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On Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:20:09 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
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>On Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:45:54 -0500, wrote:
>
>>On 2 Jan 2018 18:15:47 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>>On 2018-01-02, Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Food in an air fryer is sprayed lightly with oil.
>>>>
>>>><https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2017/11/air-frying-is-it-as-healthy-as-you-think/>
>>>
>>>The above link sez absolutely nothing about foods being "sprayed
>>>lightly with oil". It's a question I've asked 'at least once!' in
>>>this thread. Is this 3.2 qt "Oil-Less" air-fryer actually
>>>oil-less or not!?
>>>
>>><https://www.walmart.com/ip/Farberware-3-2-Quart-Digital-Oil-Less-Fryer/722613447>
>>>
>>>IOW, quit playing footsie with Shelly and answer the question!
>>>
>>>nb

>>
>>"sprayed lightly" is a totally meaningless term, each person's lightly
>>is different. She can't answer the question because she can't cook
>>(not a lick), hasn't a clue. That URL says exactly what I already
>>posted, air fryers require oiling the food, otherwise it's NOT
>>fried... how much oil is the quantity that would be sufficient to
>>produce the same results as tradionally fried food. Personally I
>>don't want a gizmo that encourages eating fried food. I eat very
>>little fried foods, eggs is about all I fry, and then I blot them on
>>paper towels in a paper plate. Most of the meats I cook are in
>>stews/soups, thereby making it very easy to skim off what quantity I
>>consider excess fat, which is most. I fry burgers, however it's meat
>>I grind myself of cuts that are very lean... if I want juicy burgers I
>>top them with sauted onions that are sauted in no cholesterol olive
>>oil and then I drain them by leaving the pan tilted so the excess oil
>>can run off, with most of the moisture being the water contained in
>>onions. I make a concerted effort to reduce my/our fat consumption.
>>Having a contraption that makes it convenient to fry foods and that
>>also promotes healthfulness by LYING about fat content is something I
>>don't want... I can see folks stuffing their maws with air fried spuds
>>thinking they contain fewer calories than fried spuds from fast food
>>joints... simpletons!

>
>you know that no one reads your stuff anymore, don't you? We've
>read it all before at least a hundred time. yawn


Hey, I read his stuff. But you don't know that because you don't read
ME. Isn't that hilarious?