Away From The Madding Crowd

Humboldt

Organgrinder said:

I must confess that air fryers can be marvellous, in the same way slow cookers are I suppose. It's a case of finding enough to make them worthwhile.

The trick as always are the things that work well. Ours has a rotisserie function and the results are great. The cleaning afterwards however is too much of a faff!!!

But for thing like chicken kebabs it's great. Cooked breakfasts too!

Would I buy another? Hmmm. Jury is out. 

Welcome back @Organgrinder.  I have thought long and hard about whether to buy an air fryer, however, this recent hot weather was instrumental in my decision making.  An air fryer will enable me to cook a small hot dish i.e. fresh fish or chicken thighs, and serve with a cold side, or visa versa, without having to use the whole oven.  Having researched recipes, I am pleasantly surprised how many are available. Thanks for the suggesting cooked breakfasts, which is something that I hadn't considered, but will definitely try. 

Humboldt

uralmaid said:

I hold my hands up to owning 2 airfryers.  We originally bought a single one after months of resisting. I really liked it and decided that we should have got the double one - so we bought a double and the single now lives in the motorhome.  I ony use it for a few things - it cooks salmon or lamp chops nicely. Chips of course and a cheese filled bagel wrapped in smoked bacon is very tasty. 

So good to hear from you @uramaid, I hope all is well. I bought a N!nja 3.8l air fryer, with a single drawer.  I thought it would be sufficient for just the 2 of us, and be easier to store due to it's smaller size. It has 4 functions; air fry, roast, reheat and dehydrate.  I intend to use it to cook fish, so was pleased to read your salmon recommendation.  That bagel sounds very yummy! 

Today's simple pleasure - menu planning for family visiting next week, a cuppa and mellow jazz playing in the background.

BrilliantButScary

I have an Instant Vortex 4 in 1 air fryer (3.7 litres), that I use all the time. I find it is great for sausages, chicken drumsticks, fishcakes, heating pies. It is brilliant for making roast potatoes/parsnips in, something that we would hardly ever have eaten,  as I rarely cook a joint of meat, as there is mostly just the two of us. 

Our air fryer sits on the worktop, as it has earnt its space! I hardly ever use my oven.

Cleaning wise, we put the drawer in soak, hot water and washing up liquid, and use a brush on the grid to loosen any stubborn bits.