A friend of mine recently mentioned she bought herself an air fryer and raved about the way it made chicken wings crispy without oil.
I was seriously craving home made fried chicken tenders the other night so it got me thinking about them. I do not like cooking in oil and I never deep fry. Even with a splatter screen I just don't like the popping oil and cleaning it off the surrounding area. And then there is the lingering oil smell around the house for the next day or so.
I remember when I was a kid my Grandfather did a lot of fishing and would freeze portions. Whenever they cooked fish or anything fried; my Grandparents did that in the basement. My Mom made Honey Balls in the garage one Christmas instead of heating oil in the kitchen. That helps with the smell; but not actually the handling of the oil.
So now I'm wondering if an Air Fryer is something we could get a lot of use out of. I read some reviews but I haven't looked at any in person. I'm curious how much I can cook at once. Like how many servings for french fries or pieces of chicken. I need to be able to prepare enough of something for 4 people. One of my favorite treats is pizza and wings.
It would be really amazing to make my own crispy chicken wings and skip the oil! If they aren't crispy; it's not going to hit the spot. Rubbery chicken skin is gross!! But man oh man some good hot wings would be nice! And then we could all personalize our heat-level.
I was seriously craving home made fried chicken tenders the other night so it got me thinking about them. I do not like cooking in oil and I never deep fry. Even with a splatter screen I just don't like the popping oil and cleaning it off the surrounding area. And then there is the lingering oil smell around the house for the next day or so.
I remember when I was a kid my Grandfather did a lot of fishing and would freeze portions. Whenever they cooked fish or anything fried; my Grandparents did that in the basement. My Mom made Honey Balls in the garage one Christmas instead of heating oil in the kitchen. That helps with the smell; but not actually the handling of the oil.
So now I'm wondering if an Air Fryer is something we could get a lot of use out of. I read some reviews but I haven't looked at any in person. I'm curious how much I can cook at once. Like how many servings for french fries or pieces of chicken. I need to be able to prepare enough of something for 4 people. One of my favorite treats is pizza and wings.