What is so important to me (and I'm sure to all of you too) is saving time. When I get home from working all day, the last thing I feel like doing is staying in the kitchen all evening to make a meal that Tyler and I will eat in 15 minutes. Also, I like to keep the kitchen as clean as possible while I cook to reduce clean up time afterwards. The NuWave and Air Fryer meet both of these requirements of cooking quickly and without a mess!
The NuWave cooks just about anything without the need to preheat. It has a rack that mimics a grill, and when you cook meat in it, any fat/grease from the meat drips off of the grill rack to the bottom of the oven. I can come home from work, put frozen chicken in the NuWave, and in 15 minutes have it completely cooked without waiting for it to preheat. Today I made burgers and fries for a quick dinner. I bought pre-packaged frozen hamburger patties, and I put them in the NuWave. It automatically sets the cook temperature to 350 degrees, and I set the timer to 9 minutes for burgers. It comes with a guide telling you how long to cook your meat which depends on if it is fresh or frozen. After 9 minutes, I sprinkled a hamburger seasoning on the patties then flipped them. Then, I let them cook for another 9 minutes, and after they cooked, I put some cheese on them. I always line my NuWave with aluminum foil to make cleanup that much easier! I have wrapped potatoes in foil and cooked them in the NuWave, and they were delicious! Also, the NuWave comes with special pans that allow you to bake brownies, cakes, etc. using the NuWave. It is a huge time saver and so convenient!
Frozen Hamburger Patties
Cooking in the NuWave
Cooked Patties with Seasoning
Finished Product
Now, for the part you all have waited for... the Air Fryer. I am going to be completely honest with y'all. I burned the first batch of fries.. bad! They were jet black when I took them out of the fryer. I showed Tyler, and said, "Well, it works!" LOL We were cracking up. I made another batch and turned the temperature down and decreased the cook time. The second round was much better than the first. The Air Fryer took less than 2 minutes to pre-heat, and I cooked the fries for 7 minutes. They were very crunchy/crispy, and I honestly couldn't tell a difference as far as taste and texture is concerned. I didn't use any oil at all. I've been reading if you use fresh potatoes instead of frozen, you should coat the fries in about a teaspoon of olive oil before putting them in the fryer. I also put our hamburger buns in the air fryer for 1 minute, and it toasted the bread perfectly! I am already convinced this was a good purchase! I use my deep fryer A LOT for potatoes, hash browns, chicken wings... you name it, I have fried it LOL and if you need more convincing that this is the greatest thing ever, I found a recipe on Pinterest for homemade cinnamon sugar donuts in the air fryer. I told Tyler they HAVE to be healthy because you aren't using grease to make them.. right? Right!
Disclaimer: Do NOT cook your frozen fries on 390 degrees for 20 minutes LOL
These are the fries still frozen going into the Air Fryer
Finished Product with Lawry's Seasoned Salt
Toasting the Hamburger Buns
This is Tyler's Dinner Plate: A cheeseburger with onion straws, Hellman's mayonnaise, and a dash of BBQ sauce.. it's all about balance y'all! LOL All those toppings are okay because the fries were made without grease LOL
All in all, I would most definitely recommend the Air Fryer. We got an amazing deal on ours. We went into Williams-Sonoma and saw they were having a 50% off sale. We asked the cashier to get us one, and when he went in the back, they were sold out of the ones on sale. There is an XL version and a smaller version of the Philip's Air Fryer. The main difference is the size/capacity of the tray. The smaller version was the one they had marked down to 50% off. We were so lucky because he ended up giving us the XL version for the sale price of the smaller one. It was just meant to be for us to have an Air Fryer! I plan to make some chicken wings in it soon, and I really want to try stuffed banana peppers! I will post about anything else I make in the Air Fryer. I hope y'all enjoyed this quick post on the NuWave and Air Fryer. Until next time.. Take care!
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