Breakfast 2025

[blue_dolphin]

1 hour ago, Shel_B said:

TJ's tots, extra crispy

What's your method for an extra crispy tot?  I know some swear by deep frying them.  Maybe an air fryer would do the same? 
Whenever I heat a frozen item I want to be crisp, I use a temp 25° higher than specified, place the items on a mesh tray and cook for a few minutes longer. Never thought of calling it extra crispy, just the way I like it. 
 

Today's breakfast is the Broccoli, Egg & Cheese from A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches by Tyler Kord. 

The broccoli is deep-fried in a light, tempura-style batter, the egg is scrambled, the cheese is smoked Gouda (which the recipe specifies is melted on to the top while you dance to “Easy Lover” by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey exactly 2 times*) and the book adds ketchup but I used tomato chutney, which I always think of as “adult ketchup.” 
It should be on an English muffin but I used a small ciabatta roll. 

* that’s a 5 min song and I’d already pre-toasted the bun so one round of dancing was sufficient and easily accomplished whilst frying the broccoli. 

[Shel_B]

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

What's your method for an extra crispy tot?  I know some swear by deep frying them.  Maybe an air fryer would do the same? 
Whenever I heat a frozen item I want to be crisp, I use a temp 25° higher than specified, place the items on a mesh tray and cook for a few minutes longer. Never thought of calling it extra crispy, just the way I like it. 

 

I do it in one of two ways.

 

The first, I preheat the Breville at 425 or so degrees for a few minutes, cook for 20-21 minutes, then add a minute or two of the broiler at 500-degrees.

 

The other method is to heat the tots in the microwave for three-four minutes, crush 'em a bit to create more rough edges, and them cook 'em in the preheated Breville at high temp.

 

Both work well for me although the results are slightly different.

[blue_dolphin]

29 minutes ago, Shel_B said:

Both work well for me although the results are slightly different.

Thanks!
Which method did you choose today and what guides your choice?