Air fryers

[phalanx]

Wife wants one for cooking this salmon. And other stuff. Anyone here have these?

[Mule 11]

They are nice except they smoke bit...

[mcbammer]

    I been procrastinating over one myself , there's only  about 300 brands to choose from .   

[ironglow]

  I have a small one, since I only cook for myself.  It is good for those things that a microwave doesn't do well.

  For instance frozen or reheated French fries...it makes them crispy.  It cooks small servings of meat in a
   reduced time frame.

     ..About all I can add.. since as of yet I haven't begun to use all it's versatility.

     Oh, and I rate cleanup of the device to be much simpler than some other methods.
 

[Drilling Man]

  My brother is quite a cook, and he loves to use his air fryer, if it wasn't good, he'd throw it out I'm sure of that.

  My niece who also loves to cook, also loves hers.

  DM

[Lloyd Smale]

we have one and use it all the time. if you like spatchcock chicken its worth it just for that or ever whole chickens. Makes good frozen fries too. Just spray them with pam before you throw them in. Great for warning up leftovers too. Bit slower then a microwave but it doesnt make everything soggy. Get a bigger one though. First one we had was a small one and most things wouldnt fit in it.

[Lloyd Smale]

ya there basicaly the same thing. We have a convection oven/range. We never use it as a convection oven though because the air circulating gets the whole oven greasy, and its a bitch compared to a small air fryer to clean. Wife will use it for baking but thats about it.

I think you can do the same thing an air fryer does with a good convection oven _ _ and bake, toast, dehydrate, broil, etc as well..
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[Buckskin]

They are great, same concept as convection oven but circulates air faster, so cooks quicker and also heats up far quicker.  We have a convection oven, but fryer does a better job.  Reheating anything fried makes it as good as when fresh, sometimes better.  Easy to use and great for kids on the go.

My wife was mad when I bought ours, "just another thing to clutter the counterspace"... She now uses it as much as anyone...

[phalanx]

How about cooking a small steak in them? Or a potato, i see many kinds on eBay. But eBay shipping , or shippers are very slow. Amazon aint much better, I hate going to Walmart, especially at this time of the year.

[oldandslow]

I hate going to Walmart any time of the year but on to air fryers. My daughter has a Ninja and uses it all the time. It does a good job. My wife bought an identical Ninja almost a year ago and has never even turned it on. I have to give her slack though as she has serious health problems this year.

[phalanx]

I hate going to Walmart any time of the year but on to air fryers. My daughter has a Ninja and uses it all the time. It does a good job. My wife bought an identical Ninja almost a year ago and has never even turned it on. I have to give her slack though as she has serious health problems this year.

Hate to hear that about your wife, is she on the mend? Prayer's sent to you and yours.  Walmart is a place you will get your vehicle rear ended. We got the classic old Lincoln Town Car hit at Walmart. The perp didn't have any insurance, illegal border jumper Mexican of course in someone else’s truck. Small dent in the trunk lid. Can’t get it in to a body shop until February. They are that backed up with orders.

[ironglow]

How about cooking a small steak in them? Or a potato, i see many kinds on eBay. But eBay shipping , or shippers are very slow. Amazon aint much better, I hate going to Walmart, especially at this time of the year.

  Since I live alone, I only cook "single serve" meals..I can cook a single serve of any meat in 10 minutes. Probably could throw some veggies in with the meat and cook at the same time, but haven't tried it yet !
 
  I bought a larger one for my son and wife before about 2 years before I bought one for myself.  The cooking time for them for 2 and possibly more,  seems to run about the same.  Never tried baked potato in my air oven, since the microwave seems to do that OK..but now that it has been mentioned, I may try it.

[Lloyd Smale]

How about cooking a small steak in them? Or a potato, i see many kinds on eBay. But eBay shipping , or shippers are very slow. Amazon aint much better, I hate going to Walmart, especially at this time of the year.

never a steak but have done pork cube steaks in mine an it worked better then an oven but i still prefer them fried but id probably eat mice if they were fried. Another thing there real good for is warming up stuff like pizza that you dont want getting the microwave sogginess. Pepper poppers, pizza nuggets, frozen chicken tenders frozen garlic bread, fish sticks and even stuff like frozen lasagna that you  preferably want not just heated but browned.

[phalanx]

Wife went ahead and bought one, we’ve been playing with it this afternoon. You can put metal in it not with a microwave.

[Bob Riebe]

I admit they look handy, especially for frozen veggies, but then I prefer my French Fries fried; we have a convection oven and I have used it twice.

I also have one of those ovens for reheating frozen burritos and similar stuff plus it has a two cup coffee maker. I have used it maybe six times in ten years (sad as it is better than the micro-wave and I can make a small amount of coffee with out a paper filter.

I gave the other half a new 300 some dollar Kitchen aid mixer because she wanted the apple peeler you can get for them - separately -  last Christmas, has not been used yet, so an Air Fryer would just be another thing that get stored (we are OUT of storage space, when I had to totally clean out under a kitchen cupboard looking for some thing I did not find, I found kitchen gadgets that had not been used in 30 years and I had forgotten she bought.

Besides I like the taste of oil/grease on fried foods.

[Mule 11]

I admit they look handy, especially for frozen veggies, but then I prefer my French Fries fried; we have a convection oven and I have used it twice.

I also have one of those ovens for reheating frozen burritos and similar stuff plus it has a two cup coffee maker. I have used it maybe six times in ten years (sad as it is better than the micro-wave and I can make a small amount of coffee with out a paper filter.

I gave the other half a new 300 some dollar Kitchen aid mixer because she wanted the apple peeler you can get for them - separately -  last Christmas, has not been used yet, so an Air Fryer would just be another thing that get stored (we are OUT of storage space, when I had to totally clean out under a kitchen cupboard looking for some thing I did not find, I found kitchen gadgets that had not been used in 30 years and I had forgotten she bought.

Besides I like the taste of oil/grease on fried foods.

My air fryer sat unused for 2 years, I like fried food with oil or grease also, past the learning curve I coat veggies etc with oil then air fry with a break in the middle where I pour said oil/grease over top of said product and works well. I agree with the extra item in the kitchen not being used, butt, I likes my air fryer even though it will be going outdoors under my porch due to smokin...

[Lloyd Smale]

I prefer them fried to bob. But if you spray them with pam and salt them and then toss them in the air fryer for about 15-20 minutes there not half bad. I dont care much for the healthier arguement but its sure easier to clean up then frying them in oil and you can set the timer and walk away

I admit they look handy, especially for frozen veggies, but then I prefer my French Fries fried; we have a convection oven and I have used it twice.

I also have one of those ovens for reheating frozen burritos and similar stuff plus it has a two cup coffee maker. I have used it maybe six times in ten years (sad as it is better than the micro-wave and I can make a small amount of coffee with out a paper filter.

I gave the other half a new 300 some dollar Kitchen aid mixer because she wanted the apple peeler you can get for them - separately -  last Christmas, has not been used yet, so an Air Fryer would just be another thing that get stored (we are OUT of storage space, when I had to totally clean out under a kitchen cupboard looking for some thing I did not find, I found kitchen gadgets that had not been used in 30 years and I had forgotten she bought.

Besides I like the taste of oil/grease on fried foods.

[phalanx]

Well, the salmon came out like it was fried, skin was nice and crispy. And the seasoning made it even better, so did brushing it with  butter. The grease pan caught a lot of it, it was easy to clean up. What took about an hour to bake, this only took 20 minutes to fully cook. Gonna try some sausage in it and put the cut up meat in some store bought sauerkraut that came in a jar.

[phalanx]

  I have a small one, since I only cook for myself.  It is good for those things that a microwave doesn't do well.

  For instance frozen or reheated French fries...it makes them crispy.  It cooks small servings of meat in a
   reduced time frame.

     ..About all I can add.. since as of yet I haven't begun to use all it's versatility.

     Oh, and I rate cleanup of the device to be much simpler than some other methods.
 

Our new air fryer warmed up some left over biscuits we had and didn't make them hard as a brick. Like a microwave will do.

It didn't get splatters on the walls ,  like it dose in a microwave.  Corn on the cob cooks better also.

[Casull]

  I have a small one, since I only cook for myself.  It is good for those things that a microwave doesn't do well.

  For instance frozen or reheated French fries...it makes them crispy.  It cooks small servings of meat in a
   reduced time frame.

     ..About all I can add.. since as of yet I haven't begun to use all it's versatility.

     Oh, and I rate cleanup of the device to be much simpler than some other methods.
 

Our new air fryer warmed up some left over biscuits we had and didn't make them hard as a brick. Like a microwave will do.

It didn't get splatters on the walls ,  like it dose in a microwave.  Corn on the cob cooks better also.

If you wrap the biscuits in a damp paper towel, they come out of the microwave soft, moist and hot.  Just like a good woman.

[phalanx]

  I have a small one, since I only cook for myself.  It is good for those things that a microwave doesn't do well.

  For instance frozen or reheated French fries...it makes them crispy.  It cooks small servings of meat in a
   reduced time frame.

     ..About all I can add.. since as of yet I haven't begun to use all it's versatility.

     Oh, and I rate cleanup of the device to be much simpler than some other methods.
 

Our new air fryer warmed up some left over biscuits we had and didn't make them hard as a brick. Like a microwave will do.

It didn't get splatters on the walls ,  like it dose in a microwave.  Corn on the cob cooks better also.

If you wrap the biscuits in a damp paper towel, they come out of the microwave soft, moist and hot.  Just like a good woman.

I knew that from other bread like things.

[phalanx]

I checked, the 1700 watts on full blast is amps 14.5. 120vac. Thats less than some dryers or electric ovens.

[billy_56081]

I checked, the 1700 watts on full blast is amps 14.5. 120vac. Thats less than some dryers or electric ovens.

? Less than dryers and electric ovens? Well maybe gas ovens and dryers.

[Matt]

Never tried baked potato in my air oven, since the microwave seems to do that OK..but now that it has been mentioned, I may try it.

Have had a Ninja Foodi for well over a year now and use it every night.
Rice : with the Ninja Foodi pressure cook for 2 min then natural release for 8min
Potato : pressure cook 12 min natural release for 10 then air fry for 8 @ 350f salt and butter before and during air frying.

I have hundreds more things that I use mine for,  fries, tots, whole chicken , chuck steak, roasts... The Ninja Foodi is the most versatile tool in my kitchen for sure...

[Mule 11]

Never tried baked potato in my air oven, since the microwave seems to do that OK..but now that it has been mentioned, I may try it.

Have had a Ninja Foodi for well over a year now and use it every night.
Rice : with the Ninja Foodi pressure cook for 2 min then natural release for 8min
Potato : pressure cook 12 min natural release for 10 then air fry for 8 @ 350f salt and butter before and during air frying.

I have hundreds more things that I use mine for,  fries, tots, whole chicken , chuck steak, roasts... The Ninja Foodi is the most versatile tool in my kitchen for sure...

Dang, I need 2 tools to do what that one does. Which means I’m always shuffling them around, what a pia.

[ironglow]

  This is my air fryer. 
   https://www.amazon.com/Compact-Electric-Temperature-Control-Feature/dp/B077W6TX88/ref=asc_df_B077W6TX88/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=

    It works very well for single serve stuff.  Since I dwell alone, I haven't tried larger servings, but have little doubt it would do larger servings just as well.

[ironglow]

  For a baked potato, I take the potato ..well washed of course..and slice it lengthwise5-6 times, down to about 1/4 inch from bottom, put butter across top, then microwave 5 min.
  Take out, season and serve.