~20 (ninja af400) and been using tesco finest all rounder spuds

R.O.S.S.I · 21 Sep 2022 at 11:16

Will carry on testing then!

Raymond Lin · 21 Sep 2022 at 11:29

chroniclard said:
Ah right, those chips from "posh" places are never as good as a decent chippy chips anyway.

It's totally up to you but these are homemade, handcut, double-fried (in oil).

It is completely, and IMO superior, texture to chip shop chips. And I don't think it is possible to do in the Airfryer.