Air fryer recipies

[Tinky]

As a new owner of the said device I would welcome any recipies, for example I have now mastered boiled eggs at 180 for 8 minutes.

I would like to know how to cook a simple christmas dinner for two i.e small turkey crown, roast parsnips, roast potatoes, brussels, yorkshires, chippolatas etc. I would like to know how to bake cakes, sponges etc. Any tips please you clever people?

[joglynne]

I have had one for a couple of years and up till now I just halve the cooking time and use a slightly lower heat or wade through google which I find most frustrating as it assumes you're an American . Always been a bit hit and miss and so always have to check stuff before it finishes cooking.

I decided to treat myself to a 'proper' cook book and I can highly reccomend .. The Complete Air Fryer by Sam & Dom Milner. £10 from Amazon..

Loads of recipes, techniques and a handy chart for cooking times/temps. Also it's geared up to the UK, no 'cup' measurements or hard to find ingredients, and it's uses centigade unlike most books that are aimed at Americans

Add/ I've just checked my book and it covers both things you have mentioned.

[Jaymoss]

I follow ButlersEmpire on youtube. They are just down to earth people cooking down to earth recipes. No Jamie Oliver rubbish haha They do cakes yorkies roasts all sorts

https://www.youtube.com/@butlersempire

[Tinky]

Oh wow Jo and Jay you two seem on a different planet to me I put it down to age(me) but I am wiling to learn. I will delve into your suggestions and hopefully get to grips with some delicious receipts. Many thanks.

[joglynne]

I wouldn't be without mine. Our son suprised me with mine a couple of Christmas ago, took me a while to do much other than warm pies and cook frozen chips so you doing boiled eggs is pretty adventurous. The first time I tried I expected them to explode and was ready with our fire blanket whilst John ran for the hills.

[heero_yuy]

I would be very wary about cooking a turkey in one. These need to be properly done for safety so please use a conventional oven for the time and temperature specified, Allow to stand (Covered in foil and a cloth) for at least the same time that you roast it for.

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by joglynne

I have had one for a couple of years and up till now I just halve the cooking time and use a slightly lower heat or wade through google which I find most frustrating as it assumes you're an American . Always been a bit hit and miss and so always have to check stuff before it finishes cooking.

I decided to treat myself to a 'proper' cook book and I can highly reccomend .. The Complete Air Fryer by Sam & Dom Milner. £10 from Amazon..

Loads of recipes, techniques and a handy chart for cooking times/temps. Also it's geared up to the UK, no 'cup' measurements or hard to find ingredients, and it's uses centigade unlike most books that are aimed at Americans

Add/ I've just checked my book and it covers both things you have mentioned.

The UK used cup measures before the US! Also we also used farenheight pre-EU.

Strange how things change.

[Tinky]

Haha Jo, I only found out about the boiled egg thingy from a member of our local social club. My near neighbour says she wouldn't be without her's and uses it on a daily basis. Many things to learn t'would seem.

[joglynne]

Originally Posted by pip08456

The UK used cup measures before the US! Also we also used farenheight pre-EU.

Strange how things change.

Agree,
I was taught to cook using spoons to measure flour and liquids etc. I still use my Gran's teaspoon and tablespoon when I make scones. I just hate having to do conversions when I am following a recipe or setting my oven. I can easily have a disaster without the help of American based cookbooks.

[Saul's Grandad]

There are some handy oven to air fryer conversion charts around that help when you'd rather not guess times or temperatures (and only have conventional oven instructions on your packaging). I have saved one to my phone for use in our kitchen - I think it was originally a tea towel or a place mat or something along those lines.

I found plenty of web sites with conversion charts as well like this one - https://lianaskitchen.co.uk/oven-to-...er-conversion/ - which seems fairly straightforward and much the same as the one I use. There seem to be a few around if you don't get on with that site.

I also found it helpful to get silicon liners for the drawers on ours - saves on washing up.

If you're after specific Christmas dinner tips there was quite a good documentary by Alexis Conrad the other day on Channel 5 - https://www.channel5.com/show/air-fr...tmas-made-easy

PS - I find it better to err on the low side for cooking times and temperatures. You can always put your food in for a few more minutes if not fully cooked but you can't un-burn it if you over-cook it.

[Tinky]

Thank you all for being so helpful, I will look into all the links you have posted, many thanks. x