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Air Fryers, any good?

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Has everyone else found the paper inlays for the air fryers (rectangle and round) that supermarkets are selling. Game changer when it comes to the teenagers using them and refusing to wash up.
 
Pootsy said:
Has everyone else found the paper inlays for the air fryers (rectangle and round) that supermarkets are selling. Game changer when it comes to the teenagers using them and refusing to wash up.
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It's just cooking paper though, you can just cut to relatively-the-same-size square and use it. We do for some stuff we know will make a bit of a mess, it makes thins a bit easier really, especially for greasier things.
 
DualityNSNO said:
It's just cooking paper though, you can just cut to relatively-the-same-size square and use it. We do for some stuff we know will make a bit of a mess, it makes thins a bit easier really, especially for greasier things.
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Absolutely but a teenager isn't going to shape the paper. Whereas a preformed piece they will use to save their WiFi access.
 

Seen different ones tried out on TV - quie a few good & poor ones in all different types of food - not one could they find that did everything spot on so it put us off....
 
DualityNSNO said:
Mate same, thought so too, but some things are just better/easier in it.

Weren't you recommended more air fryer foods when you got on the diets and all that?
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Yeah for sure, its meant to be healthier, im seeing more and more food put air fryer cooking instructions on labels also, which helps.

But my diet is all about just cutting out the toxic foods, your sugars, transfats, all the nasty stuff.
 
GoldenToffee said:
Visiting the parents.

We did a full Sunday roast tonight in it, mum was absolutely amazed.

Two drawer 9.6L Ninja air fryer.

Drawer one, half shoulder of lamb, rubbed with garlic powder, salt, pepper and lots of rosemary, then about 20 sprays of sunflower oil and all rubbed in. Set to 45 minutes at 180 degrees, press start.

On the hob, parboil peeled and unevenly chopped potatoes for 10 minutes.

Drain, give a good shake in the pan to rough up their sides a bit to get nice and crispy later, allow to cool 5 minutes, then put in a bowl and about another 20 sprays of the oil and the same spices all rubbed in.

Now add them to drawer 2 of the air fryer, set at 30 minutes and 200 degrees. Give a good mix after 15 minutes, same with lamb, taking some of the lamb juices and mixing in with the potatoes.

At the flip stage, add vegetables, in this case brocoli and sprouts, to pan of boiling water on hob, leave 15 minutes simmering.

With 2 minutes left, throw in the Yorkshire puddings to the potato drawer, done.

Now the air fryer is off, take out lamb and wrap in foil. Leave potatoes in.

Add some of the lamb juices to a gravy pan, alongside the water from the veg, three OXO cubes, a splash of Worcester Sauce, a teaspoon of rosemary and a tablespoon of gravy browning, bring to boil, add cornflower that's been mixed with cold water in a small cup and whisk to thicken.

Serve.

About an hour from start to finish - fantastic.

Lamb tasted unbelievable, and took half the time it would in the oven.

I was sceptical that the potatoes would crisp up with such little oil, but they really did, and the added juices finished them off beautifully. They had a kind of dry crisp, not glistening in oil like they can be on a Sunday roast. Fluffy inside.

Mum usually makes them in the oven with half a block of lard, and they always taste unreal, but obviously really unhealthy.

Next time will add a bulb of garlic in there to roast, and some fresh rosemary as opposed to the dried stuff.

Served with mint sauce and cold HP Sauce.

10/10, will do again.
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Can I leave a review on TripAdvisor
 

Goat said:
Yeah for sure, its meant to be healthier, im seeing more and more food put air fryer cooking instructions on labels also, which helps.

But my diet is all about just cutting out the toxic foods, your sugars, transfats, all the nasty stuff.
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I've gained a fair bit after stopping the ciggies and that and now back on eating normally, totally different ballgame with the airfryer to be honest, stuff just isn't as greasy even if you're used to it being like that, while remaining juicy. Good stuff really.

Diets are hard though ffs
 
DualityNSNO said:
I've gained a fair bit after stopping the ciggies and that and now back on eating normally, totally different ballgame with the airfryer to be honest, stuff just isn't as greasy even if you're used to it being like that, while remaining juicy. Good stuff really.

Diets are hard though ffs
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Yeah seriously thinking about packing the cigs in, but scared I will just eat instead.
 
Goat said:
Yeah seriously thinking about packing the cigs in, but scared I will just eat instead.
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Was easy to let em go, but kept eating as before. Went from lean/strong 80kg to basically chubby 100kg in probably 2 months.

I mean had a bit of a hard time with some health issues that didn't help, but the weight gain was instantaneous sadly.
 

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