On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:38:58 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Mar 2019 22:14:15 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>On 3/24/2019 9:58 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:47:30 -0500,
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:21:01 +1100, Bruce >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:10:48 -0500,
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:16:00 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 24 Mar 2019 09:12:08 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I caught a refurbished Air Fryer for 29$ at Amazon. I'd been
>>>>>>>>> curious about them for some time. It's the Dart 1.2L version. Not
>>>>>>>>> super fancy but I wanted something right for a small 1-2 serving.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I see the bug has bitten you as well,, is it called the dart or the
>>>>>>>> dash?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apoligies. It is Dash not Dart. A simple low end machine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...tZfl0wEzIkmczy
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They are (were actually) more golden than the lighting makes it
>>>>>>>>> look.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Cut 1 large potato (we leave skin on) and soak in cool water for 30
>>>>>>>>> minutes then rinse and let dry for about 30 minutes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> be sure to add a little salt to your water next time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Naw, medical issues require low sodium here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In a large ziplock add 1/2 ts cornstarch, 1/4 ts smoked black pepper
>>>>>>>>> and 1/2 ts 'dry onion rub' (or other spice blend you like). Mix
>>>>>>>>> then add potatoes and a 'squizzle' of olive oil. (might be as much
>>>>>>>>> as 1/2 ts oil in a squizzle ;-)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Toss about to coat evenly then put in air fryer basket at 400F for
>>>>>>>>> 10 minutes then shake and another 10 minutes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The smaller ones came out perfectly. The fatter ones were good but
>>>>>>>>> not as crispy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would recommend that you use a mandolin to get your fries as near
>>>>>>>> the same size. Also for a 10 minute cook time you need to shake
>>>>>>>> often.... shake your fries three or four times during the cooking it
>>>>>>>> heaps with a more even cooking.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think normally we will go with frozen ones in thin cut.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Intention was a fast fix sort of thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now if you are really intersected I can tell you how to make fries
>>>>>> that will be better than anything you buy at any store or fast food
>>>>>> joint, I am talking fries better than McDs...
>>>>>
>>>>> Better than McD's matchsticks? That's impossible!
>>>>
>>>> I am not speaking from my tasting of the fries, they have been hailed
>>>> as the best fries ever by several people. and If I ever get my you
>>>> tube going I will reveal all of my fry secrets
>>>
>>> It'd not hard to beat McD's French fries, since these are the
>>> ingredients:
>>>
>>> Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean
>>> Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [Wheat and Milk
>>> Derivatives]*), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Maintain Color),
>>> Salt. *Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed
>>> milk as starting ingredients.
>>>
>>> "Natural beef flavor" in fries, wtf?
>>>
>>> Somehow, I expected the first letters of these ingredients to spell
>>> the word G A R Y.
>>>
>>
>>Going back some years there were fried in beef tallow and had better
>>flavor. I guess this is the substitute.
>
>"As for that "natural beef flavor," that was added in when the company
>stopped frying its fries in beef fat. Other than the fact that it
>contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk (hydrolysis is the
>process of breaking chemical bonds by adding water; due to an amino
>acid reaction, it results in a “beefy” flavor), there’s no word as to
>what else goes into it."
>
><https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/why-do-mcdonald-s-fries-have-nearly-20-ingredients>

Well what I do is make some chili or hamburgers and when I am done I
drain the beef fat and run it through a coffee filter and put it in
the fridge where it hardens until I want to use it.

When I make the frys I melt the fat and spread it over the
potatoes....

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