Do liners really affect airfrying?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มี.ค. 2023
- The week on is over, the commenters had their say, but where they right? Are liners in an airfryer really doing the devils work?
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To be honest it shouldn't matter too much Lined or unlined. Any sensible cook will always turn food items half way through to ensure food is cooked to perfection.
it would matter if the food benefits from cooking on all sides like fries, or pizza which you really can't flip over
Of course it matters.. it's an
air fryer , air has To circulate all the way around the item for it to crisp up
Half the reason for using an air fryer is so that the fat drains away. With a liner that won't happen, Another is that it creates a more even cook. The liners are really for liquids and cakes etc.
This was a journey, came to see if the liners were worth it, found out you can make toast in the air fryer and then found out toast in the air fryer looks extremely depressing
I make toast in the air fryer because I foolishless got rid of my toaster to make space when I got my air fryer. If you like hard, brittle toast then they're great. I don't.
You can make toast but it won't be as dark a color.
If you try to make it pretty, it will become hard as a rock.
Perhaps the bread could be elevated on a 6 inch tall platform and turned for better toast?
Must be the best ending to a video I've ever seen 😂 Top job Mike you are a legend! 👍
I use foil takeaway containers ! But 50 at a time sometimes I use them twice depending on what I've cooked.. works a treat...just put them in recycling bin after 😅
Me too.
Been watching you for years and Im very happy you did this video. I have the exact same air fryer myself and use it fairly often. The silicone liner would be fine for non breaded meats like the chicken or a steak. I would never use a liner for things like fries, where you really need the air circulation. However, the one thing you also need to do is flip (or toss around in the case of fries) at least once during cooking. That is a big must when using a liner or not. Says that in the manual. :)
One last thing, while I haven't used a liner at all myself, the silicone ones seem nice as they have little ridges to kinda help under air circulation. I would never use those awful paper ones again though. Watching you it looked like they just folded over and prevented a lot of the heat from hitting whatever it was you were cooking.
I look forward to the next week on! :)
I think the little paper liners would do well if you like, airfried a cake or some such :p
"The comment section was right."
We always are. We always are.
In that case, cereal IS a soup!
@@Del_S And a taco is a sandwich
@@Whiskeyklone Correct. It must be true, this is the comment section.
LOL after reading the endless comments on every video from the week-on and then seeing this pop up in my feed and Mike talking calmly with that grin on his face, this is hilarious.
It's the grin of a geezer who knows that every comment, good, bad, repeating what everyone already said, feeds the TH-cam algorithm as engagement.
We called him out on the liners, then he called us out on the liners. Love it!
He did toast and a chicken breast 🙈🙈🙈. Chips. Wings. So much better without
@@marchannam3781 Agreed. Food appeared to be better cooked without the liners.
🤣
Mike always tries to justify his actions whilst I'm cringing haha. But most are or do
Also what kind of a absolute mlt takes the grill out of air fryer with tongs phahaha
Recently bought a Tefal duel drawer. Tried chips, one side with silicone liner and the other unlined, chalk and cheese. Lined side awful chips, none lined quite good. McCain oven chips next.
I feel the silicon liner would do a better job than the paper ones that were also used as the silicon one did actually have raised parts to help lift the food off the bottom which helped with air flow.
I been told that coffee filters can work and are disposable and cheap.
@@captianmorgan7627 Yep. Keep throwing more crap into our landfills!
@@LauraBidingCitizen Or you could just compost them....
@@captianmorgan7627 Right, so how many coffee filters a day, with every use of the air fryer, per week, x that per month, do you intend on using exactly?! And how many people do you think are composting them..?! Do you think Einstein here who can’t even wash an airfryer tray up is going to compost..?!
@@LauraBidingCitizen Angry much? I use 0 coffee filters because I don't have an air fryer and don't drink coffee. Do YOU know how many coffee filters people use on a weekly or monthly basis in air fryers? Do YOU know how many people are composting them? I sure don't. And I doubt there is any data to be found.
I also love the ad hominem attack at the end. Speaking of 'the end' you must not have watched the video's. Because Mike even says that washing the silicone tray took as long as washing the air fryer's tray so he'll just use the built in one.
The video we've all been waiting for!
Good Lord, he does read his comments! 🤣
Yea was so glad to see this pop up, you are a star Mike. Looking forward to your next production☺☺☺
I just bought my first air fryer a week ago and can't see why one would bother buying silicone liners when the whole point of an air fryer is that it's already got teflon easy-clean drawers anyway?
For very easy cleaning.
My cleanup is easy, with no liner. I let the drawer cool, while eating. Then add dish soap and water. Let it sit while I'm cleaning other things. Finally, I clean the air fryer and it's quick.
we can conclude that mike can't be arsed to wash stuff even if its better cooked
Your ending with the washing is my feelings on the matter. xD Interesting to see a comparison though. Thanks for the video!
he really wants to believe the liners don't make a difference.
Hey Mike! I have some ideas for future week onssssss:
- Raw Till 4 (the crazy freelee diet - would love to see you debunk her horrible meal plan...)
- Air fryer - ONLY doing viral tiktok recipes
- Bible diet
- Dominos Pizza
- Deep-Fried Food
Could you do a third experiment with the paper liners...no particular reason just for science and general annoyance 🤣
Gotta repeat this experiment on food that air fryers are good for: supermarket frozen fries and chicken wings!
I bought and use the liners for making dishes like moussaka, lasgne, cottage/ Sheppard's pies and cakes, etc, items that will have a wet ingredient(s) in them. i haven't tried the itmes, you tried but the chicken breast looked more succulent in the lined side, hinting that the process/ effect might be less intense when using the liner. Probably easier to clean the liner than the draw, I think.
I’ve always wondered about that since I got my air fryer. Thanks for taking the time to do a video.😊
I feel seeeen! I don't know who puts bread in the air fryer though 😁
If anybody was going to to that, it would be Mike.
I do.
Do not eat toast often enough to warrant giving up kitchen counter space to a toaster.
But the airfryer is just There, so easier to pop the bread in it than fetch the toaster from the cupboard.
(Also them bake-off at home breads, the airfryer does them perfectly in about the time the kettle boils and tea is brewed.)
I prefer the lined side. The toast is crunchy & soft. The chicken is much more moist lined. 😊
I smell a potentially new format: The Great British Fry Off. Put two things in the airfryer with only one compartment having a liner, and see what's the best. Do this a couple of times (or maybe an entire month) and see who the winner is.
Make sure to do the cheese last because that's going to be a pain to clean off of the unlined one.
If it's an ocean liner, almost certainly. If you got one of them inside yer air fryer something's gone wrong.
Use a liner, just turn the food halfway through.
Inserting a meat thermometer into each chicken breast would have been even more scientific.
On the topic of liners. Here's my advice after using one of those airfryer contraptions for quite a few years.
For sticky things, especially sugary things, like if you had added some flavour to that bland chicken breast by glooping on a nice BBQ glace.
Absolutely, use those paper liners and save yourself the mess.
Just make sure to turn things about twice as often as without.
For really fatty things, like chicken wings or cheap sausages, those silicon liners to collect the drippings isn't a deadly sin. Again with the frequent shakey-shake of the basket to keep things moving.
For anything with a breading, dry - like toast or reheating pizza, and spuds in any form.
Oh dear gods No! No liners! Just NO put it away. Bad youtuber!
Does that clear it up?
This is what makes perfect sense. Even with the toast, my thought is to just flip it. Problem solved
It's your boy, TC - back once again to say Well done Mike, this is why we love you.
It’s Fry Hard 2: Fry Harder!
What a good sport; I love how you took all this in good humour and not in a condescending, snarky way.
Hello 👋…How are you doing?
What we have concluded from the experiment is that Mike isn't a scientist! 😂
Mike J the science bae!
Great ending to the week on Airfrying food & thanks Mike 🤗
Mike when you doing the next week on mate really enjoy them. 🤣😂
Hey Mike. I've been busy so I missed a lot of your videos but I'm glad you're looking well
I always use a liner I don’t believe in making work for myself
You can always line the bottom of the draw with foil.
Please do a week on cooking meals from scratch using only airfare and microwave
😂😂😂 brilliant ending
Also the whole idea of having an air fryer is you put a tablespoon of oil in the bottom so that the oil vapour rises up and lightly and healthily fries your food, something you also are not doing Mikey!..
Just use the paper Liners instead then throw it away NO washing up 😂 Happy days 😊
Omfg I am so happy you did this 😂
Please do the week again.
Same meals but without the liners.
This format reminded me how much I miss infomercialism
Using a liner means it’s only the liner you have to clean. Without the liner you will have to clean both the removable tray and the drawer.
Thank you for sharing, that was nice
I was surprised to find out people where opening wholes in the aluminum foil or paper. Never done it and things come out just fine. Even if there was a difference it had to be huge for me to accept cleaning up the mess afterwards 😂
It was the first liners you used at the start of the week on were wrong. They were paper cake liners, no holes in them for the air to circulate. The silicone liner wasn’t so bad😅 Oh, and preheat your fryer!🤣
So... You are saying he did it wrong. 🤣
@@JuMiKu when isn't he?
I have an oven style air fryer, always use parchment, especially for doughy items (canned bread, dumplings, ect) and some things call for a cold air fryer to start
@@JuMiKu Yes, lol!😂😂😂
HAHAHA Glad I waited for the final commentary- and you're spot on good sir
Doing a "Day 8" to take fan-feedback into account is brilliant. I would love it if u also read out and responded to critical comments, it'd be gold! cheers
Two drawers....cool!
Ok I don’t want to see “Mike doesn’t read comments” anymore 😂😂
"I'm going to prove all the liners complainers are wrong"
AIRFRYS BREAD
Thank you for this video
FYI, I love your channel, by the way, My air fryer beeps at the halfway point to tell me to turn my food, so I guess ill by the silicone liner
I haven't watched the video yet, but I'm going to guess the answer may be undoubtedly YES!!!
If you buy the liners most come with accessories like stainless steel racks etc, the air flows freely and the chicken is crispy. Enjoy your day 😊
Yep another week on is definitely needed with a wide variety of food...and a grilled cheese sandwich without a liner
If you use a liner flip the food
Could he pick a worse example than a piece of toast? At lease pick something that air fryers are used for.
i use a bit of baking paper the whole airflow issue that people care about can be negated if you actually turn your food which you would do using any other cooking method!!
Yes, yes they do.
Have you ever done a video to check the internal drawer temperature for consistency, so if you set it at 200C it actually cooks at that temp and not drops to say 150C?
"Hi Mike you have not told us yet how much it was to use your own air fryer vs your own oven at 0.21p vs 13.06p An oven costs 0.21p kWh to use on average vs 800W air fryer at costs 13.6p kWh to use Mike.
Mike sounding like all the English teachers we avoided at comp. Check hard drives!
Don’t watch much TH-cam stuff but just bought a ninja , this was fun to watch , light hearted 👍
This is an imperfect test - there are silicone liners with holes so you get much better air circulation. Same with parchment liners - some have holes....
If they have holes, then you ha e to do the whole cleanup you're trying to avoid though, right?
Is the grate supposed to go on top of the liner?
Wehehell, well, well.
Very rare when the comments get something right, haha. For the toast, anyway.
How about a week on camping?
Ahh he does read the comments 😂 and then takes the piss out of us! Love your version of toast though!
The idea or purpose of using liners is to make cleanup easy. The tst example is usless because cleaning up after making tst is minimal even with no liner, therefore no need for a liner with tst.
I find my £20 from Morrisons airfryer cooks better than my daughters dual basket £120+ airfryer, its also easier to remove food without any oil or fat that the dual basket. My understanding is the heat circulates down the side of the £20 & up through the base heating more evenly but still needs shaking every few minutes. The Dual Basket however doesn’t have a basket to remove food it just has what I’d call a trivet, this means the heat has to travel down through the food to cook evenly. Because they don’t have baskets tipping food out results in oils/fats coming out. Recently picked up a Tefal Actifry for £20 in a charity shop & I’m impressed with the results so far, it stirs the food so it cooks evenly without any interaction from me. Only had it a week so I will be trying various recipes in it. Think the dual basket airfryers I’ve seen are overpriced & underperforming 🤔
Ive been using linewrs for months Washing is simple and the taste is wonderful Put the Cheeken with the liner for an extra 2 mins and youll get the crispy outside
I find I get better results of parchment paper lining..
It continues!
I want to know time difference to make the liner version march the non liner version
Using a liner is definitely easier for cleaning. Why not try using a raised rack inside the liher? That would give airflow all the way around the food.
I use one in mine and it cooks so much better.
Everything looked better without. Fight me 🤣
Depends on the type of liner you're using. My liners have lots of holes in the same as my air fryer tray.
Please god , not a week on cups of tea in the air fryer next
I've give up with basket aur fryers as they are so messy and never clean up very well, air fryer ovens are so much better
the twisted bread looks as tho' it's the slice next to the crust - always a problem in an ordinary toaster as the side nearest to the crust is always dry!
That toast is raw!!
Liners just need flipping.
While with the default you can cheekily get away with not flipping.
Granted the instructions say you should be flipping stuff regardless of what you use, just like a conventional oven.
The only real liners that are an actual positive to me are the parchment paper ones.
They actually save you the clean up after. And the flipping around is not some big task.
And ultimately, everything works, it's an oven for christ's sake. Just cook and flip till it's done right 🤣
The use of a meat thermometer might be worth evaluating in your 'spot the difference' quest. I personally have found that a liner helps keep the basket cleaner and makes little difference to the cooking if the contents are shaken about at least every 5 cooking minutes.
Yes. Here for this.
Catching up with your new videos after a bit of time away. Do you guys move house Mike or just have the kitchen re-done?
I mean a chicken breast is not the best test because you don't really want it to be crispy
I would be more concerned about the white bread
Don’t think it’s about cooking but more about browning. Not really very good test examples as you wouldn’t normally brown a chicken breast without skin on. I think crispy bacon or chicken drumsticks with skin on would have been a better browning test. I don’t use a liner. It takes 2 mins to clean the rack.
What difference does it make its preference and as long as its cooked and taste good then fairplay 😋👍
The main reason why you would cook food in a air fryer is that the food will be less greasy/fatty making it a bit healthier while if you use liner the meat will cook in its own fat in in doing so will be a little bit more juicy but will also contain more fat making it more unhealthy.
Why does something having more fat make it unhealthy? This isn’t the 80’s. The impact of refined foods or high carbohydrate laden food alongside fat has more bearing on health than a fatty piece of meat with veg for instance. One’s essential and one isn’t
@@stevenham1937 Basically its all about calories. Less fat = Less calories. I myself have been on a diet for about a month now and have lost 10kg so far so I can definitely state that your every calorie does matter. if you can keep the food still tasty but decrease the calories why not do so.
Exactly. The fat drips out so you consume less. I love it x
Yaaaaaaaaa glad ya heard the masses lol
Hey it’s Chris Elliott!!!
Use paper liners no washing’s up 😀