Air fryers

Mr Badger said:
Must admit I haven't been able to get that disturbing image out of my mind. So I made a portion of chips tonight (skin on, hand cut with some olive oil and seasoning) in my air fryer:

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Looks good crispy what potatoes did you use ? Soak them before?
 
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uscool said:
Looks good crispy what potatoes did you use ? Soak them before?
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No soaking. It was a single quite large Maris Piper potato. Gave it a wash and cut it up, then washed through the sliced potato under the tap. Then about 8 minutes in the microwave, stirring the chips half way through. Popped them back into a colander to drain off any water and then into a dry bowl. Added some olive oil and Indus All Purpose Seasoning. Then into the air fryer at 200 degrees, shaking every 4 minutes. Gave it about 13 minutes in total. Could have served them after the 3rd shake at 12 minutes, but I wanted them just a tad more crispy and so gave it one more minute.
 
Ninja currently have an offer on , are they still the best ones to get? Been looking at the AF400 model with two baskets.

Any others I should be looking at?

Are these actually any good for getting things crisp, i.e breaded chicken, chips, pies etc? Or am i better off with a normal oven for those?
 
Rexxar said:
Ninja currently have an offer on , are they still the best ones to get? Been looking at the AF400 model with two baskets.

Any others I should be looking at?

Are these actually any good for getting things crisp, i.e breaded chicken, chips, pies etc? Or am i better off with a normal oven for those?
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No complaints from me with the same model and a few others.

After a while you are just browsing the back of the packet and converting it into air fryer settings without even thinking about it.

Done a few things that state deep fried in the air fryer and have been impressed with the results.

Plenty of decent menu's from Ninja and their community + others online.
 
Rexxar said:
Ninja currently have an offer on , are they still the best ones to get? Been looking at the AF400 model with two baskets.

Any others I should be looking at?

Are these actually any good for getting things crisp, i.e breaded chicken, chips, pies etc? Or am i better off with a normal oven for those?
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Yes the Ninja 400 is a good one and will get things crispy! Stick with this "side by side" design as reports suggest that the new vertical models don't seem to work as well. The 451 is an upgraded version of the 400 with a temperature probe, although that's a feature you may never actually need.
 
Mr Badger said:
Yes the Ninja 400 is a good one and will get things crispy! Stick with this "side by side" design as reports suggest that the new vertical models don't seem to work as well. The 451 is an upgraded version of the 400 with a temperature probe, although that's a feature you may never actually need.
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If that temp probe works as well as it does on our Foodi and Dreo Masterchef I would highly recommend buying, but of course that is if that would be useful..
 
Mr Badger said:
Yes the Ninja 400 is a good one and will get things crispy! Stick with this "side by side" design as reports suggest that the new vertical models don't seem to work as well. The 451 is an upgraded version of the 400 with a temperature probe, although that's a feature you may never actually need.
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Supposedly it’s to do with the air movement not being able to circulate correctly with the upper decker design. It flowing across the top via the back rather than directly above the entire basket and around. Theres a couple of good videos about it on YT. I’d stick with the side by side. I’ve got the 451 and have never used the temp probe either.
 
Rexxar said:
Ninja currently have an offer on , are they still the best ones to get? Been looking at the AF400 model with two baskets.

Any others I should be looking at?

Are these actually any good for getting things crisp, i.e breaded chicken, chips, pies etc? Or am i better off with a normal oven for those?
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Crispy is what they do. Some things take half the time they would in an oven, so check frequently.
I’m v happy with my af400 but I would consider the one that has one big drawer and a removable divider… af500 I think. Might be a bit more tricky to clean but def more versatile
 
monkeyspank said:
Crispy is what they do. Some things take half the time they would in an oven, so check frequently.
I’m v happy with my af400 but I would consider the one that has one big drawer and a removable divider… af500 I think. Might be a bit more tricky to clean but def more versatile
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Thanks, Is that just so you can do bigger portions at once ?
 
Rexxar said:
Thanks, Is that just so you can do bigger portions at once ?
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Best thing to do is to think of it as a small oven because that’s exactly what it is. Air fryer is simply a marketing term.

Due to their higher power to size ratio they can cook foods quicker and that’s all. People think they make foods crispier because they crisp up quicker than in a larger oven but as we all know it’s quite possible to crisp up foods very nicely in a regular sized oven.
 
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Brazo said:
Best thing to do is to think of it as a small oven because that’s exactly what it is. Air fryer is simply a marketing term.

Due to their higher power to size ratio they can cook foods quicker and that’s all. People think they make foods crispier because they crisp up quicker than in a larger oven but as we all know it’s quite possible to crisp up foods very nicely in a regular sized oven.
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I'm pretty sure that no one is under the illusion that these are not miracle machines and are well aware that they are small ovens with a fan assist, although many have different functions* that if you were to buy all the ovens that could offer what these do, you would need very deep pockets and a kitchen the size of Masterchefs studio.

*Steam/airfry
*Dehydrate
*Probe cooking
and much more to boot.

I'm not suggesting that you've written the same in this thread titled 'Air-Freyer' a few times but :D

In answer to the question from @Rexxar
Yes these would suit a larger family, or if batch cooking is desired.
 
Love my air fryer for things like chicken tenders and chicken wings. I’ve also found fresh breaded or battered fish comes out wonderfully crispy as if you’ve made it yourself.
 
aVdub said:
I'm pretty sure that no one is under the illusion that these are not miracle machines and are well aware that they are small ovens with a fan assist, although many have different functions* that if you were to buy all the ovens that could offer what these do, you would need very deep pockets and a kitchen the size of Masterchefs studio.

*Steam/airfry
*Dehydrate
*Probe cooking
and much more to boot.

I'm not suggesting that you've written the same in this thread titled 'Air-Freyer' a few times but :D

In answer to the question from @Rexxar
Yes these would suit a larger family, or if batch cooking is desired.
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Some people do seem unable to let go of their feelings about the name, although I'm not aware of a widespread belief that the device is anything other than a small convection oven. The big difference being the smaller size and powerful fan enabling the air fryer to heat itself up and cook food much quicker than a traditional size oven, saving time and money.

If you are cooking meals for (say) a large family then a traditional oven may well still have its place. But these days many people report that after buying an air fryer they rarely think about using their old oven.
 
MissChief said:
Love my air fryer for things like chicken tenders and chicken wings. I’ve also found fresh breaded or battered fish comes out wonderfully crispy as if you’ve made it yourself.
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Are you talking dipping the fish in wet batter? I understood that was one of the things that didn't work so well in an air fryer.
 
Not tried fresh battered yet, but have used some workarounds for Katsu and Korean FC and have had decent results.

Pretty much involves spraying a lot of oil onto it before air frying.
 
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