Someday, I will cook stuff. Until then, it’s the microwave and toaster oven for me. I have an obscene number of fabulous coffee and espresso making devices though which I use all the time. So maybe I just know where my priorities are, I dunno. Someday, meh, someday…
… an obscene number of fabulous coffee and espresso making devices
@kerryzero Methods I have include drip, percolator, manual pour-over, k-cup, nespresso, steam espresso machine, pump espresso machine, french press, aero press, and moka pot (stovetop and electric). Quantity, I’m not sure; I have multiple spares of some.
Stuff I can make in an air fryer that I can’t make in a microwave but it’s just as easy:
Fish for fish tacos
Individual pizzas
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Chicken nuggets
Costco chicken bakes
I recently looked up air fryers. If anyone is wondering…this is no different from regular convection oven. It doesn’t make things faster, better, or crispier. It does save a minor amount of power, but it’s negligible. The only real benefit is it preheats faster. I cannot think of a reason for these unless you bake a lot in your normal oven and need an extra little one or simply don’t have a regular oven.
@goldnectar most people don’t own a convection oven (an oven with circulating fans). I can make wings in my air fryer in 25 minutes, while it would take an hour in my regular oven, plus 10 minutes of preheating. They are also much crispier in the air fryer
@goldnectar My home oven doesn’t have a rotisserie. That said, the Ron Popeil one they used to advertise looked pretty slick, but I never bought it either. My wife has forbidden me from buying anything for the kitchen. In return, I never have to cook or clean anything in the kitchen! I’m not going to ruin a good thing!
@goldnectar@Kyser_Soze, It’s strange what a hen-pecked man will use as rationale to justify his lack of being head of the house-hold & king of his castle.
@goldnectar You are 100% correct. However, that preheat time is a big deal, my oven takes over 30 minutes to heat up, cutting that down to a couple mins is a big deal.
@goldnectar My understanding is that the convection in an air-fryer is also convectier than in a regular convection oven. Like there is more rapid air-flow around the food, because of the smaller volume of the container. So while it is the same operating mechanism as a convection oven, there is still a difference in the outcome. (Though I guess the degree of difference depends on the specific fryer and oven.)
i recently purchased a new oven. To my surprise, they had one in my price range that included an air fryer.
I will thus make a thing using convection setting, then the air fryer setting and see if i can tell the difference?
I tried my sister’s air fryer for the first time this month. I’d been wanting to try one for a long time and finally had the chance. I can’t say I was impressed. The cheese sticks just melted all over, and the french fries came out mushy no matter how long we cooked them. They just got burned edges if we left them in longer. But they were still mushy.
I bought the 12.7 qt version of this when it was on sale earlier this year and I love it. It’s taken over about half the things I used to use my friar for, which gives him more time for contemplation.
Sometimes you just gotta take what autocorrect gives you and run with it.
Am I correct in thinking that the basket rotates? Because that might actually do a really nice job of more evenly heating things than the normal air fryer I have already.
@jquebby I lucked out on an IRK and received a complete open-box (but apparently not used) unit a few months ago. Absolutely love it! The rotating basket & kabob accessories are the bomb.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$104.67 at Amazon
Warranty
365-day Manufacturer
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Nov 20 - Monday, Nov 23
No more gadgets for me…for now.
Come on baby, light my fryer
Come on baby, light my fryer
Try to set the temp up higher!
@hchavers, baby, I couldn’t get much higher,…
Ojkay, maybe I could!!
@hchavers
You know the fries are soggy Ewww
You know that we should use a fryer
Now I have to say to you
Girl we should become a buyer
Come on baby, light my fryer
Of course, right after I picked up a 7qt at the store after waiting months for Meh to bring back one to replace the 4.7qt that died.
KuoH
I got the 12.7 Quart GoWise GW46690 in an IRK and I use it all the time. Great fryer.
Someday, I will cook stuff. Until then, it’s the microwave and toaster oven for me. I have an obscene number of fabulous coffee and espresso making devices though which I use all the time. So maybe I just know where my priorities are, I dunno. Someday, meh, someday…
@kerryzero - You don’t need to “cook.” An air fryer works great for heating prepared frozen foods, and re-crisping leftovers.
@kerryzero Methods I have include drip, percolator, manual pour-over, k-cup, nespresso, steam espresso machine, pump espresso machine, french press, aero press, and moka pot (stovetop and electric). Quantity, I’m not sure; I have multiple spares of some.
@kerryzero:
Stuff I can make in an air fryer that I can’t make in a microwave but it’s just as easy:
Fish for fish tacos
Individual pizzas
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Chicken nuggets
Costco chicken bakes
I recently looked up air fryers. If anyone is wondering…this is no different from regular convection oven. It doesn’t make things faster, better, or crispier. It does save a minor amount of power, but it’s negligible. The only real benefit is it preheats faster. I cannot think of a reason for these unless you bake a lot in your normal oven and need an extra little one or simply don’t have a regular oven.
@goldnectar most people don’t own a convection oven (an oven with circulating fans). I can make wings in my air fryer in 25 minutes, while it would take an hour in my regular oven, plus 10 minutes of preheating. They are also much crispier in the air fryer
@goldnectar nobody doesn’t know this.
@goldnectar My home oven doesn’t have a rotisserie. That said, the Ron Popeil one they used to advertise looked pretty slick, but I never bought it either. My wife has forbidden me from buying anything for the kitchen. In return, I never have to cook or clean anything in the kitchen! I’m not going to ruin a good thing!
@goldnectar Yeah just ran into this at Wirecutter this week:
/giphy Randy Jackson no from me
@goldnectar I guess it is more portable.
@goldnectar @Kyser_Soze, It’s strange what a hen-pecked man will use as rationale to justify his lack of being head of the house-hold & king of his castle.
@goldnectar You are 100% correct. However, that preheat time is a big deal, my oven takes over 30 minutes to heat up, cutting that down to a couple mins is a big deal.
@goldnectar My understanding is that the convection in an air-fryer is also convectier than in a regular convection oven. Like there is more rapid air-flow around the food, because of the smaller volume of the container. So while it is the same operating mechanism as a convection oven, there is still a difference in the outcome. (Though I guess the degree of difference depends on the specific fryer and oven.)
@Kyser_Soze Years back, I purchased mine from a thrift store. I’ve used it twice, which I believe is two more times than the previous owner.
@goldnectar Here’s a fun video I came across researching “Air Fryers.”
i recently purchased a new oven. To my surprise, they had one in my price range that included an air fryer.
I will thus make a thing using convection setting, then the air fryer setting and see if i can tell the difference?
Is an air fryer just a toaster oven with a fan?
/giphy toaster oven fan
@eonfifty, no,…it’s a fan with a toaster oven! JSYK!! My wife made me say that! Wha-Wha-What¿?..Yes, Dear…
@decoratedwarvet
@decoratedwarvet @eonfifty It’s a sauna with a tanning bed for poultry.
KuoH
@eonfifty, the star would look better next to the 0, ergo, making that 0 a 1,…kinda like I did yours!!
@kuoh
@decoratedwarvet I’m trying to adjust my altruism score. See: https://meh.com/forum/topics/adjusting-the-altruism-score
@decoratedwarvet
OH MY GOD THEY HAD NO REASON WHATSOEVER TO USE GLEN IN THIS PHOTO… BUT THEY DID ANYWAY!!!
@shahnm I was anticipating baby arm.
@shahnm @stinks …holding an apple?
I tried my sister’s air fryer for the first time this month. I’d been wanting to try one for a long time and finally had the chance. I can’t say I was impressed. The cheese sticks just melted all over, and the french fries came out mushy no matter how long we cooked them. They just got burned edges if we left them in longer. But they were still mushy.
I bought the 12.7 qt version of this when it was on sale earlier this year and I love it. It’s taken over about half the things I used to use my friar for, which gives him more time for contemplation.
Sometimes you just gotta take what autocorrect gives you and run with it.
@st_ellis Quit monk-ing around!
@pmarin @st_ellis
Fish Friar
/image https://www.santantonio.org/en/content/miracle-fish
/giphy narcissistic-treasured-rattlesnake
@dasred
/giphy stop it giphy; you’re high.
@stinks
/giphy accurate
@dasred Needed some backstory on that one.
Am I correct in thinking that the basket rotates? Because that might actually do a really nice job of more evenly heating things than the normal air fryer I have already.
@kryndis that assumption is what I based my purchase on.
So you’re saying I can dehydrate an entire chicken?
@fornoreason Imagine trying to remove bones from chicken jerky…
What did it sell for?
@datruandi Don’t know what it sold on here for, but it is $99 on Morningsave right now (plus 10% off with your VMP).
But it’s also only $103 on amazon.
@mfladd that is precisely why I was asking because I saw it on Morningsave
I really wish I had bought two of these because I could really use one in my vacation home. Hauling it isn’t an option. This is a great oven.
@jquebby I lucked out on an IRK and received a complete open-box (but apparently not used) unit a few months ago. Absolutely love it! The rotating basket & kabob accessories are the bomb.