Air fryer cooking

[badjak]

I think the problem is the word 'frying'! Air fryers don't fry the food at all. They bake it.

Air fryers don't fry. This is how they work

I've always struggled with the name.
Sounds too much like a scam...

 

[Morning Glory]

I've always struggled with the name.
Sounds too much like a scam...

Well it is really. It just doesn't sound so appealing to call it a mini fan (convection) oven.

 

[badjak]

Well it is really. It just doesn't sound so appealing to call it a mini fan (convection) oven.

Yeah, but fried air?
Not sure that's such a good name

 

[Morning Glory]

Yeah, but fried air?
Not sure that's such a good name

I think its a definite selling point for the heath conscious. Air has no calories!

 

[badjak]

There is an expression in Dutch:
Gebakken lucht, litteral translation: baked air (close to fried air),
Meaning: without any substance. Like "hot air" in English

 

[Barriehie]

Yes, I think the "airv

I think the problem is the word 'frying'! Air fryers don't fry the food at all. They bake it.

Air fryers don't fry. This is how they work

I think "air fryer" is a marketing ploy...

 

[Morning Glory]

Yes, I think the "airv

I think "air fryer" is a marketing ploy...

Of course. Thats what I said, I think. It does confuse some people though. They expect results to be like deep fryng and they simply aren't.

 

[SoCalZone10]

It did confuse me, but I bought when it was on sale and after 2 attempts of making fries, I gave it away.

 

[Wombat457]

Of course. Thats what I said, I think. It does confuse some people though. They expect results to be like deep fryng and they simply aren't.

Exactly and that is why I bought one, mainly so I didn't have to deal with used oil and so on. But as has been pointed out, the results in an air fryer are nothing like those from deep frying.

 

[Morning Glory]

Exactly and that is why I bought one, mainly so I didn't have to deal with used oil and so on. But as has been pointed out, the results in an air fryer are nothing like those from deep frying.

It can be useful for some foods though. A burger will cook quite well, for example and frozen oven chips (fries) if you buy such things.

 

[karadekoolaid]

I think the problem is the word 'frying'! Air fryers don't fry the food at all. They bake it.

So the obvious question is:
Why are they called air "fryers", when they don't actually fry things?

 

[karadekoolaid]

I think "air fryer" is a marketing ploy...

There's no doubt in my mind that it is.
I just wonder how many gullible Brits bought an air "fryer", thinking they could make slightly healthier fish & chips, and then found the batter seeping underneath the door?

 

[Wombat457]

So the obvious question is:
Why are they called air "fryers", when they don't actually fry things?

Basically, all they are is small convection oven then .... so yeah, they don't "fry" anything. Deceptive marketing in my opinion.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Basically, all they are is small convection oven then .... so yeah, they don't "fry" anything. Deceptive marketing in my opinion.

We've got one. I don't use it. My wife uses it to heat up chicken nuggets!

 

[Morning Glory]

We've got one. I don't use it. My wife uses it to heat up chicken nuggets!

I don't have an air fryer but something very similar and I use it a lot. I treat it as a small oven so I don't need to heat up the normal oven. It heats up very quickly and is fine if you aren't cooking large quantities. But I don't regard it as a fryer.

It will do oven cooked chips, roast potatoes or breaded fish very well.

I cooked these in it:
Recipe - Brandy ‘oven chips’ with crème fraîche herb dip