Genie Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) I’m late to the party but have one coming tomorrow. I was waiting for a deal on a Ninja that never came, and also read some negative comments on them which put me off paying the premium for the name. I ended up going with the very popular Tower T17088 9L Dual Basket Vortx for a bargain £94 delivered. I’m not much of a cook, but wanted to help out a bit more now the wife is working full time as we try stave off the cost of living crisis. I thought the novelty factor might be fun, a bit like barbecuing doesn’t really feel like cooking. So, anybody got any good recommendations of meals that work very well from an air fryer? Edited July 19, 2023 by Genie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, Genie said: I’m late to the party but have one coming tomorrow. I was waiting for a deal on a Ninja that never came, and also read some negative comments on them which put me off paying the premium for the name. I ended up going with the very popular Tower T17088 9L Dual Basket Vortx for a bargain £94 delivered. I’m not much of a cook, but wanted to help out a bit more now the wife is working full time as we try stave off the cost of living crisis. I thought the novelty factor might be fun, a bit like barbecuing doesn’t really feel like cooking. So, anybody got any good recommendations of meals that work very well from an air fryer? Ive got the ninja and ots worth every penny. Brilliant and one of my favourite ever purchases. Id opt for the 11 in 1 if you can afford the premium price Does literally everything 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: I’m late to the party but have one coming tomorrow. I was waiting for a deal on a Ninja that never came, and also read some negative comments on them which put me off paying the premium for the name. I ended up going with the very popular Tower T17088 9L Dual Basket Vortx for a bargain £94 delivered. I’m not much of a cook, but wanted to help out a bit more now the wife is working full time as we try stave off the cost of living crisis. I thought the novelty factor might be fun, a bit like barbecuing doesn’t really feel like cooking. So, anybody got any good recommendations of meals that work very well from an air fryer? Dave, as ever you'll find some saddo who is only too keen to show off their skills on YouTube. I would imagine your new toy will come with a recipe book which may be useful. Trial and error really.....start with simple stuff like chicken breasts in mixed herb or spice coating or jacket spuds....I see my airfryer (ninja 11 in 1) as an alternate way to cook the same food rather than new recipes - at the moment anyway. If all else fails, I fall back on my slow cooker for a juicy gammon joint or a tasty curry.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted July 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2023 I love ours - we got a counter top one about a year ago. About to remodel the kitchen and getting new appliances. The convection microwave has an air fryer built so does the new wall oven. Saving counter space! After owning one, it seems somewhat archaic to heat up a massive oven if you are just cooking a protein to have with salad & or starch. It's also great if you have kids - air frying fish fingers or chicken nuggets is incredibly easy and I'm sure more economical than doing them in the oven. I like to get nice thin boneless pork chops. Flour, egg wash then dunked in panko crumbs laced with salt, pepper, garlic powder. Throw them in the airfyer, spray with olive oil and 15 mins later crunchy porky goodness. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Follyfoot Posted July 20, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2023 Chips 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2023 Even stuff like oven chips just cook better in them than the oven. Burgers cook incredibly well as do chicken breasts. I even chuck the burger buns in for a couple of minutes to toast then slightly. With burgers and sausages etc, they do seal really well so you might find you need to pierce them before eating to let the fat sealed in drain out, especially with the thicker burgers Baked potatoes also cook surprisingly well We generally only use the oven now if we're doing a full on roast dinner or the missus is making a cake As someone else said, you just end up cooking most things in it and eating what you used to eat. Sure there’s recipes out there specifically for them but you can bring those in to play later. One thing I do in there are sweet potato fries which we never really could make from scratch before You should have ignored the bad ninja reviews, they will have been written by imbeciles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Follyfoot said: Chips Was going to say go down Iceland and get yourself 7 different flavours of crispy chicken Seriously... Me and my wife love wraps with salad, air fryer crispy chicken is perfect, same with Chinese food or say katsu curry, we've got corn flake chicken strips here (fresh not frozen) perfect for katsu curry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2023 Oh there’s also a load of recipes on the ninja kitchen website which should be easy enough to use in any air fryer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, bickster said: Oh there’s also a load of recipes on the ninja kitchen website which should be easy enough to use in any air fryer I think it’ll come with a recipe book which should provide some ideas. 34 minutes ago, bickster said: You should have ignored the bad ninja reviews, they will have been written by imbeciles I think the one i’m getting it’s almost the same spec wise as the ninja. If I find I’m missing out on something I can always replace this one down the line. At £94 it’s not the end of the world. I just got bored of waiting for a good deal and some stock of the Ninja brand. I’ll start with some basic stuff like chicken breasts, baked potatoes, loaded potato skins etc and then work up to more exciting stuff. Edited July 20, 2023 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 57 minutes ago, bickster said: You should have ignored the bad ninja reviews, they will have been written by imbeciles Whats this? We agree on something? Am i in the twilight zone? 100% this. Ninja is the. I rarely use my oven. The ninja cooks its better quicker and cheaper to run. Whats not to like! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 What can I also tell you is that if you try and cook fish cakes in one then make sure it's not got a rotating thing in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted July 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2023 So these are actually worth having then? Can it slow cook as well? I've got no space for any more appliances really. Replacement for a built-in microwave sounds like a good idea whenever I need a new one, on the slim chance it would fit the same space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Genie said: I’m late to the party but have one coming tomorrow. I was waiting for a deal on a Ninja that never came, and also read some negative comments on them which put me off paying the premium for the name. I ended up going with the very popular Tower T17088 9L Dual Basket Vortx for a bargain £94 delivered. I’m not much of a cook, but wanted to help out a bit more now the wife is working full time as we try stave off the cost of living crisis. I thought the novelty factor might be fun, a bit like barbecuing doesn’t really feel like cooking. So, anybody got any good recommendations of meals that work very well from an air fryer? You've no chance mate. People who own air fryers don't like to talk about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: So these are actually worth having then? Can it slow cook as well? I've got no space for any more appliances really. Replacement for a built-in microwave sounds like a good idea whenever I need a new one, on the slim chance it would fit the same space. You can get a pressure cooker / airfryer - There's definitely a ninja one of those. There's two types of air fryer really, the bigger round single chamber ones that you can cook a whole chicken in, they are the ones you can get as a combo pressure cooker or the smaller basket ones, most of the smaller basket ones come as doubles that will cook independently of each other. We went for the double basket Ninja because it suits our needs more and the cooking two different things at once option makes it more versatile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, sidcow said: You've no chance mate. People who own air fryers don't like to talk about it. It's the same with sheds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I had one and only used it around 5 times, it was excellent but in our kitchen it took up a lot of space and when we didnt use it for around 8 months I gave it to a friend, he uses it daily and still thinks its the most powerful tool in cooking technology since toasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, bickster said: You can get a pressure cooker / airfryer - There's definitely a ninja one of those. There's two types of air fryer really, the bigger round single chamber ones that you can cook a whole chicken in, they are the ones you can get as a combo pressure cooker or the smaller basket ones, most of the smaller basket ones come as doubles that will cook independently of each other. We went for the double basket Ninja because it suits our needs more and the cooking two different things at once option makes it more versatile. You can cook a (small-ish) whole chicken in a dual drawer version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Genie said: You can cook a (small-ish) whole chicken Thats a f***ing sparrow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, bickster said: Thats a f***ing sparrow This apparently is a 1.6kg chicken in the smaller 7.6L Ninja dual zone air fryer The one above was 1.2kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I do all sorts in these, loads of types of stir fry, curry, home made chicken nuggets, cakes, even scrambled egg. Always comes out perfectly. The only drag is that it can be a pig to clean, so I will often stop the cooking to stir more frequently so nothing gets stuck to the bottom or the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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