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U.S. Janet B.

On Mon, 01 Jan 2018 13:04:51 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Jan 2018 08:22:20 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 1 Jan 2018 03:55:35 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 5:31:35 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> On 12/30/2017 3:17 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> > On Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 2:21:00 PM UTC-5, rosie wrote:
>>>> >> Have seen many ads FOR AIR FRYERS lately, THE the food all looks wonderful. have ANY OF.you tried these?seems to me it would be a good thing to have. Please tell me PROS AND CONS of these things.. I am very tempted to get one
>>>> >> thanks, Rosie
>>>> > I haven't tried one. It looked like my convection oven would serve the
>>>> > purpose.
>>>> >
>>>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>>> * It doesn't ... we have a conv oven too , it's nice but who wants to
>>>> heat up that big ol' thing - which takes longer than the cooking time in
>>>> an air fryer - when the air fryer will do the job with a tenth the
>>>> energy consumption .
>>>
>>>Granted, we don't use our oven when it's warm out. Luckily, that's
>>>only four months a year. Most of the rest of the time, it just means
>>>the furnace runs less. Plus, we're not interested in that kind of food
>>>when it's hot; we're all about the grill during the spring, summer,
>>>fall, and anytime it's over 20 F during the winter.
>>>
>>>Our interest in fried food is so small that we just go to a restaurant
>>>for it a couple times a year.
>>>
>>>Cindy Hamilton
>>
>>I have a deep fryer. I don't remember the last time I used it. It's
>>a pain to clean. All I want is a big slab of fried catfish a couple
>>of times a year. I can't get that around here. Actually, I can't get
>>decent fried fish around here. I think you have to be near one of
>>those really big bodies of water for people to treat fish prep
>>decently.
>>Janet US
>
>Usually the crime is overcooking. At my local eatery he does great
>fish and chips but I always send the server in with the message, 'the
>one who doesn't like it overcooked' and it is perfect everytime. He
>came out to chat with me once and said that he overcooks the fish
>because that's how most people like it. You cook try asking the cook
>not to overcook and see if you like it better.

that's an idea. I'll try that.
Janet US