What Do You Cook in Your Airfryer?

JOEJOEJOE

Just bought a Ninja.

What do you cook in yours?

CarryTheZero

Ours is a cheaper model I think, but all kinds of stuff. Salmon, pork tenderloin, bacon, potatoes, great for reheating pizza or fried chicken.

Last year, wife made killer wings!

BLACK35

I cook fries, chicken wings, whole chickens, mozza stciks, chicken burgers, that all i got for the moment. But I know there's more

GlowGirl

I have the Ninja flip one. It is awesome. I have made amazing wings, fries, roasted veggies (since it has a roast function), sweet potato fries, breaded chicken fingers, burgers, fish. You can really do a lot. There is a bunch of air fryer recipes online. I also use it to reheat leftover pizza. It crisps the crust right up. 

nicknyr15

Everything but here’s a few of my favorites 

roast beef (eye round)
while roasted chicken
baked potatoes 

Indifference71

Everything! I can't believe I used to live without one of these things.  Getting some chicken nuggets cooked for the kids in like 7 mins is probably the best thing about it.  Leftover pizza and any sort of leftover fries/potatoes usually turn out great.  I've done chicken thighs a few times that have turned out nice a juicy/crispy.

MayDay10

We mainly use it for frozen chicken fingers, fries, tots, etc for the kids.  It makes those 100x better than the oven and you get a nice crisp.

It is great for re-heating things like french fries and pizza.  

tempo_n_groove

I haven't found the air fryer to be all that great...  I know it's me though.

It made perfect bacon but an absolute mess.

Have not tried cooking a whole chicken yet.

Looking for ideas.

Whomever cooks a steak in this is crazy.

nicknyr15

tempo_n_groove said:

I haven't found the air fryer to be all that great...  I know it's me though.

It made perfect bacon but an absolute mess.

Have not tried cooking a whole chicken yet.

Looking for ideas.

Whomever cooks a steak in this is crazy.

Steak is one of the only things that is a no no. I’ve done sausage,hot dogs , meatballs, pork tenderloin, but the best is a whole roasted chicken. 

CROJAM95

stuffed peppers

tempo_n_groove

A chicken and stuffed peppers sounds good.

PJ_Soul

I LOVE my ninja. I pretty much only use it to cook meat so far. It does a better job than the oven or a pan in literally all cases. Crispy skin chicken thighs or pork chops are my fave, and what's really great is that it takes like half the time at most to cook meat with. Most perfectly cooked chicken and pork chops I have ever made actually. Also perfect for frozen chicken wings of course.

I have the 10-in-1, but I still haven't used it for anything other than air frying. One of these days I need to branch out, and do some pressure cooking and slow cooking.

markymark550

We have one but hardly ever use it. Last time was to cook some frozen fries and that was at our last house. We moved to our current house March 2021.

Get_Right

Have not bought one yet. Tempted but we only eat Japanese food. No fries or nuggets in our house. Maybe tempura or katsu?

mca47

Use mine a couple times per week.  I have a Ninja where you can cook in two different zones with different temps and such, or one "mega zone" for larger items.  Last night I crisped up some left over potatoes on one side and had Brussel sprouts cooking on the other side.  Does a great job!  I have a two full size convection ovens in my kitchen and while they are great (esp around Thanksgiving!), the Airfryer is tough to beat for it's speed and how well it performs for smaller items.  

PJ1973

Best way to reheat pizza I've found. Usually I use it for vegetables, wings, frozen foods,  I have a Ninja too, but I don't think I've really explored all it can do yet.

PJ_Soul

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

DissidentRival74

99% of the time it's fries, nuggets, and/or tenders.  Mostly used for the kids.  Our daughter made us fried oreos with it during the holidays - those were pretty killer.

JOEJOEJOE

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

nicknyr15

JOEJOEJOE said:

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

The best baked potatoes 

JOEJOEJOE

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

The best baked potatoes 

Cool, thanks.  Do you cook any red meat in your air fryer?

nicknyr15

JOEJOEJOE said:

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

The best baked potatoes 

Cool, thanks.  Do you cook any red meat in your air fryer?

Roast beef (eye round) and meatballs before I put them in my sauce. Sausage as well. No burgers , no steaks. 

JOEJOEJOE

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

The best baked potatoes 

Cool, thanks.  Do you cook any red meat in your air fryer?

Roast beef (eye round) and meatballs before I put them in my sauce. Sausage as well. No burgers , no steaks. 

I tried cooking meatballs last night....came out a bit dry....guess there is a learning curve involved!

mca47

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

The best baked potatoes 

Agreed!

nicknyr15

JOEJOEJOE said:

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

nicknyr15 said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

PJ_Soul said:

Oh, also the ninja makes perfect baked potatoes. So much better and faster than an oven.

Do potatoes cook pretty evenly?

The best baked potatoes 

Cool, thanks.  Do you cook any red meat in your air fryer?

Roast beef (eye round) and meatballs before I put them in my sauce. Sausage as well. No burgers , no steaks. 

I tried cooking meatballs last night....came out a bit dry....guess there is a learning curve involved!

Yea definitely a learning curve.  Lower temp. Same with sausage.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

So you folks who say they wont cook a steak in an air fryer?
Why not?
Where does it turn south? 
What goes wrong? 

nicknyr15

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

So you folks who say they wont cook a steak in an air fryer?
Why not?
Where does it turn south? 
What goes wrong? 

For me it’s impossible to develop a beautiful seer with that nice medium center. I much prefer to just grill them. Same with burgers 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

nicknyr15 said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

So you folks who say they wont cook a steak in an air fryer?
Why not?
Where does it turn south? 
What goes wrong? 

For me it’s impossible to develop a beautiful seer with that nice medium center. I much prefer to just grill them. Same with burgers 

I can do a very decent steak in my air fryer. But yes, much prefer the grill
I stopped attempting burgers after the 2nd try. My burgers were a DISASTER. 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I can take a nice piece of salmon, pour some liquid butter on it, cover it with dill, throw it in the air fryer....
And 20 minutes later it is the prettiest piece of fish you have seen.
And mouth watering. 

iOnlyownMymind

roasted broccoli, homeade fries, breaded fish

mca47

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

I can take a nice piece of salmon, pour some liquid butter on it, cover it with dill, throw it in the air fryer....
And 20 minutes later it is the prettiest piece of fish you have seen.
And mouth watering. 

Yeah, I was pretty shocked at how good salmon turned out in the air fryer.  I would normally grill it, but I saw some Youtube video of someone cooking salmon in one.  Had to try it.  Salmon was good, but it kinda stunk up the house, so I'll prob stick to grilling it.