Don’t forget the chicken nuggets too. And, fishsticks. Any tan food, really.
Air fryers are really good with brussels sprouts as well. Cut some fresh ones in half, dump 'em in, “fry” halfway then sprinkle in some salt and parmesan and “fry” the rest of the way. Bing, bang, good to go…
That’s exactly what made me start wanting one. Frozen “steak fries” are awesome with a homecooked burger/steak/whatever, but it takes 45 minutes b/t heating the oven and cooking. Plus, in the summer, you’re heating the hell out of the kitchen.
…and I was asking for make/model recs, not recipes
Though recipes are always appreciated.
Ours is a Gourmia air frier. It has nothing to recommend it over any other, except that I’ve figured out how to cook French fries in it.
+1 for fries
Have you cooked anything else in it?
eta: I didn’t know they came in various “quart sizes”…what size you got?
Some sweet potatoes, and maybe some eggplant. I crisped some tortilla chips that were slightly beyond their eat-by date once. Kris bought it and has never used it, so any use fell to me, and I use it less than the sous vide. The sous vide though is really great when I need it. The air frier is almost worth it for French fries.
Sous vide and vacuum sealer are the 2 gizmos I use most. Other than the blender and toaster oven.
Let me put it a slightly different way. There is not a kitchen gizmo in this world that we don’t own at least one of, or haven’t owned at some point in our past. Of our current crop, if I had to get rid of one, then after the submersible blender it would be the air frier. It’s fine. It doesn’t change how or what we eat, except maybe French fries. And I’m right there with you on the sous vide and the vacuum sealer.
I’ve also used it for okra.
Love the immersion blender.
Again: what size is your fryer?
7 qt
Looks awesome. Any problems or regrets?
eta: don’t care, just ordered it
This is the one I have been considering. To be honest, the only things I cook typically that I would use this for would be frozen fries and Brussels as others have noted above. I’m not sure it would add anything to my diet, but it would save on heating up the oven just for fries or sprouts.
It’s a “smart” air fryer, natch.
You can turn it on with your doorbell, right?
Nope. Takes a few minutes to warm up, but I suspect they all do. Reasonably easy to clean, and I largely ignore the timer and just check and shake every four minutes or so until the French fries look right.
Every ring of the doorbell adds 30 seconds.
Ditch your toaster oven (for the space), and get a June Oven. It has air frying and many other features. Since I purchased mine 3 years ago, I almost never use my regular oven…except for making bacon.
My dad did a stand-up comedy camp one time. Not that he isn’t funny, but I always suspected him of stealing this one: “I got my vasectomy at Sears when they had a deal going on them, and it went OK, but now every time the garage door opens I get an erection.”
Problem there is you can’t fit enough of them in it, brussel sprouts that is.