Philips Airfryer - anyone have?

Philips XXL airfryer long term review
This with a rice cooker replaced my oven and stovetop. The stovetop I now use as extra prep space. I've purchased two cheap silicon liners but replaced them with 3 proper ones a few weeks ago that's much more expensive but work much better. Chicken, steak, sausage rolls, garlic bread etc. etc. all cooked in the airfryer. It's also easy to clean in the dishwasher. All in all the airfryer is a no brainer purchase especially with takeaways getting more expensive by the week.
 
Smiggles said:
Philips XXL airfryer long term review
This with a rice cooker replaced my oven and stovetop. The stovetop I now use as extra prep space. I've purchased two cheap silicon liners but replaced them with 3 proper ones a few weeks ago that's much more expensive but work much better. Chicken, steak, sausage rolls, garlic bread etc. etc. all cooked in the airfryer. It's also easy to clean in the dishwasher. All in all the airfryer is a no brainer purchase especially with takeaways getting more expensive by the week.
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Which rice cooker do you have and how easy is it to use? Does it do small portions? I really suck at making rice
 
Smugs said:
Which rice cooker do you have and how easy is it to use? Does it do small portions? I really suck at making rice
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1 cup of rice to 3 cups of water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a slow boil and leave on the stove until the water has boiled away. Keep the lid on the pot. Do not stir, except once right at the beginning.

If you need more or less rice, change the ingredients proportionally.

The end.
 
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deesef said:
1 cup of water to 3 cups of rice. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a slow boil and leave on the stove until the water has boiled away. Keep the lid on the pot. Do not stir, except once right at the beginning.

If you need more or less rice, change the ingredients proportionally.

The end.
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1 cup water to 3 cups rice? Not the other way round? Its normally about 1 cup rice to 2 cups water.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
1 cup water to 3 cups rice? Not the other way round? Its normally about 1 cup rice to 2 cups water.
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I do this in a 20cm pot on the stove. Boil. And then to simmer as soon as it bubbles.
Don’t see the need for a separate rice cooker? How does the gadget make it easier than that?
 
fruitbat said:
I do this in a 20cm pot on the stove. Boil. And then to simmer as soon as it bubbles.
Don’t see the need for a separate rice cooker? How does the gadget make it easier than that?
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Yes even easier in the microwave. No need for another stupid gadget standing in your kitchen.
 
Smugs said:
Which rice cooker do you have and how easy is it to use? Does it do small portions? I really suck at making rice
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Chinese 3L Aux I got from a Japanese place. A 5L will be better though. Same my rice was always 50/50 but now it's just always 100%.
Dimpie (COMPUTEK) said:
^ You mean the liners that defeats the purpose of the starfish ? :unsure:
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I just use it some of the time when I'm not in the mood to clean
 
It's really great listening to a microwave going round and round for 10 minutes.
 
Smiggles said:
Philips XXL airfryer long term review
This with a rice cooker replaced my oven and stovetop. The stovetop I now use as extra prep space. I've purchased two cheap silicon liners but replaced them with 3 proper ones a few weeks ago that's much more expensive but work much better. Chicken, steak, sausage rolls, garlic bread etc. etc. all cooked in the airfryer. It's also easy to clean in the dishwasher. All in all the airfryer is a no brainer purchase especially with takeaways getting more expensive by the week.
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I see that my post on this topic was the 8th of the now 6200 posts. We are still using our original Airfryer on a daily basis. It has just been with us on a 4000km trip around the Cape, used daily. It has been joined by a sibling, one is not enough.!

One thing to remember about the Philips Airfryer is that the technology of the Phillips is patented. No othe "Airfryer" that I have seen has the fan shape in the base which reverses the air flow back up under the basket. This means that the underside of steaks, toasted sandwiches, etc, are cooked without turning.

Another advantage of Philips is that spares are available. We had an accident and broke the front of the basket holder, no problem, a spare was ordered from S & H in Cape Town, and it was good as new. The original has now been going for 15 years, but has a litlle catching up to our Russell Hobbs kettle, which we have now had for more than 52 years.

I like appliances that last!!!
 
I honestly can not see any major differences between these 2 except appearance and one has 4 more settings. Price difference is R700. I need to buy one or the other. Which would you recommend?

I had a Kenwood air fryer with dual baskets that lasted exactly 29 days before it blew up. Shorted the whole machine poeskas toe. Used maybe 8 times. Gave it back this morning.
 

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JSparrow said:
I honestly can not see any major differences between these 2 except appearance and one has 4 more settings. Price difference is R700. I need to buy one or the other. Which would you recommend?

I had a Kenwood air fryer with dual baskets that lasted exactly 29 days before it blew up. Shorted the whole machine poeskas toe. Used maybe 8 times. Gave it back this morning.
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Considering you will have it for quite a few years it’s probably worth getting the more expensive one, it'll be better made in terms of fit and finish and it looks better and it's nice having nice looking things. Also look at them temperature range and if it can do things like dehydration and other cool stuff the more expensive models often have
 
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