. Ok let’s get real. Everyone has a crockpot. It’s an awesome kitchen appliance. But Air frying is new and hip? Is it the same? Is it better? Is it a modern day crockpot?

 

@Displaced Texan

Crockpot is great for cooking while I'm out for the day. Chili, soups, or paella after a long day of being out in the cold  are all great. Not ribs though. 

Our neighbor who is all about the air fryer let us borrow his, the wife liked it but  If I want something  fryed it's going to be in butter or oil not air. I think she likes it because its healthier or lower fat. 

An air fryer is a countertop convection oven, so if you already have a convection oven, it's redundant.  

And yeah, their strength is that they cook with little or no oil, NOT that they make food that tastes just like fried.   You'll notice the difference.

To me,  crockpot is for soups or stews.i have used it to keep my queso dip warm at a Super Bowl party. It for damn sure ain’t for ribs, or any other type of ‘bbq’. Hell no. 
 

We’ve had an air fryer for awhile now. It’s basically circulated air convention cooking. You can ‘fry’ with it, using a spritz of oil, and your food will turn out crispy. We did wings in it the other night, and they were delicious. We have done breaded ‘fried’ recipes, and they turn out tasty and crispy if you mist them with a little cooking oil. It does lower the fat content vs traditional frying. 
Our air fryer has a ‘grill’ plate to put inside it. It will give you grill marks, but that’s as close to ‘grilled’ as it gets. No grill flavor, but that’s to be expected as it’s not grilled. 
 

Hell, you can even bake bread in them!
 

I look at the air fryer as a handy kitchen multitasker, Jack of all trades, but master of none. Cool tool, but not the solution to every problem. 
 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frying
by definition, @Displaced Texan it’s not a fryer at all.

an air roaster?

3 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said:

We’ve had an air fryer for awhile now. It’s basically circulated air convention cooking. You can ‘fry’ with it, using a spritz of oil, and your food will turn out crispy.

 

1 minute ago, Zeke said:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frying
by definition, @Displaced Texan it’s not a fryer at all.

an air roaster?

Reading comprehension much, Zeke?

5 minutes ago, Displaced Texan said:

 

Reading comprehension much, Zeke?

Zeeker, are you going to start air frying ribs now? Haven't we suffered enough?

Try Sous-vide for ribs, 24 hours at 167 degrees, the meat falls off the bones and melts in your mouth

1 hour ago, Displaced Texan said:

To me,  crockpot is for soups or stews.i have used it to keep my queso dip warm at a Super Bowl party. It for damn sure ain’t for ribs, or any other type of ‘bbq’. Hell no. 
 

We’ve had an air fryer for awhile now. It’s basically circulated air convention cooking. You can ‘fry’ with it, using a spritz of oil, and your food will turn out crispy. We did wings in it the other night, and they were delicious. We have done breaded ‘fried’ recipes, and they turn out tasty and crispy if you mist them with a little cooking oil. It does lower the fat content vs traditional frying. 
Our air fryer has a ‘grill’ plate to put inside it. It will give you grill marks, but that’s as close to ‘grilled’ as it gets. No grill flavor, but that’s to be expected as it’s not grilled. 
 

Hell, you can even bake bread in them!
 

I look at the air fryer as a handy kitchen multitasker, Jack of all trades, but master of none. Cool tool, but not the solution to every problem. 
 

 

Agree

45 minutes ago, SW9racer said:

Try Sous-vide for ribs, 24 hours at 167 degrees, the meat falls off the bones and melts in your mouth

No No No..........Instant pot will do the same thing in an hour!

2 hours ago, Handyman said:

Zeeker, are you going to start air frying ribs now? Haven't we suffered enough?

How would you feel if @Displaced Texanbbqd in an air fryer?

42 minutes ago, Zeke said:

How would you feel if @Displaced Texanbbqd in an air fryer?

No worries, I won’t. That’s just wrong. Like a crockpot. 

7 hours ago, Zeke said:

How would you feel if @Displaced Texanbbqd in an air fryer?

I'm pretty sure they would take away his hat and spurs.

8 hours ago, Zeke said:

How would you feel if @Displaced Texanbbqd in an air fryer?

If you do that, or make ribs in a crock pot, they put you on a list and dent you entry into the Republic Of Texas.

Your name is at the top of that list.  Just sayin.

Air fryer is definitely the next best thing to hit kitchens. 

 

We did wings at a friends house, wow soo good. Very crispy and ready for your own sauce. I had my doubts at first, but I'm a believer in them now.