Me, my Air Fryer and I… and You

[N4LLY]

OK

Me out.

• Add dual Zone.

[The Gauge]

98elise said:

The Gauge said:

We have a double drawer air fryer and it gets used all the time and has made our kitchen oven almost redundant. Just ordered a single drawer version of the same, to use in our caravan. Together with the fitted microwave and the electric portable induction hob that we take with us, I can't see us using the caravan gas cooker & hob ever again.

It had crossed my mind that they may be perfect for motorhomes and caravans. Small, versatile, use less energy and produce great results.

We cooked burgers and sausages on it yesterday , it’s a keeper…

[Cotty]

How long for the burgers. Cooking them tonight for the first time in an airfryer

[The Gauge]

Cotty said:

How long for the burgers. Cooking them tonight for the first time in an airfryer

I purposely over estimate the time and I just set it to max temp (Grill mode) for 12 mins and kept checking them. They were done before the 12 mins were up.

[Cotty]

cheers

[98elise]

The Gauge said:

98elise said:

The Gauge said:

We have a double drawer air fryer and it gets used all the time and has made our kitchen oven almost redundant. Just ordered a single drawer version of the same, to use in our caravan. Together with the fitted microwave and the electric portable induction hob that we take with us, I can't see us using the caravan gas cooker & hob ever again.

It had crossed my mind that they may be perfect for motorhomes and caravans. Small, versatile, use less energy and produce great results.

We cooked burgers and sausages on it yesterday , it’s a keeper…

I didn't even think of it being used outside. Even better for caravans and motorhomes.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Ok what can't these things do.

Since we got ours we've done the usual waffles and fish fingers etc.

Did a mini pizza. Did a slab of salmon coated in tikka. Did diced Cajun chicken (and these were amazing, slight crunch on the outside corners, super juicy inside). Crispy shredded/chilli Chinese beef also good.

Just did cookies in it.

Now....can you do burritos?

[Cotty]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Did a mini pizza.

I have seen two suggestions one using a naan and the other using a bagel as the base
https://www.the-bella-vita.com/air-fryer-bagel-piz...
https://airfryer.recipesdessert.com/2023/02/12/air...

[Otispunkmeyer]

Can confirm. Air fryer burrito is the business.

Stuff it, wrap it, quick brush with some oil and into the basket at 190/6mins. Come out golden, piping hot throughout and with a slight crisp. Perfect.

Our usual method was to sorta crisp them/cook the outer in a hot pan with some oil. Then into the oven for 15 mins to warm them through.

With this method, none of that and it's better. To improve it further could have probably cooked the chicken in the fryer as well. But we did it in the oven as we weren't sure.

[blueg33]

The Gauge said:

We cooked burgers and sausages on it yesterday , it’s a keeper…

One burger and the sausages don’t look cooked?

[stevemcs]

Anyone any tips for cooking belly pork in the air fryer ?

[The Gauge]

blueg33 said:

One burger and the sausages don’t look cooked?

There is a very good reason why they don't look cooked, and that's because they weren't cooked, and that's the precise reason why I bought the air fryer, to cook them

Edited by The Gauge on Monday 29th May 17:06

[vladcjelli]

stevemcs said:

Anyone any tips for cooking belly pork in the air fryer ?

30 minutes for plain crispy chunks of belly. Can’t remember if I did it at 180-200C. Probably on the side of caution, 180. Can always put more heat in, can’t take it out.

Or for flavoured, 20 mins, cover in sauce of choice - maple syrup, bbq - back in for another 10.

Worked ok for us.

[Prolex-UK]

vladcjelli said:

stevemcs said:

Anyone any tips for cooking belly pork in the air fryer ?

30 minutes for plain crispy chunks of belly. Can’t remember if I did it at 180-200C. Probably on the side of caution, 180. Can always put more heat in, can’t take it out.

Or for flavoured, 20 mins, cover in sauce of choice - maple syrup, bbq - back in for another 10.

Worked ok for us.

What I do :-)

[stevemcs]

Ocado decided to send Pork Belly with very little fat Its in the air fryer now.

[Cotty]

netherfield said:

The Ultimate Air Fryer book by Clare Andrews covers a lot of this.

Just found somethin similar

[Saleen836]

Cotty said:

netherfield said:

The Ultimate Air Fryer book by Clare Andrews covers a lot of this.

Just found somethin similar

If I used those temps and cooking times almost all of my food in my Airfryer would be burnt!
Everything gets cooked at 180c in mine and it has been trial and error for cooking times

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Saleen836 said:

If I used those temps and cooking times almost all of my food in my Airfryer would be burnt!
Everything gets cooked at 180c in mine and it has been trial and error for cooking times

Pretty much the same for me. I can't think what I'd need to use 200 for.

[droopsnoot]

Saleen836 said:

Everything gets cooked at 180c in mine and it has been trial and error for cooking times

I've turned mine down from 200C to 180C, and surprisingly it seems that my chips are better - a little more "done" than they were at 200C, even though I do them for the same time.

[Tony Angelino]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Pretty much the same for me. I can't think what I'd need to use 200 for.

I use max temperature for finishing off chicken wings/thighs/drummers etc. after coating with BBQ sauce for the last 5 minutes or so after cooking almost all the way through at 160-180 as it does wonders for the maillard effect.