• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    I got an air fryer this year, and I definitively recommend it. It was cheap, I paid 350 reals (roughly 70 euros). In some cases the food is really similar to deep-fried food, but the biggest appeal of the device is as a small but powerful oven - specially for stuff like

    • chicken wings - they turn out wet but well cooked, with a crispy outside
    • reheating stale bread - pat it with a bit of water, then plop it in the air fryer.
    • frozen potato fries - as he mentions in the video they get damn great
    • milanesa - it doesn’t get identical to deep-fried milanesa but it’s really good, and way better than doing it in the oven.

    If looking for a model make sure to get one with a detachable false bottom, otherwise you’ll get the problem andrewta mentioned and won’t be able to clean it right.

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      My dude… Get ready for some more great suggestions…

      Reheating Pizza

      Cooking salmon or any kind of fish really. Suggest panko breading

      Same goes for pork chops. Go with the thick ones - they get wonderfully crispy but very juicy inside

      BACON!!!

      Roasted potatoes - make sure to cut them into larger chunks than you usually do

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    4 months ago

    19 minute video on air fryers? I don’t own an air fryer. I’m not in the market for an air fryer. I’m not very interested in air fryers.

    technology connections

    Fucks sake

    Clicks link

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    My client struggles with showing youtube thumbnails but at this point I recognize technology connections videos just by how he writes his titles.

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    Most of them are a pain in the ass to properly clean. My mom has a ninja air fryer. There is no way to remove the top grate. The grease builds up in it.

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    TIL the new “air fryer” version of my old convection toaster over is the same device, but with a basket accessory.

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      I was like you once and believed a convection oven and air fryer are the same thing and produce the same results. But I was wrong!

      There is a subtle but crucial difference between an air fryer and a convection oven. A convection oven only circulates air around inside the oven, keeping the steam trapped with the food, while an air fryer actually removes all of the steam away from the food, allowing it to get much crispier much faster than is possible with a convection oven.

      You are kind of right though, because now that air fryers have become popular, they’ve started marketting small toaster-oven-style convection ovens as “air fryers”, even though they legitimately are not air fryers and do not cook the food the same way that an air fryer does.

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    Pff, it’s just heating and stirring the air, not frying it.

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          …fuck, now I get what you meant! Sorry I kind of ruined your joke.

          (I’m one of those primitives still taking raw air all the time. Just seasoned with a bit pollution, mmnh, tasty NOx)

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            No worries. From the votes I gather only 1 to 2 got the joke.

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      The components inside it are metal, plastic wouldn’t be able to handle that heat so they are unable to add any plastics to your food

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      It’s not microplastics that worry me. It’s heated plastics, which is why I don’t use plastics in the microwave or use non stick cookware. BTW, the fancy air fryer seems to be all metal, like the toaster ovens.

      Also, why the downvotes to a reasonable question?