Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Last time I ask Alexa anything. Am now lumbered with a compact hair dryer. Sake!
[Food] Small air fryer recommendations please
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General rule of thumb:
20 degrees less than stated oven temperature.
20% less time.
Will vary between models but a good starting point.
Loads of products now coming with air fryer cooking “instructions” too.
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Cheers
Certain foods are now putting air frying times on their packaging. It is a bit hit and miss at the start but it’s basically 50% of the normal oven time imo.
My first ever air fried food was a portion of oven chips; cooked in 10 minutes during a half time of a match on Tv.
My advice is buy one bigger than you think you need and also one which you can put a plate or bowl etc. on top of and pre-warm it while cooking.
Ninja (at least I think it is them) now do a up and down double rather than the traditional side-by side formation.
Ninja (at least I think it is them) now do a up and down double rather than the traditional side-by side formation.
That is very kind of you. Fair play.
LamieRobertson
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Likewise….heck of a lot more food items now list air fryer cooking times …..I’ve yet to purchase one but that fact is beginning to nudge me in the directing of buying a smallish one
LamieRobertson
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Blimey that’s a really old model…good value if it’s still going
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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I can in about 30 mins - I'm just using a new one.
We have a Cosori.
Don’t use it a lot, but it seems effective
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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As we speak. Love it
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clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Tower T17039
Always selling out due to it's simplicity, it's the digital version of the other one they do with the manual knobs.
This was the one my mum's carers used for everything. It's small but packs a punch. I much prefer the over style rather than the drawers.
You will see a similar model at Argos for currently £150. This is identical ( for £63) , the only difference between the 5-1 and 10-1 is the nonsense they bundle it with like the rotary kebab thing you will never use. It's amazing how this model varies in price.
If you want perfect chips and I mean perfect chips then get a cheap basket
The Tower has a rotisserie inside which the basket will attach to. It tumbles the chips and they come out perfect.
I've just been using an expensive Ninja double draw one. Really don't like it. It has cold spots and it's actually a bugger to get the hot food out the drawers without burning yourself.
At home, I have a very large (oven style) air fryer, I think the biggest you can get. But I missed the little Tower so just bought one of those and got it for £49 on Amazon.
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Theatre of Trees
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Purchased this last week for a measly £21.99 from Robert Dyas - ideal for one person
Thunder Bolt
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Don’t forget the liners which help keep the drawers clean, and also help getting the food out.
We bought a cheap one from Lidl just to experiment with, and liked it. Inevitably, being cheap, after a year, one of the drawers wouldn’t close properly, but, by then, we knew we liked air fryers, so in November, looking for bargains, we bought a Ninja.
We bought a cheap one from Lidl just to experiment with, and liked it. Inevitably, being cheap, after a year, one of the drawers wouldn’t close properly, but, by then, we knew we liked air fryers, so in November, looking for bargains, we bought a Ninja.
P.C. Beard
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- Aug 8, 2011
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In general I would recommend getting one with separately stacked horizontal shelves with a fat catching tray beneath them all, rather than the usual side by side compartment style. So much easier to clean and cook more food and do it properly (air able to access all around it) as you don't have to stack food on top of itself. You also don't have food sitting in oil/grease which you do if you end up using the liners. It's more like a traditional oven, really. Something like this: https://www.elekdirect.co.uk/produc...zghyu5YHvAnT4ac81YS7JpvmTwFzn69RoCuAgQAvD_BwE - I own this one and use it multiple times a day.
For your purposes of just cooking thick cut chips pretty much any air fryer will be sufficient though.
For your purposes of just cooking thick cut chips pretty much any air fryer will be sufficient though.
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Cotton Socks
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I have one of those & it's great. I have actually cooked a chicken on the rotisserie & it was lovely. I use it to roast pork as well (amazing crackling). I did get a meat thermometer to make sure.
Simple to use, shelves so you can bung in a pie or pasty as well as chips. Easy to clean and you can see inside while cooking. It's basically a mini oven that cooks things quicker.
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Exactly. You can also take the door off to clean as well.
They don't last forever I found, but then I had three carers hammering it.
I used to joint up TWO chickens and cook the lot in one go in there.
With my air fryer (Nuwave) I have generally noticed that you use 2/3 of the time that you use in an oven at the same temperature.