Cooking with an Air Fryer

[ElsieD]

I flip my food when using the Breville air function.  And yes, it does get hot.  But, I love it.

Edited September 27, 2018 by ElsieD
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[ElsieD]

38 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

Pulled the plug on a Philips Turbo Air Fryer which was 25% off at good old Canadian Tire.

I looked hard at the Breville but I think it is too big for what we have room for. 

Thanks for your comments.

 

The Control Freak is smaller🙂

[Okanagancook]

I love my new Philips turbo airfryer😍

It is so much faster and more even than my el-cheapo.

i am a happy girl.

[gfweb]

@Okanagancook did egg rolls over on @Shelby s blog. Brilliant.

 

They come out great from my breville  air at 410 F x 10 minutes. 

 

Host's note: click here for the egg roll post in question.

Edited November 29, 2018 by Smithy
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[Okanagancook]

Thanks.  I also use spring roll wrappers to make small samosas stuffed with ground lamb and spices.  In both cases the fillings are cooked so it is just a matter of cooking the wrappers in the fryer.

[Okanagancook]

Inspired by @gfwebover on the Snacking While Egulleting, I wanted to use up some pork taco fillings I had made from leftover pork from our annual pig roast.  The filling was chopped up pork with onions, Mexican spices (don't remember what I put in there) and grated cheese.

I used a package of egg roll wrappers to make little bit size appetizers and then with some spring roll wrappers I made spring roll type shapes.  I found this video helpful in getting the ends of rolls neat.  The wrapping instructions start at about 4:45. 

 

 

[Anna N]

24 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

 The wrapping instructions start at about 4:45.

Nice demo. Thanks. 

[ElsieD]

55 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

Inspired by @gfwebover on the Snacking While Egulleting, I wanted to use up some pork taco fillings I had made from leftover pork from our annual pig roast.  The filling was chopped up pork with onions, Mexican spices (don't remember what I put in there) and grated cheese.

I used a package of egg roll wrappers to make little bit size appetizers and then with some spring roll wrappers I made spring roll type shapes.  I found this video helpful in getting the ends of rolls neat.  The wrapping instructions start at about 4:45. 

 

 

That's a great video.  Whose web site did it come from? 

[Okanagancook]

It's from The Art of Cooking.  I just did a search for wrapping spring rolls and found the video I posted earlier so don't know much about the website it came from.

[Tommie Collins]

I watched this video too day before Yesterday but this Air Fryer is not working properly. I have changed my Air Fryer and now using this one 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qYA-oGaFYw

 

And as he says to use this product in this manner. I cooked the Chicken from this Air Fryer. First,hes

Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees. 

Congratulate the chicken dry and afterward shower with avocado oil. ... 

Place the entire chicken noticeable all around fryer bushel, close the cover and set the planning to cook for 30 minutes. 

Open the air fryer, flip the chicken and include the rest of the flavoring. 

Cook the chicken for an extra 30 minutes.

 

I just tried to follow this and my husband likes this recipe. For now being  I have view this post on the internet and know about Air Fryers.

https://www.2kreviews.com/best-air-fryers

 

Do prescribe more recipe blog and informational from where I can cook food and share information among them 

 

[Orbit]

For a SimpleLiving brand hot air fryer, my mom is having problems with frozen chicken tenders and fish sticks coming out very dry, like jerky. She tried cutting cooking time in half, but then they were raw. Any thoughts on what might be going wrong? I don't have one so I can't advise her. TIA

[mgaretz]

She could be cooking them too hot.

[Okanagancook]

350f for about 12 min should do it

[Okanagancook]

Depends on the quality of the tenders also.  If she makes them herself and brines them they will be nice and juicy

[bos]

On 8/14/2016 at 3:37 PM, mgaretz said:

The other night I made a combo batch of potato and sweet potato fries.  They came out good, but I used too little oil (1/4 tsp for one medium russet and one medium sweet potato) so they weren't quite as crisp as I would have liked.  

 

Today, for fun, I made potato chips.  1 medium sized russet, sliced thin (2mm) with a mandoline and 1 tsp oil.  Cooked for 20 minutes at 330F, shaking several times.  Then lightly salted with sea salt.  Yummy.

 

 

On my way to the store to buy chips 😋

[Okanagancook]

Made some corn tortillas then put each one in the air fryer after a quick oil spray for 2 minutes...nice crisp tostados for the refried beans I made today...breakfast tomorrow...can’t wait.

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[Okanagancook]

After watching U-Tube Chef John make crispy onion rings I tried them in the air fryer.  I did try some fried in fat.  Those are the two at the top of the tray.  Of course they were the best but the air fryer onion rings are pretty good for about 10% of the fat.

 

 My batter did not get as thick as Chef John's so I added a little more cornstarch and instant mashed potatoes.  My panko crumbs weren't fine enough to really stick to the rings...I had to crush them in my mortar and pestle.  I sprayed them with Pam on both sides before putting them in the fryer for a total of 6 minutes, turned at half time.  We're going to have a few on top of our Bistecka tonight.

 

 

 

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[ElsieD]

@Okanagancook  Well, dang!  Now you've got me craving onion rings.  Our favourite burger place has the best onion rings, also panko'd (not in MW dictionary) really nice and crispy.  They do nice and crunchy sweet potato fries too so we always get a half and half order.

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[TicTac]

Curious.  Does anyone use a wrapper that is gluten free?

 

I wonder how rice paper wrappers react to frying....or baking even, for that matter...

 

 

[heidih]

4 hours ago, TicTac said:

Curious.  Does anyone use a wrapper that is gluten free?

 

I wonder how rice paper wrappers react to frying....or baking even, for that matter...

 

 

 

They bake so worth a go. I have an old Vietnamese cookbook curated by Claiborne and  Pepin that includes baking.  Can't find it now. 

[KennethT]

15 hours ago, TicTac said:

Curious.  Does anyone use a wrapper that is gluten free?

 

I wonder how rice paper wrappers react to frying....or baking even, for that matter...

 

 

You can definitely fry rice paper wrappers.  During our trip to central Vietnam, all fried spring rolls were made from rice paper - but it was the super thin rice paper that is flexible when dry, not the thicker, stiff ones.

[TicTac]

Thanks.

 

Flexible when dry?  Haven't seen such a beast around here (I am well familiar with the 'pliable when wet variety')...though I will be at an Asian grocery store today so will keep my eyes peeled. 

[KennethT]

1 hour ago, TicTac said:

Thanks.

 

Flexible when dry?  Haven't seen such a beast around here (I am well familiar with the 'pliable when wet variety')...though I will be at an Asian grocery store today so will keep my eyes peeled. 

I had never seen it outside central Vietnam...

[heidih]

I've always used the hard ones softened as one does. When making fried sprng rolls, like working with phyllo - move quickly/do not over handle to avoid gumming up

[Okanagancook]

Tonight sous vide chicken wing drumettes (165f for 1 hour) sprayed with cooking oil and air fried for around 10-15 min...I dried them out a bit because I was not attentive.  Nice way to do chicken because you aren’t ‘t worried about getting it cooked...more getting I’d brown and crispy.

 

sorry no picture

Edited May 14, 2019 by Okanagancook (log)