Anyone have an Air Fryer

[fan4ever]

Originally Posted by Great Expectations

I used my sous vide to cook wings in their sauce and rub for the Phoenix Open Waste Management golf tournament last month, then put them in the air fryer until they were crispy. They were outstanding, but left a ton of grease to clean up in the air fryer afterwards. I made about 4 batches, they were all gone at the end.

So they were totally cooked out of the sous vide and the air fryer was just to crisp them up...how long did you put them in there for?

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by fan4ever

So they were totally cooked out of the sous vide and the air fryer was just to crisp them up...how long did you put them in there for?

About 6 minutes, just enough for the color to change, but they could’ve handled longer. On the wet wings I cooked them wet in the Sous Vide, others I dry rubbed and then added more after the air fryer. More fat was rendered this way and they were still moist on the inside.

[BossChief]

We use ours every day. Spring for a larger one because you’ll probably want to use it more than you think.

[loochy]

The only drawback is that they are kind of big. Ours has to stay out on the counter all the time (which I hate) because it is too tall to fit into our cabinets.

[cabletech94]

Originally Posted by loochy

The only drawback is that they are kind of big. Ours has to stay out on the counter all the time (which I hate) because it is too tall to fit into our cabinets.

I actually store mine in the original box on a shelf in the garage. Just helps with the clutter

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by cabletech94

I actually store mine in the original box on a shelf in the garage. Just helps with the clutter

This is exactly what I do, but only use it 1-2x a week. Not sure what I would do if I used it more often

[Shaid]

We have an Air Fryer Oven - basically it just has trays rather than one big basket. We cook tons of stuff in it and it's great. Bonus for the kids is it's big enough for them to put party pizzas in when they get home from school. Honestly, it might be our most used appliance.

[Titty Meat]

I bought one last week its very convenient

[gblowfish]

I've been thinking about buying one of these. On Amazon the prices are all over the place from about $275 for a Philips model to $70 for a Wal Mart Chinese knock off. There's just Mrs. B and me, but I like to cook big and share stuff with the neighbors. Any buying advice?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

I've been thinking about buying one of these. On Amazon the prices are all over the place from about $275 for a Philips model to $70 for a Wal Mart Chinese knock off. There's just Mrs. B and me, but I like to cook big and share stuff with the neighbors. Any buying advice?

Both I and my parents have had the NuWave Flavorwave for YEARS and use them regularly.



I guess it could be a little more unwieldy because you have to have counter space to take the top off to retrieve your food, as opposed to just pulling out a drawer like the newer configurations, but it more than makes up for it, IMO, in your ability to monitor your food as it cooks.

In case it's not clear, the clear bottom [up to the crease just about the white stand] is a deep glass dish, and the entire top from there up comes off to put food in and remove food after cooking. It also comes with an extender ring that makes the entire cooking vessel taller, and stainless racks so you can layer different dishes [ie, burgers on one rack and fries on another].

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Both I and my parents have had the NuWave Flavorwave for YEARS and use them regularly.

I've had the Aldi version of this for a couple of years. Way more versatile than the air fryer. It was $39 and works great. Mine has an extender ring and will do a 14 lb. turkey.


I use it all the time. Great for chicken and fish. I do cottage fries and burgers at the same time, too (fries on top rack, burgers on bottom rack).

[fan4ever]

Originally Posted by Stewie

I've had the Aldi version of this for a couple of years. Way more versatile than the air fryer. It was $39 and works great. Mine has an extender ring and will do a 14 lb. turkey.


I use it all the time. Great for chicken and fish. I do cottage fries and burgers at the same time, too (fries on top rack, burgers on bottom rack).

Do the fries cook crispy with all that hamburger moisture in there?

[Stewie]

Originally Posted by fan4ever

Do the fries cook crispy with all that hamburger moisture in there?

They do. Since they're on the top rack they're close to the halogen heating element and not really affected by what's below.


Note: Aldi only offers the turbo convection oven a couple times per year (spring/fall maybe) but it's a heck of a deal.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

I've been thinking about buying one of these. On Amazon the prices are all over the place from about $275 for a Philips model to $70 for a Wal Mart Chinese knock off. There's just Mrs. B and me, but I like to cook big and share stuff with the neighbors. Any buying advice?

We're happy with the $50 one from Costco. The only drawbacks are that it can be a bit small for large jobs and it's too big to fit in my cabinet.

Also, I'd look for one that has a decently deep area in the bottom to catch grease and liquid. I cooked bacon in mine and I made a grease mess because grease sloshed out of the lowest vents in the catch pan when I took the bacon out.