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Air Fryer Questions

I know the basics of how these save energy and therefore money but cannot find a straightforward comparison of temperatures and cooking times versus using a conventional oven. I have googled but can't find a definitive conversation chart, so for instance using the oven at 180 degrees for 20 mins, how would that convert to using an air fryer? Or 200 degrees for 30 mins?  Is there a simple way to work out the comparisons? Also the cooking time appears to be less in an air fryer so how do you work this out?  Cannot find an Air Fryers for Dummies☺️so are there any experienced users on here who can educate me? MTIA

Sue Hammond ● 1222d11 Comments

We have a Ninja Foodi Max which is also a pressure cooker.Initially we thought we would just use the air-frying/baking functions for small items but now realised that a bigger one would have been better - as we use it for far more things than we originally intended.It does look as if you have R2D2 on your worktop though!

Ed Robinson ● 1218d

Tower cheap?  Some of them are, but not all.I have bought a cast iron saucepan with lid from Towers and it is exceptional - and it comes with 25 years guarantee.Are you confusing Tower with Power?The air fryers, though, come with a 3 year guarantee.

Ivonne Holliday ● 1219d

I've found that the Ninja brand gets the best feedback from consumers. The cheaper brands such as Towe are reported to have problems with the longevity of their non-stick coating. We recently upgraded to a large Ninja and I have to say it does the job well. Chips are still not quite the same as deep fried but pretty good, and reheating other things such as Chinese pancake rolls works well.

Mark Phillips ● 1219d

Sue, I don't know why, but yesterday I had a page come up on my FB about times for loads of items how long they take to cook in an Air Fryer. Perhaps if you google could give you an idea. What I remember the times were shorter apart from a whole chicken, which I'm sure said hour and half.

Barbara Stevens ● 1219d

The Tower Housewares air fryers are worth looking into as the quality of their goods is amazing.

Ivonne Holliday ● 1220d

Hello Victoria, I have been looking into air fryers too and it is so complicated!  I just learnt (Which? magazine) that not all air fryers are energy efficient - which defeats the purpose really!  I cannot copy-paste from Which? sadly.Perhaps this article from the Independent will help? They highlight size of each air fryer.  https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/kitchen-appliances/best-air-fryer-uk-reviews-b1979237.html

Ivonne Holliday ● 1220d

I was going to put up a post asking who had one, and whether they recommended a particular brand. Thinking of getting one, although have very limited space in the small kitchen

Victoria Diamond ● 1220d

Will do. Birthday isn't until the 14th so time to study lol.

Sue Hammond ● 1222d

That is great! Please let me know how you get on.

Ivonne Holliday ● 1222d

Brilliant!👍🏻I spent ages on Mr Google but didn't find one as comprehensive and clear as that.  My Brother wants to buy me one for my birthday because I struggle with using the oven now. Many thanks Ivonne. xx

Sue Hammond ● 1222d

Hello Sue,I found the following article that brings explanations on air fryer's cooking time.  It is an American article but it should be fine!https://airfryereats.com/air-fryer-conversion-air-fryer-calculator/Good luck!

Ivonne Holliday ● 1222d