Current Events > Has anyone here ever used a air fryer

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and if so how does it compare to really frying the food ?
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@mipond did you ever get one for your fry loving friend?

I've only ever used one once for fries and they tasted pretty much exactly like normal. Not exactly an in depth review but still.
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I did and we've had to experiment a little but he's happy with it. We put the oil in a water spritzer and spritz it on. They smell and taste great. So far we've did hash browns and fries. Im going to pick one up for me now!

Thanks, I might pick on up, so I can eat fries with out all the oil.
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cjsdowg posted...

Thanks, I might pick on up, so I can eat fries with out all the oil.

You can just bake the fries. They'll end up tasting pretty close to steak fries.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

You can just bake the fries. They'll end up tasting pretty close to steak fries.

I tried that, it felt like I was eating baked potatoes lol. I think I might just say nuts to this and just eat less of the deep fried version .
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I've made pizza roll things in 'em before -- not too shabby, honestly. Wish I had one.
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Honestly, not as good as a deep fryer. I was disappointed, can't use anything battered or soft, has to be frozen and hard. Over all it's ok, but a deep fryer is better.

Thanks all for the tips.

Amazon_Shampoo posted...

Honestly, not as good as a deep fryer. I was disappointed, can't use anything battered or soft, has to be frozen and hard. Over all it's ok, but a deep fryer is better.

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Thanks for that information.
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I bought one for my brother's birthday a week ago, and his dinner was just basically using the thing with a ton of things you'd use it for to see how good it is, and compared to using a toaster oven or an oven to bake things, it's a pretty big difference.

I've made mozzarella sticks in a toaster oven and in the air fryer, and this one's the weakest one. They do come out crunchier, but in terms of flavor the same. But I like the crunchies though.

Pizza bites, just come out better, somehow they don't dry up and they cook faster, and just taste better.

French fries are just plain better, and you can choose how crunchy they come out too.

I tried doing dumplings and that was a big failure, but granted we didn't have an oil spritzer, I tried buying a normal water bottle sprayer for it which I knew wasn't going to work but I figured why not. So the dumplings were pretty much baked and came out worse than using a toaster oven. You're better off pan frying them. But if we were to spritz some oil on them? Perhaps they'd be good.

He told me he did chicken wings in it about 10 and they came out perfect for him, and we eat out for buffalo wings on a weekly basis. So...the thing was pretty much a huge success for my brother, he was iffy about it, primarily wanted it to make french fries and maybe buffalo wings, and it does both perfectly.

I'll probably end up buying one of my own, but I'm gonna try out those buffalo wings and see what he means.
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