"Snag" wrote in message ...

On 6/22/2020 7:38 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-06-22 6:15 p.m., Snag wrote:
>
>>> Well, they're pretty fast, no flipping food, and you can 'fry' food with
>>> a minimal amount of oil. The oil can be sprayed onto the food before it
>>> goes into the fryer resulting in a crispy exterior. Fried chicken is
>>> very good in the air fryer for one.
>>>
>>
>> What are you using to spray the oil ? I tried an adjustable trigger
>> sprayer , didn't work well . I'd love to start making my own "breast
>> tenders" but haven't been able to get it nicely browned and just a little
>> crispy .
>
> We put the cut potatoes in a stainless bowl, drizzle a little oil on them
> and toss them around until they are evenly coated. It really doesn't take
> much oil to do the job.

Yeah , but if you try that with chicken all the coating falls off . I
do basically the same as you do with taters , just in a zip-lock baggie
.. Hmm , I wonder if coating the chicken with oil first then rolling it
in a seasoned coating mix would work .

Snag

Any spray I have filled myself soon gets clogged up. We can buy sprays
with oil, but they have to be thrown out when it is empty.

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