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Originally Posted by McBain II
What do you think is happening behind the fan in an air fryer? Radiation.
What is it makes you believe there's no difference between direct exposure to a red hot heating element or hot air? Ovens also have broilers because there's a difference in cooking by hot air and direct exposure to the a heating element. Or would you have us believe there's no difference between cooking in a 375 degree oven and 375 degree oil?
Depends on what you're cooking, the exposure to the direct radiation of the heating elements in a toaster oven is different than the hot air of an air fryer, each can be better at different tasks.
This is my point exactly, to mention, most foods cook much faster in an air fryer than a toaster oven.
We got a baker's dozen on our last stop at Rein's in Connecticut. Sliced in half and frozen, and I just pull one out of the freezer from time to time, spread a little butter, and put in the air fryer for 3 minutes.
It comes out thawed, just slightly toasted around the edges, the butter nicely melted. I like to add some nutritional yeast after heating.
Someone was doubting the utility of air fryers... they simply work faster than toaster ovens. Even convection ovens don't work as well -- different design. There's a good article at Consumer Reports describing the differences.
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Bagels!
We got a baker's dozen on our last stop at Rein's in Connecticut. Sliced in half and frozen, and I just pull one out of the freezer from time to time, spread a little butter, and put in the air fryer for 3 minutes.
It comes out thawed, just slightly toasted around the edges, the butter nicely melted. I like to add some nutritional yeast after heating.
Someone was doubting the utility of air fryers... they simply work faster than toaster ovens. Even convection ovens don't work as well -- different design. There's a good article at Consumer Reports describing the differences.
1. OMG! I try to stay away from bread, especially bagels, because it's my weakness. Now I have to get bagels. "Thank you."
2. Rein's! I'm a Montreal bagel girl but fondly remember Rein's from my years in Connecticut. (Although, in CT, "Lox Stock & Bagels" was my go-to.)
Let me see. (takes the chicken) Alas, poor Henrietta! I knew her, XL, a lady of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. She hath borne me many eggs thousand times, and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!
This time I chopped up my whole chicken.
Asian Spiced Fried Chicken.
I washed and broke down a whole chicken. Then I lined my air fryer with a piece of aluminum foil. Next I preheated my air fryer on 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
I lightly seasoned some flour in one bowl, beaten eggs in the next, and put Asian spice breading in a bag.
Once each piece of chicken was flour/egged/breaded I put them on a plate. I lightly spray some oil on top of them. Then put them inside my heated air fryer. I lightly sprayed the top of chicken.
I cooked them on 350 degrees for 25 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes.
They came out nice & crispy, and tasted great. The Colonel himself would've been proud.
What is it makes you believe there's no difference between direct exposure to a red hot heating element or hot air? Ovens also have broilers because there's a difference in cooking by hot air and direct exposure to the a heating element.
I think your understanding of physics and chemistry is a little flawed.
Every oven (conventional, convection, european convection, air fryer) cooks by some combination of radiation, convection, and conduction. Even a non-convection oven is cooking by convection as the element heats the medium (in this case, air) and that medium then transfers the heat to whatever you are cooking. A convection oven simply does this more effectively.
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Or would you have us believe there's no difference between cooking in a 375 degree oven and 375 degree oil?
Absolutely there is a difference, and thus you've found the crux of why an air-fryer is pointless.
I've been thinking of getting one. I'd make onion rings, shrimp tempura, sweet potato fries.. but I don't eat those things often enough to convince myself to get one just yet...
I've been thinking of getting one. I'd make onion rings, shrimp tempura, sweet potato fries.. but I don't eat those things often enough to convince myself to get one just yet...
They may not seem like it would be worth it, but you could be surprised at all you can fix in one. As I have said, I do almost on my cooking in either the insta pot (actually mine is not an istra pot) and the air fryer. I only use the stove about once a day or less. Mainly I use it for steaming veggies and fixing eggs. Sometimes I do need to use it for a few other things. Our regular oven is used for baking and maybe once a month for something else.
Made two delicious pork chops today. I still have two whole chickens left, but tomorrow will be drumstick day. I have settled on the basic ingredients: onion, garlic, salt, paprika, EVOO, and coconut flour. I use these for just about anything I cook in the air fryer.
These drumstick will be in the fridge tonight. Using a double grill rack system, I can cook all at the same time.
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