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Air Fryer LIDL 15 June

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  • #2
    clevtrev
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭clevtrev


    savemejebus wrote: »
    LIDL are doing a version of the Philips Airfryer on Monday. €79.99 vs the Philips one for €179 in Currys
    http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=26469

    Philips is on special at 109 in Harveys so 30 quid price difference. The one in currys for 179 is a newer version with a digital display which the LIDL one doesnt have

    http://www.harveynorman.ie/home-appliances/health/philips-airfryer-black-hd22020.html


  • #3
    savemejebus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,521 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    Apologies, still a good deal. The philips also costs £99 on Amazon


  • #4
    clevtrev
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭clevtrev


    savemejebus wrote: »
    Apologies, still a good deal. The philips also costs £99 on Amazon

    apology accepted :D


  • #5
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    A must have in the kitchen imo, use mine every day and saved a fortune for a massive upgrade in the quality of food I eat, a nice piece of meat and some steamed veg in the evenings after running or cycling now instead of the sh1t I used to eat, great investment, hope this one works as well as the Philips for ye...


  • #6
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Cheers OP, been wanting to get an air fryer for a while. Can't go wrong with a three year guarantee.


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  • #7
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    On sale in the UK today so hopefully get a few reviews of it somewhere...

    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/silvercrest-hot-air-fryer-49-99-lidl-2220101#comments


  • #8
    Casey78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Casey78


    Could you do a steak in one of these?
    I always fry my steak to a medium rare, I wonder how good one of these would work.


  • #9
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Don't forget to pick up a copy of this week's Sunday Independent or World for a voucher to knock a further tenner off.


  • #10
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Casey78 wrote: »
    Could you do a steak in one of these?
    I always fry my steak to a medium rare, I wonder how good one of these would work.
    The Philips one is my favourite way to cook steak, heat it up to 200 deg C and give it 10 minutes in there, fat all crispy, meat all moist. Tuck a load of chopped onions in underneath and they'll come out perfectly fried aswell, any onion not protected by the meat will be incinerated but the ones underneath it are perfect.


  • #11
    shamrock55
    Registered Users Posts: 7,208 ✭✭✭shamrock55


    Casey78 wrote: »
    Could you do a steak in one of these?
    I always fry my steak to a medium rare, I wonder how good one of these would work.

    Id say they are only for chips, chicken,sausage,onion rings and the like , i certainly wouldnt be frying a steak in one


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  • #12
    jmorrisey
    Registered Users Posts: 696 ✭✭✭jmorrisey


    shamrock55 wrote: »
    Id say they are only for chips, chicken,sausage,onion rings and the like , i certainly wouldnt be frying a steak in one

    in before the backlash:)


  • #13
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


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    Theres a steak I did earlier in it, a little bit overcooked but Ive perfected it since then. Only the BBQ does steak better in my very amateur opinion.


  • #14
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    I did a medium ribeye in my philips and it came out great. I was very wary of doing it in it until I saw good reports online. I especially liked the fat as its more evenly done, as in a pan only the bits touching the pan are done a lot. Rashers are good because of that too.

    I would definitely preheat it fully first, which I usually do not bother doing with other stuff.


  • #15
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    4-5 minutes to preheat to red hot is another plus for these, you'll be shocked at how fast it cooks when you get it, expect to burn food a bit before you get the hang of reducing cooking times, well its more like you dehydrate it until its a brown lump rather than burnt if you leave it in too long.


  • #16
    stargazer 68
    Registered Users Posts: 5,071 ✭✭✭stargazer 68


    Been considering getting one for a while. Would it fit enough chips veg etc for 3 adults?


  • #17
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Thargor wrote: »
    you'll be shocked at how fast it cooks when you get it,
    The philips one says (after preheating) to cut your cooking times in half on frozen food like nuggets. At first I thought this was just marketing nonsense but its pretty much true.

    I put sausages in without preheating and set to 9mins and they are grand.


  • #18
    greendom
    Registered Users Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    What does fried air taste like ?


  • #19
    TireeTerror
    Registered Users Posts: 2,271 ✭✭✭TireeTerror


    Is this the fryer where you only use a spoonful of oil, or do you not put any oil in it at all? Do you buy chips for the Oven or normal frying chips? Im quite fascinated to learn more about this as I just threw my deep fat fryer out as the handle was broken and was a bit dangerous.


  • #20
    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,449 ✭✭✭blastman


    TireeTerror wrote: »
    Is this the fryer where you only use a spoonful of oil, or do you not put any oil in it at all? Do you buy chips for the Oven or normal frying chips? Im quite fascinated to learn more about this as I just threw my deep fat fryer out as the handle was broken and was a bit dangerous.

    No oil at all in the fryer itself. If you are doing chips (despite what a previous poster said, you can do far, far more than chips with them), you might want to parboil and/or put a small amount of oil on potatoes for homemade chips. Frozen or oven chips can be thrown straight in.


  • #21
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    TireeTerror wrote: »
    Is this the fryer where you only use a spoonful of oil, or do you not put any oil in it at all?
    it appears to be a fairly close copy of the philips airfryer. The actifry and maybe others have a place to put oil, this seemingly does not, the philips does not.

    I think the word "fryer" is wrong and does them a disservice as the main negative reviews were people saying its not like deep fried chips. Its really a compact & fast heating fan oven, and the fan is faster so it cooks quicker. Think of having a heatgun with a fan control, even though its the same temperateure if air flow is increased it heats faster. You already reduce times in a fan oven, so can reduce even more in this.

    I thought 200C was quite low but its definitely enough.

    So you would be buying oven chips for it

    there is a large thread in the food forum about them
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057063796


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  • #22
    Casey78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Casey78


    Would you fit two average size striplion steaks in them?
    Like say the steaks you get in Lidl.


  • #23
    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    I asked this on a previous thread but never got an answer. Anybody know how they compare to halogen ovens?


  • #24
    shamrock55
    Registered Users Posts: 7,208 ✭✭✭shamrock55


    Its not frying though, to fry something it needs to be cooked in oil, this is just fancy bakeing, its the same thing as cooking in a fan oven, dont be fooled it is not frying!!


  • #25
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,609 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Marhay70 wrote: »
    I asked this on a previous thread but never got an answer. Anybody know how they compare to halogen ovens?

    I think the cooking times might be less in an airfryer as the fan is stronger than a halogens fan but both do effectively the same job AFAIK. Halogens are a fair bit cheaper at around €30-40, they also have the added advantage that you can see all your food clearly through the glass bowl which is dead handy for cooking by sight.


  • #26
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    shamrock55 wrote: »
    Its not frying though, to fry something it needs to be cooked in oil, this is just fancy bakeing, its the same thing as cooking in a fan oven, dont be fooled it is not frying!!
    You see the thing is though, the food comes out fried, I dont why but the bacon, steak, sausages, pudding, pork chops, chicken etc that Ive done in mine would not come out of the oven the way they come out of this, its identical to pan fried, you have to use one to understand.

    Not only that but you get a load of juice left in the drip tray with no oil added so its a lot healthier aswell even though the meat is still lovely and moist.


  • #27
    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    I think the cooking times might be less in an airfryer as the fan is stronger than a halogens fan but both do effectively the same job AFAIK. Halogens are a fair bit cheaper at around €30-40, they also have the added advantage that you can see all your food clearly through the glass bowl which is dead handy for cooking by sight.

    Thanks, I have a halogen oven but while it's fast and capable enough, the food certainly doesn't taste anything like it would out of a conventional fan oven and in the case of chicken, for instance, you would have to baste to get the flavour. Sort of defeats the purpose.


  • #28
    Glenbhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,852 ✭✭✭Glenbhoy


    I've been thinking about of these for a while too, my problem is with Lidl electricals, I haven't bought anything in years because any i did buy were back with them within a few weeks.
    Has silvercrest improved in the interim, would it make more sense to spend the extra €30 and get the philips?


  • #29
    Peig Sayers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭Peig Sayers


    Casey78 wrote: »
    Would you fit two average size striplion steaks in them?
    Like say the steaks you get in Lidl.

    You'd struggle to fit two steaks in them unless you really squash them in. I usually only cook one steak between us which I cut in half and it's a perfect fit. We were never steak eaters before but reading about the Lidl/Aldi steaks I thought I'd give it a try. I use the Lidl striploin steak at €3.99 and it comes out perfectly. Take it out of the fridge for about 30 mins, little oil rubbed in with some seasoning and about 4 mins each side. Beautiful!


  • #30
    Casey78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Casey78


    One steak between us would not be an option!
    I'd eat two steaks on my own!!!


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  • #31
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,863 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    You'll have to keep an eye out for the XL version of the Philips then but they're not cheap. I can do 3 pork chops at once in mine but thats pushing it, 2 steaks would be a tight fit but doable. Its a singletons fryer :P


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