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Thread ID: 143188	2016-12-12 03:04:00	Hot Air Fryers	Driftwood (5551)	PC World Chat

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1429743	2016-12-12 03:04:00	Anyone had any experience with these. Pros & cons.	Driftwood (5551)
1429744	2016-12-12 04:28:00	SWMBO uses hers all the time. The actual Oven is rarely used these days. No Need for Oils to cook in, and the food tastes a lot better. Before we got it, we used to buy cooking oil quite regularly when grocery shopping, hardly buy any now. Cant tell you the Brand - :) BUT Its big Black, got a couple on Knobs , and the name is worn off.	wainuitech (129)
1429745	2016-12-12 05:02:00	Sounds ideal for a couple. What range of food does she cook in it.	Driftwood (5551)
1429746	2016-12-12 08:30:00	Well gave SWMBO a prod to ask - Got the evil Eye :annoyed: ( She WAS dozing) :D Basically anything you would cook in a normal oven and lots of things in a fry pan. We still use the frypan ( or BBQ) for doing things like meat patties for burgers etc, or our own fried fish from the fish bar at Pak-N- Save. But even I can manage chips, fish ( pre crumbed from supermarket) Chicken, meats. Her parting comment before drifting back to :sleep Check the units, some will cook better than others and have different options. Had our one for a couple of years now. Have heard some people don't even bother with a Normal Oven, all depends on what you want to cook. Our one for example is quite large and could do a whole chicken, where as the mother inlaws wont as its smaller. Just grabbed a quick Picture of it, Looks a bit dirty - Must get her to clean it :rolleyes: Her response will be you touched it last, you clean it. :p Theres a bottle of beer in front to gauge the size, and her other Toy that gets hammered to the left. 7728	wainuitech (129)
1429747	2016-12-12 09:09:00	I have one, it's great for potatoes but you do still need to coat them with a little oil. Despite the name they are more fan forced oven than fryer and can tend to dry out some food. Don't try to cook things like lasagne toppers either, that was a messy disaster.	dugimodo (138)
1429748	2016-12-12 09:33:00	Thanks guys	Driftwood (5551)
1429749	2016-12-12 17:34:00	What about cooking cakes?	gary67 (56)
1429750	2016-12-12 19:12:00	The actual Oven is rarely used these days. No Need for Oils to cook in, Basically anything you would cook in a normal oven and lots of things in a fry pan. W Our one for example is quite large and could do a whole chicken Hmmm. What would you cook in an oven that requires oil? I cook chips in a cast iron pot in dripping. I stir fry with a bit of oil, not much though. In a frypan. Chickens in ovens have loads of fat, put the thing on a rack over the dish then roast. I'm not a fan of kitchen gadgets in general. I have 2 that I use, the food processor - had that 35 years now. And the pasta machine. The rest....meh. Like for instance people buy rice cookers. I can't see why, rice, water and a pot is all you need.	pctek (84)
1429751	2016-12-12 19:57:00	Hmmm . What would you cook in an oven that requires oil? I cook chips in a cast iron pot in dripping . . You can cook a Roast meal with a little oil, of course I don't mean a pot full or like you say fry chips . Theres truck loads of uses for oil, only have to look at some of the cooking shows, they drown food in it . The Air fryers ( well most anyway) can do Chips and other normally fried foods better than oil cooked, and there's no extra fats added . Lot less clean up as well . What about cooking cakes? We Never tried so can really say . Doing a quick google search brings up lots of options, like . com/tag/cake-recipes-for-airfryer/" target="_blank">recipethis . com	wainuitech (129)
1429752	2016-12-12 20:28:00	Mine's too small for cakes. I did find a ceramic bowl with a lid that will fit in it but it's too perfect a fit and I can't get it out when it's hot. My favourite thing to do with the Air fryer, quarter potatoes, coat them in a little oil and some herbs, cook them for 10 mins, give them a shake up, and 10 more minutes, done. Very similar to roast potatoes in 20 mins or less. I find the cooking time varies with potato variety, the ordinary old Nadine potatoes (not the best really) can be as little as 2 x 7-8 min and Agria that I much prefer needs 2 x 10 or maybe even a little more.	dugimodo (138)
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