Air fryer

You do put oil on chips when you cook them in the air fryer like you would oven cooking them. But they are great especially for sweet potato chips, bacon and cooking falafels
 
Mwelolo said:
Thanks but I couldn’t be bothered to go to those lengths for a few chips.

I would rather eat proper, deep fried chips every now and again.
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It's really not that much trouble to be honest, and this can be mostly done when you're prepping other stuff. The result is far better than any oven chip and now I think mine are just as good as any deep fat fried chips.

The par boiling cuts down on the cooking time needed in the air fryer.

If you just par boiled, rinsed in cold water, dried (in the air fryer) and then oiled in a bowl/ jug where you can mix it properly, then put back in the air fryer you would get a result 90% there.

Cutting the chips/ fires with a chipper is optional, but you'll get a more consistent result/ less wastage and they do save time.

For me I got the air fryer to have fries or chips with 500 less calories, and a bigger portion. Doing that three times a week will lose ~1kg in weight over a month very easily.

Mines only a £100 Ninja air fryer too, the only regret I have is I should have bought a bigger one, with separate areas, but I'll probably just end up getting a second one.

Good thing about air frying is you can add garlic powder, chilli flakes, and various different seasonings, and cook them in those, you can't really do that with a deep fat fryer.
 
The OH uses our ninja for practically everything. I am still an oven guy.

She made some amazing chips the other day though
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
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Air fried chicken fillets made with crushed chilli heatwave Doritos, a hot spice grinder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and some ranch sauce for a dip. Top stuff
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When I made my fries last night I thought, "Wow, the guys on the forum might appreciate this fries masterpiece". Then I thought, "no, they probably wouldn't care" :ROFLMAO:

You've done well there though, and that's spurred me on to post mine, will do next time :ROFLMAO:
 
Andy_W said:
It's really not that much trouble to be honest, and this can be mostly done when you're prepping other stuff. The result is far better than any oven chip and now I think mine are just as good as any deep fat fried chips.

The par boiling cuts down on the cooking time needed in the air fryer.

If you just par boiled, rinsed in cold water, dried (in the air fryer) and then oiled in a bowl/ jug where you can mix it properly, then put back in the air fryer you would get a result 90% there.

Cutting the chips/ fires with a chipper is optional, but you'll get a more consistent result/ less wastage and they do save time.

For me I got the air fryer to have fries or chips with 500 less calories, and a bigger portion. Doing that three times a week will lose ~1kg in weight over a month very easily.

Mines only a £100 Ninja air fryer too, the only regret I have is I should have bought a bigger one, with separate areas, but I'll probably just end up getting a second one.

Good thing about air frying is you can add garlic powder, chilli flakes, and various different seasonings, and cook them in those, you can't really do that with a deep fat fryer.
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Used your method last night, turned out decent for a first bash. Since mine is the ninja foodie multi cooker, whatever it’s called, next time I think I’ll ‘par boil’ them in the pressure cooker bit first, cool and rinse then air fry. As you say sounds a faff but really isn’t.
 
I'd only make chips in one so wouldn't buy the 200 pound large Ninja.

Is there a cheaper good smallish one just for this task?
 
Stepper_T said:
I'd only make chips in one so wouldn't buy the 200 pound large Ninja.

Is there a cheaper good smallish one just for this task?
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Or they do a smaller one for a bit less

I'd say get bigger because once you've done a few things in it you will probably stop using the oven because it just cooks things a lot better and doesn't take as long
 
I haven’t used my oven or grill since I got my ninja foodi. It’s also great as a pressure cooker and does perfect bacon and sausages. The timer stops anything from burning too. The key is to not over fill it. Air flow around whatever you cook is what makes it crisp up nicely.
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Used your method last night, turned out decent for a first bash. Since mine is the ninja foodie multi cooker, whatever it’s called, next time I think I’ll ‘par boil’ them in the pressure cooker bit first, cool and rinse then air fry. As you say sounds a faff but really isn’t.
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Yeah, didn't think about the pressure cooker, they will cook them internally rapid, but won't need long in there, probably not enough time to build up the pressure, so little difference to microwaving in boiling water? My pressure cooker is separate though, so if you can do it all in one, then fair enough.

Just make sure you drain the water, rinse and dry, before putting on any oil.

Let me know how you get on (y)
 
Stepper_T said:
I'd only make chips in one so wouldn't buy the 200 pound large Ninja.

Is there a cheaper good smallish one just for this task?
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I got this for £100, it's often on sale with Very, Amazon, Argos, Currys etc


If you can stretch for something a bit bigger, maybe with tow compartments then I don't think you would regret it. My only regret is getting a small/ cheaper one. Go bigger than you think you will need.
 
Andy_W said:
Yeah, didn't think about the pressure cooker, they will cook them internally rapid, but won't need long in there, probably not enough time to build up the pressure, so little difference to microwaving in boiling water? My pressure cooker is separate though, so if you can do it all in one, then fair enough.

Just make sure you drain the water, rinse and dry, before putting on any oil.

Let me know how you get on (y)
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Yes I thought set it to pressure cook for zero time, what the ninja does then is bring it up to pressure and stop, that should be enough, worth a try the first time anyway. I still think soak in cold water for a while after, then air fry.

Ill let you know 👍
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Yes I thought set it to pressure cook for zero time, what the ninja does then is bring it up to pressure and stop, that should be enough, worth a try the first time anyway. I still think soak in cold water for a while after, then air fry.

Ill let you know 👍
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Add some vinegar to stop them snapping too, in case the pressure cooker softens them up too much.

Meant to use white vinegar, but I just use the chip shop stuff as it's all I have in, and it doesn't really effect the taste.
 
Andy_W said:
You must be doing it wrong, as it's possible to get exceptional chips/ fries with very little oil comparatively, I do it almost every day.

Cut chips/ fries with a chipper, this is quite important so they're all quite even
Sit them in boiling water with a bit of salt and a dash of vinegar, microwave for 3-5 mins, depending on service size (this partially cooks the inside, makes them softer). I tend to work on 1 minute per 100g, for chips, a bit less for fries as the boiling water can cook the outside too much.
Drain the scummy hot water
Rinse with cold water, this gets rid of the starch
Sit them in cold water for half an hour with a bit more salt and vinegar, stops the cooking, lets more starch out. You can just skip this step/ duration, or increase the duration, but if you have the time, do it.
Pre heat air fryer for 2 mins (200 degrees)
Drain the cold water, let them dry out (critical)
Pop them in the air fryer for 2 minutes to further dry them (ensure fryer bowl is dry)
Put them in a bowl/ jug, around 1 tsp of oil per 300-400g, add a dash of salt, mix around thoroughly.
Air fry in 5 minute intervals, and make sure they're being tossed around every 5 mins, go get even crisp
Fries might take 10-15 minutes, chips 15-20

The above seems quite complicated or a bit of a faff, but once you've done it a couple of times it's dead easy.

The key points are they must me dry before you oil them, you need to get the starch off, and ideally a pre cook to soften up. Vinegar in the water should stop them from snapping in half if they get too soft.

If they're not crisping enough spray some oil on, every time to rotate them. I don't often need to do this.

Don't overcrowd the air fryer, as you need the air to circulate. Try and avoid fry light or aerosol oil, just use actual spray oil and don't use olive oil.

They should come out pretty much perfect every single time, and this way a 300g portion of chips ends up about 250 calories, 400g is about 320 calories, about a third of what they would be if deep fried or from MacDonalds etc.
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Tried this tonight but couldn't do the microwave bit as we have the worlds worst microwave and cant get a new one til we get kitchen done, so had to just use boiling water, next time will use a pan and use hob.

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Decent
 
I bought a Cosori air fryer at the tail end of last week, purely because the Ninja Max Pro is really good, but capacity is my one bugbear, and if I am doing a whole meal I have to use the oven to keep stuff warm. The Cosori is cheap, 5.8L capacity basket and the handle for shaking is a lot more convenient than picking the basket up out of the Ninja. Still using the ninja mostly but for bigger things or where I am doing more than one thing its a godsend. For the price (£99) its pretty decent, and wont be too bothered about putting basket in the dishwasher as a replacement is only £19 on amazon.

Air Fryers are also amazing for reheating takeaways - curly fries, pizza, parmo etc.

not quite as good as my preferred method (microwave for 2 minutes and then put into a skillet with a drop of oil to heat from below and crisp the base up), but a lot easier.
 
Another gadget that simply isn't needed.

These things will get very, very hot with artificial coatings on them. Stick to a pure stainless steel frying pan over a gas hob. There's nothing wrong with oil, just use a decent quality one. Rapeseed for higher temperatures and olive for salads, etc.

Just have chips on occasions, every now and then - but have some proper ones. That way you'll be satisfied and won't go rushing back for more.
 
ThatFragranceGuy said:
I bought a Cosori air fryer at the tail end of last week, purely because the Ninja Max Pro is really good, but capacity is my one bugbear, and if I am doing a whole meal I have to use the oven to keep stuff warm. The Cosori is cheap, 5.8L capacity basket and the handle for shaking is a lot more convenient than picking the basket up out of the Ninja. Still using the ninja mostly but for bigger things or where I am doing more than one thing its a godsend. For the price (£99) its pretty decent, and wont be too bothered about putting basket in the dishwasher as a replacement is only £19 on amazon.

Air Fryers are also amazing for reheating takeaways - curly fries, pizza, parmo etc.

not quite as good as my preferred method (microwave for 2 minutes and then put into a skillet with a drop of oil to heat from below and crisp the base up), but a lot easier.
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You put leftover pizza in the microwave for TWO MINUTES?!

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