afcb_acklam
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are u on just eat? do you deliver to bormuff?
Ninja Air Fryer
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are u on just eat? do you deliver to bormuff?
Beverleyred
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Believe it or not they are quite easy to make and only take 10 minutes to bake.
Recipes are available on the Ninja website.
Their recipe is for cheese and chive scones, but I substituted the chives for spring onions and added a touch of English mustard. I haven’t progressed to Just Eat or Deliveroo just yet mate!!
afcb_acklam
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I think you under estimate just how lazy I am.....
Beverleyred
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Same here, ours is virtually redundant!
BaronSmoggie
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We just bought ours a couple of weeks ago. I have discovered a new love of air fried chicken drumsticks with BBQ rub.
S7DiscoDown
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I don't own a ninja. Yet purchased a cheapy version off amazon (£90). I presumed it was all 'hype' yet I've never looked back.
I hardly ever use the oven. It cooks frozen items in a 3rd of the time. Also far cheaper to run. I think my air fryer is 1.7kw where as many electric ovens are 3kw.
I've not done anything advanced in it like baking etc. I guess a ninja etc would be better for that. Yet does simple things like fish fingers / sausages and burgers like a dream.
Drunken fish finger sarnies in 10 mins. That alone is worth the purchase price
I hardly ever use the oven. It cooks frozen items in a 3rd of the time. Also far cheaper to run. I think my air fryer is 1.7kw where as many electric ovens are 3kw.
I've not done anything advanced in it like baking etc. I guess a ninja etc would be better for that. Yet does simple things like fish fingers / sausages and burgers like a dream.
Drunken fish finger sarnies in 10 mins. That alone is worth the purchase price
Scrote
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I've had a dual ninja for a while and it serves me well.
Decent steaks still get cooked on the hob but everything else can be done in the air-fryer.
It keeps most things moist and anything that I've had come back dryer than expected is done with a bit of water under the tray the next time.
Chicken thighs are my current staple.
Decent steaks still get cooked on the hob but everything else can be done in the air-fryer.
It keeps most things moist and anything that I've had come back dryer than expected is done with a bit of water under the tray the next time.
Chicken thighs are my current staple.
SilentProf
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I’m terrible for getting distracted while cooking something and ending up with burnt food especially after a few beers. Having the air fryer switch off and keep warm for a while has saved many meals for me.Drunken fish finger sarnies in 10 mins. That alone is worth the purchase price
Expat Smoggie
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Despite some negatives I'm a big fan of these gadgets as opposed to the Microwave which IMO literally kills the taste of food. Air fryer also saves on some energy and does a good job of heating most foods.
ThatFragranceGuy
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Gnocchi is my favourite atm, toss in a bowl with oil, garlic, paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper and air fry until golden brown and crispy, then dip in mayo mixed with sriracha or buffalo hot sauce
Lady Felicia
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That looks absolutely wonderful.One of the best things I've been making lately is air fried gnocchi with a spice mix and a few sprays of oil. I love gnocchi but don't think I'll ever boil it & add sauce ever again
Burgers made at home are similarly immense, mine has a grill function which heats from underneath and I love it
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Some pork belly I did with some brown sugar, bourbon and some spices
joeydiaz
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Basically if you can cook it in the oven, and it fits in the air fryer, you can 99% likely cook it in the air fryer and it will cook faster and taste nicer
Gnocchi is my favourite atm, toss in a bowl with oil, garlic, paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper and air fry until golden brown and crispy, then dip in mayo mixed with sriracha or buffalo hot sauce
I’m trying that! Absolute bit of me
Andy_W
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Does that not need water to cook it? Think every time I've done it, it's been in a pan of boiling water?Basically if you can cook it in the oven, and it fits in the air fryer, you can 99% likely cook it in the air fryer and it will cook faster and taste nicer
Gnocchi is my favourite atm, toss in a bowl with oil, garlic, paprika, chilli powder, salt and pepper and air fry until golden brown and crispy, then dip in mayo mixed with sriracha or buffalo hot sauce
Does it not end up a sitcky mess and take ages to clean?
It does look really good though.
ThatFragranceGuy
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No, you'd think so as that's how you normally do gnocchi. the oil you toss it with just basically makes it crispy. Gnocchi is just potato with flour, sometimes eggs etc so makes sense really. Doesn't make any more mess than doing chips or something like that, it's not that sticky.Does that not need water to cook it? Think every time I've done it, it's been in a pan of boiling water?
Does it not end up a sitcky mess and take ages to clean?
It does look really good though.
I usually just chuck the air fryer basket in the dishwasher after anything like that though
Andy_W
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Yeah I always did wonder that (why can't I just cook this like a spud, rather than like pasta), but then just forgot about it
I imagine that would cook quite quickly, maybe 10-15 mins?
I'm seriously debating buying a professional potato chipper, to up my chip game, as the £25 job I have isn't serious enough. I now chop up like 1-2kg of spuds a week and just leave them soaking in water all week, then dry a portion out a few hours before prepping for air frying, which has saved some dicking about but it's still slow.
Also, I've discovered that iceland's own frozen chips (they do about 5 different types) are by far the best of any frozen chip, for air frying. Kudos to our lass for getting those one day, they're great.
ThatFragranceGuy
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Probably not even 10-15 mins, I do it by "done-ness" i.e once they're browned as above and quite crispy as they brown quicker than they go crispy.Yeah I always did wonder that (why can't I just cook this like a spud, rather than like pasta), but then just forgot about it
I imagine that would cook quite quickly, maybe 10-15 mins?
I'm seriously debating buying a professional potato chipper, to up my chip game, as the £25 job I have isn't serious enough. I now chop up like 1-2kg of spuds a week and just leave them soaking in water all week, then dry a portion out a few hours before prepping for air frying, which has saved some dicking about but it's still slow.
Also, I've discovered that iceland's own frozen chips (they do about 5 different types) are by far the best of any frozen chip, for air frying. Kudos to our lass for getting those one day, they're great.
I thought about getting a chipper but quite like doing it rustically with a knife. our method is below..
For chips, key thing is getting the starch out and also to rough them up a bit to allow the roughed up parts to crisp up extra.
1) Cut the chips up
2) Put into a pan of water and add salt and vinegar and boil for 3-4 mins
3) Drain water, add cold water and more salt and vinegar. Drain cold water away - this cold water will stop the chips cooking and drain away the starch that came out of the chips.
4) Now you need to dry them so pat them dry and I chuck them in the air fryer for about 2 mins to definitely dry them off. As you take them out, rough them up a bit by shaking them in the basket - this gives little imperfections on each chip to help take hold of spices and herbs when you season them and crisp up better as the jagged bits get crispy
5) Now take a large bowl and add some oil, and whatever seasoning you want - I use whatever is handy but for example salt, pepper, garlic powder, chilli powder, white pepper, onion salt and a few others but go with as little or as much as you like and mix them around to make sure all coated with oil and seasoning - those little roughed up parts really helps here.
6) Put them back into the heated air fryer at 200 and cook for about 20 minutes (depending on thickness) but open the basket every 5 minutes and shake them about, this ensures all get evenly cooked. After ten mins I give them a quick spray with oil if I want them extra nice. A good oil sprayer is air fryer secret weapon for improving literally anything. doesnt have to be a ton.
7) Take them out when they're as done as you want them
Result!
Now when we do this, we do double the amount we want to eat, the rest go in the fridge, then next day air fry them again! Now they're triple cooked and they're even better! This also works with leftover fries from a takeaway or restaurant meal.
Using this method you can have them as thick or thin as you want, soft or crispy as you want, light or brown as you want etc and have them pretty much perfect every time.
It sounds like a chew with a lot of steps but honestly once you've done it once it's ridiculously easy
Also if people havent made use of the "reheat" function on pizza/parmo leftovers, need to get on the case. For pizza i microwave for 2 mins then a few mins in reheat mode - that cooks everything through then recrisps.
ThatFragranceGuy
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Also if anyone likes wings, this is a great blog post that compares different ways of doing them
prohomecooks.com
I use the twice-fried option and they are mega every time. The spice rub mix they have on that page is a really good generic wing rub and you can add any sauce you want at the end or just have them crispy in that rub.
edit; video version actually talks through the results, above page is just the recipes and rub mix etc :
The best air fryer chicken wing (ranking 6 methods)
Today is a very exciting day for air fryer fans all over the globe because by the end of this video I will have all your chicken wing technique questions answered. Which technique produces the crispiest, juiciest, most flavorful chicken wing? Does the ever so famous baking powder technique still...
prohomecooks.com
I use the twice-fried option and they are mega every time. The spice rub mix they have on that page is a really good generic wing rub and you can add any sauce you want at the end or just have them crispy in that rub.
edit; video version actually talks through the results, above page is just the recipes and rub mix etc :