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Cooking & Baking

Freddie

(9,877 posts)

25. Use mine all the time

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2025, 08:42 AM

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Basic stuff like frozen potatoes and hot dogs. Makes a great baked potato (coat with oil & salt, 45 min) when you have steaks on the grill and don’t want to turn on the oven. Mine was cheap ($60)

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What do you think about air fryers? [View all] babylonsister Jun 23 OP

I use mine almost every day! SheltieLover Jun 23 #1

Me too... use it almost every day. FalloutShelter Tuesday #26

Sure is! SheltieLover Tuesday #33

same here. The #1 thing we make is toast! Ours makes amazing toast, one or both of us uses it daily for that. yellowdogintexas Tuesday #29

My fav is frozen salmon & steak fries SheltieLover Tuesday #34

Love mine. Pork chops, fish, and potatoes all turn out great. rzemanfl Jun 23 #2

I use it to make fried chicken dhol82 Jun 23 #3

I love thighs, too. Sounds like baked chicken, but babylonsister Jun 23 #17

It comes out with crispy skin. dhol82 Wednesday #42

air fryers and toasters are cockroach hotels around here. don't have either nt msongs Jun 23 #4

??????? Never had snowybirdie Jun 23 #11

my air guitar is better Tetrachloride Jun 23 #5

Just bought one last month. Irish_Dem Jun 23 #6

I use it more than my instant pot. Sneederbunk Jun 23 #7

I have an Instant Pot with an air fryer lid buzzycrumbhunger Jun 23 #8

They belong in the garbage, Jirel Jun 23 #9

Thanks for your sunny optimism about my babylonsister Jun 23 #13

I don't think I would use mine for reheating, but I would if I have leftover fries from McD or some other such place yellowdogintexas Tuesday #30

Use mine often snowybirdie Jun 23 #10

Pinterest is your friend!! I use it for Instant Pot and Air Fryer recipes. yellowdogintexas Tuesday #32

It's not exactly potato chips... buzzycrumbhunger Wednesday #43

I like mine OK NewLarry Jun 23 #12

I have a countertop oven with air fry function sorcrow Jun 23 #14

I'm old enough to remember when air fryers... appmanga Jun 23 #15

Love mine, which I've had for two or three years. greatauntoftriplets Jun 23 #16

Grilled cheese sandwiches! progressoid Jun 23 #18

You do grilled cheese sandwiches in the air fryer? radical noodle Jun 23 #23

The idea happened when I re-heated a left-over rueben. progressoid Tuesday #38

I need to try this radical noodle Tuesday #39

We use ours everyday. Emile Jun 23 #19

Meh Maninacan Jun 23 #20

I have countertop multi-use air fryer/over LogDog75 Jun 23 #21

Use it everyday Keepthesoulalive Jun 23 #22

I have an Emerill's air fryer oven. love_katz Tuesday #24

Wow, sounds very babylonsister Tuesday #31

Glad to know you're not with your ancestors yet. Best wishes to you in your recovery! chia Tuesday #35

Yoiks. Glad you're still with us! marble falls Tuesday #37

Use mine all the time Freddie Tuesday #25

The one my dad got was back in the early days, was clear plastic and round, diameter about frozen pizza size ... marble falls Tuesday #27

Sounds like the old Nu Wave cooker. Emile Tuesday #28

Mighta been. Interesting how air fryers have evolved. From infomercial to high end units and even my oven has ... marble falls Tuesday #36

Just noticed upthread there stainless steel ones avaliable. dixiegrrrrl Thursday #44

I use mine frequently. La Coliniere Tuesday #40

I've barely used my oven since I got mine tishaLA Wednesday #41

Late to the party, but I love mine. peacefreak2.0 Thursday #45

Use It Sparingly ProfessorGAC Thursday #46