/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18969907
fuck this burger king machine

>>18969913
It's actually the fry king machine, because it does a fry king good job at making frozen fries! :D

>>18969907
How do air fryers compare to just frying potatoes in a pan. I've been curious because most of the people I know who buy air fryers would never make their own french fries.

>>18969992
way better imo and the potatoes never stick
actually like half my air fryer meals are potato based

>>18970013
>potatoes stick
what would they stick to? I usually fry with a cast iron pan in like an inch of oil so it floats in the oil. I notice my fries end up pretty crispy but I figured I can improve that with technique.

>>18970042
idk i tried making homefries in an ss pan once and they burnt the bottom

>>18969992
my dad got my mom and Airfryer for Christmas and we've made regular and sweet potato fries in the thing since. The regular potatoes were ezpz but it took a couple tries to get the sweet potato ones just right. Both required a little oil and a dusting of salt but came out pretty tasty

>>18969907
>wife likes gadgets, wants to buy air-fryer
>I don't like gadgets and won't buy one because of similar reasons as OP
>fuck it, she buys one anyway
>nags till I use it (I do most cooking in family)
>use it once or twice and realise it's fucking brilliant
>wife gets to gloat for all eternity

Life's not fair, bros, or something like that!

>>18969907
>reshape a convection oven
>rename it to "air fryer"
>sell it to retarded goyim
>???
>profit

>>18971283
cost me less than a convection oven

>>18970067
my mom says that my dad is a sex machine

>>18971301
you can buy a small countertop convection oven that is probably cheaper than an air fryer
and you can bake stuff in it

>>18971283
Smaller, lighter, and cheaper than convection oven

>>18971314
you sure?

>>18969907
I hated the air fryer meme cause it always tastes boring as shit and the toaster oven would have done a better job.

>>18971340
These are 100x better lol

>>18971269
just gloat about how you're raising her kids dumbass
>>18969907
they're actually good

>>18971340
>dude just buy the one that's 4x more expensive and takes up 3x the space
when did reddit contrarianism become the norm here?

>>18969992
Pan fries only get the correct texture on the side you flip down.
Airfryer fries get the correct texture on all sides if correctly timed and shaken.

>>18971310
You can?
I can see getting the oven part of the stove with a convection oven, but I don't see them coming cheap.

>>18971607
>4x expensive
are you getting jewed at walmart???

>>18969907
>>18969992
>>18970067

>>18971301
>cost me less than a convection oven
bullshit

>>18971310
>you can buy a small countertop convection oven that is probably cheaper than an air fryer
>and you can bake stuff in it

Most decent normal sized toaster ovens have a convection setting, (sometimes called turbo) and many also have an "air fry" setting, which supposedly is the exact same thing as convection but the fan blows a little faster.

All air fryers I have seen have been made out of plastic, which I will never let hot plastic touch my food, fuck that. or have been extremely bulky heavy expensive machines that were a gimmick.

A good toaster oven is all you really need. The bigger ones are useless, they just cost way more and look really cool but the normal sized toaster ovens are cheaper, last longer, and cook the food better.

>>18971624
what kind of hulking toaster oven do you have that is able to make a decent number of fries? I have a toaster oven and an air fryer but it's impossible to make fries or chicken strips for more than one person in a toaster oven

>>18971638
>what kind of hulking toaster oven do you have that is able to make a decent number of fries? I have a toaster oven and an air fryer but it's impossible to make fries or chicken strips for more than one person in a toaster oven

I just use a normal sized 1400 watt toaster oven, it's very small but it gets the job done. If you need to make a very large batch you could just use the convection setting on a normal built-in standard home oven if you have one. It all depends on your own situation and what you got on hand.

This is not advice. Do not try this at home.

>>18971624
>All air fryers I have seen have been made out of plastic
They are mostly sheet metal and aluminium.

>>18971624
>All air fryers I have seen have been made out of plastic, which I will never let hot plastic touch my food
Anon the plastic is the outside shell. The inner part that gets heated and touches your food isn't fucking plastic.

Everything I put in my airfryer (looks like OP's pic) ALWAYS ends up having burnt tips. Fries? ends are burnt. Broccoli? same shit

WTF am I doing wrong. Yes I'm tossing them in oil first.

>>18969907
>*requires some oil
kek'd

>>18971638
I can make a bunch of fries in my normal sized airfryer. at least enough for 3-4 people. it just takes longer and you gotta shake the fries around a bunch so they get cooked evenly. takes 20-25min but super low maintenence

Cosori just recalled a lot of their air fryers for fire hazards kek

>>18969907
Change my mind that this is just a smaller capacity convection oven with higher wind speeds.

I bought a random chinese air fryer for only $30
it works way better than it should be
anyone seething in this thread is a massive purist retard

>>18971976
god damn it
guess I'm getting a replacement then

>>18972315
I've never had to recall an appliance before. They want you to send them pictures of the unit with the power cord cut.

>>18969907
i use that spray oil thing i put the tendies in the basket and spray avo oil on it.

>>18969907
its just an oven with a really fast fan.

>>18969992
>How do air fryers compare to just frying potatoes in a pan
hell of a lot easier
no pans to clean, no oil all over your stove top
presumably healthier, too

my only complaint is that while nominally my airfrier can fit 2kgs, anything over 1.5kg will lead to seriously uneven frying
really, 1kg is the max for perfectly uniform frying (with a couple rounds of shaking during the frying, ofc)

overall, im quite happy with it, despite the fact that i only really use it for fries, and despite my issues w.r.t. max amount it can fit
its easily enough feed 3 adults, which ain't half bad
at some point ill explore other recipes for it

>>18969907
I really like mine, cooks a grilled cheese in like 4 minutes

>>18971269
this is literally the exact opposite in our family
>mom does all the cooking (also works)
>tell her there's new gadgets that would significantly make her pre and cooking life easier
>she refuses to want them and tells us "not to spend any money on her"
>buy her one major kitchen upgrade for Christmas every year "from the kids/family" but it's generally my idea to propose
>it ends up being one of the most used kitchen accessories from then on out
>mom says she literally couldn't imagine her life without it
>want to say "I told you so" but stay content keeping to myself and being proud in my ability to assess my family's need and provide/force recommendations accordingly
last Christmas we got my mom an airfryer, the Christmas before that a small toaster/convection oven, and the Christmas before that a dedicated crepe pan + Belgian waffle maker
yeah, we're pretty fuckingn based, I know

Just have to remember to clean it straight away.

>>18972993
Or what? Does it become sentient? I'd hazard a guess that most tendied and fries neckbeards don't wash theirs or the trivet thing for months in end, so long as it isn't smoking.

>>18971340

>>18972762
>no pans to clean, no oil all over your stove top
>presumably healthier, too
Bruh doesnt celan his airfryer.
Gross

>>18973074
nigga please
you just take the basket and the uhm... the bucket (?) and you plop them in the dish washer
and you most certainly don't have to do it every time
and you don't have to worry about disposing a shitload of oil neither
its much less cleanup work than pan frying, that's for sure

>>18973098
what's so difficult about pouring used fry oil down the sink? christ you're a pedantic faggot

>>18973234
i like to save my fry oil for dumping into the ocean along side my car batteries. it makes them go down smoother.

>>18973407

>>18969907
Doesn't actually need oil at all

>>18971989
That's exactly what it is, but I think the higher wind speeds are the point. Have only used an air frier and not a convection oven, but based on the physics the higher speed should result in faster heat transfer, and hence come closer to simulating frying.

>>18971607
Lol, it take 3x space he said

>>18973807
This is actually a low quality thread, as per rules intended. You know what Anons should do in blue boards when this happens, right?

You don't need to use oil in most things

>>18971531
based

>>18969907
stop calling it a air fryer
Its a fucking convection oven

>>18974432
Jannies aren't gonna delete it because you don't like it.

>>18971269
>she buys one anyway
dump her

>>18971516
>the toaster oven would have done a better job

So you prefer your food cold in the middle, burnt or on fucking fire?

The oil is optional.

>>18971314
>Smaller, lighter
>makes less food but now you can move it around for some reason?
solid selling points

>>18976541
god, Cirno is such a fucking retard

>>18969907
looks like a crusader helmet, like a crusader with a mouthful of fries. I like it.

want to make fries on my own with this thing but kind of cant nail it. what i have done so far is
>cut potatoes into fries
>rinse with water for a while
>soak in water for a while
>pad dry
>throw into air fryer with some oil and salt
>shake
>15 min 200°C/392F
>shake halfway threw
its okay but doesnt taste like french fries at all. just like regulary potatoes. what do?

>>18979046
Tried cooking em in some water+vinegar before frying em?

>>18979117
very interesting, never heard of it before. cheers, will look into it

>people use oil in their air fryers
Why?

Are these good for chicken breasts?
ie, do they beat a toaster oven?

i want to buy one but feel like it's another scam

i bought an instantpot, used it for a year, then stopped because the point of buying it was to make cooking easier but the recipes are too long hard

>>18979219
>instantpot, used it for a year, then stopped because the point of buying it was to make cooking easier but the recipes are too long hard
nigga it's an automated pressure cooker
make whatever you want in it

>>18971624
Only the outer shell is made of plastic and it doesn't even get hot. All of the inner cooking surfaces are made of metal.

>>18979136
You spritz the food with a tiny amount of oil to assist with the crisping process. You don't have to do that with foods that contain fat already like beef or pork or par-fried frozen french fries since the fats that are already present will do that job.

>>18979468
I don't use oil for my french fries and they come out perfectly.

>>18979143
i've done chicken breasts and they came out just fine
don't forget to brine them

>>18976541
sir no!

>>18980671
Were they homemade or store-bought? Most store-bought fries are par-fried before being flash frozen, meaning they already contain a good bit of oil.

>>18971269
Sounds like correction is needed on your bratty wifegaki, anon.

bait thread? deep frier takes like 60 oz, air frier takes 4 capfuls at most usually

>>18971269
This was my situation, basically.
I thought it was unessesary kit since we have a convection oven. Eventually we received one as an unwanted gift.

Turns out this thing has its uses. Totally different animal than the convection. Having a culinary background I had, admittedly, something of a bias against this kind of gadget. It has a myriad of uses so far. I used it last night, after a night of boozing, to make Aldi chicfillet knock offs. Done in 12 minutes.

Uses so far
> actually great baked potatos
> good steak fries
> good for a quick toasted sandwich
> literally the ultimate pizza reheating device
> super fast and good roasted veg
> decent wings fast/easy. But frying still better

I pounded out some chicken and made chicken parm. Not as good as fried.

>1 Cup Flour
>1 teaspoon baking powder
>1/2 teaspoon baking soda
>2 teaspoons paprika
>1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
>1 teaspoon garlic powder
>1/2 teaspoon salt
>egg and buttermilk wash

How's this sound for a tendie air fryer recipe friends?

>>18972923
Get her a good sized George foreman grill
>Can do 6 sandwiches at once
>Non stick so I literally just wipe it down with a paper towel and it's good
>Grease trap
>Cooks really quick and evenly
We use it to grill everything

>>18969927
Ha, good one.

>>18982320
Love omelettes as well.

What are some good air fryer brands?

>>18971607
have you even been to a store or does mommy buy everything for you? they literally cost the same price as a shitty ninja one and maybe take 1.5x the space as one.