The Official Air Fryer thread
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Pork roast and roasted potatoes @Adephi.
Pretty much did nothing except salt the pork and shake the potatoes every now again.
I tried using a bit of oil - just basted the chicken wings with it - but it still sticks to the wired basket. Well, not really sticks - I can lift the wings off easily, but cleaning is now even worse!!! I'm done! Anyone want to buy my airfryer?
Spray a tiny bit of spray and cook in the basket before you use it. Solves all your issues.
I see on some videos they place a sheet of baking paper with holes on the grid with the food weighing it down. Especially with bakeries and sticky foods.
I always do and it doesn't solve my airfryer issues - let alone the others.
I'll try that, thanks @Adephi.
I've often used tinfoil - curled the edges up so that it makes its own little basket, but the food doesn't cook as well as it does without the tinfoil.
Take it out, clean it and then cover it in oil. Normal stuff that can take high heat. Then season it by putting it back in on highest heat for longest time. I think the coconut oil is the problem and you mentioned before you have cooked from cold. That pan needs to be seasoned.
The quickest and easiest way to do breakfast.
Why would coconut oil be a problem? It can be used on very high heat. I do my chicken wings on 180C and then on 200C to get it really nice and crispy.
Unfortunately we increased the population my wife and I
Haha, we still on the fence in the air fryer dept!Geluk.
So have you aquired an airfryer as well?
Congrats @Munro31! But you say "unfortunately". That sounds like sleepless nights talking! You've just got to understand what a baby needs.
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My son is 12 yrs and my daughter 6 months, I forgot how sleepless the nights are!
AFAIK, seed oils have a higher smoke point and to season something, you need the highest heat. Nothing wrong with coconut oil, good stuff.
I tried something last night I want to pass on. Chicken breasts can be a bit dry done in the air fryer and I usually put a bit of hot water in the bottom of the pan to keep them moist. What I did last night was use a technique called brineing, picked up from youtube.
Drop your chicken breasts into a bowl of warm water that has 4 tablespoons salt and leave for a minimum of 1.5 hours, or longer or overnight or put in the morning ready for supper. The theory that the salt water will be drawn into the fibres of the meat and keep it moist.
Well it definitely works, after soaking, you pat dry and then season with a little oil and spices and into the airfryer it goes. Has to be the moist chicken I have had out of the machine to date. Really really good and not salty at all.
Drop your chicken breasts into a bowl of warm water that has 4 tablespoons salt and leave for a minimum of 1.5 hours, or longer or overnight or put in the morning ready for supper. The theory that the salt water will be drawn into the fibres of the meat and keep it moist.
Well it definitely works, after soaking, you pat dry and then season with a little oil and spices and into the airfryer it goes. Has to be the moist chicken I have had out of the machine to date. Really really good and not salty at all.
This too shall pass!
I always use coconut oil - no bad cholesterol.
If you own an AF - get yourself a thermometer, it makes your life a while lot easier!
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