Can you save money with an air fryer? Cosori Turbo Blaze Air Fryer
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- Is an Air Fryer just another gadget or actually a useful addition to the kitchen?
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Cosori Turbo Blaze Air Fryer(DC601) --- Revolutionary Air Fryer
* Cooks 46% Faster --- Enjoy fries in only 13 minutes
* Uses Less Energy --- Just 0.2kWh for 500g of french fries
* XL 6L Capacity --- Enough space for 20 chicken wings
* Auto 5-Speed Fan --- Customize flavors to fit your taste
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Try putting your raw chips into a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Leave to stand for 5 minutes, drain and pat dry then air fry in the usual way. I picked this up from a TH-cam channel, chips are much nicer this way.🤗
I chop onions, peppers, sweet potatoes, mushrooms & aubergines, spray with a couple of squirts of olive oil spray and toss together, tip it all in the basket, top with a few chiploatas, air fry for 10 mins on 190, pull out basket, give it a shake, add some sliced halloumi on top and air fry for another 10 mins😋
Sounds great!
I've upgraded to a twin basket air fryer, even though I'm single. It has replaced my toaster oven.
My most used small appliance. In addition to what you have shown, I make crispy skin chicken parts, whole potatoes, sausage, pork chops, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, crispy stuffing balls, baked pasta and more. You did a great demo!
Thank you
What brand is the double basket airfryer
@@yvonnebertrand3731 Mine is a Gourmia
I love my air fryer! My biggest money waste is ordering food when I’m busy or it’s late and we’re hungry. I’m just not a great meal planner. Now, I have a couple go to recipes in the air fryer that are so fast and easy that save me on those days.
Thanks Tracy
I also invested in two square silicone trays that fit my air fryer makes it a bit easier to clean when doing the salmon with teriyaki sauce on.
Good tip
We just got an airfryer. We love it so far, saves time for sure and I am at full learning process
Seriously impressed with my new airfryer this morning, who'd have ever imagined hard boiled Eggs from an airfryer?? Eggs in on the rack, 15 mins on 130°, plunge egg into cold water once cooked, then peel shell. Perfectly cooked hard boiled Eggs! Gamechanger for me. No more boiling pans of water to watch over 👍
I'm m going to try this !
One thing I always do is buy the grease proof paper with holes or add holes in the paper before adding to the air fryer. That way air can circulate from the bottom as well.
We love our air fryer and use it daily .I don't know how we did without it 😊
Great idea I will try this today. I had a fire in my oven, flames scorched the walk behind. I had turned off power but left baking paper in top basket and it flew up onto element and burst into flames. Smoke detector saved me, it was so loud.😢
@@gaylmanton6259 sorry this happened to you. But it is a great message for others. Due to the high fan speed it does say to not use paper in the machine. Even foil has to be weighted down. I use silicone mats or trays. And have Pyrex dishes too. Glad you were ok. Must have been a shock!
As a lone father raising two kids, an air fryer has been a life saver. A couple of years ago, my former employer had bought me a Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill/Air Fryer. I’ve cooked everything in it from Asparagus to Zucchini. I rather enjoy having the ability to cook meats in it, such as steak or chicken, whenever the weather is too bad to grill. I especially like to use it to cook salmon. Generally salmon is always cut similarly thick and you can fry it with consistency. I like to season it with lemon pepper, use a medium grill setting and grill it about 12 to 14 minutes or till whenever it is finished. Then I’ll pop some asparagus in afterword, and season it with lemon pepper. A very quick, high quality meal that’s only as costly as your ingredients, providing you can find salmon on sale or at a discount.
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I just bought the same model. Absolutely love it. Thanks for your recipe ideas. I’m a Brit living in the USA. Nice to hear a friendly voice😊
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I have a Cosori air fryer and I love it - I use it more than I would have ever thought. It saves me so much time as well as money on electricity, my oven takes ages to preheat so I really appreciate the time savings. Also, since I'm almost always just cooking for me, having a smaller sized appliance is perfect. One of the things I use it for most often is frozen veg, I'll toss it with a bit of oil and seasoning and then pop it in the air frying (I use the frozen food button which is approx. 350 degrees, 10 min, with a shake half way through). It comes out so tasty and perfect. I hope you continue to enjoy your Cosori! Happy New Year!!!
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Would never have thought about toasted sandwiches in the air fryer.😊 will defiantly be trying some different ways to use mine.
Happy an Prosperous New year to you both. Looking forward to the support you will be giving us all throughout 2024.
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We only bought into the air fryer thing a few months ago to help reduce fat intake but it's become our 'go to' way to cook things. If our house was robbed and I could only replace one cooking object, I would definitely choose my air fryer. There's only two of us and I'd say we now put the main oven on about twice a month if that. I can see our electric bill has reduced. In my view, investment in an air fryer and making some space for it on a work top is worth it. We got one by 'Instant' and really like it. Frozen croissant dough is amazing baked in it, cup cake/muffins (I use reusable silicon cases) are wonderfully puffed up and light, heating up things like fish fingers, veggie sausages etc is so easy, baked cauliflower and other veggies gives them a nice roasted flavour. I don't think you need two trays but I would recommend getting one with a reasonably large pan - at least 5 litres and above. Great video, thanks for sharing - got some good ideas for more air fryer dinners. Happy New Year to you both and the doggies x
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I hesitate to fry food with a deep fryer or on the stove because hot oil can be dangerous and I don't want any mishaps, but after watching this video, I think maybe the air fryer is the way to go. Thanks for the review. 👍 Have a very Happy New Year! 🙂
It makes great chips
We bought an air fryer, and we LOVE how it cooks a variety of foods.
I have a Ninja with the 2 drawers- I hardly use my main oven anymore! I don’t use paper in it as it can fly up on the heating element and catch fire - anyway the non stick surface makes it easy to clean. Cheap things like chicken wings are brilliant- even boiling eggs is quicker and easier then in a pot on the stove. I’ve roasted a small whole chicken in it and done the roast potatoes in the other drawer at the same time - a real game changer! Saves loads of time and money 😊
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I have the same brand as you. It is almost a bit small for our 4 adult chd who still live at home, but once they start to fly the nest, I know it will be perfect for my husband and I. I love being able to do 2 different things at once even for myself for lunch.
Please how do you boil your eggs in the airfryer
@@maryspender-tr7ix I have only tried hard boiled eggs so far - average is airfry for 15 minutes on 275F/135C - but it depends on the size of the eggs and whether or not they have been refrigerated- so a bit hit and miss but if you always get the same sized eggs you will soon get it right. Just put them in the basket and then put them in cold water once done - I did have my heart in my mouth the first time but no exploding eggs haha!
I have the Ninja Dual, wouldn’t be without it: cheaper, quick, clean and healthy - everything you have said. It’s been a great investment for my busy life. 😊
I now make the perfect steak 🥩 straight from FROZEN to perfection in about 30 minutes. No more spoiled meat or messy defrosting
My ninja multicooker has an air fryer function and I do use it and am happy with things I cook in it. My problem with having yet another small appliance, I have a small kitchen so my problem is storing all the different appliances. I do like appliances that have more than one function, I will be interested to see future videos when you show the other functions. I was undecided about buying an instant pot for the same reason but when I bit the bullet and invested some gift money on an instant pot when they came on offer on Amazon I have found that I do really use most of the function. I have passed my slow cooker on to my brother so that solved my storage issues as it now lives in the place the slow cooker lived😊.
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Such a timely video for me personally, i took delivery of an airfryer on 28th Dec, never had one before. Got a bargain price too and have today ordered one for my daughter, at 15% off the bargain price i paid for my own! I have used silicone liner pans in mine, 3 of them were less than £10 and fit perfectly. They stop any mess in the bottom. So far, so good. Just wish I'd taken the plunge and bought one much earlier as its been a revelation 👍
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I already own a Cosori air fryer but it’s a 2 QT size which is just big enough for 2 people. I love mine because reheated food really tastes and cooks better in an air fryer. I “fry” my meat, fish and bean burgers in it and I love how the fat drips underneath the grill screen so my foods don’t sit in it. The 2 downsides: even though I look at it everyday I forget to use it and it is so quiet I sometimes forget I’ve turned it on. Highly recommend this brand and when I’ve gotten used to using I will upgrade to a bigger one. Thanks for the video Jane this will help me with mt air fryer usage.
I have an air fryer built in to my mini oven. With a turn of the knob you can turn on or off the air fan. Love this feature as it's only one appliance.
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Thank you for the excellent tips and demonstrations, another excellent one.
Glad you like them!
You are such an adventurous and accomplished cook.
Thank you
Bought my 6 qt Vortex air fryer about 3 yrs ago. I love it. I’ve baked brownies and cakes in it, baked chickens in it, reheated leftovers. It is truly a small convection oven. Saves heating up the big oven.
I look forward to baking in mine too
Tinned potatoes roast up really well in there, so does a whole chicken. I treated myself to some of the luxury dessert puddings in ramekins to give me extra cookware for mine 😂
Great idea!
I dearly love my air fryer/steamer/multi cooker! I can't remember the last time I used my oven. The best is dry beans, because you don't have to soak them, or cook for hours. Also, pressure cooking cuts of meat that are normally tough, makes the same cut so tender!
Our daughter got us an air fryer earlier this year. It makes great chicken wings, battered mushrooms and chips. We will definitely give other recipes a try. Lots of great ideas here!
Jane, thank you very much for the review. I’ve been thinking about getting one and this decided me. Ordering one. Found a Cosori one on Amazon for $20 off.
I bought the Cosori 5.5L XXL air fryer last January on the recomendation of my sister in law and my kids love it. Our regular oven is nearly 40 years old and on its last legs so this was the compromise. I haven't tried to do much with it to date. Both this and a microwave were purchases for my family so they can sort themselves out at lunch time when I need to work more.
Love my airfryer, best thing ever
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Hi Jane I use my air fryer every day as I live alone, it is ideal for me x
Good to know!
I love your channel! I’m so happy u got an air fryer it is definitely a cheaper and healthier way to cook. I have two cosoris side by side in my counter to make sure I have enough room to cook for my entire family. It is so worth it. Quick tip, don’t use parchment paper it is not needed. Without the paper ur food will cook faster and crispier so it saves you money and it taste better. After u are done just simple wash the basket with soapy water. Happy cooking ☺️
Thanks for the tips!
Just had sirloin steak cooked in our air fryer- it’s our go to method! Steak juicy and perfect !
Thanks for that demo Jane. My new years resolution is to start cooking in my sadly neglected air fryer. You have really inspired me, as usual! Xx
Happy new year!
Like you I was reluctant, but money saving and I use it ALL the time.
Great to hear Brenda
Love my air fryer had mine about 6 years, I cook vegetables tossed in some olive oil, especially green bean and Brussel sprouts are fabulous. Mini jacket potatoes are lovely for finger food at parties
Can't praise mine enough Jane. I've never been a person whose bought all the latest gadgets, but 5 years on, I can honestly say, this has been one of the best purchases I've ever made. Apart from the money saving aspect, everything is cooked so quickly and tastes really nice. After seeing it online, I also roast tinned potatoes. I drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with paprika, salt, pepper and anything else I fancy. Usually takes between 15-20 minutes, or when fully roasted, but it's an easy alternative to the real thing. In particular, I like mine with a roast/stews. I also find my airfryer handy for cooking fish, chips and mushy peas together, using ramekins for each portion of peas. Stews, scones, cakes have all turned out well for me. I did find that buying a couple of the accessories for mine enabled me to use it in even more ways. Liked your tortilla idea and the other meals looked lovely too. Anyway, so glad you like it. Thank you and wishing you both a very Happy New Year.....🥂🤗
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Thank you. Yummy
We have had a few different ones, and now have a Kaloric counter top convection oven that has french doors, and an air fry basket. We love it. It can either be an air fryer or a convection/regular oven, with many settings to choose from. We even roasted chestnuts for Christmas dinner in it. It uses so much less electricity. The reason why we chose this model is because I can bake 2 pizzas at once, and use most of my pans in it. It has 3 levels and came with 5 accessories. I got it from Costco online for $169 USD. We absolutely love it. I rarely turn on our big oven. A big advantage is we can cook small amounts of foods without heating up the big oven. I hope you enjoy your new air fryer ! 😘❄☃🎉Happy New Year!😘❄☃🎉
Thanks for sharing
Great thorough review and those meals looked delicious
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Hi. Thank you for the info and review.
I don't have an airfryer and don't intend to get one. I have an instant pot that has many settings, a Panasonic microwave, which is also a grill and convection oven. So handy! I use it more than my standard oven, manual a model, that has multiple settings as well.
So my options for cooking are pretty much covered 😊
Hi, thanks for great ideas, so glad you like yours. Thank you Jane and Mike and Puppies.
Thanks for watching
The air fryer is the most used appliance in our kitchen. We got one about 4 years ago and it is so quick and easy. Gets supper on the table fast when you are busy and would otherwise opt for take out. Sausages cook up great an less mess.
Thanks for the tip!
received one for Christmas (a deviant 6 str), however I did have my eye on a Cosori which I saw Tess from frugal living demonstrate. I loved the cooking you did in yours as well. I'm yet to use it but I think I will make a vegetable quiche in it today. Happy New Year,
Very nice!
I love my Cosori! When I bake with the "french fries" I add to them some onion chunks. They turn out lovely!
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Have the Ninja Speedi I love it. Cooked sausages, chips, roasted veg, chicken and bacon. The list goes on. Looking forward to using it in the summer. My big oven makes the kitchen so hot! Even converted a neighbour to an air fryer. She loves it too.
Thanks so much for sharing, and wishing you and Mike a very Happy New Year🎉🎉
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Evening Jane and Mike a very informative video on the airfryer -we've got a round Tefal not bad but smells i think you've swayed my wife into buying the new type Happy and healthy New Year to you both
Try the cosori, not a bad price either
Love this video Jane. We may be making toasties in ours today - they looked fab. I did make toast in ours when our toaster died. Worked well on the Grill setting. We use ours every day. They really are great. I'm glad you got to try it out. X
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Thank you for this review. We have been debating whether an air fryer would be a money saver or just take up space in our kitchen cupboard! Very helpful review. Thank you again! Happy New Year.
Glad it was helpful!
Had my Cosori a year ago. But I’ve had an air fryer for a good 20 years from when Tefal brought out their round one with a stirrer. Always did potatoes in it, butternut squash and sausages. Often did double amounts of roasties, saving half for the freezer. They reheat from frozen in a very short time. The pan configuration of the Cosori is different but great and means more meats work in it well and it does preheat very quickly. I did buy a small cake pan size dish for it and a small tray billed as a pizza pan mainly to avoid spills.
Thanks Linda
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I have had my air fryer for months and have never used it! I have been dreading learning how to use it. You have shown how easy it is to use the air fryer. I really appreciate that you didn't just cook and show the food after it was cooked...you actually showed me how the buttons work. I will take my air fryer out of the box and get on with it, thanks to you Jane. Diane in NC
You are so welcome!
I use my Cosori air fryer all the time, especially in the summer when my oven would heat up the house too much. I can make a whole small chicken. Roasted vegetables like cauliflower are so good in the air fryer. I haven't tried a toasted sandwich but I will now!! They looked so good
Great tip!
Meant to say, I keep my Cosori out on my worktop, on a wooden chopping board, that has a metal handle on the end, so in can easily pull forward whilst cooking, allows the air to circulate around it then slide back after I’ve finished with it.
I think their a game changer.
I purchased a digital thermometer just to check the inside temperature of food, particularly chicken
Thanks for the video Jane.
Happy New Year to you & Mike.
That's a great idea!
Got one about a month ago and absolutely love it! Gas oven is very rarely on now? Maybe twice since air fryer arrived. Learning to use it by watching YT videos - some amazing recipes and tips on there.
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Thank you for the great review. I am definitely trying out ham cheese and onion toasted sandwiches tomorrow. I have a Ninja Speedi, which is totally fantastic. Happy New Year. 😊 🏴
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Wrap large potatoes individually in a square of kitchen roll. Microwave for 5 mins remove paper and a skewer should just slide in brush with olive oil and a grinding of salt place in air fryer at 200’c for about 6 mins give them a shake and another minute for crispy skin jackets with really fluffy soft middles. All size potatoes work but large jackets take forever in a traditional oven
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I have a "minioven" that not only bakes, toasts, etc.but also airfries. I love having all of those functions in one unit.
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Happy New Year Jane, Mike and pups!! I use my air fryer daily! I bought a set (2) of silicone round "grill pans" that fit perfectly in my airfryer. They go into the dishwasher and are easy clean up. I put a frozen pork chop or frozen chicken breast tenders in for husband's dinner. I like that i dont have to thaw it out first. I use it for other things as well. I love my air fryer. Looking forward to watching you cook more things in yours.
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This air-fryer looks awesome!! It will save you not only money in oil but a TON of calories too! It's a win win :) I don't have one but I know many folks that do and they all love theirs! You can set it and forget it. I really like how quiet this Cosori one you tested is. Think how nice it will be during the hot Summer times when you fancy some chips 🥰
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Happy New Year to you both. I'm a beginner with the airfryer, but i love it. You're right Jane, it makes the best toasted sandwiches. We had them for the first time this morning. Something else that came out lovely was roasted tomatoes. I put some chopped up tomatoes, olive oil and salt and pepper in the bottom of the airfryer and cooked for 10 minutes, we had these on toast with scrambled eggs. I've also made roast potatoes and sausages that's how far I've got with it, but definitely looking forward to cooking more with it 😊
Sounds delicious
My son got me one for Christmas, so I've been looking on TH-cam for simple things to cook in it.
Apparently, if you soak your potatoes and pat dry before oiling them, they taste better. I don't know if it's worth the extra work, but you might want to give it a go.
I've used mine to make Pizza Pops and grilled cheese sandwiches. I noticed the time and temp on the cooking chart was the same for four baked potatoes and four chicken thighs, so I cooked two of each together. It turned out lovely.
You don't need to buy special pans to use inside, anything you have that fits and is oven safe will do. I've taken the handle off a small pot I never use so I can make fried eggs and other sloppy items.
I haven't put it in my dishwasher yet, since a simple wipe out, once cooled, seems to do the trick, even for melted cheese, and a quick wash in the sink preserves the non-stick coating. I have a silicone brush to spread oil with, but, so far, haven't added any.
I look forward to more of your recipes. :)
Jon in rural BC, Canada
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I love mine. Saves a ton on oil. Which is vitally important to use healthy oils which are more expensive than regular oils. So that is a major savings.i make custards and flans in mine and it is zippy
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We have an air fryer attachment that goes on our pressure cooker and we love it. And it's made 3 appliances into one. We no longer have a toaster. We don't need a separate air fryer, and I still have the pressure cooker. My only negative is they don't cook large quantities of food. But for two people they're perfect. I use mine in some capacity every single day. You can even cook chicken, pork, anything really.
Thanks, like you say, perfect for two
I had one of the early Ninja air fryer first and loved it for all the basics of "frying" and roasting. It did not keep its heat efficiency over time, though. I replaced it with an Instant Pot Vortex Airfryer which has outperformed the Ninja since the beginning. More even heat distribution, faster cooking, easier to clean and larger basket size. Love the airfryer!!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the honest opinion. I’ll be interested to see your results using the proofing setting. Susan
I'm looking forward to it
Lov the air fryer need to buy one ❤lov it frugal queen 👸 ❤ trust u frugal meals yummy 😋
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I love my Air fryer thanks for your demo
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I need to update my air fryer!!! Mine is one of the first ones they made and only has a air fry mode, would love to have a roast and bake mode also. Now I'm not going to look for a mini oven that will take up so much counter space. I'll just update my air fryer with extra functions. Wonderful video and I really hope you keep us updated with what you are using it for.
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I’m in Australia and I love love love my airfryer.
Don’t use the regular oven now.
I had to replace my faulty oven/cooktop several months back and I’ve never used the oven.
My airfryer is a 3.4L cheapy from the Catch website and I paid $37 au with free delivery. Fabulous. I was very happy with that.
Airfryer going strong after a year of daily use. I do everything at 160 oC and adjust the time around that temperature.
My previous (expensive) airfryer lasted several years and was used multiple times a day.
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Ours never leaves the cupboard. The learning curve is more than I care to deal with right now.
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I saw a you tube video about this air fryer brand and I was quite impressed but after seeing this video I'm even more convinced it's a good buy plus this has the shake function. It's a Chinese brand but China makes very good products and you get value for money. Very good review, thank you
Just subscribed thanks to Kerry from Budget Cooking who suggested your channel. I have a Ninja 15in1 which I love and will at some point treat myself to a cosori as it sounds quiet compared to the Ninja! Looking forward to watching your other vlogs 👍🏻
Awesome! Thank you!
So glad you showed the airfryer. I’ve waited till January for the after Christmas sales. Be getting that and a vacuum cleaner. Then I can relax with a no spend February 😊.
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I have an air fryer and love it (don't have slow cooker or instapot and don't want one) but I am not using it enough, I never thought of making toasted sandwiched in it. I use it mostly to make fried tofu )crispy and delicious) and roasted veggies. My favorite is roasted curry cauliflower, so good! This video is giving me some additional ideas.
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We have had our air fryer for about a year, everything gets cooked in there except veg, can’t praise it enough, it’s a 2 persons cosori . Toasty cheese and ham is amazing well worth having one, you get use to it we just choose the temperature and judge the time again another brilliant video thank you
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You have to add a slight bit of oil to oil spray to the chips. Also soak the fries on water first and dry before you air fry them. I use olive oil spray . Also love an air fryer for frozen chicken wings .
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hi happy new year we have two air fryer by accident long story but the last year we have challenge our selfs to cook only using airflyer and slow cookier . so we have cooked victoria sandwich cake scones and pies . frozen prizza cut in half and layed in airflyer to cook. stews and botton of cottage pie cooked in slow cooker and finshed in air flryer. with stews we cook the dumplings lid off we like crunchie top. frozen baked pototoes cooked in microwave and finshed off for crunchie skins saves time in cold kitchen!.we enjoyed our challenge and had nice cooked food! best wishes from south west cornwall.
You get great use from yours, thanks for sharing
Yes I have one and I use it all the time. Also I use my Insta pot.They both save me lots of time and money.
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Lol it made me smile that they sent you a list of things to say,😊 I've resisted buying one, because I've a beautiful double oven cooker that I've really taken care of and it wasnt cheap 'ive just been looking at a corsori airfryer a smaller one I've got a voucher to spend that I got for Xmas from work so your review is timely you have to be mindful as they get very hot at the back and will burn if its touching a surface. My friends rave about them and use them all the time . The reason why I'm thinking of one is that my husband and son will often pop one or 2 things in the oven when I'm working and it is a waste of energy and money.
There’s a link in the description box to the one I showed.
we bought a Ninja air fryer last year - its brill, even baked cakes in it - also handy to take away in our motorhome as the van oven takes so long to get to heat on bottled gas, its all done in the AF in less time, great burgers, sausage, chicken wings, and yes we've done the toasted sandwiches, - soooo easy :-)
Great tip!
We've had ours a couple of years now, still really enjoying it. It's a Cosori too but a smaller, simpler model.
Various observations - keep it out and handy, if you put it away in a cupboard you won't use it enough, they are quite bulky and unwieldy. I thought a long time, made space on the counter top and reorganised things around it before taking the plunge and buying, but they don't seem to put out much heat from the top, less than a toaster, so I don't think you have to worry much about cupboards above, though I do pull it out towards the front of the counter to use it.
I got lured into buying a kit of accessories, only some of which were useful. The silicone mat is great, both to protect the air fryer basket itself (the non-stick coating is easily damaged, other Cosori users observed this), and to rest the basket on when it's hot to protect the counter top (though you can't do both at once, so maybe get two!); the deep cake pan, though it's a nice one, I don't use much (more on baking later), nor the silicone mini muffin moulds or the wire racks. Keep a note, mental or otherwise, of the measurements of your air fryer, and maybe a tape measure on your person, so when browsing at vides, Emmaus, thrift shops or wherever you can pick up handy vessels which will fit into it! Being just two of us, I already had quite a few smallish baking dishes and tins which do, but the most useful thing I bought for it was a set of five small shallow cake pans from Lakeland (designed to make multi coloured layered sponge cakes!) which are great to just put small amounts in, they don't block the cooking heat, are fairly non-stick and save having to wash the whole basket (yes, I can get it in the dishwasher, but I can't get much else in with it!), and you can use one after another without having to wash up in between.
It is quite a dry form of cooking, so the things which work best are those which tend to go a bit soggy with other methods, courgettes, sweet potatoes etc. They are best, and quickest, when cooked directly in the basket, but then you have to wash up the whole thing, and you can do them in a tin or foil. I like most forms of potatoes done in it, but my husband swears the roasties are not quite as good as those done in the conventional oven, where they sit in the fat and stay more moist. Funnily enough, oven chips are brilliant in it, and very quick! For jacket potatoes, best to start them in the microwave and finish them in the AF. Likewise, gratin or shepherds pie type things, where everything's already cooked, if starting from cold, preheat them in the microwave first and crisp up the tops in the AF.
As you mention, the heat is primarily from the top, and the value of it is to get as much hot air circulating in as close contact as possible to the food, so anything which blocks the heat, deep heavy cake pans, thick baking dishes, impedes its effectiveness. For this reason I don't find it ideal for baking (though it might be that your model is better), and there is a tendency to the dreaded soggy bottoms! However, I have devised tricks for flipping things over to make sure the bottom gets browned too.
Also, I think it's worth getting an oil spray, to coat the basket lightly before and sometimes to add a bit mid-cooking if things are getting too dry.
Hope you don't mind me writing a novel, you did ask if we had any hacks!😄
Great tips! Thanks
I love my air fryer! I use it even more frequently in the summer since it doesn’t heat the house up live an oven
I'll use mine a lot in the summer too
Love my airfryer, it cooks salmon so beautifully, skin all crispy. Yum. Also sausages, chicken wings, crisping up dinner rolls or burger buns so quick and clean. I would be careful using the baking paper as it can catch but you can get silicone liners very cheaply which I'm planning on trying
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I have the 2 tray ninja air fryer and use it a few times a week, it is definitely cheaper and faster which us great as we have busy lives.
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@@FrugalQueeninFrance not having to preheat the air fryer is so helpful too.
I love my Ninja airfryer had it at least a couple of years, very rarely use the conventional oven. Saves time and money.
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I have a combination toaster oven/regular oven/air fryer. I NEVER use my regular oven except if I have something that won’t fit in my multi-device. It’s a bit bigger than a regular size toaster oven (you can fit a full size pizza in it). Looove it. We have a gas range and save SO much money this way. Frozen convenience foods (example: French fries) take half the time on air fry mode. Cooks regular oven food beautifully-although I do a turn halfway though just because the cooking isn’t perfectly even. I would highly recommend a combination machine like this. It also toasts! So it’s 4 devices in one. Talk about saving counter space! It’s an investment-I think this cost about 100 USD but there are ‘nicer’ more expensive ones you can buy. Great review Jane and thank you!
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I use my Ninja to cook small pastries and lovely muffins as well as for frying and roast potatoes and vegetables etc. Now I rarely use my main oven. The only problem I had was using the wrong potatoes for chips - I only had the “vapeur” variety on hand and they really were not suitable for chipping. Too hard. So now I make sure I have either general purpose potatoes or those specifically for frites.
We have dual basket Ninja since there is usually 6 of us and I use it all the time. I have used all the functions apart from dehydrating. I have some reusable liners which are great as they help keep the air fryer clean. I had to buy smaller cake tins and couple other accessories to make it easier to use but it definitely saves time and money. Petra (Tony's wife)
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I have 2 air fryer’s, one small & one large. They are a game changer on cook time & clean up.
I love doing sweet potato fries dusted with cinnamon in them.
And I do roasted cauliflower in my large air fryer. Break the cauliflower florets up in a bowl, add a very small amount of water or oil, add your choice of spices, stir and pour in the basket of the air fryer. Cook til crisp. I add these to my salads as a crouton substitute.
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I have a Cosori air fryer but I haven’t really used it yet! We have a small kitchen and I don’t have much storage space, so it’s currently sitting in the garage. I think I’ll have to pull it out and give it a try. I hear baked potatoes are particularly good in it!
Enjoy using it, it cooks brilliantly
I got a cosori air fryer last year, I’ve done a whole chicken in mine a good size medium chicken fits in nice start breast side down lovely, I’ve done joint of pork turned out well. Sausage and bacon then just dud scrambled egg on hob
Salmon is yummy , still experimenting with the baking side but I love my cosori
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I've just done a roast chicken and veg for 4 in mine.
It's the oven type with dehydration function ad well.
Love it. So much quicker and cleaner than the huge fan forced oven.
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I had an air fryer similar to that one, I gave it away after buying a mini oven and air fryer combo unit.
It’s a convection oven and air fryer in one unit.
Another plus for your new air fryer is that depending on the capacity of your solar generator you should be able to use it to power the air fryer during power outages.
I've run it off the solar box today.
Your oven unit sounds similar to mine. Love it!
❤mine is an air fryer, toaster oven and convection oven all together and looks like your mini oven and I love it. I use it several times a day. It's big enough to make bread and brownies in plus air fry an entire meal which is so nice not having to run the oven and use more energy. I'm going to try your bacon wrapped chicken breasts today for dinner as it looked so yummy! This and my kitchen aide mixer are my most favorite of all small appliances 😁👍
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Love mine, I went to the charity shop armed with a paper template to buy oven dishes which fit. Onion bhajis are good, and biryanis - my little kitchen on TH-cam has some recipes. My most frequent use is for jacket potatoes, 10 mins in the microwave, then another 10 in the airfryer to make the skin crispy
Thanks, exactly what I plan to do.
I have the 3.8 litre white Cosori airfryer and I use it for all things that would be cooked in my full oven and I love it I havent used my oven for 14 months I cooked my 1.5 kg turkey breast on Christmas day (I have 9 pussycats who were also well fed lol) it was so juicy and the skin was golden brown I also roasted the potatoes onion and parsnip in the turkey fat that was left in the machine delicious xx I only use my airfryer toaster microwave and occasionally my gas hob I also unplug all gadgets at night apart from the fridge and freezer and i run a 500 watt oil filled radiator (i dont have central heating) in my lounge 24/7 (the only room i ever heat) and my electric costs me just 2.33 a day for everything last year using 2 1000 watt oil filled heaters (one in the lounge one in the downstairs hall) I was on 10.00 a day and even with the horrendous rise i am chuffed with my savings and i also got the £500 winter warm award which will pay for my energy until at least April I am very pleased xx one tip Jane I did buy a probe to double check the temperature it stops any worries about if it's cooked mine was 7.50 on Amazon especially meat xx another tip I would give is buy a spray bottle for oil mist you need just a tiny amount but it does stop chips etc getting too brown too quickly xx I don't think I will ever go back to a normal oven xx thank you for all your fabulous videos Happy New year xx
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I love my air fryer it a very basic one from aldi , I’ve had it a couple of years now and don’t regret buying it for a moment seeing as I’m disabled and living on my own I can’t stress how much it save me. I even do my boiled eggs in it perfect 6 minutes in the shell on the pan and get it out and let it stand for a minute and I get a perfectly dippy egg
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Hi , that sounds a brilliant idea, what temperature did you use?
@@gillharvey8136I do dippy eggs on 170 for 7 minutes, stand for a minute and they are perfect for me!
Sorry it would help if I gave you an idea of temperature mine I set at 180° I don’t run the under cold water i find a minute or two stood I the egg cup helps to make sure all the white is fully set
I have a very small air fryer. I really like it for cooking fresh vegetables from the garden with a tiny bit of oil. It's really good for reheating grilled sandwiches, like Ruebens. I can usually only eat half of one because they're so big. My son has since given me his combo microwave/air fryer/convection oven because he had no room for it, but I'll keep using my little air fryer until it dies on me. It is only an air fryer, though, and only has one temperature: 400 degrees Farenheit.
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Bought one in 2020 to experiment during shutdown and use it weekly. Yes quicker less energy and less oil.
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Have two air fryers, small 1000w and slightly bigger one 1800w they are basic, dials for temp and time. They are so useful, one dish we make in them is a Korean Salmon dish, turns out perfect every time.
Thanks for the tips!