Air Fryers

Grannynannywanny I use mine on top of the electric hob, underneath the extractor fan.

Shandy57 that’s a good tip thank you!

This thread plus some googling I have done has convinced me that actually my airfryer is of very little use to me beyond reheating chips and cooking pommes parmentier.

I rarely cook lumps of food, I do not cook chicken breasts, steaks etc. We eat a lot of 'made' dishes, casseroles and stews pasta and rice dishes that need to be in a dish and in an oven and so on. My cooker has a griddle and sausages and bacon go on there. just as easy as using an airfryer.

I am rather glad that the one I bought is quite small and ideal for its limited uses.

I have just purchased a combination microwave which includes grill and convection oven, plus the ordinary microwave.
Any advice please?
I have been told the convection oven is similar to an air fryer!
Many thanks.

M0nica

This thread plus some googling I have done has convinced me that actually my airfryer is of very little use to me beyond reheating chips and cooking pommes parmentier.

I rarely cook lumps of food, I do not cook chicken breasts, steaks etc. We eat a lot of 'made' dishes, casseroles and stews pasta and rice dishes that need to be in a dish and in an oven and so on. My cooker has a griddle and sausages and bacon go on there. just as easy as using an airfryer.

I am rather glad that the one I bought is quite small and ideal for its limited uses.

That's where my Ninja Foodi comes into its own. Casseroles, stews, pasta and rice dishes can be made in a fraction of the time it would take in a conventional oven. I know they're not for everyone, but I've found mine to be extremely useful and very time-saving.

I am about to donate my air fryer to a local charity. It’s a cheap basic one and there’s no room for it in our new kitchen.

Blondiescot I have a 40 year old slow cooker that used to belong to my aunt, that long and slow cooks meat, which I prefer, and rice is cooked in the microwave.

M0nica

Blondiescot I have a 40 year old slow cooker that used to belong to my aunt, that long and slow cooks meat, which I prefer, and rice is cooked in the microwave.

Foodi also does slow cooking.

wicklowwinnie I have had my combination microwave for over two years. Do not even have a full-sized oven in my kitchen. I love it and it works brilliantly for any sort of baking etc. The grills on most of these are their weakest point, gave up trying to use mine and purchased a small George Foreman grill, which I use on the rare occasions I need to grill anything.

For everything else, the combi will do it brilliantly. I have baked bread, quiche, cheesecake, all manner of pastries and sponges, meringues, as well as cooking salmon (usually wrap this in foil), and chicken , etc and casseroles. Indeed, I have got rid of my large, halogen cooker as have no need of it now.

I found that I needed to stop using my 12-bun cake tins. Could get these in, but needed to turn off the turntable and had, then to remember to turn them around half-way through Purchased 6-bun ones and these work perfectly, with turntable still going round giving even backing. Due to smaller space, I have found that all baking times have been reduced from my old fan oven, so it takes little more time to bake two lots of these buns (in sixes) as opposed to one lot in 12.

Do not be afraid of this machine. Remember that when using in Microwave mode, all usual rules of microwaves are still there regarding no metal, etc. When using in Combination mode, they do not, it is just a small, fast-cooking oven. Pre-heating, even for the most delicate of cakes is no more than a couple of minutes.

I am planning to have my kitchen a complete overhaul sometime this year. I will have a full-size fan oven put in - but that is thinking ahead as to when my children will need to sell the flat when I die - I will have, above that oven, a place to put in my combi-microwave. Will probably use the main oven as a good storage place for cooking utensils.

All if this is for me living by myself - would work just as well with a couple. Obviously, if anyone is still needing to cook for a family, then a full sized oven is important.

I have only been aware of air fryers for a short while so not looked into them yet. So they do more than fry? And you can bake in them too? Has anybody tried -cakes & things like crumbles-or am I being silly?

Wicklowwinnie-did you make a Christmas cake or mince pies in your combi? It sounds terrific.

Sorry-new here. Maybe my previous should have been addressed to Franbern

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dahdoo, yes to mince pies. Sadly, no longer make christmas cake as so few eat it. But, yes -if I did I would definitely do it in my combi. AND.....it would probably take less time that it did in my old fan oven.

I do not have a Air fryer - try not to eat ANY fried foods due to continual battle with weight. Do not think a combi microwave would substitute for that machine for doing home made chips, etc with such a small amount of oil. HOWEVER, they do a great job with good quality frozen chips sweet potato chips. Perfect for roasting also. Done some lovely roasties and yorkies in mine

My friend does baking in her air fryer and says its perfect for part cooked crusty rolls , heating pies etc. - it's basically a mini fan oven .

Can I use an Air Frier to cook frozen fish???

Yes you can. Frozen chips too.

Thanks Mini Moon. Going to try it out this evening.?

Blondiescot I just cooked my haggis in my Ninja - very late Burns night ??

AreWeThereYet

Blondiescot I just cooked my haggis in my Ninja - very late Burns night ??

A haggis is for life, not just for Burns Night!