Philips Airfryer - anyone have?

ShaunSA said:
Yep. We have an awesome microwave/convection/grill thingy. Works like a bomb :cool:
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I used to have an awesome one. Think it was a 45L. But the grill eventually rusted near the coast and after heavy use of the rotissery. So when you used the microwave it sparked. But it lasted many many years before the grill corroded. Was very expensive
 
RedViking said:
I used to have an awesome one. Think it was a 45L. But the grill eventually rusted near the coast and after heavy use of the rotissery. So when you used the microwave it sparked. But it lasted many many years before the grill corroded. Was very expensive
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Yeah we had a Sharp that was brilliant. Gave up the ghost at over 20 years old when we had a power surge.

The new one is pretty good but doubt it will last that long
 
RedViking said:
It's not that Philips is better, it is that Philips is the best. All the other air fryers in SA are either completely unknown or has such a low standard it won't make an official review.
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Opinions on the Instant Pot Duo Crisp? Is it a case of jack of all trades, master of none?
 
RedViking said:
Friend has an instant pot and I don't like it. It takes quite long compared to an airfryer, but I think it is a multi cooker, so can do other stuff as well like making stew.
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The Duo Crisp got two lids. One for air frying and one for slow cooking, pressure cooking, dehydration etc.
 
ShaunSA said:
Not if you don't eat rice/grains

Or quinoa/cous cous and all that other new age hippy schit that tastes like cardboard
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You know that not eating rice/grains is the new age hippy schit these days…

…grains were good enough to build human civilisation but muh gluten intolerance.
 
3WA said:
You know that not eating rice/grains is the new age hippy schit these days…

…grains were good enough to build human civilisation but muh gluten intolerance.
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Wtf said anything about gluten intolerance? o_O

Also I'd like to see @RiaX make a killer breyani in his "grain cooker" :whistling:
 
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Thanks muchly for the quick tips, gents. Your advice arrived just in time.

I plopped a handful of lightly-oiled frozen chips in the Philips and let the machine hum for ten minutes. The chips didn't seem properly done so airblasted them for another three, then another three. By this time everyone had built their boerie rolls so I had to serve the chips. On the way to the table I tasted a few and must confess I wasn't impressed. In fact, it was rather disappointing. Maybe it's the way I pressed the button. Fortunately two junior relatives were at hand and they eventually scoffed the lot after a liberal dousing of Universal Omnicondiment aka All Gold Tomato Sauce.

The rest of the packet of McCain Slap Chips is now parked in the bottom freezer, awaiting an executive decision on their fate.

PS. I understand the science and theory of cooking. It's the practical art part I sadly have no experience in. Meat on coals is another matter entirely.
 
3WA said:
You know that not eating rice/grains is the new age hippy schit these days…

…grains were good enough to build human civilisation but muh gluten intolerance.
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That’s because the grains consumed back then were local meaning the civilisations that fed on them were adapted to the specific toxins through a lockstep evolutionary arms race. Scottish are immune to the toxic proteins in oats, for example.

If you buy an Instant Pot, you can detoxify your grains and also cook them in a third of the time :D

White rice isn’t toxic at all.
 
Arthur said:
@backstreetboy
@Jean Claude Vaaldamme
@bwana
@KleinBoontjie
@RedViking

Thanks muchly for the quick tips, gents. Your advice arrived just in time.

I plopped a handful of lightly-oiled frozen chips in the Philips and let the machine hum for ten minutes. The chips didn't seem properly done so airblasted them for another three, then another three. By this time everyone had built their boerie rolls so I had to serve the chips. On the way to the table I tasted a few and must confess I wasn't impressed. In fact, it was rather disappointing. Maybe it's the way I pressed the button. Fortunately two junior relatives were at hand and they eventually scoffed the lot after a liberal dousing of Universal Omnicondiment aka All Gold Tomato Sauce.

The rest of the packet of McCain Slap Chips is now parked in the bottom freezer, awaiting an executive decision on their fate.

PS. I understand the science and theory of cooking. It's the practical art part I sadly have no experience in. Meat on coals is another matter entirely.
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Pleasure, though I don't know what advice I parted with.
Unfortunately, today's young ones it is all about "instant gratification". Making the meal and then enjoying the meal, is not the end goal for them Getting back to screen time is their end goal. With most foods, if you want it good, there is no substitution for timely preparation. The gen X's will probably be the last generation to understand this.
 
Arthur said:
@backstreetboy
@Jean Claude Vaaldamme
@bwana
@KleinBoontjie
@RedViking

Thanks muchly for the quick tips, gents. Your advice arrived just in time.

I plopped a handful of lightly-oiled frozen chips in the Philips and let the machine hum for ten minutes. The chips didn't seem properly done so airblasted them for another three, then another three. By this time everyone had built their boerie rolls so I had to serve the chips. On the way to the table I tasted a few and must confess I wasn't impressed. In fact, it was rather disappointing. Maybe it's the way I pressed the button. Fortunately two junior relatives were at hand and they eventually scoffed the lot after a liberal dousing of Universal Omnicondiment aka All Gold Tomato Sauce.

The rest of the packet of McCain Slap Chips is now parked in the bottom freezer, awaiting an executive decision on their fate.

PS. I understand the science and theory of cooking. It's the practical art part I sadly have no experience in. Meat on coals is another matter entirely.
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Did you toss them a couple of times?

And what temp did you cook them at? My Airfryer recommends 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

I find that works well with my (not a Philips) Airfryer.
 
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