All About Air Fryer

[tankee]

bigsnoopy:

yanyan:

think u better go see the demo la.. but after i learn from my mistake..i put a pc of baking sheet on top of the metal thing..so after that..easier to wash...

I saw the demo, They only cook things like frozen fried items like fries. Thought they tell u can cook fried wanton, fried chicken wing or keropok but they don't demo all these.

'cause fries are cheaper maybe?

[linden2000]

Bought this a few months ago so wouldnt be able to comment on its reliability though online warranty is for 2 years on philips website when i bought it.


So far so gd for me. Tried out fries, nuggets and chicken wings. For chicken wings, i put a piece of aluminium foil n spread a bit of butter/oil/margarine on foil before putting chicken wings on top of foil. This is to prevent the chicken skin from sticking. For nuggets and fries, no need to add foil or oil. Just dump in n shake halfway during cooking if you want them to be more evenly cooked.

Knobs and controls are simple to use. Just set temperature and time. There is a time and quantity chart given for a list of common foods cooked, eg fries, wedges, chicken, steak, etc. So i just use that as a rough gauge of time required and add on more minutes later on if needed.

For chicken wings, have tried out airfrying with batter as well as just seasoning with soya sauce n a tinge of sesame oil. Both methods have turned out fine for me as the chicken wings were pretty crispy. But i have no baking oven, so unable to compare with those produced from oven.

So far like the convenience as the kitchen is not oily after use though there is smell of the airfried food. Only thing is i wish it can cook more food at one time because i have to cook the chicken wings in batches. Overall i am happy with it. But this is definitely not an inducement to buy the product. Everyone's standards and tastes vary so do check out the demo before deciding if this is a worthwhile investment.

[tankee]

thanks for sharing


how many chicken wings can it cook in a batch?

how long to cook the chicken wings?

[linden2000]

tankee:

thanks for sharing


how many chicken wings can it cook in a batch?

how long to cook the chicken wings?

You are welcome. One batch about 7-8 chicken wings depending on size of wings (those i use were standard to small sizes).

i can only remember cooking time for the soya sauce version because i just cooked it yesterday At 180 degrees, about 7 mins, then turn wings to other side and cook for further 7 mins and i added another 2 mins for extra crispiness. So altogether about 16 mins. Will depend on size of wings too. Not following recipe so a bit of trial and error. As long as don't overcook and chau da, can just add minutes if not enough.

There were 2 recipe books that come together with airfryer and those will give more precise timings. But i haven't had time to buy the ingredients so yet to try out those recipes inside.

[tankee]

thanks again.


16min! that’s like slow BBQing the chicken wings.

[linden2000]

tankee:

thanks again.


16min! that's like slow BBQing the chicken wings.

Hahaha this is just my trial and error experience and may not be representative of how fast the fryer works. Usually i am cooking other stuff on the stove top while the wings are cooking inside the fryer so I am not really bothered by the time taken. Except the part about cooking in batches.

[nani]

Anyone knows where can we see hands on demo?


Thanks

[Nebbermind]

how is this air fryer different from the traditional 'xue di zi'?


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[nani]

Hi,


May I ask do you all just pull out the tray to check or shake while cooking halfway or do we have to turn the knob to zero and reset again when we place back the tray?

Tnks

[linden2000]

nani:

Hi,


May I ask do you all just pull out the tray to check or shake while cooking halfway or do we have to turn the knob to zero and reset again when we place back the tray?

Tnks

Ha i don't turn the knob, lazy me just pull out the tray to check or shake.
There is some heat lost when tray is pulled out but i figured it's minimal since it's just for a quick check or shake.

But think i remember reading in the manual that if you want to be precise, you can set time to half of cooking time. Shake the tray when beep goes off and then set the other half of cooking time. For instance supposed to cook 10mins, set 5 mins. Shake and set the other 5 mins. HTH.