On Mon, 1 Jan 2018 10:10:29 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 10:22:30 AM UTC-5, 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.
>
>I don't like catfish, but it's pretty easy to get good fish and chips
>hereabouts. We've got a fair few bars where they really know what to
>do at the fryer.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

do you have 'fish on Friday' at all the pubs and bars? That was a
thing where I grew up. Fish, chips, slaw and beer. Could anything be
better ? ;-)
Janet US