Air fryers

[Mr Badger]

Looking at air fryers that come with a grill, hoping they are good for things like sausages, burgers and steak but without the mess and smell.

Do the grill plates add much or would any air fryer cook the same way?

The Russell Hobbs SatisFry Air & Grill looks pretty good, has a bottom heating element along with the grill plate. Looks big enough to get 4 burgers in, with 1 big pot to cook in. Can get it for £70ish

Satisfry Air & Grill Multi Cooker - 5.5 Litre

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Any thoughts / alternatives?

Air fryers are great for burgers, sausages, bacon etc. and also good for steak. You will get some mess from the fat cooking inside the air fryer, but if you are worried about cleaning that up you can use some foil to trap most of it.

 

[something daft already!!]

I don't have one but have a fan oven and found this interesting when considering buying one.

 

[Rroff]

Bought a cheap one recently to have in my room, it is a game changer actually especially as I prefer food on the drier and crispier side. Thought I'd only use it incidentally but actually have used it loads.

 

[Puzzled]

Air fryers are great for burgers, sausages, bacon etc. and also good for steak. You will get some mess from the fat cooking inside the air fryer, but if you are worried about cleaning that up you can use some foil to trap most of it.

Thanks, stayed with friends who did some sausages in their air fryer but they came out really dry.

Do you think the grill plate / function adds anything or just a bit of a gimmick?

 

[m@rty]

Thanks, stayed with friends who did some sausages in their air fryer but they came out really dry.

Do you think the grill plate / function adds anything or just a bit of a gimmick?

Sounds like they put them in for too long.

I use mines almost exclusively for sausages / bacon and they don't come out dry at all.

For sausages, I do 200 degrees for 10 mins and they are perfect.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Bought a cheap one recently to have in my room, it is a game changer actually especially as I prefer food on the drier and crispier side. Thought I'd only use it incidentally but actually have used it loads.

Next Buy a Crimpit and then have nice hot wraps with whatever fillings you fancy

 

[esoteric]

Thanks, stayed with friends who did some sausages in their air fryer but they came out really dry.

Do you think the grill plate / function adds anything or just a bit of a gimmick?

Those poor sausages! were they frozen? when I do fridge kept sausages I do them for 10mins. Bacon cooks very fast, about 4mins.

 

[ddoubleep]

Next Buy a Crimpit and then have nice hot wraps with whatever fillings you fancy

Been wanting to grab a Crimpit for a while to make some lunches easier. Will grab one!
What are your go to fillings?

 

[Mr Badger]

Thanks, stayed with friends who did some sausages in their air fryer but they came out really dry.

Do you think the grill plate / function adds anything or just a bit of a gimmick?

No experience of the grill plate so can't really comment, although I get by without one.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Been wanting to grab a Crimpit for a while to make some lunches easier. Will grab one!
What are your go to fillings?

Think they are still on offer buy one get one free on the crimpit website. I got a large wrap one and a toastie maker. Have all sorts in the wrap. Curry, rice, bbq chicken, i actually even made my own own big sorta pastie with potatoes, chunks of braised beef, carrots, peas and gravy.

 

[m@rty]

I use both the grill plate and the little fryer rack for sausages and bacon, seems to work well.