Air Fryers: Your New Kitchen Companion ?

[KhunLA]

11 minutes ago, LittleBear57 said:

Don't think it's a good idea to use "cookie sheets" , as air friers have a gap under the tray for hot air to flow through. Cookie sheets will stop that flow.

Don't use in air fryer, for that reason, and wouldn't fit anyway.    I did buy a silicone 'insert', helps keep air fryer clean, along with ease of lifting food out, but after realized, it does defeat the purpose of air frying, as restricts the air circulation, so gets used very sparingly.    It was nice thought, but not well though out 

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, gargamon said:

Stand alone air fryers are a waste of time. Hard to clean, etc. Get a good toaster oven that air fries. I threw out the conventional air fryer and got a breville air fryer oven. A little expensive but well worth it.

 

Too much work to download a pic so I can post it.

Rubbish. Line the tub with aluminium foil, and it needs cleaning about once every 3 months.

[brewsterbudgen]

15 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

Why should they have one!

Try getting one, and you'll see.

[gargamon]

11 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Rubbish. Line the tub with aluminium foil, and it needs cleaning about once every 3 months.

Line the air fry tray in the air fry toaster oven with parchment paper and never have to wash it.

[LittleBear57]

11 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Rubbish. Line the tub with aluminium foil, and it needs cleaning about once every 3 months.

Lining the tub with aluminum foil defeats the object of air frying. The air circulates and also comes from the bottom up. That's why the cooking tray has holes in it and it doest sit flush on the bottom. If HAS to circulate to cook evenly and properly. 

[scubascuba3]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

even cheaper ....

 

The cheap ones will probably give you a poor airfryer experience, non stick surface pealing off quickly for example. My Tefal 1500 baht has been very good, 2 years on non stick still 100% and easy to clean

[Lacessit]

15 minutes ago, LittleBear57 said:

Lining the tub with aluminum foil defeats the object of air frying. The air circulates and also comes from the bottom up. That's why the cooking tray has holes in it and it doest sit flush on the bottom. If HAS to circulate to cook evenly and properly. 

That may be so, but all I do is turn the piece of meat over after 5 or 6 minutes. That way, it cooks evenly.

 

As far as properly goes, I always use a meat thermometer.

 

If you like cleaning a cooking tray every time you cook, fine. I'm lazy.

[scubascuba3]

30 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Rubbish. Line the tub with aluminium foil, and it needs cleaning about once every 3 months.

I clean mine more regularly because things like chicken thighs, ribs generate a lot of water/fat at the bottom, easy to clean though

[LittleBear57]

I think the cleaning issue depends on the quality and age of the fryer. And of course what you actually put in them. Meat products are worse than chips or roasted spuds. The do great jacket spuds no cleaning required ( hardly).

[McTavish]

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Unhealthy though, fresh cut chips with a slight coating of oil in the air fryer are very good, and a lot healthier 

On the contrary, Sunflower oil is a healthy choice and imported Belgian-grown potato chips (as above) come out crunchy on outside and floury on the inside ... airfryer chips don't come close.

 

As my only deep-fried menu item I can't justify an airfryer as we use our oven, multi-cooker or BBQ for other cooking.  Having solar means the electric oven costs nothing to run.

[scottiejohn]

30 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Try getting one, and you'll see.

Thanks for yet another of your less than helpful posts!

[brewsterbudgen]

11 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Thanks for yet another of your less than helpful posts!

I didn't mean to be unhelpful, but it took me a while to be persuaded to buy one, however now I don't know how I managed without it.  I guarantee you won't regret getting one.

[Lacessit]

9 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I didn't mean to be unhelpful, but it took me a while to be persuaded to buy one, however now I don't know how I managed without it.  I guarantee you won't regret getting one.

Agree. My cooking was very limited until I got an air fryer.

 

In a small condo kitchen, the bonus is they take up very little space.

[Upnotover]

Mine has a very handy feature - wifi - this allows me to load a frozen snack of choice, sausage rolls a favourite, before heading out, firing the thing up remotely from the pub before heading home for a post-pub feed ready on arrival.  Excellent! 

[Centigrade32]

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

I have known many people with them, and are mostly used for chips and chicken. You are suggesting to cook the two separately, and then put them both back in again to warm them up. Silly idea.

And they are not much good for stir frying Thai style food. 

I realise that you are in love with yours, but you still need the more conventional ways of cooking as well. How do you bake a 12 inch pizza?

 

It was your idea to cook them separately, genius. 😊 The rest of us just add the ingredients as we go along.

 

  

18 hours ago, KannikaP said:

So you want a meal of roast chicken, potatoes and say roasted veggies, with some sauce.

You have to cook each item individually in the air fryer, chips taking about 20 minutes, the chicken 30 and veggies say 10.

 

I simply stated that if you wanted to warm such a meal, I would use the air-fryer for the chicken and the chips.

 

For a 12" pizza, I preheat my pizza stone and bake it in the oven. 

Did anyone suggest discarding all their other kitchen tools? Air Fryers: Your New Kitchen Companion ?

In your brain that appears to mean that you need to discard all other methods of cooking. A strange way of thinking.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, McTavish said:

On the contrary, Sunflower oil is a healthy choice and imported Belgian-grown potato chips (as above) come out crunchy on outside and floury on the inside ... airfryer chips don't come close.

 

As my only deep-fried menu item I can't justify an airfryer as we use our oven, multi-cooker or BBQ for other cooking.  Having solar means the electric oven costs nothing to run.

deep fried food will make you fat that's basic

[khunjeff]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

Do you have to add a small amount of water in the bottom of the pan ?  is that for all air fryers ..

I just read that on one model .... to add a tablespoon of water in the bottom grooves.  

 

??

 

 

That's suggested when preparing certain fatty foods to prevent spattering (and possible fires) as oil renders out and falls to the bottom of the pan - it's not necessary for most air fryer cooking.

[WDSmart]

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I don't care about the energy my oven uses, I have solar so it's free!

Electricity harvested from the light from the Sun is not free, and it's not non-polluting. 

[steven100]

10 hours ago, steven100 said:

even cheaper ....

 

 

maybe I'll buy this cheap one .... if I get 6-12 months out of it then it's a bargain.

I know the inside non-stick may fail after 3 uses ....   but as long as it cooks chicken thighs, drumsticks, vegetables and corn ..... then that's all I need .

[KhunLA]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

maybe I'll buy this cheap one .... if I get 6-12 months out of it then it's a bargain.

I know the inside non-stick may fail after 3 uses ....   but as long as it cooks chicken thighs, drumsticks, vegetables and corn ..... then that's all I need .

for only 75 baht more, you might as well get the 9L one

 

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[steven100]

9 hours ago, KhunLA said:

for only 75 baht more, you might as well get the 9L one

 

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I hear ya '..... but I think a 9L for a single guy is a bit of an overkill,  there's no way I'll ever need something that big,  I'll stick with half that size, 4.5L is fine for me.  It'll rarely be full anyway.

[steven100]

21 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Agree. My cooking was very limited until I got an air fryer.

 

In a small condo kitchen, the bonus is they take up very little space.

what do you cook in it ,  and do you put things together ... like a chicken drumstick and corn and a spud together  ?  

[Lacessit]

37 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what do you cook in it ,  and do you put things together ... like a chicken drumstick and corn and a spud together  ?  

I only cook single pieces of protein.

[pest]

On my second one 

Buy big thats why im on my second one

I have a Phillips XL now fits 2 pork chops real easy i think its 6.5 or 7 litre

My Son and Mum both have big fryers after my mistake 

[steven100]

I found this from 2022 ....    alot of useful information in it.  

 

 

 

[CallumWK]

On 2/4/2025 at 6:16 PM, BritManToo said:

Agree,

I have 2 air fryers so I can cook steak and chips. They are completely useless for cooking more than one food item.

 

I would think every kind of oven is useless to cook more than one food item at the same time, as they will need different times in every oven

[KhunLA]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

I hear ya '..... but I think a 9L for a single guy is a bit of an overkill,  there's no way I'll ever need something that big,  I'll stick with half that size, 4.5L is fine for me.  It'll rarely be full anyway.

Seriously, buy the 9L, as 4.5L really isn't much room at all.  Better to have too much, than not enough.  Our is 4.5L and I'd have a hard time cooking a 'meal' in it, even just for my self.

[KhunLA]

On 2/5/2025 at 7:27 AM, gargamon said:

Stand alone air fryers are a waste of time. Hard to clean, etc. Get a good toaster oven that air fries. I threw out the conventional air fryer and got a breville air fryer oven. A little expensive but well worth it.

 

Too much work to download a pic so I can post it.

A true 'air fryer' operates on a different principle (air circulation) than your convection oven, mis-labeled 'air fryer' for marketing.   Same as our 56L convection oven, labeled 'air fryer'

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfdAj9D90FQ&t=42s&ab_channel=PrudentReviews

 

 

[steven100]

On 2/4/2025 at 5:18 PM, connda said:

A "must have" in our kitchen along with a stainless steel pressure cooker.

I doubt a pressure cooker is needed in the kitchen,  it was 60 years ago, but not now,  a steamer is great for vegetables,  and a crock pot for any stews.