someone gave us an air fryer

[MissMillie]

But they didn't give us the instructions manual. I imagine I can find that online.

Truth is, we don't eat a lot of fried food. Also, I haven't heard a lot of good things about air fryers, and I have no idea whether or not this is a "good" one or not.

I imagine I'll be looking up recipes to use it online.

[snowybirdie]

1. Cooks more than fried food

I made scalloped potatoes the other day. Chicken wings are great too. You can get recipes by googling "air fryer chicken, etc. Lots of free information. Looking for my second one. First is worn out.

[dewsgirl]

9. I look up the air fryer recipe for almost everything I make

anymore. The only thing difficult, would be washing it and it's really not that bad.

[jimfields33]

2. I love mine. It's fast and easy to use.

Definitely will have to research on line. But I think you’ll come to love the air fryer.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. My son and his gf bought one

And he said they love it and have used it practically every day since Christmas. (They are very “healthy “ eaters, she’s vegan)

My sister bought one a year ago, didn’t like it at all, and took it back to the store.

Good luck!

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. I love my air fryer!

It's actually a countertop high-speed convection oven and not a fryer at all, so rest easy. Among other things, it makes the best grilled cheese ever....6 minutes, 3 on a side and does not burn. Perfect for stuff like frozen french fries, etc, but not long ago I did salmon filets in mine...sprayed with olive oil spray, set them on parchment for easy cleanup, salt, pepper, and dill, 8 minutes at (IIRC) 390, and perfection!

[2naSalit]

5. Same here...

Haven't used it yet. I did look up the manual but didn't think of looking up recipes as someone suggested in a post above.

I think I'll do that.

[Emile]

6. I love cooking brats in ours. It's also great at searing ribeye's.

[Freddie]

7. Use mine all the time

Easy stuff like frozen potatoes. Great for hot dogs. Also great for reheating leftovers that you don’t want to get soggy like the microwave - pizza, egg rolls, etc.

[dewsgirl]

8. I make steak in mine all the time, steak, hamburgers,

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chicken, etc. I absolutely love it.
I also use it to heat up pizza/leftovers and for freezer sides like mozzarella sticks, onion rings, tater tots or like fries. We even occasionally use it to toast bread.
The only real issue I've experienced, is that they come in such a variety of sizes, that the times and temps on some of the recipes need to be tweaked.
Other than my Keurig, it's probably the best kitchen appliance, I've had in the last 20 years.
As long as you clean it after you make anything messy (greasy), it should last a long time. I've had three(one was in the house and I used it often)not because they had any issues or anything, the first one was my son and DIL's,(it was fairly small, back in 2017) so when they moved they took it with them, so we got a new one, much bigger. Now we have a medium size one, for 2 people which is perfect if you're going to cook meat in it. I've seen certain recipes where you would need a bigger one, but it just depends on how many people you're cooking for.

[Lars39]

10. I tried brussel sprouts yesterday

they turned out great! Going to try roasted broccoli next.
Hash browns are good, too.

[Danascot]

11. There are dozens of Youtube videos

about what you can do with air fryers.

[leighbythesea2]

12. Good for

Brussel sprouts, as mentioned already. I bought cubed squash in the produce aisle for the first time, and it was very nice air-fried. If you like roasting veggies, it definitely can compete.

[Lars39]

13. Safety concern....

The vent will get very hot…make sure there’s plenty of room around it so nothing will catch on fire.