Has anyone used an Air Fryer before?

[Qpik]

 

i put it on the floor. cos it discolored my solid surface from the hot air venting out. so i would only put it with wood. best is pure tile.

Probably if ur surface is granite should be ok.

 

that's really really cheap. I think unless philips staff price, no where close to below 200. 230+ is about lowest i've heard.

 

nope, that was one time, went to check out how "green" the city square mall is, iirc, spotted new opening of best denki, then with promo & Best Denki cc, computed the fryer cost less than $200 decided to cart one home

 

Does anyone get a soar throat easily after eating the air fried stuffs?

 

i get sore throat regardless of air or oil fried stuff.

 

so i limit my oily and deep fried food intake.

 

for those who want their samosa, spring roll to hv the golden hue akin to deep fried ones, they can spray a layer of oil bfore air frying it. i think brushing a layer of oil shd give u same effect.

[Dtitan]

Got 1 digital type from last Christmas

Use it almost every wkend for chicken wings n others.

I find tast ok, mayb I not demanding type.

Normally set at 160 for 10-12 mins to cook it then set higher at 180 for another 4 mins to make chicken skin crisp n brown

 

So far my family love the chicken wings....

[Dafansu]

There's a Facebook blog on types of food you can cook. I think this lady is from Hong Kong. Not sure if this has been posted here before. Here's her page

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Love-Philips-Airfryer/163566940375180

[Pioneer]

I always wonder how is this different from a conventional oven?

[Lala81]

I always wonder how is this different from a conventional oven?

 

as someone who owns both i say it's very similar.

U can call it a TC-ed very small volume convection oven.

 

I just did chicken winglets 8 pieces last night with baking paper. Think i will switch to foil next and create a small bowl. Leaked quite a bit of oil but i used olive oil to marinate that's why. Maybe experiment with no marinade lol.

Still need to flip over like in oven (think if don't use baking paper/foil, no need but then the skin will stick).

Took me about 30mins in total to get something satisfactory.

 

Taste very similar to my oven made ones. But the skin more crispy.

Edited January 25, 2014 by Lala81

[Fishbowl]

Bought this Mayer brand Air Fryer at Best Denki last night. Will fry some winglets later today n feedback. Bargain with the salesperson and she gave me an extra frying pan

 

Edited January 26, 2014 by Fishbowl

[Icedbs]

I have one Philips Airfryer, but seldom use for two reasons

 

1) Electricity consumption pretty high. Frying chicken wings would at least take 20-30 minutes. Frying french fries take 10-15 min. When I first bought it, I was using it like 2-3 times a week an I could see a hugh jump in my bill.

 

2) Smoke and smell escape through a vent outlet, so you need an open space for this. If your kitchen is an open kitchen inside the house (just like most condo designs thesedays), the smoke can get into every part of your house and everywhere feels oily. Fortunately my house has a yard which opens to the outside of the condo, so I do my frying there.

 

Besides the above two caveats, it is definitely healthy way to fry provided you don't mind a more bland taste.

[Fishbowl]

I have one Philips Airfryer, but seldom use for two reasons

 

1) Electricity consumption pretty high. Frying chicken wings would at least take 20-30 minutes. Frying french fries take 10-15 min. When I first bought it, I was using it like 2-3 times a week an I could see a hugh jump in my bill.

 

2) Smoke and smell escape through a vent outlet, so you need an open space for this. If your kitchen is an open kitchen inside the house (just like most condo designs thesedays), the smoke can get into every part of your house and everywhere feels oily. Fortunately my house has a yard which opens to the outside of the condo, so I do my frying there.

 

Besides the above two caveats, it is definitely healthy way to fry provided you don't mind a more bland taste.

Just cook 6 winglets using my fryer. Taste great not bland. I have not seen any smoke coming out but definitely the smell from the cooking can be smelt even at my dining room.

Will be frying pork chop tomolo and will compare the bill for Jan n Feb. But I think the bill will be higher cos of the fryer is a high wattage equipment.

[Trex101]

I have one Philips Airfryer, but seldom use for two reasons

 

1) Electricity consumption pretty high. Frying chicken wings would at least take 20-30 minutes. Frying french fries take 10-15 min. When I first bought it, I was using it like 2-3 times a week an I could see a hugh jump in my bill.

 

2) Smoke and smell escape through a vent outlet, so you need an open space for this. If your kitchen is an open kitchen inside the house (just like most condo designs thesedays), the smoke can get into every part of your house and everywhere feels oily. Fortunately my house has a yard which opens to the outside of the condo, so I do my frying there.

 

Besides the above two caveats, it is definitely healthy way to fry provided you don't mind a more bland taste.

 

Yes one thing about this Philips Airfryer is the exhaust smell, you just have to switch on your rangehood and there would not be any smell.

[Yeshe]

Not that I used it, but my wife uses it frequently and the product is pretty good!

 

Yes the chicken wings that comes out are crispy and not oily.

 

Its amazing that u can cook stuff without oil and still tastes as good

 

 

 

pls advise how many chicken wings the fryer can cook at one time.

i heard the capacity is quite small.

 

[Dafansu]

 

pls advise how many chicken wings the fryer can cook at one time.

i heard the capacity is quite small.

 

try getting the new version if you got a big family. XL Size, 50% bigger

[Old-driver]

 

pls advise how many chicken wings the fryer can cook at one time.

i heard the capacity is quite small.

 

 

A bit small but can do around 8. Enough for family of 4.

 

Buy the bigger one if u need to cook more and it's pretty fast and convenient

[Yeshe]

 

A bit small but can do around 8. Enough for family of 4.

 

Buy the bigger one if u need to cook more and it's pretty fast and convenient

 

8 as in 8 complete wings or the cut off drumlets and winglets?

[Lala81]

I have one Philips Airfryer, but seldom use for two reasons

 

1) Electricity consumption pretty high. Frying chicken wings would at least take 20-30 minutes. Frying french fries take 10-15 min. When I first bought it, I was using it like 2-3 times a week an I could see a hugh jump in my bill.

 

2) Smoke and smell escape through a vent outlet, so you need an open space for this. If your kitchen is an open kitchen inside the house (just like most condo designs thesedays), the smoke can get into every part of your house and everywhere feels oily. Fortunately my house has a yard which opens to the outside of the condo, so I do my frying there.

 

Besides the above two caveats, it is definitely healthy way to fry provided you don't mind a more bland taste.

 

I used the airfryer over the weekend trying to finish up some of the food in my fridge before CNY. Got pros and cons.

 

1. Chicken winglets

- got this pretty much pat down.

 

2. Some frozen pork belly strips (defrosted)

- this came out pretty well fried

- used 180 degree at 17-20mins for 2 batches. I think 15mins will be ok.

 

3. Steak

- erm stick to a frying pan. It's just too smoky in a non super well ventilated kitchen. I overcooked it to be well done.

 

Like what icedbs says, i think it's great if u don't have a conventional oven. But i think a built-in oven is cleaner to use. Not so much smoke.

Unless u can place the airfryer directly under your hood. I won't want to repeat this whole morning of frying stuff man. The smoke gets everywhere. Much worse than my oven or even my open frying.

 

It's easier to clean a built in oven as well, i can foil up my entire roasting pan. Cook more at one time. Clean up minimal cos i just remove the entire foil when im done. Oven just wipe with a cloth.

 

So in summary, i think it's good to use for somethings that u want "fried", it comes pretty close to that. especially pork.

For steak i will definitely stick to a frying pan. Much less smoky and more easy to control the cooking.

Chicken wings etc, i think pretty similar effect to my built in oven.

For pork belly or fries etc i would definitely use the air fryer.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Lala81

[Lala81]

 

pls advise how many chicken wings the fryer can cook at one time.

i heard the capacity is quite small.

 

 

I'm cooking winglets so i don't want them to stack up. I think can squeeze about 9-10 on the grille if u are using baking paper.

If u are using whole chicken wings, can stack them up. but have to remove the skin from the grille later on...

[Fishbowl]

 

pls advise how many chicken wings the fryer can cook at one time.

i heard the capacity is quite small.

 

For the Mayer brand fryer which I bought, I compare it with the Philips Viva model and the Mayer frying pot/pan is slightly bigger than Philips Viva. Without stacking, I m able to cook 8 drumlets/winglets.

 

I m gonna try frying pork chops, lamb chops, fish n oso try cookies too since I do not have an oven.

So far I've not encounter smoke but will see whether frying pork or lamb chops gives out smoke or not.

 

Also, I use aluminium foil to lay onto top of the grill to prevent any oil/juice dripping down to the fryer so it makes cleaning the fryer easier.

 

Taste wise, because no oil is used, the chicken winglets I cooked is not as juicy and the skin is not as crispy but taste is still good.

[Kxbc]

 

pls advise how many chicken wings the fryer can cook at one time.

i heard the capacity is quite small.

 

the normal one is 8 pieces of mid joint portion of the chicken wings w/o any overlapping.

[Jman888]

the food looks quite dry with the air flyer...

 

i guess there isn't much control you can do to the air flyer, just accept how it turn out to be.