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Post by pcpa on Nov 6, 2022 21:54:59 GMT 1
I would say that for small items, which is all you can really fit in an air fryer, they would get up to heat and cook a bit quicker than a halogen oven due to the reduced capacity and I think the casing has some insulation on it also.
I have just gone from an 11 litre oven to a 17 litre one after unpacking the removal box from the UK marked kitchen, it seems to be taking a lot longer to cook than the smaller one and longer than it did in the UK or my one in Picardie, the erason being they are/were both in heated kitchens and now I am cooking in an unheated sous-sol and the temperature has dropped a lot this week and I cook relatively late at night when its colder.
When it drops below zero I might have to make a Rockwool sleeve or buy an airfryer!
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Post by pcpa on Nov 6, 2022 21:57:48 GMT 1
I now hate the 2nd cheapest cooker in the shop that we bought 18 years ago when we first got the house. Don't have a kitchen yet. Have you really been 18 years without a kitchen or are you remodelling the house?
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Post by amandaj on Nov 6, 2022 23:43:05 GMT 1
It's a long story but the summary is: the house didn't have a kitchen when we bought it, we were still working in UK for the first 12 years and so just did bits and pieces to the house & probably spent more time gardening (ie dealing with the jungle) while we were here several times a year on holiday. The 'kitchen' is on one wall of the lounge - we have a storage shelf thing for the pans and plates, next to that is the hated cooker, then about 2m of worktop perched on the only unit which we could find at Castorama 18 years ago which is a sous evier (I also hate that . No sink but fortunately the bathroom is in the next room so we use that for water. No room for the fridge in the lounge so that is in the bathroom. The house is cosy and we've got used to it. We do have plans to put the kitchen where the bathroom is but to do that we need to first repair the cellar walls, replace the floor above the cellar, move and make the stairs less steep, put a bathroom upstairs in the attic etc etc. It might get done, who knows. We have done other stuff to the house, husband has a beautiful workshop. But life ticks along and sorting things out would mean taking the house apart to put it back together. I'm very zen about the whole thing. Any minor improvement to the house is a joy It's actually probably better than it sounds but not very conventional.
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Post by amandaj on Nov 6, 2022 23:45:58 GMT 1
Forgot to say pcpa, your point about the size of the air fryers is useful. Before I decide on anything I need to have a plan of how to change things around and where everything will fit. I'm determined to improve it though as the real kitchen might never get done.
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Post by gigi on Nov 7, 2022 0:32:09 GMT 1
It's a long story but the summary is: the house didn't have a kitchen when we bought it, we were still working in UK for the first 12 years and so just did bits and pieces to the house & probably spent more time gardening (ie dealing with the jungle) while we were here several times a year on holiday. The 'kitchen' is on one wall of the lounge - we have a storage shelf thing for the pans and plates, next to that is the hated cooker, then about 2m of worktop perched on the only unit which we could find at Castorama 18 years ago which is a sous evier (I also hate that . No sink but fortunately the bathroom is in the next room so we use that for water. No room for the fridge in the lounge so that is in the bathroom. The house is cosy and we've got used to it. We do have plans to put the kitchen where the bathroom is but to do that we need to first repair the cellar walls, replace the floor above the cellar, move and make the stairs less steep, put a bathroom upstairs in the attic etc etc. It might get done, who knows. We have done other stuff to the house, husband has a beautiful workshop. But life ticks along and sorting things out would mean taking the house apart to put it back together. I'm very zen about the whole thing. Any minor improvement to the house is a joy It's actually probably better than it sounds but not very conventional. Oh wow, what a saga Amanda! You obviously manage with it and every small improvement must count for a lot! It reminded me of when we were putting a proper kitchen in the first house we owned in 1974, which meant that we needed to brick up the doorway to the garden, moving the door to the centre. I was highly pregnant with our second son and was merrily building the new wall in short bursts, while first son sat in the kitchen in his highchair with some toys, gurgling away at me. Cooking took place on top of a cupboard we put in the dining room next door, washing up in the bathroom basin, while clothes washing, including terry nappies was done in the bath. Thank goodness that didn’t carry on for very long, as we soon had running water and the twin tub back working. I loved our little kitchen and felt very proud of my bit of wall, but only a few weeks after our second son was born my husband got a new job down south, so the house had to be sold. A friend has an air fryer and absolutely waxes lyrical about it! She’s actually on her second, loved the first one so much that she gave it to her son and family when she bought AF number 2, much bigger and with two drawers. She cooks and bakes a huge variety of things, is very keen on baking. She often cooks such meals as chicken, was cooking roast pork with roasties today for the two of them plus son and family who were going round for lunch. A new recipe she tried yesterday was chocolate drop scones - sounds the last thing I’d have thought of in an AF, but she reckoned they were delicious.
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Post by suein56 on Nov 7, 2022 9:07:13 GMT 1
We have done other stuff to the house, husband has a beautiful workshop. But life ticks along and sorting things out would mean taking the house apart to put it back together. I'm very zen about the whole thing. Any minor improvement to the house is a joy It's actually probably better than it sounds but not very conventional.Who cares about convention .. you can live how you want in your own home.
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Post by JohnnyD on Nov 7, 2022 9:58:17 GMT 1
We have done other stuff to the house, husband has a beautiful workshop. But life ticks along and sorting things out would mean taking the house apart to put it back together. I'm very zen about the whole thing. Any minor improvement to the house is a joy It's actually probably better than it sounds but not very conventional.Who cares about convention .. you can live how you want in your own home. Shouldn’t we be talking convection if this thread is air fryer/kitchen based…..not convention 🤣
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Post by suein56 on Nov 7, 2022 9:58:50 GMT 1
Speaking of air-fryers .. OH, who loves eating potatoes, has one. It was bought for cooking chips etc for OH but has since cooked other foods .. chicken, dumplings, pies, onion rings, calamari amongst other things. He rates it highly. I find the food cooked in it to be well done and more moist than when cooked in the oven.
It does heat up quickly, cooks speedily and is easy to clean. We have a small, but not tiny model, about 1350 watt.
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Post by JohnnyD on Nov 7, 2022 11:26:11 GMT 1
I'm tempted to try one again, but we had one about 6-8 years ago now, and made rubbish chips, they would brown eventually, but you needed to keep tossing them to expose them to the heating element, and they were not crispy at all, soggy limp snail like sticks of starch they were.......Have things improved?
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Post by rabbit on Nov 7, 2022 11:34:17 GMT 1
What is required for cleaning? Is it easy?
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Post by pcpa on Nov 7, 2022 11:45:29 GMT 1
I'm tempted to try one again, but we had one about 6-8 years ago now, and made rubbish chips, they would brown eventually, but you needed to keep tossing them to expose them to the heating element, and they were not crispy at all, soggy limp snail like sticks of starch they were.......Have things improved? They have for me, I no longer eat chips (or potatoes) , doesn't sound like they have for you!
I will eat them at a resto as usually there is no other choice and enjoy them as a rare treat.
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Post by pcpa on Nov 7, 2022 11:54:52 GMT 1
It's a long story but the summary is: the house didn't have a kitchen when we bought it, we were still working in UK for the first 12 years and so just did bits and pieces to the house & probably spent more time gardening (ie dealing with the jungle) while we were here several times a year on holiday.
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Post by ForumUser2 on Nov 7, 2022 12:11:57 GMT 1
What is required for cleaning? Is it easy? Yes. Very easy. Not dishwasher safe, though. An inner basket sits in a pull out holder and both are easily washed in Fairy (or other) liquid. We bought a cheapish one and after 3 years or so are finding the non-stick coating has degraded in the basket. We will get another sometime but with better ratings for longevity.
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Post by suein56 on Nov 7, 2022 12:19:14 GMT 1
What is required for cleaning? Is it easy? Yes. Very easy. Not dishwasher safe, though. An inner basket sits in a pull out holder and both are easily washed in Fairy (or other) liquid. We bought a cheapish one and after 3 years or so are finding the non-stick coating has degraded in the basket.We will get another sometime but with better ratings for longevity. We bought one from Lidl .. on promo, it's fine. Daughter was v impressed with ours when she visited so her OH bought her one for her b'day.
He did lots of research and got her a Cosori .. which costs about £120 in the UK for the model they have. You can buy them in France.
They come highly thought of and seem to have excellent durability as well.
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Post by exile on Nov 7, 2022 12:19:31 GMT 1
Cheap non-stick and washing up liquids do not mix well and the detergent helps break down the coating.
Better quality non-stick coatings these days are not impacted in the same way.
How do you tell which is which? Sorry no idea.
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