Airfryer are they worth buying
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| 51 | autumnwinds wrote: samanya - 2019-04-24 17:33:00 |
| 52 | malcovy wrote:
Thank you for that, cookiebarrel - 2019-04-24 20:24:00 |
| 53 | I have to say that how much I love the air fryer that I want another one. I have family home and one loves roast pork and one loves roast chicken. After looking at a Facebook group for Kmart air fryers and see what they foods pics they post, means I will be cooking pork in air fryer and I want to cook the roast vegies and chicken in another one. malcovy - 2019-04-25 15:12:00 |
| 54 | Made scones again today, sultana ones, lovely result. Having chickpea burgers with onions, garlic kumara chips and salad for tea. Will also freshen up the turkish bread rolls for the burgers in the airfyer. There are a few cooking websites with great ideas for cooking in the air fryer, posted some links below. nauru - 2019-04-25 16:29:00 |
| 55 | The member deleted this message. eljayv - 2019-04-26 08:51:00 |
| 56 | nauru wrote: eljayv - 2019-04-26 08:53:00 |
| 57 | So are the cookers any use to a single vegetarian, no fish either? lilyfield - 2019-04-26 09:11:00 |
| 58 | lilyfield wrote: eljayv - 2019-04-26 10:26:00 |
| 59 | The links below are just a few of the many sites which have vegetarian and vegan airfryer recipes. We tend to eat mostly vegetarian meals and fish and occasional chicken. nauru - 2019-04-26 13:50:00 |
| 60 | We bought the $79 one from TWH yesterday. So far we are happy with chips (shoestring style). We are going to try wedges next or maybe roast potatoes. Has anyone got any suggestions for delious roast potatoes? razell - 2019-04-27 12:57:00 |
| 61 | razell wrote: eljayv - 2019-04-27 17:34:00 |
| 62 | razell wrote:
I have yet to try roast potatoes but I did jacket potatoes which were amazing. Crispy skin and soft inside, great flavour, very like the ones Mum baked in a coal range oven when I was little, a blast from the past and will definitely airfry them from now on. nauru - 2019-04-27 18:08:00 |
| 63 | We did jacket potatoes tonight and they were delicious! I'm going to try bread and butter pudding made from stale hotcross buns and see how that goes.... razell - 2019-04-27 20:57:00 |
| 64 | nauru wrote:
How did you cook them ? As in what temp and for how long I also have memory of coal range backed spuds ! thanks timturtle - 2019-04-27 21:55:00 |
| 65 | timturtle wrote:
For jacket potatoes - rub potatoes with a bit of oil and salt and pepper. Cook for 40 minutes at 200 degrees. razell - 2019-04-28 11:42:00 |
| 66 | timturtle wrote:
I gave mine 4 mins in the MW then rubbed with a spray of oil, S&P and into the airfyer for 20 mins @ 180C then I upped it to 200C for 5 mins. Edited by nauru at 5:34 pm, Sun 28 Apr nauru - 2019-04-28 17:33:00 |
| 67 | My daughter just did some salt and pepper squid in the oven but she said that the batter is mushy. Would an air fryer do a better job of this kind of thing? And the battered hoki you buy at the supermarket? She certainly doesn't want to deep fry them! wasala - 2019-04-28 19:00:00 |
| 68 | wasala wrote:
Had some musky ones from mine, but my error i believe, i sprayed with oil first.(fillets and squid rings, subsequent no oil rings were fine.) Butterflied king prawns tonight, yummy. gpg58 - 2019-04-28 19:43:00 |
| 69 | Air fryers are brilliant. Our old one spat the dummy a few months back, but we managed to pick up a nearly new one at the Red cross shop yesterday. We would be lost without ours. Cooks beautiful oven fries.. arvn - 2019-05-05 17:44:00 |
| 70 | nauru wrote: timturtle - 2019-05-05 18:33:00 |
| 71 | Just asking ...so you can put a chicken leg cut up potatoes and pumpkin in tge AF at once ? kevthehunter - 2019-05-05 20:40:00 |
| 72 | kevthehunter wrote:
Can't see why not... razell - 2019-05-05 21:29:00 |
| 73 | I found a decent (ex-danish biscuit) tin that fits my AF basket... and it's Magic Mayo Chicken Breasts for dinner, with baked potatoes and salad... This Magic Mayo Moist chicken is a variation, with variations, of a generic Mayo Chicken Breast recipe that’s been around since the 60’s. It is moist, versatile, full of flavour, moist, and best of all, easy to make! Magic Mayo Moist Chicken is perfect for a stress-free dinner party, too – prepare ahead, leave in the fridge until you put the oven on to preheat. Ingredients: Directions: Easy peasy.... Edited by autumnwinds at 3:06 pm, Mon 6 May autumnwinds - 2019-05-06 15:05:00 |
| 74 | autumnwinds wrote:
Thanks for the tip autumnwinds, will look out for one. You got your airfryer from TWH too, didn't you?. I do have a pyrex dish which fits in the basket ok but a tin would be great. Have you tried cakes in yours yet?, that's my next project. Our fryer gets used most days and I'm really happy with it. Scones come out great. Just done a batch of herb and garlic croutons, it's so easy in the AF so no more throwing leftover slices in the bin. nauru - 2019-05-06 16:19:00 |
| 75 | nauru wrote: No, no cakes yet, but heaps of other things, including a recipe I found for potato & broccoli tots that I partially baked when the oven was on, froze, then finished off a week later in the AF - brilliant! Nice for a quick way to ... ahem.. reheat pizza slices, too... (much nicer than nuking them...) autumnwinds - 2019-05-06 18:12:00 |
| 76 | My sister microwaves frozen pies for 2 mins then into the AF for 6 mins timturtle - 2019-05-06 18:44:00 |
| 77 | timturtle wrote:
I do that but they only need 2-3 mins in the Phillips. kacy5 - 2019-05-06 22:37:00 |
| 78 | gpg58 wrote: aktow - 2019-05-06 23:45:00 |
| 79 | aktow wrote:
May do that, although also thinking i may just engrave new marks for correct temp, and ink those. Tried a pizza tonight(supermarket cheapy with extra cheese and bacon added), still have not turned on real oven since buying, probally should have tonight. Edited by gpg58 at 12:41 am, Tue 7 May gpg58 - 2019-05-07 00:41:00 |
| 80 | lythande1 wrote:
That depends on whether it is saturated fat or unsaturated fat and whether you have coronary heart disease or not. mack77 - 2019-05-08 20:44:00 |
| 81 | nauru wrote: eljayv - 2019-05-10 16:46:00 |
| 82 | I bought mine from the Home Show and got a recipe book with it, It says for loaf bake at 165c for 25-35 minutes or until knife test None of the recipes says anything about turning it off to finish. I find the times vary a bit from usual baking times and temps r.cross - 2019-05-10 17:39:00 |
| 83 | eljayv wrote:
Great to hear your scones worked out well and gluten free too. I haven't got around to trying a cake yet, maybe over the weekend. Let us know how you go with your loaf, would be interested on any tips. Not sure if you will have to turn it to brown but being a metal tin maybe not. Haven't seen any tips online as yet. Did find another interesting website the other day, lots of recipes etc, link below. Edited by nauru at 7:19 pm, Fri 10 May nauru - 2019-05-10 19:18:00 |
| 84 | Has anyone got a "taste the difference air roaster "and what do they think of it? cottagerose - 2019-05-10 21:51:00 |
| 85 | cottagerose wrote:
Just as a FYI it is rated as " recommended " on the consumer website with two private reviews or 4 out of 5. No 5 out of 5 as the customers wanted a pause button to add veges etc. 342 - 2019-05-11 16:36:00 |
| 86 | cottagerose wrote:
I have the knock off from Innovations, and it's brilliant (and way cheaper). The above comment about a pause button, I don't know what the TTD one does, but mine I can just open the door and when closed it will resume the set time and temperature. Also, wanted to ask, has anyone used silicone baking trays in their air fryer? I've been looking for a muffin tray that will fit, but having no luck and considering cutting down a larger silicone one. fizzy_kiwi - 2019-05-12 19:20:00 |
| 87 | I am so tempted to get one of these. Am I best to buy a Kmart model to see if the concept works for us - before investing in a better one, or should I just bite the bullet? wasala - 2019-05-12 23:24:00 |
| 88 | Wasala I have only ever used the Kmart one. My daughter and her partner liked using it and bought one for themselves. Its light and easy to clean too. malcovy - 2019-05-13 06:20:00 |
| 89 | This message was deleted. cleggyboy - 2019-05-13 10:41:00 |
| 90 | wasala wrote:
I went for the cheaper AF to see if it would work for us with the intention of maybe upgrading to a bigger one if I liked the concept of AFing and I didn't want to spend mega bucks on an appliance I may not like. I bought mine from TWH and love it, just the right size for the two of us so will stay with it until it dies. It's used most days and I wish I'd bought one earlier. Made a batch of date scones again today, quick, easy and a great result. So IMO try the cheaper one first to see how you go. Edited by nauru at 2:38 pm, Mon 13 May nauru - 2019-05-13 14:33:00 |
| 91 | Has anyone tried cooking a cake in the base rather than the basket? eljayv - 2019-05-26 10:44:00 |
| 92 | razell wrote: I pop mine (pricked) into the microwave for 2-5 mins while the airfryer heats up, then give them a very light rub with oil, and bake until soft and fluffy inside and nice and crisp on the outside. (Don't ask for how long, that depends on the size of the spuds....) I also fully nuke large spuds at times, then spoon out the insides, mix with finely chopped chives or spring onions, seasoning, a little garlic aioli, cheese and sometimes finely chopped crisp bacon, then sprinkle a little extra cheese on top, and cook in airfryer until well heated and browned. Edited by autumnwinds at 12:20 pm, Sun 26 May autumnwinds - 2019-05-26 12:20:00 |
| 93 | eljayv wrote:
I was wondering how that would work too. I do have some crimped paper cases for larger cakes which would fit in the base ok. Might give it a go. nauru - 2019-05-26 12:32:00 |
| 94 | nauru wrote: eljayv - 2019-05-26 13:13:00 |
| 95 | eljayv wrote: I am not sure but I think there is a covered element in the bottom of the airfryer. So wouldn't putting the cake directly onto the bottom put the cake directly on top of the element? Wouldn't putting the cake batter (I presume it will be in a baking tin) directly on top of the element prevent the fan from circulating the hot air? Would that mean the bottom of the cake burning while the top remained basically, uncooked? I could be wrong with my thinking. Maybe the heating element is in the lid. Anyone with an airfryer would be able to figure it out. Maybe if the tin was raised slightly it would be better anyway so that air could circulate underneath the tin as well. Edited by buzzy110 at 1:59 pm, Sun 26 May buzzy110 - 2019-05-26 13:57:00 |
| 96 | I bought some AF accessories from 1-day last week. There is 2x cake tins of different depths, 2 x racks, 1 with kebab sticks and a silicone mat. It was $20 I think.... worth looking out for, if they come up again. We used the shallower cake tin to make a quiche type thing for lunch. We lined the tin with a tortilla then added beaten egg, cheese tomato etc. Cooked it for around 15 minutes. Delicious! razell - 2019-05-26 14:23:00 |
| 97 | razell wrote: eljayv - 2019-05-26 14:34:00 |
| 98 | I could be wrong with my thinking. Maybe the heating element is in the lid. Anyone with an airfryer would be able to figure it out. Maybe if the tin was raised slightly it would be better anyway so that air could circulate underneath the tin as well.[/quote] eljayv - 2019-05-26 14:38:00 |
| 99 | eljayv wrote: buzzy110 - 2019-05-26 17:23:00 |
| 100 | buzzy110 wrote: I The element in my AF is at the top. Maybe they differ from brand to brand. not sure. nauru - 2019-05-27 10:27:00 |
