On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 12:44:39 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-01-20 4:07 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 6:56:29 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B.
> > wrote:
> >> On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 13:42:50 -0800 (PST),
> >> 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
> >>>
> >>> Cooking times are a lot longer than shown in manuals or online.
> >>
> >> they are essentially convection ovens. Some company is currently
> >> producing an air fryer in a counter top oven configuration. It is
> >> able to do all the other things a table top oven would do.
> >
> > The original Flavorwave and their ilk were essentially blow dryers on
> > top of a non-insulated clear container. It's a rather simple but
> > brilliant idea. They were loud as you'd expect a blow dryer on top of
> > a container would be.
> >
> > The new air fryers also have a heating element on the top. The fan
> > has bigger blades and a bigger, lower speed, motor which should make
> > it quieter in operation. It uses a heating element similar to one in
> > an electric range. The cooking chamber is enclosed in another metal
> > chamber which is covered and insulated with a plastic shell. The air
> > flows through the bottom, channeled up the sides of the second metal
> > chamber where the heat is recycled.
> >
> > It is essentially a more efficient, quieter, Flavorwave type cooker
> > that cooks with forced air convection and radiant heat. The main
> > problem with the design is the greatly reduced size of the cooking
> > chamber.
> >
>
> I am waiting to hear positive reviews about them. I have a penpal who
> bought one a year or two ago. They used it frequently for a while and
> apparently now it sits in a cupboard.
I got one for Christmas but haven't used it yet. It doesn't really fit in with my Asian cooking style. I'll probably try to air fry some chicken thighs. My guess is that it'll turn out tasty enough.
This morning I cooked up an egg that I found in the back of the condo. I'm assuming it's a chicken egg. Wow, free food!
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