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air fryer

jallrk — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 17:57:19 GMT

how do you air fry freshly breaded food

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cactusjack — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:03:32 GMT

I just googled this very question & the answer was not very well. It said freshly battered foods do not do well in air fryers since the fan will blow the batter off the foods...

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Nightowlz — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:13:24 GMT

I made fresh breaded chicken strips. They were a tad dry. The breading did not blow off of them. I either need to cook it at a lower temp, cook for less time or dip the chicken in olive oil then the breading instead of dipping it egg. They also have a recipe in the booklet that comes with the fryer. I may have to try it. I will have to experiment more. I ran across a recipe for fresh onion rings. I also made pork chops brushed with olive oil, salt, pepper & thyme. They were yummy.

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mousiegirl — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:54:02 GMT

It seems only frozen potatoes can be used, so I won't be buying the air fryer. There are ways to cook with much less fat, in general, the conventional way. I don't fry often and the oil is hot enough so that not much fat remains on the food, and once in a while, this is okay. I won't give up my fresh fried french fries and twice yearly fried chicken.

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CLHS68 — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 19:01:34 GMT

Meredith made french fries from fresh potatoes in a video on her facebook page yesterday. She just cut the potatoes and boiled in water a few minutes drained and patted dry and put them in the air fryer. So you do not need frozen.

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Nightowlz — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 19:09:37 GMT

@mousiegirl wrote:
It seems only frozen potatoes can be used, so I won't be buying the air fryer. There are ways to cook with much less fat, in general, the conventional way. I don't fry often and the oil is hot enough so that not much fat remains on the food, and once in a while, this is okay. I won't give up my fresh fried french fries and twice yearly fried chicken.

I have not tried fresh fries yet. I have made frozen seasoned fries that were pretty good. DH loves onion rings & really liked those. I like when making frozen breaded jumbo shrimp or onion rings the house does not stink like it does when you use oil. Especially the next morning with the air fryer the smell is gone & cooking in oil you can still smell it the next morning. Even when I fry chicken in oil I only put enough oil to cover the bottom of the fry pan.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:01:16 GMT

I too wondered how an "air fryer" worked. Googled it, and learned they work better on foods that were already breaded or oiled, like store-bought frozen french fries. In fact, the over-whelming sentiment seemed to be that, unless you eat a lot of French fries, there's no reason to buy an air fryer.

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SharkE — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:14:57 GMT

If anybody has Meridith's potato chip recipe I'd appreciate you posting it.

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ctinaw — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:24:31 GMT

from what i understand you can definitely cook freshly breaded foods if you lightly spray them with some oil. BATTER is what won't work so well.

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Razzy 7 — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 20:29:15 GMT

Not sure what you're reading ValuSkr but Meredith demonstrated an amazing variety of food in the presentation I watched this morning. French Fries might be the most common food done in an air fryer, but they certainly don't represent a factor in making your decision to purchase one or not.

There's apparently a decent recipe collection that comes with the air fryer, more on the QVC site and elsewhere on the Internet. Also Meredith is writing a cookbook for the air fryer that will be available in the fall.

You still may not be interested in getting an air fryer, but don't decide that because you don't eat a lot of French fries. I suspect those who say, "unless you eat a lot of French fries, there's no reason to buy an air fryer" are simply lacking in imagination or a willingness to try various new recipes for the air fryer.

Actually I kind of thought like you, ValuSkr, what would I use an air fryer for except French fries and frozen cheese sticks. But after watching Meredith's presentation, I'm seriously considering getting one today. After all, we do have 30 days to try it out and if it isn't meeting our needs, it can be returned.

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TeezNu — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 21:43:35 GMT

In the last presentation, Meredith mentioned that she's experimenting with more recipes for the air fryer, and she will have a new cookbook coming out in the fall. She mentioned something about putting a layer of breading OVER the batter, then cooking it, to mitigate the problem of a wet batter.

Also, I'm wondering if one could dip the food in a wet batter, then freeze before cooking in the air fryer, to work around the wet batter issue.

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bscandle — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 22:20:01 GMT

There is also a facebook group for air frying if you need ideas. Not sure if i can post the name here.. Josephine's air frying, there are people there

with all different brands. I joined and just bought the tsv

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Nightowlz — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 23:38:00 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
If anybody has Meridith's potato chip recipe I'd appreciate you posting it.

Potato Chips

Cook Time: 30 min.

Serves: 2 INGREDIENTS: 2 medium potatoes

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 teaspoon rosemary, chopped

1 pinch salt

DIRECTIONS:

Scrub the potatoes under cool water to clean.

Cut the potatoes lengthwise and peel them into thin chips directly into a mixing bowl full of water.

Soak the potatoes for 30 minutes, changing the water several times. Drain thoroughly and pat completely dry with a paper towel.

Preheat the Air fryer to 300°F.

In a mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with vegetable oil.

Place them into the cooking basket and cook for 30 minutes or until golden brown, shaking frequently to ensure the chips are cooked evenly. When finished and still warm, toss in a large bowl with rosemary and salt.

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kitty4me — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:51:41 GMT

@bscandle I searched Josephines air frying on facebook and I don't see the group you are talking about? Can you post a link please? I'm very interested in this group.

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bscandle — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:56:30 GMT

Hopefully it is ok to do it..https://www.facebook.com/groups/882420908476095/?fref=nf

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Nightowlz — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:21:13 GMT

@bscandle wrote:
Hopefully it is ok to do it..

https://www.facebook.com/groups/882420908476095/?fref=nf

Thank you for the link. I could not find the page yesterday either. I did have to login to get to the page.
After you login click on Files under the Air Fryer at the top of the page.

Q Moderators please leave this link on the forums. It's just a link to Facebook with lots of Air Fryer recipes. Thank you.

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swtchks — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:55:14 GMT

I fully agree! I have done many fresh breaded items, especially pork chops and chicken cutlets with just a spritz of olive oil and they are perfect! Totally disagree with statement that u don't need an sir fryer unless u are eating lots of frozen. In fact, I I hardly use it for frozen. Wish it was in stock so I can order the 1500 watt for my son and his new apt. He loves it and really wants one!

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Nuttmeg — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:43:22 GMT

@swtchks wrote:
I fully agree! I have done many fresh breaded items, especially pork chops and chicken cutlets with just a spritz of olive oil and they are perfect! Totally disagree with statement that u don't need an sir fryer unless u are eating lots of frozen. In fact, I I hardly use it for frozen. Wish it was in stock so I can order the 1500 watt for my son and his new apt. He loves it and really wants one!

You could find your son a different brand of air fryer. There are so many. You may want to check Amazon for product reviews.

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Gokat — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 23:26:33 GMT

Same here, @swtchks..everything from parmesan crusted zucchini, yam fries, fried chicken, curly fries, breaded pork chops. Just a spritz of canola oil spray to keep the breading from sticking and everything's been delicious! I certainly wouldn't have invested in an air fryer for fries only, and I like my own breading recipes and ideas better than pre-packaged.