Do you... air fry?

[hoovarmin]

I keep mine in a cabinet and forget I have it, but seeing the pics on this thread I may just put it up on the counter so I can use it more often.

[smokenoob]

Stashed a lamb pop aside from last nights cook so I could experiment with airfry today 😁
olive oil, rosemary, garlic, salt n pepper
into airfry 380° 6 minutes a side
it was awesome!

[WayneT]

Nice experiment with delicious results.

[tamidw]

I just got the Breville like smokenoob and SheilaAnn have in this thread. I just did some frozen wings and they made a huge mess and weren’t very crispy. Any suggestions on how best to do wings? Figured this was best place for me to ask.

Still deciding whether this appliance is a keeper or not. Convince me. 🤪

[SheilaAnn]

tamidw I never cook from frozen. Slack out in the fridge. “Dry brine”. Season as you wish. Tiny spritz of oil. 400F on the super convection setting.

I also use the broil setting a lot. Watch it, though, it works fast!

I love love this machine! It gets more use than my regular oven.

[ddevine]

You might try dusting them in baking POWDER before frying. Helps to crisp them up.

[acorgihouse]

I find the air fryer is my absolute fav way to do wings. I used to have the AF with the drawer, but it got greasy steam all over and didn't hold enough. I gave it away, and got the AF Instant Pot oven, don't use it much, but def for wings. I never cook them from frozen. I dry them off, fully thawed, put in bowl with a few little shakes of oil and whatever seasoning I want. Lately, I like a shake of avocado oil and a shake of sesame oil, then sprinkle with a mixture of garlic salt and ginger powd

[Prof Bunky]

We bought an infomercial drawer-type from a regular store eons ago. Been using it ever since for frozen fries, frozen others, drums, wings, even fresh taters, etc. Now, I wondered if the oven-types were better (#$*@ those infomericals!). Went through two of them, returned both.

Sticking to the little old drawer-type.

[smokenoob]

I’m sorry to report the air fry mode on my 2 year old Breville sounds like rocks in the fan….🙄
I spend a few hours taking it apart and found the motor failure. The bearings are pressed in place on the armature frame mounts and held with a retainer. One had come loose and I could see no way to fix it. So I did what any shade tree tech would do, I ripped it out (see below in pic 😁). Put it all back together and we are back to quiet air frying (for now 😂)
A bit bummed this happened at the two year mark…..

[SheilaAnn]

This two years old? What have you only used it once? 🤪

[smokenoob]

Good eye SheilaAnn The cooking pic is a file photo to remind ya which model I have, the pic on the repair table was taken yesterday. 🍿🍻 Cleaning is not one of my strengths…..fixing is 😂