It's Official- Air Fryers use less than half the electricity of an oven! (1 Viewer)

[Orion]

Even with the predicted electricity price increases, it's going to take about 100 hours of cooking to cover the cost of buying even one of the cheapest ones.

That is not a lot, but you miss the main advantages in that they are quite a bit quicker and convenient as well as being very versatile.

Totally agree with you there. Our situation is that we have a gas AGA that, depending on the seasonal weather, we shut down from about May for six months or so - I’ve just turned it on low this week, but only for background heat so the ‘real’ heating in the house doesn’t have to be turned on and not for cooking at the moment.

Anyhows, we have the Ninja 15 and the fact you can switch between cooking modes so easily and quickly is a real boon. As a ‘ferinstance, I cooked a lamb tagine tonight which involved sautéed onions and garlic, followed by seared diced lamb, then chopped tomatoes, lamb stock and spices being added and everything pressure cooked, and then the dates, apricots and coriander being added and pressure cooked for a very short time to finish. All cooked in the one bowl, in the one machine and tasting superb.

Versatile indeed!

 

[Caggsie1]

I’m a new recruit to these air fryers. We have a two drawer sur le table air fryer from Costco. Went for ninja but out of stock. I cooked chips a week or two ago. Not very nice, fresh from scratch. Then tried Aldi frozen oven chips, no better. But have since tried McCain frozen oven fries, I was very impressed with them. We’ve since managed to track down and get the ninja max, 15 in 1(hens teeth comes to mind) that is the dogs watsits. so far I’ve used it for sauté, air fryer, combined steam and roast, pressure cooked. I need to do a bit of fine tuning but overall very satisfied with the results. As Orion says very versatile.

 

[L' Hobo]

Totally agree with you there. Our situation is that we have a gas AGA that, depending on the seasonal weather, we shut down from about May for six months or so - I’ve just turned it on low this week, but only for background heat so the ‘real’ heating in the house doesn’t have to be turned on and not for cooking at the moment.

Anyhows, we have the Ninja 15 and the fact you can switch between cooking modes so easily and quickly is a real boon. As a ‘ferinstance, I cooked a lamb tagine tonight which involved sautéed onions and garlic, followed by seared diced lamb, then chopped tomatoes, lamb stock and spices being added and everything pressure cooked, and then the dates, apricots and coriander being added and pressure cooked for a very short time to finish. All cooked in the one bowl, in the one machine and tasting superb.

Versatile indeed!

but everything you described, I did with a CleverChef Pro a few weeks ago at about a third of the of a Ninja? Is the extra cost worth it??


The only thing I cannot do is air-fry and I ask myself, do I want to spend another £100 for expensive, by comparison, oven chips?

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[kevenh]

I often have Ginster pepper slices for my dinner.
It just fit's directly under the element and on on number 2 it doesn't rotate.
Turn it over once and it's cooked a treat in 5 minutes.
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But a microwave can reheat a ginsters’ pasty or slice in ~1min - and it won’t be dried out like an oven would reheating it yy

 

[Richard n Ann]

But a microwave can reheat a ginsters’ pasty or slice in ~1min - and it won’t be dried out like an oven would reheating it

No... It will be soggy

 

[Coolcats]

Except a Full Tablespoon of Olive Oil!

Still not deep fried the chips just have a layer of oil and much is left in the bowl healthier there and 30 min cook time

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[jollyrodger]

I often have Ginster pepper slices for my dinner.

 

[Stealaway]

You really should try one. Often on offer a £1 in Tesco's.
Also
Gregg's large sausage roll are the best.
Buy a frozen pack of eight from Iceland and cook them at home a few at a time.
Another brilliant light lunch.


Don't hesitate to ask for many more culinary tips

 

[jockaneezer]

My 75 year old mate's daughter brought him round a Tefal air fryer, "Here you go Dad, I know you like chips and this is a lot safer than your old chip pan !"
"Oh grand, thanks lass, where do I put the blocks of lard ?"

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[TheAleMan]

My 75 year old mate's daughter brought him round a Tefal air fryer, "Here you go Dad, I know you like chips and this is a lot safer than your old chip pan !"
"Oh grand, thanks lass, where do I put the blocks of lard ?"

Classic

 

[L' Hobo]

Still not deep fried the chips just have a layer of oil and much is left in the bowl healthier there and 30 min cook time

If you get the Rapeseed oil very hot before you add the freshly cut, dried off chips, very little penetrates the chip. Must be right, Delia said so!

 

[Coolcats]

If you get the Rapeseed oil very hot before you add the freshly cut, dried off chips, very little penetrates the chip. Must be right, Delia said so!

Sounds like a research project to me who’s up for a chip sandwich or two

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[pampam]

I luv the chip butties
years ago with a big family we had a double electric deep fat fryer(never watched our health then) because it cost us a fortune to have a fish and chip supper with 7 of us hubby did triple cooked chips ,and his own beer battered cod/haddock…………to die for
literally lol
so now its slimming world chips aka air fryer chips

 

[Wombles]

When we started using our Remoska regularly at home as well as in the motorhome our electricity usage dropped - our top oven uses twice the amount of electric & the main one four times so main oven now only used when batch cooking or at Xmas!

 

[pampam]

Love remoska jacket spuds

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[DuxDeluxe]

When we started using our Remoska regularly at home as well as in the motorhome our electricity usage dropped - our top oven uses twice the amount of electric & the main one four times so main oven now only used when batch cooking or at Xmas!

The only thing we use the oven for nowadays is for the bread And only then it is because the ninja is too small for baking a decent size loaf. Roast chicken dinner tonight will be mostly Ninja based by first pressure cooking and then browning off. Keep warm whilst roasts and stuff are done

 

[Minxy]

My hubby is spoilt for choice with the gadgets he's got!

• A halogen oven similar to a Tefal Actifry', just a bit flatter and wider, which he uses for roasting, browning, crisping etc (nice lovely bread rolls & sausage rolls!)
• A microwave oven
• A pizza maker, basically 2 large hotplates, which close together with the pizza in between, the beauty of this is that it can be opened completely flat so gives 2 large frying-pan type cooking surfaces for doing a fry-up etc - haven't tried doing pancakes in it yet but I'm sure they'll come out well.
• 2 standard Remoskas (the old style with the glass in the lid and the newer one without)
• An electric saute pan/oven - don't know how old it is but it's good for tall stuff that won't fit in the Remoska or browning stuff off as the heat is at the bottom
• A George Foreman small grill for sausages, burgers etc
• A larger GF grill with removable plates (yay!) for doing more stuff at the same time - he's only just got this (cheap off Ebay) so hasn't had a chance to use it yet.
• A pie maker (2 pies)
• Toasted sarnie maker (like Breville)

He has tried the multi-cookers before but wasn't keen and I'm not going to suggest he tries the newer versions as we're running out of cupboard and worktop space! At least he does use them.

These alongside the double oven gas cooker (small oven on top) means he can use whichever is best for what he's cooking ... trouble is I get the mess to clear up afterwards.

 

[pampam]

I miss my remoska

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[TheAleMan]

The only thing we use the oven for nowadays is for the bread And only then it is because the ninja is too small for baking a decent size loaf. Roast chicken dinner tonight will be mostly Ninja based by first pressure cooking and then browning off. Keep warm whilst roasts and stuff are done

Mrs Ale did a lovely roast chicken dinner today in the ninja on the steam roast setting..meat was so tender.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Mrs Ale did a lovely roast chicken dinner today in the ninja on the steam roast setting..meat was so tender.

Pre - wash……

 

[davanne]

I made a cake in the Ninja the other day cooked on the steam/bake setting it turned out really well.
I‘d tried in the old ninja and they weren’t very successful but this cooked it beautifully .

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[pampam]

Which is the best ninja model to cook a sunday roast or bake a cake please?

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Which is the best ninja model to cook a sunday roast or bake a cake please?

Have a look for the larger size ones…. Ours is great but limited on size as it is the smallest one

 

[TheAleMan]

Which is the best ninja model to cook a sunday roast or bake a cake please?

We have the Ninja smart lid 15 in 1. I think that’s the biggest one they do, although there are many different models out now so I could be wrong?

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[John Barrett]

Which is the best ninja model to cook a sunday roast or bake a cake please?

Absolutely delighted with our 9in1.

 

[bigtwin]

Absolutely delighted with our 9in1.

How well did it cope doing a Sunday roast and all the trimmings?

Ian

 

[John Barrett]

How well did it cope doing a Sunday roast and all the trimmings?

Ian

Yesterday: medium whole chicken and roast potatoes, cooked to perfection in said gadget. Vegetables in one saucepan. Gravy from veg water and chicken. Delicious!

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[pampam]

Sold out of 15-1 ninjas in argos

 

[Orion]

The ‘SmartLid’ models are the most versatile as you don’t have to err …. swap lids when changing modes.

 

[Minxy]

Yesterday: medium whole chicken and roast potatoes, cooked to perfection in said gadget. Vegetables in one saucepan. Gravy from veg water and chicken. Delicious!

Correct me if I'm wrong but cooking 'frozen' roast spuds and 'frozen' veg is not a 'traditional' roast dinner ... it's gotta be done the traditional way by peeling/preparing the veg from raw! Saying that the frozen stuff isn't bad.

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