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May 17, 2019 11:44 AM Subscribe
Bill Oakley and his friend Chris Onstad figure out the best frozen foods to cook in your air fryer, and how to cook them.
The product in that review i am mostly likely to consume turned out to be a fake one thrown in to see if we were still reading? an enjoyable review but im not sure i can justify the counterspace. i already feel like a slave to my instant pot.
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 12:22 PM on May 17, 2019
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 12:22 PM on May 17, 2019
Chris is a reserved guy who rarely “flips out,” but he was flipping out over these, the Wal-Mart house brand of “Wyngz” (see above).
I like how Chris Onstad seems to be in a better place these days.
posted by ocular shenanigans at 12:34 PM on May 17, 2019 [13 favorites]
I like how Chris Onstad seems to be in a better place these days.
posted by ocular shenanigans at 12:34 PM on May 17, 2019 [13 favorites]
I enjoyed that article and shared it with some like-minded friends. Thank you!
posted by merriment at 1:07 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by merriment at 1:07 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
I guarantee no other Bagel Bites have ever attained this level of a high B-minus.
I love the snark from actual junk food lovers. It was great.
posted by Bella Donna at 1:33 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
I love the snark from actual junk food lovers. It was great.
posted by Bella Donna at 1:33 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
I won an air fryer at our company Holiday party "gift game" thing - it's one of those "you can keep what you got or trade someone else" and while everyone else was fighting over the little TV and the MP3 player, I quietly held onto what I knew would be the superior product, and it has lived up to my expectations, we use it about weekly.
My only disappointment is that I'm not a fan of hot pockets or other 'personal' pizza things so much of the list is lost on me, and many of the other are things I already have tried (fries and 'fried' things are where it's a viking, by nature). I am going to have to try the taquitos and corn dogs, though. My grocer doesn't carry bunny legs, unfortunately.
posted by AzraelBrown at 2:28 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
My only disappointment is that I'm not a fan of hot pockets or other 'personal' pizza things so much of the list is lost on me, and many of the other are things I already have tried (fries and 'fried' things are where it's a viking, by nature). I am going to have to try the taquitos and corn dogs, though. My grocer doesn't carry bunny legs, unfortunately.
posted by AzraelBrown at 2:28 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
Well, in an unexpected twist, I have eaten 2 foods courtesy of my parents’ air fryer: cheese wrapped in prosciutto and spicy crispy rabbit legs.
I might be in the wrong timeline.
posted by slipthought at 4:02 PM on May 17, 2019 [3 favorites]
I might be in the wrong timeline.
posted by slipthought at 4:02 PM on May 17, 2019 [3 favorites]
cheese wrapped in prosciutto and spicy crispy rabbit legs.
I'm not into any of the frozen foods mentioned in the article, but I could definitely enjoy the hell out of both of those.
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:28 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
I'm not into any of the frozen foods mentioned in the article, but I could definitely enjoy the hell out of both of those.
posted by Greg_Ace at 6:28 PM on May 17, 2019 [1 favorite]
The best chicken wings I've ever made have been in the Acti-fry. Even with the agitator arm beating the shit out of them, the perfect crispness can't be matched.
It's a pain in the entire ass to clean it up, tho.
posted by Reyturner at 8:07 PM on May 17, 2019
It's a pain in the entire ass to clean it up, tho.
posted by Reyturner at 8:07 PM on May 17, 2019
I'm just happy someone took on that mean-spirited NYTimes article. Normally I'm not among the Times-haters at all, but that hurt. I love my actifry and I resent people who are mean towards air-fryers.
posted by mumimor at 1:36 AM on May 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by mumimor at 1:36 AM on May 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Has anyone owned both an air fryer and a convection toaster oven? How do they compare?
This post is making me lust after a Breville Smart Air.
posted by porpoise at 3:57 PM on May 18, 2019
This post is making me lust after a Breville Smart Air.
posted by porpoise at 3:57 PM on May 18, 2019
I purchased an air fryer because of this article.
The hope is that it'll let us do baking style stuff in the summer without running the oven.
Testing a batch of frozen fries for kicks right now, then will try using it to crisp up some sous vided hot wings.
It's made by GoWiseUsa, so I have high hopes that is a superior quality product.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:10 PM on May 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
The hope is that it'll let us do baking style stuff in the summer without running the oven.
Testing a batch of frozen fries for kicks right now, then will try using it to crisp up some sous vided hot wings.
It's made by GoWiseUsa, so I have high hopes that is a superior quality product.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:10 PM on May 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
We never owned a convection toaster oven, but have used a convection oven oven extensively.
This seems to be a lot more directed than the oven. The oven had consistent temperature, but this is like a 400 degree blow dryer pointed at the food. Functionally seems to be different.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:11 PM on May 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
This seems to be a lot more directed than the oven. The oven had consistent temperature, but this is like a 400 degree blow dryer pointed at the food. Functionally seems to be different.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:11 PM on May 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Okay for a tiny batch of frozen fries, it did an amazing job in 11 minutes @400 degrees and the kitchen isn't a zillion degrees.
Next up, wings.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:18 PM on May 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Next up, wings.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:18 PM on May 18, 2019 [1 favorite]
Annd aside from kinda overloading the basket, it did an amazing job crisping the wings.
This is a neat device. Seems more useful than a toaster oven, and gives pretty impressive results. Definitely fits in with the sous vide/finishing cooking flow.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:49 PM on May 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
This is a neat device. Seems more useful than a toaster oven, and gives pretty impressive results. Definitely fits in with the sous vide/finishing cooking flow.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:49 PM on May 18, 2019 [2 favorites]
My main use of the Airfryer is fresh fried potatoes, blocks, wedges, fries. Peel a few potatoes, (or just wash them if they have a nice skin without blemishes) cut them in pieces and throw em in the Fryer for 25 minutes. Toss the basket a few times while preparing the rest of the food. Great results every time. I probably don't clean the thing often enough, but we're still alive.
posted by Akke at 3:23 AM on May 20, 2019
posted by Akke at 3:23 AM on May 20, 2019
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