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MArkF

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I bought a Gowise air fryer. Got tired of dealing with smell and left over oil. Now that I have used for a while, I have found that it works well and is just big enough for the 2 of us. Heats a lot quicker than my full sized oven. Its 3.8 quart but I may donate this to one of the kids and get 5.8 quart. Got the Gowise as it was considerably cheeper than the Phillips and got good reviews. It came with perforated parchment liners for the basket. Those work good. Made fish and chips the other night. Instead of batter, I put beer in the egg and then did flour-egg-flour. Came out really good!

 

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I have been researching air fryers for hours today.  Some birthday money from last October is burning a hole in my Amazon account.  

 

I am just so torn.  Do I really need it?  No.  Do I want one?  Yes.  Which one?  I dunno.  There are a ZILLION different ones now.

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I hummed a lot before getting one because I wasn’t sure I would use it and I sure was not going spend a lot of money on one so I bought a cheap no name for $100.  Now my brother and my nephew have the same one.  It works well and if it breaks down I would now probably get a bigger one and one that is highly rated.  I don’t want one with a non removable stirring arm

 

I think the the biggest thing about them is there ain’t no mess to clean up.  No grease splatter from frying hamburger, chicken, fish, sausages, potatoes, etc.  And especially the frites are worth it just for them.:D

 

happy birthday:x

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2 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

I hummed a lot before getting one because I wasn’t sure I would use it and I sure was not going spend a lot of money on one so I bought a cheap no name for $100.  Now my brother and my nephew have the same one.  It works well and if it breaks down I would now probably get a bigger one and one that is highly rated.  I don’t want one with a non removable stirring arm

 

I think the the biggest thing about them is there ain’t no mess to clean up.  No grease splatter from frying hamburger, chicken, fish, sausages, potatoes, etc.  And especially the frites are worth it them.:D

 

happy birthday:x

Thanks!  I need all the input I can get.  I've read through this topic at least twice today.

 

The Phillips is going for $170 on Amazon now.  Or there are several brands I've never heard of for $70-$90.  My eyes are crossed from reading so many reviews (I don't trust reviews on Amazon so not sure why I'm reading them lol).

 

We occasionally eat frozen tater tots and fries and I do them in the CSO.  But when @gfweb said that reheating fried chicken turned out well that kind of pushed me over the edge towards buying one.  I fry chicken--but I hate going to all of the mess to just fry a few pieces and we can't eat a whole chicken in one sitting lol.

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I gave my Phillips air fryer away to my bachelor son. I have no regrets. It is used on almost a daily basis at his house where it sat gathering dust at mine!  

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Thank you so much!

 

Anna,  I told myself I wouldn't use it....but I think I would because we do fry a lot.  Too much actually lol.

 That is the reason that, although I was drawn to the Cuisinart air fryer oven at Costco the other day, I realized that I don’t much bother with fried foods. It is neither a health thing nor a mess thing. There are some things even in my universe that are worth it!   Damn you!  Now I can’t get @Monica Bhide‘s shrimp fritters out of my head. 

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 That is the reason that, although I was drawn to the Cuisinart air fryer oven at Costco the other day, I realized that I don’t much bother with fried foods. It is neither a health thing nor a mess thing. There are some things even in my universe that are worth it!   Damn you!  Now I can’t get @Monica Bhide‘s shrimp fritters out of my head. 

 

Maybe you need your AF back........just sayin' lol

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I hear the Philips needs less shaking and turning because of the design.  I tend to use alot of sticky stuff in marinades so the thought of the Philips mesh basket gives me pause.  On the other hand most of the other brands seem to have peeling issues.  I have a Secura 4.2 and wish I'd gotten at least a 5.3.  I' love doing whole chickens in there but I have to spatchcock it or it won't fit....Tastes better than any supermarket rotisserie chicken.  A 5 to 6 QT air fryer could easily accommodate a 5 lb chicken.  Also, mine is too small to accommodate some of the pans I'd like to use.. the next size up would...  Incidentally, Philips now has a new XXL size.  I think Williams Sonoma may have it available now.  Till now it was only available in Europe. 

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2 hours ago, saluki said:

I hear the Philips needs less shaking and turning because of the design.  I tend to use alot of sticky stuff in marinades so the thought of the Philips mesh basket gives me pause.  On the other hand most of the other brands seem to have peeling issues.  I have a Secura 4.2 and wish I'd gotten at least a 5.3.  I' love doing whole chickens in there but I have to spatchcock it or it won't fit....Tastes better than any supermarket rotisserie chicken.  A 5 to 6 QT air fryer could easily accommodate a 5 lb chicken.  Also, mine is too small to accommodate some of the pans I'd like to use.. the next size up would...  Incidentally, Philips now has a new XXL size.  I think Williams Sonoma may have it available now.  Till now it was only available in Europe. 

 

For chicken consider a Cuisinart Steam Oven.

 

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I watch too much late night tv.  Infomercial touting a Power AirFryer Oven is the greatest thing ever (according to them). Basket w/shelves(3)  pull out the front.  As with all commercial of this sort,  it does everything... fries, bakes, rotisserie, dehydrator...blah blah  blah.   I could get behind that if it did actually do all those things.

 

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1 hour ago, Okanagancook said:

https://www.the11best.com/air-fryer-recipes/

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Haven't tried any of these but it is a place to start.

 

I think I might try one or two of these recipes in my Breville Smart Oven Air.  It has an air fryer function that so far, i have only used for French fries and grilled cheese sandwiches.  Thanks!

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Suddenly, Amazon is stalking us across all platforms with a lightning deal for an air fryer.  We've let the lightning deal pass, but I'm still watching this topic with Great Interest.

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Well, I have a CSO and a brilliant Cadco convection oven and a really excellent Miele oven.  So I would only get a larger dedicated air fryer that has a removable paddle so I can cook stuff like burgers, pork chops with a larger capacity than what I have.  I the one I have bought it on a whim and now I am liking the convenience of no splatter.

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2 hours ago, Okanagancook said:

Well, I have a CSO and a brilliant Cadco convection oven and a really excellent Miele oven.  So I would only get a larger dedicated air fryer that has a removable paddle so I can cook stuff like burgers, pork chops with a larger capacity than what I have.  I the one I have bought it on a whim and now I am liking the convenience of no splatter.

 

Is the Miele their steam oven?

 

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