@OnionSoup@yakkoTDI It’s difficult to get it to crisp properly without adding a starchy outer coating. OTOH, any favorite seasoning can be used because it has essentially no flavor (unless you live downwind of certain aromatic facilities).
Pass-three years ago, I didn’t have an air fryer and didn’t even know what one did. Now three of my appliances in my kitchen have an add on air fryers including the refrigerator and my wife cooks everything in it even things that don’t need to be cooked in one.
@Felton10@Kyeh I’ll allow it. And who knows, Samsung may have one available in the near future with an automation feature than allows you to select the food you want air-fried and have the fridge find it and take care of the process.
@Kyeh@werehatrack Ok house is almost 5 years old and refrigerator, oven and washer and dryer (Samsung, LG and GE) all have wi-fi connections (none of which are hooked up yet) which allow remote diagnosis of problems and downloading of recipes re oven. So never say never.
I am a air fryer defender but for the record, in case anyone knows. Air Fryers don’t fry. It’s more like baking than frying. When compared to a deep fryer you’ll find it doesn’t cook the same way at all.
When compared to microwaving, you’ll find that the air fryer keeps what is already fried crispy, so anything that gets soggy and limp in the microwave should go in the air fryer because it’s like putting it in the oven but without a wait on the pre-heating.
Air Fryers compared to toaster ovens. Kind of the same but the pans toaster ovens have seem to throw in the towel after a few months.
I don’t know about a convection oven, though.
@AaronLeeJohnson An air fryer works on the same principle as a convection oven, except a faster fan to distribute the hot air around the food, and often smaller than a convection oven. Air fryers have small holes at the bottom of the basket so the hot air can circulate better, and you need space between the pieces of food being cooked, and no stacking, needs room for hot air to go around.
@AaronLeeJohnson@danexton Some air fryers have a wire mesh basket that allows for better air circulation, but even those tend to heat one side more than the rest, typically the top. Our Kaloric (bought here in 2021 if memory serves) is like that.
Now this is what I expect from Meh! Something decent enough to tempt me to upgrade something I rarely use. This one is square!? I bet cooking in a square tastes so much better! Fuck circles! I want this so bad now.
@cinoclav for an air fryer not a bad deal. Corosi is a good brand though. I’ve had mine for three years and it’s a beast. The $10 diff is worth it IMHO.
We have similar model from same brand. Without Wi-Fi. Good, works very well. Company stood behind an issue with screws falling out. Very happy with their product. Use it regularly. Fantastic way to cook fish. Buy it!
Anyone know how the app works? I’m thinking about getting this for my blind daughter. She can’t see anything on the appliance, but if she can get all the needed info from the app then that’ll work for her!
The fake reviews on Amazon are painfully obvious. Re-sort to “most recent,” and you’ll see fires, handle melting off, non-stick coating peeling off, etc. China-made, poor/no quality control junk might be okay for some non-critical application items, but not for something that gets very hot. Get the Gourmia at Costco, or anything with better QC.
I got the Best Buy house brand (Insignia) air fryer about 2½ years ago. It was recalled, and I paid $10 to get a slightly better Insignia model. Then THAT ONE was recalled too. QC on air fryers seems to be non-existent.
@dred There are a select few US/international companies trying to maintain high QC in their China-based factories. A friend who worked for Wolverine (Merrell footwear) was dispatched to China to inspect and maintain QC. Their products were superior to other China-made footwear (e.g. Land’s End, Target, etc). Of course their prices are higher, too… But probably 95% of the stuff is sloppily made, including small appliances.
I have two Cosori air fryers, because they had a recall. Mine isn’t as fancy with the added presets, but it looks like it does the same basic functions. I use mine often. I chose it because it was short enough to fit below my cabinets and the price was good at the time, I think less than this bargain price. Hope these aren’t recalls waiting to happen.
@OnionSoup I live with a micro kitchen in a 2 room apartment. I barely have room for the microwave, toaster oven, toaster and the dish drying rack on the counter. Of course I hate to cook so my need for one approaches zero and if I had one likely I wouldn’t bother to learn how to use it anyway - let alone use it if I learned how.
We use our air fryer quite often, even though we have a full oven with convection. Most of the time you don’t need to heat up a entire oven. However, as others mentioned, “frying” is sort of a bs term. Drying is more accurate. It makes barely passable things like French fries and ruins others like pot stickers. However, if you make some cookie dough and freeze it in a roll to slice off a couple and bake later, works great! Reheating a frozen burrito? Works great! Lazy tuna melt? Works great!
@goldnectar Things which were previously deep-fried and just require reheating are the best fit for an air fryer in my experience. I made up a batch of deep-fried battered fish filets a while back, and froze the leftovers to reheat in the air fryer later. That worked pretty well. It was definitely better than in the microwave or conventional oven. As a “prepare from raw ingredients” heating device, it is absolutely not a substitute for a frying pan or deep fryer.
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Product: Cosori Pro II 5.8-Quart Smart AIr Fryer
Model: CS358-AF BLACK
Condition: New
Works with the VeSync App
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$116.95 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
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Why would you want to fry the air?
@yakkoTDI because air is very low calorie, low sugar,.low fat. It’s the perfect diet food
@OnionSoup @yakkoTDI It’s difficult to get it to crisp properly without adding a starchy outer coating. OTOH, any favorite seasoning can be used because it has essentially no flavor (unless you live downwind of certain aromatic facilities).
We should collects methods and recipes.
@werehatrack @yakkoTDI get a headstart on next year’s meh recipe book with some fried air.
Pass-three years ago, I didn’t have an air fryer and didn’t even know what one did. Now three of my appliances in my kitchen have an add on air fryers including the refrigerator and my wife cooks everything in it even things that don’t need to be cooked in one.
@Felton10 Your refrigerator has an air fryer?!
@Kyeh It uses dry ice.
@Kyeh I may have exaggerated a wee bit. Have a toaster oven with one, e crock with one and a stand alone one.
@Felton10 @Kyeh I’ll allow it. And who knows, Samsung may have one available in the near future with an automation feature than allows you to select the food you want air-fried and have the fridge find it and take care of the process.
@Kyeh @werehatrack Ok house is almost 5 years old and refrigerator, oven and washer and dryer (Samsung, LG and GE) all have wi-fi connections (none of which are hooked up yet) which allow remote diagnosis of problems and downloading of recipes re oven. So never say never.
Shucks!
I’m looking for a newer one but this serves 3 - 5 people; I’m only 1 people! 
@IndifferentDude sounds about the right size for me, but I too am trying to cut back on portion size.
@IndifferentDude well, if you listen to Stouffer’s, I’m a family of four
I am a air fryer defender but for the record, in case anyone knows. Air Fryers don’t fry. It’s more like baking than frying. When compared to a deep fryer you’ll find it doesn’t cook the same way at all.
When compared to microwaving, you’ll find that the air fryer keeps what is already fried crispy, so anything that gets soggy and limp in the microwave should go in the air fryer because it’s like putting it in the oven but without a wait on the pre-heating.
Air Fryers compared to toaster ovens. Kind of the same but the pans toaster ovens have seem to throw in the towel after a few months.
I don’t know about a convection oven, though.
@AaronLeeJohnson An air fryer works on the same principle as a convection oven, except a faster fan to distribute the hot air around the food, and often smaller than a convection oven. Air fryers have small holes at the bottom of the basket so the hot air can circulate better, and you need space between the pieces of food being cooked, and no stacking, needs room for hot air to go around.
@AaronLeeJohnson @danexton Some air fryers have a wire mesh basket that allows for better air circulation, but even those tend to heat one side more than the rest, typically the top. Our Kaloric (bought here in 2021 if memory serves) is like that.
Now this is what I expect from Meh! Something decent enough to tempt me to upgrade something I rarely use. This one is square!? I bet cooking in a square tastes so much better! Fuck circles! I want this so bad now.
Air fryers are great. If my oven didn’t air fry I’d get this
@dpease I need to install our new oven; it adds both convection and air-fry capabilities.
Not a particularly good deal at all. If you have access to Costco, go with the Gourmia they sell.
@cinoclav I was coming here to post that. But then this one only has 7 One-Touch Cooking Functions.
@Joedetroit Six of which most people won’t use.
@cinoclav I bought the costco one on sale. Loving it, can vouch that it’s very good for the price.
@cinoclav for an air fryer not a bad deal. Corosi is a good brand though. I’ve had mine for three years and it’s a beast. The $10 diff is worth it IMHO.
@RoninSavant Except the Cosori is $70 while the Gourmia (which is also a very good brand) is currently $40.
Can’t cook dinner tonight; i misplaced my phone.
We have similar model from same brand. Without Wi-Fi. Good, works very well. Company stood behind an issue with screws falling out. Very happy with their product. Use it regularly. Fantastic way to cook fish. Buy it!
Anyone know how the app works? I’m thinking about getting this for my blind daughter. She can’t see anything on the appliance, but if she can get all the needed info from the app then that’ll work for her!
The fake reviews on Amazon are painfully obvious. Re-sort to “most recent,” and you’ll see fires, handle melting off, non-stick coating peeling off, etc. China-made, poor/no quality control junk might be okay for some non-critical application items, but not for something that gets very hot. Get the Gourmia at Costco, or anything with better QC.
I got the Best Buy house brand (Insignia) air fryer about 2½ years ago. It was recalled, and I paid $10 to get a slightly better Insignia model. Then THAT ONE was recalled too. QC on air fryers seems to be non-existent.
@MrNews QC on anything Chinese seems to be non-existent these days.
@dred There are a select few US/international companies trying to maintain high QC in their China-based factories. A friend who worked for Wolverine (Merrell footwear) was dispatched to China to inspect and maintain QC. Their products were superior to other China-made footwear (e.g. Land’s End, Target, etc). Of course their prices are higher, too… But probably 95% of the stuff is sloppily made, including small appliances.
@dred @MrNews PacLock locks keep up their quality control on Chinese made products.
I have two Cosori air fryers, because they had a recall. Mine isn’t as fancy with the added presets, but it looks like it does the same basic functions. I use mine often. I chose it because it was short enough to fit below my cabinets and the price was good at the time, I think less than this bargain price. Hope these aren’t recalls waiting to happen.
Mmmm dry porkchops and shriveled asparagus
@jwnelson That’s fine. I have a tapeworm and that’s good enough for him.
The main problem with air fryer is you need somewhere to put it.
@OnionSoup I live with a micro kitchen in a 2 room apartment. I barely have room for the microwave, toaster oven, toaster and the dish drying rack on the counter. Of course I hate to cook so my need for one approaches zero and if I had one likely I wouldn’t bother to learn how to use it anyway - let alone use it if I learned how.
We use our air fryer quite often, even though we have a full oven with convection. Most of the time you don’t need to heat up a entire oven. However, as others mentioned, “frying” is sort of a bs term. Drying is more accurate. It makes barely passable things like French fries and ruins others like pot stickers. However, if you make some cookie dough and freeze it in a roll to slice off a couple and bake later, works great! Reheating a frozen burrito? Works great! Lazy tuna melt? Works great!
Just recognize the limitations.
@goldnectar Things which were previously deep-fried and just require reheating are the best fit for an air fryer in my experience. I made up a batch of deep-fried battered fish filets a while back, and froze the leftovers to reheat in the air fryer later. That worked pretty well. It was definitely better than in the microwave or conventional oven. As a “prepare from raw ingredients” heating device, it is absolutely not a substitute for a frying pan or deep fryer.
No more “wire hangers” small appliances…!!!...
@el1c1a That reply reminds me of my dearest mommy.
@yakkoTDI How many did you go through?
@werehatrack I guess you missed that movie.
Not an easy scene to watch.
@yakkoTDI Knew the reference, but couldn’t resist veering off onto another misinterpretation.