Air fryer cooking
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My opinion to date. Air fryers are good for chips, roast potatoes, sausage, bacon, roast chicken and such like. Acceptable for meat or fish in breadcrumbs. Completely useless for eggs (just a guess, I've not tried) and anything coated in batter. I have yet to cook a beef steak and probably never will.
I can imagine that it will brown meat (cubed not minced) for curries or chillies but why "dirty" another pot?
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
Eggs would be best cooked in a frying pan or boiled in a pot. I don't know who would cook them in the air fryer at all!! I don't even cook them in the microwave because they'll explode, making a mess all over the place!!!
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JAS_OH1
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Okay, GadgetGuy, don't you have one of these? I cook eggs in the microwave sometimes, they really come out quite fine. Of course one cannot cook a whole egg with an unbroken yolk in one, but they do quite well with scrambles.Eggs would be best cooked in a frying pan or boiled in a pot. I don't know who would cook them in the air fryer at all!! I don't even cook them in the microwave because they'll explode, making a mess all over the place!!!
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
I have the magnetic one that can be held to the top inside ceiling in the microwave. But I still wouldn't cook eggs in the shell in there!!
JAS_OH1
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Nor would I! Scrambled only, baby.
You can boil whole eggs in the microwave. And I usually do, if its just one egg or two. Recipe - How to boil an egg in the microwave
JAS_OH1
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I like leftover cheese stuff. And makes a great dip for fries (chips).We bought these "dirty" spuds earlier in the week. Cleaned up and peeled they produced excellent chips in the air fryer. (Please ignore the left over reheated cauliflower cheese which they accompanied).
JAS_OH1
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I was referring to trying to cook an egg out of it's shell in the microwave without it exploding, but it never occurred to me that one could boil an egg in the microwave! I guess the tricky part would be getting the inside to come out perfect since every microwave is different and I have my egg boiling stovetop method down pat. My husband is rather particular about how his yolks come out. For the longest time he liked soft boiled and now he likes them medium (jammy eggs).
MrsT has noticed that Weight Watchers likes air fryer recipes, so she’s dusted the cobwebs off her purse, undone the deadbolt lock on it, gave the secret password, and authorized the purchase of this 3-qt machine:
Dash
She even extended my credit to include the associated accessory kit and cookbook.
Dash
She even extended my credit to include the associated accessory kit and cookbook.
JAS_OH1
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I like the color, seems like it matches your retro hand mixer?
Yes, same brand. I think I’ve gone full-on aqua. I also have an aqua Dutch oven, different maker.
GadgetGuy has his orange, I have my aqua!
JAS_OH1
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Yeah, aqua is pretty. No offense to GadgetGuy but that orange would give me a headache! Though plenty of Cleveland Browns football fans would love it.
I have some nice enamel coated cast iron Dutch ovens in various jewel tone colors: jade, royal blue, cherry, and yellow. It brightens up the kitchen for sure!
The truth is, it came in three colors; hellfire red and black. All the other small appliances in my kitchen are black, and I was just wanting a little color, I think, but it’s like that mixer broke the seal.
