Cooking with an Air Fryer

[Kerry Beal]

22 minutes ago, Anna N said:

 

 Not much wrong here and because these potatoes needed almost no attention it seemed much easier and less messy  then other methods.  This was one Russte but I would love to try it again with a Yukon gold. I seasoned them with the Dutch potato spice we have talked about before. 

We are going to be taking this beast up north in October, aren't we? Does it do anything low carb?

[Anna N]

@Kerry Beal

 

 Lower carb perhaps. Low-carb I doubt it!  

[cyalexa]

On 8/17/2016 at 11:13 AM, KennethT said:

I have never met a cripsy, non-greasy sweet potato fry

There is an ATK recipe for sweet potato fries that results in a crisp fry. It involves a boil with baking soda followed by a toss in cornstarch slurry before frying.  A lot of hassle but it does work.

Edited August 20, 2016 by cyalexa (log)

[rotuts]

indeed.  I reviewed that vid.

 

I think they  finished the sweet potatoes in the oven.

 

noi matter.

 

what they did not mention, is how long after cooking them 

 

did they remain ''' crisp'   ??

[cyalexa]

46 minutes ago, rotuts said:

I think they  finished the sweet potatoes in the oven.

 

what they did not mention, is how long after cooking them did they remain ''' crisp'   ??

I have not reviewed the video. I last made them quite a while ago and enjoyed them a great deal. The recipe, as I have it saved, says, "serve immediately".  I make 2 servings which we have with dinner so do not try to hold them but my recollection is that they were crisp enough to make it through dinner. 

[rotuts]

perhaps.

 

but the Trump ( not that one ) card would be the 

 

salt and Pepper calamari :

 

 

BTW  Food Safari is about as good as it gets.

[Shelby]

Can you do popcorn in there?  My brain isn't on full go today so apologies if that has been mentioned.

[Anna N]

 

Low carb "pizza". Portobello caps with gills scraped out, lightly sprayed with oil then a layer of pizza sauce, a few sliced onions and some grated mozzarella. Tastewise these were neither better nor worse than similar preparations. Not sure that the air fryer made preparation any easier. Still if you are living in a dorm....

[rotuts]

however, to be fair :

 

if you don't have an IP, nor a CSB, but decided on the PAF

 

I think it would a fine item to work with   ( BB$B  $ 160 ).

 

after all, many Hemmed and Hawwed on the CSB, didn't there ?  and some still have to sneak the CSB into their basement

 

for what ever cultural issues they might have North of the Border.

 

etc.   I do think those curly fires we have seen are going to be made over and over again  

[Anna N]

8 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Can you do popcorn in there?  My brain isn't on full go today so apologies if that has been mentioned.

If you can someone else will have to confirm.  Popcorn does NOT appear in my list of edible food products. 

[rotuts]

having looked at the analogue and digital ( much larger version ) at BB$B

 

and having in the past an AitPopper   

 

you are going to be very limited on the final amount of Pop the PAF can make  based on the size of the basket.

 

barely enough for One id say, more like enough for a 1/2.

[mgaretz]

1 hour ago, Shelby said:

Can you do popcorn in there?  My brain isn't on full go today so apologies if that has been mentioned.

 

Doubt it.  I'm sure it would pop but the popped kernels would be blown all over the place inside.  And you'd need the baking pan accessory for sure as the kernels would drop right through the regular basket.

Edited August 20, 2016 by mgaretz (log)

[dcarch]

37 minutes ago, mgaretz said:

 

Doubt it.  I'm sure it would pop but the popped kernels would be blown all over the place inside.  And you'd need the baking pan accessory for sure as the kernels would drop right through the regular basket.

 

Don't you think a pop corn popper work the same way as an air fryer?

 

dcarch

[mgaretz]

1 hour ago, dcarch said:

Don't you think a pop corn popper work the same way as an air fryer?

 

dcarch

 

Not really. The chamber of the air popper is designed for popcorn, being closed at the top with a chute to let the popped corn out. The air fryer chamber is not the same as its wide open at the top to the fan and the heating elements. In addition, an air popper heats from the bottom and the air fryer from the top.

 

Like I said, I think you'd get some kernels to pop, but I think it would make a mess.

[Anna N]

 So I wanted to know if one could just "wing it" as it were with the air fryer.   I had three chicken breasts which needed attention. I knew two of them would go into Sous Vide.  That left me one to play with. On my counter was a little bit of onion left over from something I made yesterday and a few more grape tomatoes that were fast going to  their graves.

 I split the chicken breast horizontally to make two paillards.  I sprayed everything with a little oil, seasoned well with salt and pepper and  preheated the air fryer  at 200°C.  I used the grill pan that came with my unit. I cooked everything for five minutes at 200 degrees centigrade then turned everything over and cooked it for another five minutes. 

 

 

 

Still juicy!

 

 Was it the best chicken I've ever cooked? No it wasn't but it was perfectly adequate for a fast meal.  

 

 

[Anna N]

 

Just because you can....  I have to confess that there was no way I was going to taste this toast. This was from a loaf of bread that was already growing things you would much prefer your bread did not grow .   In a dorm  it might be better than nothing --- the air fryer not the bread. 

[rotuts]

Just Saying

 

Nice Work

 

@Anna N 

 

now it was not in a Dorm, but more an International House  

 

Mid America  a long time ago .  I did have a GE toaster oven that fed me well

 

now

 

for the Dorm  :

 

a CSB  no question 

 

just saing

[Anna N]

 

Just as there are many ways to skin a cat so too are there many ways to cook a pork chop. This was damned good!  Given a coating of Shake n Bake (the original) and put into the preheated AF (200C) for 10 mins, flipped and cooked for another 6 minutes.  It was tender, juicy and the whole procedure seemed somehow easy-peasy.  Most impressed I have been so far. Granted it has zilch to do with deep frying. 

[kayb]

On 8/21/2016 at 3:52 PM, Anna N said:

 

Just because you can....  I have to confess that there was no way I was going to taste this toast. This was from a loaf of bread that was already growing things you would much prefer your bread did not grow .   In a dorm  it might be better than nothing --- the air fryer not the bread. 

One of the Great Truths I learned in college, living in the dorm, about a century ago is that you can make toast, or more specifically, a grilled cheese sandwich -- with an iron. Likewise, that you can fry an egg in a popcorn popper.

 

[rotuts]

@Anna N  

 

I take it you have the flat add-on pan like thingy for your PAF ?

 

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-HD9910-21-Grill-Black/dp/B00H8OATKC/ref=pd_bxgy_79_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3WSNFSXQK22EN12ESR1C

[Anna N]

20 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@Anna N  

 

I take it you have the flat add-on pan like thingy for your PAF ?

 

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-HD9910-21-Grill-Black/dp/B00H8OATKC/ref=pd_bxgy_79_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3WSNFSXQK22EN12ESR1C

I do.  I have all of the accessories. But I opted to do pork chop in the basket.  Not quite sure what, if any, difference it would've made to use the grill pan.  I was hungry, tired and it just seemed incredibly easy to just pop a pork chop into the basket. No looking for pans.  No lining with foil. Dishwasher took care of cleanup. Even felt somewhat futuristic.  

"Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

[Anna N]

 Another pork chop. This time simply dusted with a dry rub, put on the grill pan in the Airfryer and cooked for 10 minutes flipped and cooked for another four.  Excellent. 

 

[lindag]

I ran across this recipe this morning and thought it could be ideal for the Air Fryer:

 

Oven Fried Chicken

[rotuts]

I can tell you that the skin on chicken thighs done in a steam oven  ( CSB )  is exceptionally crisp, like a crackling.

 

Im wonder wind if a steam oven, with CkTh's in a light batter might also develop a crispy coating

 

at 400 F steam-bake.

[Anna N]

3 hours ago, lindag said:

I ran across this recipe this morning and thought it could be ideal for the Air Fryer:

 

Oven Fried Chicken

If you tossed in an appropriate amount of the 11 secret herbs and spices you could have Colonel Sander’s finger lickin' good oven-fried or air-fried chicken.