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My new favorite kitchen appliance! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 OP
Looks good Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #1
My Keurig is my second favorite! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #2
What is it? nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #3
Air fryer! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #6
Is it easy to clean? tblue37 Jul 2020 #7
Very! Interior is all nonstick. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #27
Which one is that? nt Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #4
Emeril four quart. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #8
Wow! It can make pies, kabobs, onion rings, and steak! I'm impressed! unblock Jul 2020 #5
So far I've made falafel, fries, onion rings, steak, beer battered cod, and buffalo wings.😋 Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #10
I want an appliance Ohiogal Jul 2020 #9
That'd be me! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #11
We have one in my house unblock Jul 2020 #12
Nice! I bought our family an air fryer about a year ago AleksS Jul 2020 #13
Love it! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #14
We ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Our air fryer Olafjoy Jul 2020 #15
Awesome! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #16
My husband brought an inexpensive one last year and loves it ! kimbutgar Jul 2020 #17
We just bought one on sale last weekend OriginalGeek Jul 2020 #28
Get a fancier one for Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #29
I've been wondering about these. How do you clean it? Squinch Jul 2020 #18
Gonna vary depending on model MissB Jul 2020 #19
I hear you about the non-stick. Thank you! Squinch Jul 2020 #23
Easy! I wipe it down with a paper towel, then soap and water. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #30
Love mine! MissB Jul 2020 #20
😋 Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #31
Have really loved my air fryer. On hot days so much better than using oven. gibraltar72 Jul 2020 #21
😃 Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #32
I'd get one, but customerserviceguy Jul 2020 #22
I keep mine in the cupboard. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #33
They work great for all sorts of prepared frozen junk foods, like those onion rings pictured. hunter Jul 2020 #24
i have never been able to successfully use our convection oven..i made a meatloaf so hard.. samnsara Jul 2020 #26
😋 Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #34
maske up gloved up and dragged hubby to Fred Meyers where we saw this same machine! samnsara Jul 2020 #25
I lucked out. Found it at Costco.com for half price. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2020 #35

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
13. Nice! I bought our family an air fryer about a year ago
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:05 PM
Jul 2020

and we are HOOKED! We use it for so much now.

And leftovers are 100000% better reheated in there than in the microwave!

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
15. We ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Our air fryer
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:07 PM
Jul 2020

We received it for Christmas and it was sitting in the garage. We got bored one day in quarantine and decided we would take it out and try some things and it has never left the counter. I highly recommend them!!

kimbutgar

(21,164 posts)
17. My husband brought an inexpensive one last year and loves it !
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:18 PM
Jul 2020

He wants a fancier model now. We reheat, fry chicken and much more. It really is a good appliance. I don’t know how to use it though.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
28. We just bought one on sale last weekend
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:52 AM
Jul 2020

it was tiny but only 40 bucks. We haven't even opened it and my wife already wants to return it because it seems like it will be too small PLUS they make a bigger one in different colors and to her, the color matching her kitchen is most important lol.

Maybe some day I will get to experience the wonder of air frying.

MissB

(15,810 posts)
19. Gonna vary depending on model
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:44 PM
Jul 2020

I have an Instant Pot pressure cooker and they came out with an air fryer lid for it. Cleanup is just throwing the stainless basket in the dishwasher.

Some of them are set up like a toaster oven. Some of them have this pull out basket thing. I prefer to not have any non stick so stainless steel and easy cleaning is a must for me!

MissB

(15,810 posts)
20. Love mine!
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jul 2020

I love making bacon in it- I mean, we don’t have bacon very often but when we do, air fryer bacon is awesome because it doesn’t cook in the grease.

I also love making just basic frozen chicken tenderloins in it - just sprinkle with some seasoning and hit the button. Works for a quick dinner on a hot day!

gibraltar72

(7,506 posts)
21. Have really loved my air fryer. On hot days so much better than using oven.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jul 2020

So many vids on you tube to guide you. Some of the you tubers are fun to watch also. It's a win win.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
22. I'd get one, but
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 02:13 PM
Jul 2020

we just don't have the counter space. We bought a nice house here in SC a few years ago, but it has no more counter space than our one bedroom condo in NY had.

hunter

(38,318 posts)
24. They work great for all sorts of prepared frozen junk foods, like those onion rings pictured.
Sun Jul 19, 2020, 10:06 PM
Jul 2020

Frozen chimichagas come out perfectly, crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside. I microwave them first, just enough to defrost them and then I put them in the air fryer for about nine minutes at 370.

Frozen breaded calamari is another treat.

It's possible to cook healthier foods as well. Cauliflower with various olive oil dressings turns out well. So does fish.

My guilty pleasure is fancy home-made (or home-made style) sausage. Our air fryer is the next best thing to a charcoal grill.

I also cook "impossible" sorts of vegetarian burgers for the vegans and vegetarians in our family. Our air fryer can cook three veggie burgers at a time, or five or six veggie sausages, while the hunters and fishers in our family are crowding the grill.

Alas we haven't enjoyed a big family get-together since March. This pandemic sucks.

The rule-of-thumb for cooking is the same as for convection ovens -- temperature 25 F degrees lower, and 3/4 the ordinary oven cooking time.

samnsara

(17,623 posts)
26. i have never been able to successfully use our convection oven..i made a meatloaf so hard..
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:54 AM
Jul 2020

..he dogs wouldnt even eat it.

samnsara

(17,623 posts)
25. maske up gloved up and dragged hubby to Fred Meyers where we saw this same machine!
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 06:52 AM
Jul 2020

..we had a small air fryer awhile back and used it once and gave it away. Im wanting to try it again...and this unit looks nice.

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