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Post by gogittum on May 14, 2024 20:26:13 GMT -5
Listening to you guys blather about air fryers a while back, I felt kinda smug. My little Hamilton Beach toaster oven did all that stuff, so why spend the money ?? I've been using it for at least ~6 or 8 years now and was happy as if I had brains.
Finally, I did some checking - mostly cooking times - and came to realize my little toy was just that. 17 minutes to heat a frozen pizza and at that it was only luke warm. Chicken tenders - 15 minutes on one side, then 10 on the other and still not hot in the middle.
OK, I bit the bullet and chose a Ninja Foodi - $120 at WalMart and brought it home. I wanted one big enuf to heat a 12" pizza and this one is low profile - 7" high, but plenty wide and deep. The ones with the small single and double baskets didn't appeal overmuch.
What an education....learning to cook all over again.
Last night, put in the last of a bag of chicken tenders and started a bag of spicy boneless chicken wings. 7 and 4 minutes and they were sizzling hot - all the way thru. Deelushus.
Just now, put in 1/2 a partly thawed pizza and couldn't believe it - 4 minutes and it was sizzling; pepperoni was carbonizing and cheese was bubbling. Nearly burnt my mouth and flavor was great.
Sooo....thanks to y'all who chimed in back then. This thing is a very worthy addition to my kitchen.
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Post by ferris1248 on May 15, 2024 5:32:18 GMT -5
They are versatile. As you use it more, you'll be surprised what you can do.
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Post by gandy on May 15, 2024 5:57:33 GMT -5
It's the convection part that makes the air fryers or mini convection oven's great.
Welcome to 2010.
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Post by madm002 on May 15, 2024 7:56:01 GMT -5
We bought one of those as well. It replaces alot of things we did not use and were sent away.
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Post by gogittum on May 15, 2024 11:12:08 GMT -5
They are versatile. As you use it more, you'll be surprised what you can do. Thing that has me a bit confuzzled is the settings for Air Fryer, Air Roast and Air Broil. What's the difference, other than all 3 have the blower going ??
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Post by ferris1248 on May 15, 2024 14:28:37 GMT -5
I'm guessing the movement of the air.
Air frying (in a basket) has hot air moving 360 degrees.
Air roast is in a pan so you can't circulate 360 degree air but you can circulate 360 degree heat.
Air broil would broil blow air downwards towards the food for a broiling effect.
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Post by conchydong on May 15, 2024 15:22:10 GMT -5
I would take a wild shot and say that air fryer mode has both top and bottom elements heating while broiler mode has the top and roasting is the bottom but I am just a dumb conch so I admit I may be wrong.
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Post by gogittum on May 15, 2024 19:47:01 GMT -5
I would take a wild shot and say that air fryer mode has both top and bottom elements heating while broiler mode has the top and roasting is the bottom but I am just a dumb conch so I admit I may be wrong. That makes sense - KISS - and it'll be easy to check out. I'll keep ya posted.
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Post by madm002 on May 16, 2024 12:23:22 GMT -5
Costco has a really nifty one on sale for $90, $35 off. We bought one for Mom. Low profile too.
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Post by cadman on May 29, 2024 10:45:42 GMT -5
Well gogittum, I had to join you and bought a Ninja model with 8 functions and gave my old basket model to the Salvation Army donation center. I was first amazed at how quickly this thing preheats compared to my old basket model and how much more food it can hold. I have done chicken, fish, vegetables, biscuits, frozen waffles, and more. It has replaced the oven for many items. Cheaper and quicker than turning on the oven and waiting for it to preheat too.
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Post by tampaspicer on May 29, 2024 14:13:08 GMT -5
Well gogittum, I had to join you and bought a Ninja model with 8 functions and gave my old basket model to the Salvation Army donation center. I was first amazed at how quickly this thing preheats compared to my old basket model and how much more food it can hold. I have done chicken, fish, vegetables, biscuits, frozen waffles, and more. It has replaced the oven for many items. Cheaper and quicker than turning on the oven and waiting for it to preheat too. Yeap we rarely use the oven except for when we have company over for bigger meals. We made these last night and had enough for lunch today.
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Post by tonyroma on May 29, 2024 15:08:29 GMT -5
Frozen Jamaican beef patty in the air fryer. Chefs kiss.
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Post by conchydong on May 29, 2024 15:16:19 GMT -5
Frozen Jamaican beef patty in the air fryer. Chefs kiss. that’s what I do with those frozen Jamaican patties. I put them in the microwave for one minute 45 seconds then put them in the air fryer to crisp them up.
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Post by Tarpon65 on May 29, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5
Wife bought one and uses it every six months or so. The one she bought seems to have a small food capacity, but maybe I should give them more of a chance.
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Post by cadman on May 29, 2024 16:24:24 GMT -5
Wife bought one and uses it every six months or so. The one she bought seems to have a small food capacity, but maybe I should give them more of a chance. If it is a basket type, you won't use it much. At least I didn't. the one I have now looks like this and I have used it more in the last week than I did the other in the 4 years I owned it
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