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Not impressed so far (Moderated by Deepika, EleanorSews)
Posted on: 12/29/18 6:06 PM ET
I recently bought an air fryer on Black Friday hoping to replace my toaster oven. I got the Farberware box shape and not the egg-shaped model. So far I've toasted croissants and made crab rangoon but both times the food was rather dry (from the swirling fan). The crab rangoon tasted much better oven fried in my regular oven and the croissants were better in the old toaster oven. Is there any reason to keep this thing? Am I missing something? I'm thinking about returning it and buying a new toaster oven (my 9th or 10th one).
Posted on: 12/29/18 6:27 PM ET
In reply to Greenqueen
I have tried several samples from air fryers and have not found anything to write home about. The best I had was a "tempura" green bean, but I can do as well with a skillet and a couple of teaspoons of oil. Not a fan of toaster ovens, either, but if you are, I would vote for another.
Posted on: 12/29/18 6:57 PM ET
We were gifted one last year and from what I can see watching DH it makes killer tater tots. ::eyeroll::
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Mary
Posted on: 12/29/18 7:32 PM ET
We have used ours for a number of things and love it. We made "fried" pork chops, wings, fish, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, and hamburgers. We reheated pizza and it turned out great -- much better than reheating in the oven or microwave. I bought two cookbooks that have a lot of recipes that I want to try. One has a chart with times and shows dozens so there is little guessing about temperatures and times. My niece made a bone-in turkey breast and said it turned out great. My dd has used hers often to reheat foods and for tater tots and fries. I ordered an oil mister on Amazon but have not been home enough to try it yet. A number or recipes say to spray the food for extra crispness. I would have used it more but we have been gone almost every day but am planning to during January when we will be home.
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Yards sewed 2018--301 yards
Goal for 2020 - 400 yards --- Made it --sewed 400.76 yards. I have no idea about how many yards I have in my inventory.
2021 --200.125 yards
2022-- no specific number---Just redo inventory and sew more than 2021
Machines: Designer Diamond, #1+ (2), H Class 100Q, Viking 400, Baby Lock Creative Pro -- Sergers: Viking 936, Babylock Accolade, Babylock Vibrant, Singer Coverstitch
Goal for 2020 - 400 yards --- Made it --sewed 400.76 yards. I have no idea about how many yards I have in my inventory.
2021 --200.125 yards
2022-- no specific number---Just redo inventory and sew more than 2021
Machines: Designer Diamond, #1+ (2), H Class 100Q, Viking 400, Baby Lock Creative Pro -- Sergers: Viking 936, Babylock Accolade, Babylock Vibrant, Singer Coverstitch
Posted on: 12/29/18 8:32 PM ET
thanks for input, i'm thinking of getting one...maybe the egg shape is better?
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Posted on: 12/30/18 10:16 AM ET
I was gifted one for my birthday after I said I wanted one. My plans were to use it for my kids (instead of the oven) to reheat things and to make chicken and nuggets for dinner when I am running late at work. It has done well for those things including making home - made potato wedges. I have cooked the frozen fries in it from the bag and have made the potato wedges with salt and pepper and a little oils in a gallon bag and shook it to distribute the spices. my kids loved them. I have also made roasted brussel sprouts as well (also "marinated" in a little oil / spices and shook in a gallon bag before cooking them. My kids and I think that was the best way we have ever made them.
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Sewing Machines: Bernina 530; Bernina 720; Pfaff Performance 5.0
Sergers: BL Ovation; Janome 900CX; Brother 1034d
Sergers: BL Ovation; Janome 900CX; Brother 1034d
Posted on: 12/30/18 10:56 AM ET
I was selling commercial restaurant equipment when "air fryers" were first developed for commercial use. They do offer an acceptable alternative to deep fat frying though oil is still used. They were invented for small operations to offer french fries without having the expense of a commercial exhaust hood ($1000/ft 20 years ago.)
If I had kids, I would probably consider one. My single brother, who lives on a lake 20 miles from civilization just bought one and loves it. I'm sticking with a toaster oven.
My first toaster oven was amazing. Sized perfectly. Handled 8" pizzas, half batches of brownies, 6 muffins, roasted a whole chicken to a gorgeous even golden brown, and would toast 4 slices of oversized bread at once - with a basic pop up function. Also great for quick hot, cheese melted sandwiches without the hassle and expense of pre-heating a whole oven.
The pop up function quit working so I thought I wanted a newer, slightly easier to clean version and my sister accommodated on my birthday. The exact model I thought I wanted.
Two slices of bread at best - unevenly toasted, two slices of pizza, unevenly baked muffins, and one unevenly baked cornish hen. Fortunately, I kept the old oven, thinking I would have BIL fix it after a "respectable lifetime" for the new oven. Never got around to it but now, 20 years later, the crappy one finally died! I'm hoping to resurrect the oldie in a week or so - especially since a youtube video states that my pop-up mechanism probably only has crumbs under it. We'll see.
Good toester oven are all about the interior dimensions and placement of heating elements. My good one is shaped more like the box-shaped air fryer. The crappy one was an undermount version - just can't get even heat distribution in those.
If I had kids, I would probably consider one. My single brother, who lives on a lake 20 miles from civilization just bought one and loves it. I'm sticking with a toaster oven.
My first toaster oven was amazing. Sized perfectly. Handled 8" pizzas, half batches of brownies, 6 muffins, roasted a whole chicken to a gorgeous even golden brown, and would toast 4 slices of oversized bread at once - with a basic pop up function. Also great for quick hot, cheese melted sandwiches without the hassle and expense of pre-heating a whole oven.
The pop up function quit working so I thought I wanted a newer, slightly easier to clean version and my sister accommodated on my birthday. The exact model I thought I wanted.
Two slices of bread at best - unevenly toasted, two slices of pizza, unevenly baked muffins, and one unevenly baked cornish hen. Fortunately, I kept the old oven, thinking I would have BIL fix it after a "respectable lifetime" for the new oven. Never got around to it but now, 20 years later, the crappy one finally died! I'm hoping to resurrect the oldie in a week or so - especially since a youtube video states that my pop-up mechanism probably only has crumbs under it. We'll see.
Good toester oven are all about the interior dimensions and placement of heating elements. My good one is shaped more like the box-shaped air fryer. The crappy one was an undermount version - just can't get even heat distribution in those.
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