https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:29:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2747175 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:04:38 +0000 irene 2747175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: Thanks for the review! Yeah I am not super impressed either.... I can make crispy chicken wings in my oven, not so much french fries... if I like french fries more then I'd probably buy one (but I don't) :-)</p> <p>@T-Mom: Good point.... looking at the review video too it is so small. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746880 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:11:15 +0000 T-Mom 2746880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A family member brought theirs over to my house and fried a bunch of wings. They were extremely crispy - I was impressed that no oil or breading had been used at all. That said, it took a while because only so many could fit at once. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746833 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:24:21 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2746833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: You got me super curious! I found this review on Youtube and after watching a portion of it, I'm not really impressed. </p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaVTCu54bKI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaVTCu54bKI</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746802 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:58:30 +0000 irene 2746802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BadgerMom: Ohhh. Thanks for explaining. hmm I'll stick with my oven then. The thing that bugs me about "frying" in a conventional oven is my "fries" are always too soft and soggy. I thought this magical thing is going to create real fries without oil.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746776 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:30:47 +0000 BadgerMom 2746776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: Yeah I think it is essentially a small high-heat convection oven. Your food goes in sort of a basket type thing so the heat is able to circulate around all sides of your food making it crispy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746725 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:24:57 +0000 snowjewelz 2746725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend has a Philips one and loves it. I just can't bear to have yet another appliance in the house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746697 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:00:56 +0000 irene 2746697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BadgerMom: So it is indeed an "oven"? I still have to read how it actually works... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746694 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:59:03 +0000 BadgerMom 2746694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Friends of our have one. They love it and it does seem to make things crisp BUT, like so many small appliances I think it's only worth it if you don't mind cleaning it (I don't think you can put it in the dishwasher) and you're willing to keep it out on the counter (they're big). I enjoy it when we go over to their house but I think I'll continue making things in the oven on a wire baking rack :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746683 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:47:38 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2746683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend LOVES hers but I have yet to try it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746663 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:16:42 +0000 Mamaof2 2746663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>following! I really want to try one of these too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-the-air-fryer#post-2746662 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:15:52 +0000 irene 2746662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I may be in a cave, but I just learned about this thing called an air fryer. I googled it, and it markets itself as the "healthy way to fry". You can fry food with "up to 75% less fat"? Wait, and I didn't know about this??</p> <p>Do you have one and what do you think about it? Does it really fry food better than if you attempt to bake/roast it? Or is it just a fancy "detached" oven? </p>