Poll of the Day > Anyone have an Air Fryer? How do you like it.

(+) Yeah! (+)

I'm getting mine soon.

Good for some things

Gets crispy chicken skin

Good!

Nice steaks, burgers and chicken

Fries thou.. not so much.. maybe I'm doing them wrong but I prefer the actual fryer

Much good. Very wow.

JixHedgehog posted...

Good!

Nice steaks, burgers and chicken

Fries thou.. not so much.. maybe I'm doing them wrong but I prefer the actual fryer

You can air fry a burger?

When I move, I am making it a priority to get one.

Love it, I use it for frozen shit like french fries or pizza bites and they come out perfect (if you know the time). Perfect for reheating pizzas and cooking empanadas from scratch (if you don't mind them bloating up like blimps). Nuggets and fries from McD's or fast food come out great if you know the time on reheating them. It's all a learning process.

I use it to reheat deserts like danishes or cinnamon buns and it makes a difference.

Mine has a rotisserie thinger in it, and I've used it several times to roast an entire small chicken in it. Much better than the store bought ones IMO. But the effort is obnoxious.

In general anytime you don't want to use an entire oven to cook up some minor things it's good to use.

my oven can just air fry

but it was just called convection then

badjay posted...

Mine has a rotisserie thinger in it, and I've used it several times to roast an entire small chicken in it. Much better than the store bought ones IMO. But the effort is obnoxious.

I've been slow cooking chicken in a crock pot for the better part of the past decade because I don't have an oven; are we talking effort in set up, maintenance or something else?

badjay posted...

Love it, I use it for frozen shit like french fries or pizza bites and they come out perfect (if you know the time). Perfect for reheating pizzas and cooking empanadas from scratch (if you don't mind them bloating up like blimps). Nuggets and fries from McD's or fast food come out great if you know the time on reheating them. It's all a learning process.

I use it to reheat deserts like danishes or cinnamon buns and it makes a difference.

Mine has a rotisserie thinger in it, and I've used it several times to roast an entire small chicken in it. Much better than the store bought ones IMO. But the effort is obnoxious.

In general anytime you don't want to use an entire oven to cook up some minor things it's good to use.

How do you convert the normal cook time to the air fryer cook time?

BigOlePappy posted...

You can air fry a burger?

Yep, get your fav mince, season whatever, maybe seal both sides quickly in a pan and toss it in there flipping it half way

It'll drain the fat and you're left with a pretty decent piece of meat

Same with a steak, marinade, seal, air fryer.

BigOlePappy posted...

You can air fry a burger?

Check out some YouTube videos, you can airfry just about anything. I like the one Sam the Cooking Guy does just because it shows the versatility.

I really enjoy mine. Im trying to find some new recipes to try out.

I use it nearly every time I cook, get a big one, the smaller ones are really not big enough.

I have an air fryer and it pretty much handles my grubbin ass, lol.

Yellow posted...

I use it nearly every time I cook, get a big one, the smaller ones are really not big enough.

I had been thinking of getting one of the small ones but reading your comment I know I will definitely spend the extra for a decent sized one.

good for reheating crispy food.
I also don't have a toaster so I use it as a toaster.

I dont have one!

I have one. Won one at a Christmas party at work a few years ago. I really like it. I like stuff like fries, tator tots, cheese curds, chicken nuggets/tenders, pizza rolls, etc. in it.

BigOlePappy posted...

I'm getting mine soon.

I had a couple and neither of them worked as desired. I mean, they both worked... great for little things you would put in an oven.

My problem is i'm something of a french fry elitist and neither were any better than just cooking in a normal oven.

Granted, they were the SAME as cooking in a normal oven so if you don't have a normal oven then an air fryer would be awesome for you

Lokarin posted...

I had a couple and neither of them worked as desired. I mean, they both worked... great for little things you would put in an oven.

My problem is i'm something of a french fry elitist and neither were any better than just cooking in a normal oven.

Granted, they were the SAME as cooking in a normal oven so if you don't have a normal oven then an air fryer would be awesome for you

They're somewhere in between the quality of an oven and the ease/speed of a microwave.

Unless it takes the exact same amount of time and I'm a shmuck.

Yellow posted...

They're somewhere in between the quality of an oven and the ease/speed of a microwave.

Unless it takes the exact same amount of time and I'm a shmuck.

it's not that it takes less time, it's that it heats up faster and loses less heat so it's more energy efficient and you don't need to pre-heat

edit: and this is contingent on using the same one I used... both were different types of Tfal air fryer

Lokarin posted...

it's not that it takes less time, it's that it heats up faster and loses less heat so it's more energy efficient and you don't need to pre-heat

I thought the point of the air blowing was to speed up the cooking?

Yellow posted...

I thought the point of the air blowing was to speed up the cooking?

it's all physics... the deep inside of a chunk of chicken breast doesn't care if the air is moving, only the net heat

Lokarin posted...

it's all physics... the deep inside of a chunk of chicken breast doesn't care if the air is moving, only the net heat

Huh

I guess you are right.

tbf, the air fryer does make the outside of said chicken a little cripsier... kinda like if you used the broil setting for a short while

Lokarin posted...

tbf, the air fryer does make the outside of said chicken a little cripsier... kinda like if you used the broil setting for a short while

Now you really have me thinking here.

If the air goes over it faster at 400f, it reaches 400f faster but it still only reaches 400f

And in an oven it reaches 400f, but slower because there's no wind chill effect, the heat distribution would be slower/even.

So it would be crispier on the outside due to just reaching that temp faster on the outside

So if you tried cooking a full turkey in an air frier you would burn the shit out of it and it would be raw on the inside.

Yellow posted...

So if you tried cooking a full turkey in an air frier you would burn the shit out of it and it would be raw on the inside.

Can you cook on a low setting?

BigOlePappy posted...

Can you cook on a low setting?

But then the overall temp would be lower.

I wouldn't cook anything bigger than a chicken breast (if that) in an air frier.

KodyKeir posted...

I've been slow cooking chicken in a crock pot for the better part of the past decade because I don't have an oven; are we talking effort in set up, maintenance or something else?

I'm talking about buying a tiny chicken and then tying it up with a rope and seasoning the outsides. Then you gotta butcher and break it down after which I find a bit more obnoxious to do. But still fun. I don't think it beats 5 dollar rotisserie chicken. In terms of effort to time spent. You can't beat a 5 dollar rotisserie chicken, unless the flavor is vastly superior, and sadly it isn't. But it's still better than a 5 dollar one, just not significant enough for me to go through the effort.

However, if YOU constantly cook an entire chicken in a slow cooker then it may be worth it.

https://youtu.be/WNEgXyOxDxU

There's a video of a guy doing rotisserie chicken in my air fryer from start to finish. I find it a bit annoying, but it may be for you. I only do it for special occasions around Winter or if I want to impress someone with it. It IS impressive to me TBH.

BigOlePappy posted...

How do you convert the normal cook time to the air fryer cook time?

In general it's about the same, since it cooks faster. But like I said it's all a learning process. You just gotta experiment. If you want it crunchier more time and higher temps will do it. If you want it juicier more time lower temp.

acesxhigh posted...

I also don't have a toaster so I use it as a toaster.

I have to say mine sucks for making toast.

Yellow posted...

I wouldn't cook anything bigger than a chicken breast (if that) in an air frier.

You CAN cook an entire chicken in one. Like a small 5-6 pounder. The video I posted shows it and I've personally done it at least 3 times.

We have one. I've only used it twice and I made scotch eggs both times.
Was good.

badjay posted...

However, if YOU constantly cook an entire chicken in a slow cooker then it may be worth it.

https://youtu.be/WNEgXyOxDxU

There's a video of a guy doing rotisserie chicken in my air fryer from start to finish. I find it a bit annoying, but it may be for you. I only do it for special occasions around Winter or if I want to impress someone with it. It IS impressive to me TBH.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Yeah, I have no problem butchering a cooked chicken; it was something to see the look on my brother in law's face the first time he watched me reduce a whole cooked chicken to serving portions and bones in about a minute. My sister had warned him before hand too.

KodyKeir posted...

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Yeah, I have no problem butchering a cooked chicken; it was something to see the look on my brother in law's face the first time he watched me reduce a whole cooked chicken to serving portions and bones in about a minute. My sister had warned him before hand too.

Feel free to go for it. My rotisserie function still works and it has been three to four years of solid use of at least once a week.

I guess I should mention, I've made jerky in mine. But my air fryer isn't a basket one. It has trays that lets air go through it. So results are a bit different.

Does an air fryer make rotisserie chicken taste more like fried chicken?

I have one of those instapot/air fryer deals that does a couple other things. I don't think it would make rotisserie style taste like fried chicken. Some of the recipes for fried chicken style coatings and batters that came in a book require freezing so it won't fall off.

I had a toaster oven with convection and a rotisserie on it. In the end I would say the airfryer gets better circulation and more even browning because of the insert made for that and you can foil the bottom or use parchment paper for other stuff.

Its not some miracle deep frying replacement but it does a pretty good job of what it does and works good as a toaster oven or regular oven substitute. Having a toaster oven before I wouldn't feel it was worth it to get a standalone one without the pressure cooking function just to crisp stuff. That said it does work just as good as a toaster oven and it has more modern setting and timing features so it has completely replaced it.

BigOlePappy posted...

Does an air fryer make rotisserie chicken taste more like fried chicken?

It's just a literal rotisserie chicken. Like it spins it in the oven. I don't know if you'd call a rotisserie chicken that you see at costco fried chicken necessarily. I mean I guess it depends on your definition of fried chicken. The skin certainly crisps up honestly.

some air fryers do have a rotating bar in them for rotisserie, but i haven't tried one of those

My air fryer is amazing....but too small

I am returning my 1 quart air fryer for a 4 quart.