Delivered on Valentine's Day, this gadget is shaping up to be the best gift ever!!! I put 'air fryer' on my Christmas List, but it did not quite make the cut. And that was okay, because even though I wanted one I was not sold on it yet. I had no counter space set aside to hold it. I had not seen any visuals that convinced me that this was something I could put to good use. I have tons of electronic devices and did not want to push the universe to conspire on my behalf.
But then, I started watching videos on YouTube, namely from Bhavna's Kitchen, as she reviewed two brands. She is quite a healthy food prep maven. Her results definitely hooked me to at least trying it.
An air fryer must be able to satisfactorily fry three of my favorites: french fried potatoes, cauliflower, and cheese sticks, for me to consider it worth separating from my pot of cooking oil. My convection toaster oven does a fabulous job with french fried potatoes, but my cauliflower is a mess and does not come close to crunchy before it goes too soft in the texture. I like my cauliflower with a bit of a bite. And as for cheese sticks, I only trust the oven on 200 degrees to keep them warm, certainly not to cook them.
Temp set: 400 degrees F. Time set: 5-20 minutes. Check every 5 minutes. Spray oil or 2 T of cooking oil (max. for each prep) applied with a basting brush.
Trial I: French Fried Potatoes. 20 minutes.
Trial II: Fried Cauliflower. 15 minutes.
Trial III: Mozzarella Sticks. 7 minutes.
It's a win! What more can I say? The plan is to make a small investment in a sprayer so that my stock of canola gets good use!
But then, I started watching videos on YouTube, namely from Bhavna's Kitchen, as she reviewed two brands. She is quite a healthy food prep maven. Her results definitely hooked me to at least trying it.
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| Cook's 2.5 L Air Fryer (JCP) |
An air fryer must be able to satisfactorily fry three of my favorites: french fried potatoes, cauliflower, and cheese sticks, for me to consider it worth separating from my pot of cooking oil. My convection toaster oven does a fabulous job with french fried potatoes, but my cauliflower is a mess and does not come close to crunchy before it goes too soft in the texture. I like my cauliflower with a bit of a bite. And as for cheese sticks, I only trust the oven on 200 degrees to keep them warm, certainly not to cook them.
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Temp set: 400 degrees F. Time set: 5-20 minutes. Check every 5 minutes. Spray oil or 2 T of cooking oil (max. for each prep) applied with a basting brush.
Trial I: French Fried Potatoes. 20 minutes.
Trial III: Mozzarella Sticks. 7 minutes.
It's a win! What more can I say? The plan is to make a small investment in a sprayer so that my stock of canola gets good use!
Cook's Convection Air Fryer noichienkhongdau.xyz 2.5 L
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