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Air fryers

  • 07-02-2025 11:43PM
    #1
    whydoibother
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭


    I’m thinking of getting an air fryer but I’m not sure which one. I got one years ago but did not like the way it did the chips… I’m told that newer air fryers have improved a lot, that’s why I’m considering one but I’d like some advice first.
    I mostly want it because they’re so easy to clean - but I would like to get one that did chips well.

    Advice? Anyone?
    Thanks 🙏

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  • #2
    super_freddie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭super_freddie


    We have a Salter dual air fryer (the one at Shop Salter Fuzion Dual Air Fryer with Divider | 8L Capacity) and it does chips very nicely, whole family loves them. Highly recommended. It's a pretty basic model, you could probably get it for about €100 if you look around…



  • #3
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,023 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    I've a Ninja and love it



  • #4
    whydoibother
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭whydoibother


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123147949#Comment_123147949

    what ninja do you have? Is it good at doing chips?



  • #5
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,023 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123149256#Comment_123149256

    I've a single and got my mother the double tray, decent for frozen chips but to be honest I struggle to master the homemade chips , that could be an entire thread of its own.

    Small portions seem to work best for chips



  • #6
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,762 ✭✭✭ongarite


    What kind of chips are you talking about?

    Air fryers are best for oven style chips as that is what they are, a very quick cook oven/grill.

    Home-made ones take more time & care to come out well IMO.



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  • #7
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,781 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Have a Tower of the shelf type (not on the market anymore, the 5-in-1 is the nearest equivalent) and didn't find it great. Vastly faster than a mini oven but prone to burning the outside of stuff. Microwave in that gaff has a 220C convection oven in it which I use for most stuff other than chips now instead.

    Got a Ninja dual drawer (AF300UK) and a lot happier with that. The drawers are apparently dishwasherable but it says not to do it often, which makes me suspect it'll wear them out, so I use liners on particularly messy stuff to make hand washing cleaner.



  • #8
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    First of all consider what you want to cook is important.

    First one i bought was a JML Halogen oven which i can cook a large chicken or turkey in and has a expander ring for higher cuts.

    Philips Air fryer i use to cook oven chips and onion rings and love it.

    Ninja Foodi 6ltr as its the smaller model with twin lids and can cook burgers but mainly for stews or a slow cooker.

    One needs space to store them all as lucky a shelf next to kitchen holds 3 units and bring in when needed.

    Size needed as if more than 2 go bigger and some units are heavy.



  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    My first airfryer was a manual Tower model that I think was €50 in Lidl.

    Then I bought a Tefal Easyfry, which I had for years, but was getting quite old, so I replaced it with a Tefal Dual Easy Fry and Grill - which I thought would be an upgrade - but it was absolutely crap. It took ages to cook anything. As long as the regular oven. I returned it.

    I then bought a Cosori airfryer on an Amazon deal to tide me over while I shopped around for something else - and was very surprised to discover the Cosori is absolutely amazing. Without a doubt the best airfryer I've ever had, and interestingly, I am seeing a lot of youtube airfryer recipes, using Cosori airfryers. I'm not buying anything else.



  • #10
    deandean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,438 ✭✭✭deandean


    +1 on the Cosori from Amazon. Very pleased with it. Max cooking temperature is 230degC (great for chips) whereas many air fryers only go up to 200DegC.



  • #11
    whydoibother
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭whydoibother


    I wish I could find a good one where I can also do a pizza so I could put away the oven that gets so dirty… not sure you can with the cosori?



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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123190052#Comment_123190052

    You can use paper liners to keep it clean (or tin foil). Homestore and More have them, they're €3 for 50.

    These ones fit the 5.5l Cosori I have. But it won't fit more than a 7" pizza.

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  • #13
    wackokid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭wackokid


    We just bought one from Aldi an AMBIANO with two compartments.

    We have tried every possible time and temperature to cook a boneless pork chop.

    All failures as the meat gets too tough or too raw etc etc. Tried all the different variations

    on YouTube mainly USA stuff as there doesn't seem to be any centigrade posters on YouTube

    apart from Jamie Olliver and he delivers complicated recipes etc. which we don't need.

    Could our machine be faulty?

    In any case all we need is the settings for a medium to well cooked boneless pork chop and

    ditto for a striploin steak or fillet steak.

    Am hoping for some well meaning amateur chef/cook to read our plight here and save our

    AMBIANO from the skip.



  • #14
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,781 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123704871#Comment_123704871

    An airfryer is really, really not the appropriate device to cook any of those in - all will be dry.



  • #15
    wackokid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭wackokid


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123704878#Comment_123704878

    Thank you for that. Those Yanks are full of B S



  • #16
    gipi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭gipi


    I've cooked both steak and pork chops in my Salter dual drawer.

    Here are the instructions from the user guide I got with it

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  • #17
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,351 ✭✭✭Buffman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123704974#Comment_123704974

    Despite it's name, an air fryer is basically a miniature fan oven, so anything that wouldn't do well in an oven is not going to turn out great in an air fryer.

    A George Foreman type 'grill' would probably do your steaks and chops much nicer.

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  • #18
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,220 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    I cook my steak and chops in my old JML Halogen oven and never any issue.

    Another thing is the position of the food high or low will give different results.



  • #19
    con747
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    Buy a temperature probe for a start, I cook everything in my air fryer oven with 2 shelves and never have issues with any type of meat. Nearly everything I cook is at 180c in it. It takes a while to get used to it at first but you will.

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  • #20
    wackokid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭wackokid


    Thank you all. Will give it another go. Brushing with oil might eliminate the dryness?



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