On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 7:17:07 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "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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I have a sprayer that I use. It's filled with soy bean oil. My guess is that if you use a higher viscosity oil, like olive oil, it won't work. If you add some vodka, it might work better. I'll have to try that.