So what the fuck is an air fryer?

[taemo]

made some killer pork bbq marinated on bulgogi sauce over the weekend and just an hour ago we made some chicken wings.

all turned out great, well worth the purchase.

[Nufy]

Anywhere in Calgary to get accessories for a Calmdo air fryer ?

I need a skewer and rotisserie basket.

[dirtsniffer]

Came to mind, one of the biggest advantages of the air fryer is that it doesn't recycle air, it is constantly pulling in fresh dry air and exhausting moist air, meaning there is no steaming happening at all. Crispy dry outside and steaming moistness inside. Looking forward to some wings tomorrow

Its also why it doesn't need a preheat because it doesnt rely on continuously warming the same air to get up to temp.

[ExtraSlow]

Air fryer works good for chicken wings for the game. Using the tumble basket. Really noisy, so you want to watch the game on a tv on another floor.

[ExtraSlow]

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Air fryer works good for chicken wings for the game. Using the tumble basket. Really noisy, so you want to watch the game on a tv on another floor.

Air fryer wings for lunch today. Still my favourite way to make them. Far superior to anything in the oven, and I personally prefer this over grill or smoker too.

[The_Penguin]

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Air fryer wings for lunch today. Still my favourite way to make them. Far superior to anything in the oven, and I personally prefer this over grill or smoker too.

Yeah, air fryer wings are great, but I'm often left wondering, why the eff don't I just use a deep fryer?

[ShermanEF9]

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Made some awesome salmon in the air fryer tonight. 7 minutes

We did that the other night. Makes unreal salmon.

[dj_rice]

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Yeah, air fryer wings are great, but I'm often left wondering, why the eff don't I just use a deep fryer?

Cause of how much work it takes to use it, clean it, figure out what to do with the oil after, how it makes your house smell etc.

[firebane]

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Yeah, air fryer wings are great, but I'm often left wondering, why the eff don't I just use a deep fryer?

Air vs oil
Convenience vs mess
Efficiency vs wasted time

Its a "air" fryer not a "deep" fryer.

[R!zz0]

So you're telling me that a fryer has air in it?

[firebane]

You will thank me...

[Disoblige]

I still prefer deep-fried wings over air fried but agreed if you are making them at home then the mess and stink is not worth it whatsoever. I saw in Korea they got this deep fryer that drains the oil and filters out the burnt bits and then pumps the oil back into the pot. So cool! I'd want that next to my BBQ outside, lol.

[The_Penguin]

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Cause of how much work it takes to use it, clean it, figure out what to do with the oil after, how it makes your house smell etc.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the smell. Been a long time since I used one.

[suntan]

It fries air.

[bjstare]

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Oh yeah, I forgot about the smell. Been a long time since I used one.

I don’t use mine in the house. It’s a garage or back deck appliance only.

[SportEL]

I had a Ninja that I returned. I found the surface area too small, and I'm getting the Instant Vortex Plus which is about 2 inches more area and square shaped versus circular. It also has a Broil function that the Ninja doesn't.

[dj_rice]

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I don’t use mine in the house. It’s a garage or back deck appliance only.

At my folks place, they have an old tool shed, now converted into a dedicated frying station, protected from the elements. Asian styles. Big ol propane burner with a big wok to fry in



For the deep fat fryer I bought before Air Fryer and used once, once the oil cools down, I turn a knob and oil drains through a filter and goes into a container stored at the bottom of the fryer for future use. T-Fal EZ Clean. But still, my Air Fryer still wins




This Air Fryer is currently on sale on Amazon, with $40 off coupon making it $129 for a huge 6.8Qt one. My Ninja I think is 4QTs. Pretty good price for the size but un-sure of the brand
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...3f6aa1402630ed

[Pauly Boy]

The new air fryers are great. The old ones like the Tfal 1.0 took forever. Totally worth it, despite my original reservations. Unfort you still need a deep fryer for some stuff (fries just aren't the same), but if you've got kids it's totally worth it - Way faster than the oven, way less cleanup time and healthier.

We have the ninja now, prob lots of better units out there, but can beat the price on when it's on sale at Costco.

[Disoblige]

Fuck it. Fried chicken ain't the same air fried.
Sure I need to shower after but all worth it.

Used my T-Fal deep fryer outside on the deck to fry a whole chopped up and battered chicken. Made fries too.

First batch:

[killramos]

Can’t beat real fried for chicken, pretty cheap if you break down whole chickens yourself too.