Air fryers

tom_e said:
I've got the 300 but didn't want to give a definitive "yes they all do" because I know someone on here would find the most obscure make of dual basket air fryer that doesn't work like that just to prove me wrong :cry:
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Everytime someone makes a comment about something, someone will find a way to argue about it hahaha.

Got my 300 on Wednesday. Not sure if it's novelty but the wife has used it more in the last few days that we would with the oven. Does make life easier.

I'll bet in the future. People will do away with ovens and have a built in 3/4 draw air fryer.
 
cjgardens said:
Everytime someone makes a comment about something, someone will find a way to argue about it hahaha.

Got my 300 on Wednesday. Not sure if it's novelty but the wife has used it more in the last few days that we would with the oven. Does make life easier.

I'll bet in the future. People will do away with ovens and have a built in 3/4 draw air fryer.
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I've been wanting to get rid of our double oven range for around a year now, but the OH likes it in the kitchen, even though we do not use it and will not let me move it on.

For us, the Ninja Foodi Max and the Instant Pot duo does every thing we need and I'd be happy with just a 5 or 7 ring hob.
 
The 34.0p64K question remains, who has put an energy meter on their air fryer to get some practical data , for full meal prep ?

energy on our belling main oven 0.8KWh
usually cooked a main+desert, and warmed the plates ~ 50p .. usually don't need kitchen radiator either
 
jpaul said:
The 34.0p64K question remains, who has put an energy meter on their air fryer to get some practical data , for full meal prep ?

energy on our belling main oven 0.8KWh
usually cooked a main+desert, and warmed the plates ~ 50p .. usually don't need kitchen radiator either
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I would not need a speed gun to know a Bugatti Veyron was fast, but that data for air fryers could probably be quite easy to find.
 
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Got swept up in the air fryer hype. Used to own a Philips one years ago but that's long gone. Ordered a big 11l Tower one with 'windows' for £160.

It's likely to take up an annoying amount of bench space but it looks decent enough.
 
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jpaul said:
The 34.0p64K question remains, who has put an energy meter on their air fryer to get some practical data , for full meal prep ?

energy on our belling main oven 0.8KWh
usually cooked a main+desert, and warmed the plates ~ 50p .. usually don't need kitchen radiator either
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Don't really need to, ours draws 57% of the power, and only needs to be on for 66% of the time, compared to the normal oven.
 
Issue is still - a typical meal might be a quiche (from scratch, base prepared a previous day) / jacket potatoes and a fruit crumble/bakewell tart/lemon meringue, say, oven on for 90minutes -
is that in the air fryer repertoire ? - never eat chips fresh or oven variety.

guardian air fryer comments are interesting https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...money-but-there-are-even-cheaper-ways-to-cook
introduced me to the
www.lakeland.co.uk

Standard Remoska Electric Cooker with Glass Lid

Perfect alternative to an oven, bread maker and for baking cakes. Order the Standard Remoska Electric Cooker 2L online at Lakeland. 3 year guarantee.
www.lakeland.co.uk www.lakeland.co.uk
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jpaul said:
Issue is still - a typical meal might be a quiche (from scratch, base prepared a previous day) / jacket potatoes and a fruit crumble/bakewell tart/lemon meringue, say, oven on for 90minutes -
is that in the air fryer repertoire ? - never eat chips fresh or oven variety.

guardian air fryer comments are interesting https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...money-but-there-are-even-cheaper-ways-to-cook
introduced me to the
www.lakeland.co.uk

Standard Remoska Electric Cooker with Glass Lid

Perfect alternative to an oven, bread maker and for baking cakes. Order the Standard Remoska Electric Cooker 2L online at Lakeland. 3 year guarantee.
www.lakeland.co.uk www.lakeland.co.uk
remoska-electric-cooker-with-glass-lid-2l
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If you are having so many issues and having to consult news papers for advice, then perhaps an air fryer is not for you.





 
jpaul said:
Issue is still - a typical meal might be a quiche (from scratch, base prepared a previous day) / jacket potatoes and a fruit crumble/bakewell tart/lemon meringue, say, oven on for 90minutes -
is that in the air fryer repertoire ? - never eat chips fresh or oven variety.

guardian air fryer comments are interesting https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...money-but-there-are-even-cheaper-ways-to-cook
introduced me to the
www.lakeland.co.uk

Standard Remoska Electric Cooker with Glass Lid

Perfect alternative to an oven, bread maker and for baking cakes. Order the Standard Remoska Electric Cooker 2L online at Lakeland. 3 year guarantee.
www.lakeland.co.uk www.lakeland.co.uk
remoska-electric-cooker-with-glass-lid-2l
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If you can cook it in a normal oven, you can cook it in an air fryer. It's as easy as that really.
 
SideWinder said:
Got these arriving today, super useful for heating up food:
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wouldn't they prevent air flow from beneath if you were roasting a chicken ... or, as you said just for heating up (oven chips say)

tom_e said:
If you can cook it in a normal oven, you can cook it in an air fryer. It's as easy as that really.
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one issue is you need a container in which to put pastry for a quiche/lemon-meringue ... or a crumble .... in an oven you'd use a casserole or pie dish,
which would typically be 9/10" in diameter ... something like above liners might help,
adequate fryer capacity to do such a dish with 4 portions, too.
 
@jpaul - Just going to be used for very short warm ups. It's more my housemates don't have a microwave so using the air fryer (Ninja) to heat up leftovers really.

I'd still cook other things normally without them.
 
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