Lamb Koftas

[Vagus]

In the air fryer tonight, first time I'll be using it 🤞

[Canary42]

Good luck - don't overlook reporting back 😊

[Vagus]

I will canary..good or bad 🙄

[Vagus]

Have had lots of support, tips and suggestions from various family members who have had one for a while. Have been a bit 'frightened' of using it to be honest, but it's been looking at me accusingly every time I walk through the kitchen, so, as I had an Amazon delivery today of silicone inners, and parchment liners, decided to bit the bullet (that may be what the koftas turn out like 😉) and go for it 🤞

[barry1010]

I'm sure they will be lovely 

[jourdain2]

Good luck!  It's a bitof a lottery first few goes.

[Vagus]

It cooked them perfectly and is intuitive to use.

I sat the koftas on a parchment liner, there was no mess to clean up, no greasy grill pan. 
So far so good, will be cooking a whole chicken in it tomorrow, and some belly pork slices later in the week.

[mallyh]

i found a meat themometer a great help .whole chickens come out lovely x

[Vagus]

Thanks Mally, just have to have a good think about what temp and how long to cook it for 🐓🤔

[barry1010]

Glad your lamb was a success, good luck with the chicken

[mallyh]

if you google whole chicken in air fryer theres a lot of recipes .I put a little oil in a dish with herbs, garlic granules ,paprika, black pepper then apply to chicken, cook upside down on 180 for 30 mins turn over and cook 30 mins internal temperature 75c x

[mallyh]

oh forgot i preheat air fryer x

[Barmaid]

Vagus, my new toy came today and I successfully cooked Hunters Chicken, fried new spuds and corn on the cob. Corn was slightly over, but otherwise lovely. I was a bit discombobulated by the lack of washing up (I used liners), but that's a bonus!!

[Vagus]

Oh wow, Barmaid, is it a Ninja? The first recipe in the booklet that came with mine is hunters chicken!

As I said, I'm going to do a whole chicken tomorrow, in one drawer, and roasted roots in the other. Am very keen to use it as much as poss to really get the hang of it. And yes, the lack of washing up is great 👍

Did you use parchment liners or silicone? I've only used parchment but may try a silicone one tomorrow.

[Vagus]

I've cooked the chicken just as you said, Mally, and it looks perfect. The only thing I forgot was to put it breast side down first, but I did turn it a couple of times. I did it on a parchment liner although not sure I'd bother with that in the future.

Currently cooking some root veg in it...beetroot, sweet potato, onion and ordinary small potatoes.

Wont be eating immediately as we have a plumber coming round shortly but I wanted everything cooked and ready to eat once he's gone.

So far so good chaps 👍

[barry1010]

Hurrah!  If you were using the oven would you have cooked the chicken and veg at the same time?

[Vagus]

No I don't think so Barry, I always cook a whole chicken earlier in the day. The veg would be done so they're ready for us to eat immediately.

To be honest I'm experimenting at the moment, just to find out temp and times. Ive yet to do a sync cook using both drawers at the same time, or set one off and the other ready to start later so they both finish at the same time.

Have to say though, that for the two of us I think this contraption is going to work well 🤞😋

[barry1010]

I'm pleased for you

[Canary42]

It sounds as though you're really hooked 😁

 

I wouldn't be without mine now that I'm accustomed to it.

[Barmaid]

Hi Vagus - yes mine is a Ninja too.  It is the flexi drawer.  I used parchment liners but also have the silicone ones.  I'm desperate to try it again tonight but Mr BM only wants scrambled eggs on toast.

I'm going to try some home-made chips in it tomorrow.  If it works, I will retire the deep fat fryer to a dark corner of the pantry.  The baby potatoes I did it last night were really nice so I have high hopes for chips.  Mr Fussy (aka Mr BM) will NOT eat oven chips.  They have to be my chips or fish and chip shop chips!!!

[barry1010]

Mr Fussy is right, oven chips are nasty.