The great air fryer con

[asredastheycome]

My in-laws gave us our Air Fryer when they got a new one, it's probably one of the kitchen items I wouldn't of bought myself but now we have one I use it most days. Even when I cooked the Christmas dinner for 13 people this year I cooked the stuffing balls in there which kept an oven shelf free for the longer roasting items.
I don't think it is a kitchen essential but it does make life easier.

Can't live without stuffing balls

 

[gramercy]

Air friers are so dated.
If you're not cooking everything by sous vide, then you’re not cooking anything.

 

[B-Man]

Air fryers pay for themselves, well worth getting in my opinion, the ninja af500 has a huge cooking space which can be partitioned.

If you buy a decent brand like a Ninja you’re looking at 2-3 years for them to cover their cost. And in my opinion the food just doesn’t taste as good.

 

[B-Man]

Air friers are so dated.
If you're not cooking everything by sous vide, then you’re not cooking anything.

Love my Sous Vide, Sat Bains’ 62 degree duck eggs are heavenly.

 

[gramercy]

Love my Sous Vide, Sat Bains’ 62 degree duck eggs are heavenly.

That’s quite a precise egg eating angle

 

[B-Man]

Plays havoc with the neck but it really is worth it, give it a go.

 

[guisborough_rob]

Our Aga will come back round eventually.

It’s slowly bankrupting me though…hellish expensive to run.

 

[Abel Tasman]

The only reason I’ve stayed away from them is their size on top of the kitchen work top. I’d love to know what a “multi cooker” is. Is it one of those Thermomix things? Now they are massive and expensive.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

The thermomix!!!!

 

[Abel Tasman]

The thermomix!!!!

Thanks that made me laugh.

 

[sadgit]

I love our Ninja AF400 (got on ebay for £100), so much better than using the oven, since there only 2 of us. I don't buy into people using it to heat beans or make boiled eggs, that is a waste of money in them

 

[Priv]

Impressed you wrote that at almost 3am after probably a few beers!

He will be on the night shift in his portacabin. Probably just done a walk around.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

Sorry to bump the thread but I want to share a air fryer cooking method I have found for Corn on the cob.
Put the corn on the cob in a flat piece of kitchen foil(enough so you can wrap the corn quite tightly) and put a knob of butter and some salt and pepper(I used sea salt and pepper grinder).
Tightly wrap the corn in the foil and don't pierce it.
Put it in the air fryer for 15 mins on 180 then open it and check that it is soft(if it's not soft wrap it back up and put it in for another 5 mins),

**once it is soft take it out of the foil and put it back into the air fryer for 2 or 3 mins on 210 turn it over and put it back in for another 2 mins.



*You can use fresh or frozen corn on the cob and it can be whole or cut in half.
You don't need to pre boil it.

**The way I cooked it leaves a sort of charred part on the outside similar to BBQ corn on the cob, if you don't want or like that texture then you can skip putting it back in the air fryer once it is soft.

 

[johnsmithsno2]

Runner beans, olive oil and salt - heavenly

 

[Nano]

Runner beans, olive oil and salt - heavenly

Replace runner beans with pretty much any meat or veg and it's also a winning combo.

 

[YouAreMyBoro]

I thought I'd continued on this thread before but clearly not. Anyway I do chips in mine.