WotEver Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 It cooks stuff much quicker then our Bosch oven. Jacket spuds take about an hour in the oven, they take about 35 minutes in the air fryer and have a much crispier skin. Sounds similar to a halogen's cooking time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Never really saw the need for a halogen oven when we had two ovens already installed in the kitchen. The Air Fryer gives the crispy texture of fried food with less fat used. The jerk chicken we made was just like fried chicken which we have never managed to replicate in the oven. Chips are also far more like fried chips then when cooked in the oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Yup, all of that sounds just like our £40 halogen oven (which is nothing like our two 'normal' ovens). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I've used both halogen and air fryer, the air fryer for me was better at getting things nice and crispy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I've used both halogen and air fryer, the air fryer for me was better at getting things nice and crispy. Interesting - any idea why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Better air circulation I think, the halogen I used just rotated under the bulb, the air fryer had a hefty fan that circulated the air down over the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted January 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Interesting - any idea why? Could it be how the food is held in the fryer? It is suspended on a grill above the bottom of the cooker so any fat drains away. The halogen cookers seem to sit the food in the base of the cooking pot so the bottom of the food will be sat in the fat. Yes and yes. It's yet another gadget designed to part the gullible from their money. I've yet to see an 'air fryer' recipe that I couldn't cook as fast and much more cheaply in a halogen oven. Ours was on offer just after Christmas at £69 so not what you would call expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Yes that also, the fryer I had you pulled a basket out with the food in and the fat dropped through that into a tray away from the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Could it be how the food is held in the fryer? It is suspended on a grill above the bottom of the cooker so any fat drains away. The halogen cookers seem to sit the food in the base of the cooking pot so the bottom of the food will be sat in the fat. Nope, not that. The food sits on a grill. In fact it must sit on the grill to allow the air movement around the food. We've experimented with it in the year we've owned one and it cooks a whole chicken to perfection with crispy skin and juicy meat and does roasties and oven chips way better than our fan ovens, which I've always assumed was due to the hot air getting all around the food. Baking is better done in a conventional oven and casserole type dishes in a slow cooker. Ours was on offer just after Christmas at £69 so not what you would call expensive.Well that's way better than the £230 in the link you supplied! Edited for grammar. Edited January 18, 2017 by WotEver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 http://www.philips.co.uk/c-m-ho/cooking/airfryer-top Strewth! How much? About 40 quid on Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dihl-BLack-4L-Dial-Air-Fryer-Rapid-Healthy-Cooker-Oven-Low-Fat-Free-Food-Frying-/192059580383?_trkparms=5373%3A0%7C5374%3AFeatured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) Strewth! How much? About 40 quid on Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dihl-BLack-4L-Dial-Air-Fryer-Rapid-Healthy-Cooker-Oven-Low-Fat-Free-Food-Frying-/192059580383?_trkparms=5373%3A0%7C5374%3AFeatured We paid £69 for the Phillips one when it was on offer. Their website is a little optimistic on price I think! Loads of choice here: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=philips+airfryer&tbm=shop Edited January 19, 2017 by Naughty Cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 We paid £69 for the Phillips one when it was on offer. Their website is a little optimistic on price I think! Loads of choice here: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=philips+airfryer&tbm=shop A bit more like it! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Better air circulation I think, the halogen I used just rotated under the bulb, the air fryer had a hefty fan that circulated the air down over the food. Just seen this post. Your description of the air fryer describes our halogen oven. Food sits in a rack with a strong fan in the lid circulating the air around the bowl. 'in' is a typo for 'on' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chertsey Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 This all presupposes that fat is the greatest evil, and I think the consensus of nutritional opinion is shifting back away from that position... e.g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 This all presupposes that fat is the greatest evil, and I think the consensus of nutritional opinion is shifting back away from that position... e.g. We went back to butter and away from that revolting hydrogenated mashed up vegetable spread a couple of years ago. I have no idea if it's more healthy or not, but it sure tastes better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 We went back to butter and away from that revolting hydrogenated mashed up vegetable spread a couple of years ago. I have no idea if it's more healthy or not, but it sure tastes better. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 It cooks great sausages we have just discovered. Turkey sausage, black pudding, mushrooms and tomato cooked in the air fryer, scrambled egg and reduced salt and sugar beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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