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Tried for the first time tonight following the guide in the ninja handbook - Roast 200deg 40mins
Still hard in the middle....ended up zapping in the MW for few mins .
So any advice to nail it, I'm now thinking of maybe a few mins in MW first then in the Air fryer after, roast or air fry?
Cheers.
Microwave first until the knife slides through with slight resistance.
Rub with a butter salt/pepper mix the bang into the air fryer at full bore.
Microwave for 10 minutes then air fryer for 20. Sorted.
Salt and pepper, bit of oil or butter before going in the AF if you like.
I do 55 minutes in the ninja
I'll try the 10 & 20 tip next cheers guys
Yeah I think you want cooler for longer.
I rub in a little oil and salt, then maybe 180 for nearly an hour.
Absolutely banging.
In a normal oven, if you stick a metal skewer through the spud then it cooks the innards faster - due to heat conduction down the skewer.
200c is way to high and 40 minutes to low.
160c for about an hour then 200c for 15 minutes to crisp up. Don’t forget to prod holes through the potato before cooking.
1 hour at 200, perfect in our tower ninja rip off.
Sorry- off topic slightly- is an obvious choice of air fryer? 4 hungry adults in our house but not much worktop space and I'm as tight as a gnats back pocket.
Another way is to do them Hasselblad/Hasselhoff/Hasselback style. Granted that this approach won't help if you are wanting to use fillings, but they are lovely cooked like this and, as they are cut open, they cook much more quickly.
Sorry- off topic slightly- is an obvious choice of air fryer?
I think we're on our fourth air fryer now. We've effectively replaced the oven. Of the ones we've had and hammered to death, the latest is still going strong a few years in and we cook pretty much everything in it. You can even roast a full chicken in there
Welcome to the club...
Dads looking for new foods to air fry 😀
^^^ That's the one we have. I am sure McCains will wonder why their sales in the North Yorkshire region have trebled in the last 12 months.
is an obvious choice of air fryer? 4 hungry adults in our house
Ninja have marketed themselves very well, but we bought a lakeland's dual draw unit for significantly less, and other great brands are available. Though I can fit enough in for two adults, TBH I'd suggest your std oven will still be more economic for (larger roasted) family meals. I do thoroughly recommend an air fryer, just be aware of the limitations, as to what you can fit in at one time.
The suggestions above - xx mins at x degrees - you all buy exactly the same size potato every time you bake them? Ime a big potato takes longer to cook than a small potato so the cooking time gets adjusted, regardless of whether it's in the oven or airfryer.
TBH I’d suggest your std oven will still be more economic for (larger roasted) family meals. I do thoroughly recommend an air fryer, just be aware of the limitations, as to what you can fit in at one time.
Absolutely - if the oven is on, it makes no sense to use the air frier too, just because it's there*
*Although we do - the kids love their air frier French fries.
10 mins in microwave is a long time! 3 or 4 mins turning bottom to top every minute, then 160 for 20 -30 mins is normally enough for a decent size spud
Ime a big potato takes longer to cook than a small potato so the cooking time gets adjusted, regardless of whether it’s in the oven or airfryer.
Yeah anyone who’s cooked anything knows that without saying.
I tried the ninja times and then had to go 15mins more but it was at 170. I now do 170 for 50 mins and check
Obviously oil and salt'n' pepper.
Ime a big potato takes longer to cook than a small potato so the cooking time gets adjusted, regardless of whether it’s in the oven or airfryer.
Yeah anyone who’s cooked anything knows that without saying.
And yet you give a specific time in your post?
And yet you give a specific time in your post?
160c for about an hour then 200c for 15 minutes to crisp up.
And yet you give a specific time in your post?
I gave a guide not absolute strict cooking times.
Don't forget to prick your potatoes thoroughly.
I thought air fryers were meant to be fast? I think I'll stick with my oven.
They can be slightly faster, as it’s a smaller area to heat & take a lot less time to pre-warm, but there no different really from a convection oven, so there not going to do hugely different. The main point is there more economic, usually around 50% cheaper to run.
In normal oven it would take 1hr 45 @190 putting potatoes in straight away.
Wanted to save time & maybe pennies on the leccy?
Cooked a roast chicken, pigs in blankets, roast tatties/parsnips/carrots, stuffing balls in air fryer. Turned out really well and took around 1.15 all in so around half the time.
Cheers for tips on baked pots. 👍
I'm not convinced that Air Fryers are cheaper to run once you're getting to baked potato run times.
With the thermostat control on a proper oven once up to temp the element is off probably 50% of the time. Air fryers are constantly heating, and that's a significant energy draw for an hour or more.
Possibly daft question as I've never used one - what makes an air fryer a fryer, rather than just a small oven? Does it skoosh oil around?
what makes an air fryer a fryer, rather than just a small oven?
It's just a small fan oven, no oil trickery takes place. The fan is a good bit more intense than most full size fan ovens and it's smaller so heats up quicker but there's no more frying happens.
I’m not convinced that Air Fryers are cheaper to run once you’re getting to baked potato run times.
but the heating element in an oven would be bigger than in an air fryer and you're heating a smaller area than a big oven. Would take more power to heat an oven up to 180c and maintain that temp, shirley?
Would take more power to heat an oven up to 180c and maintain that temp, shirley?
Yes, so if you're pre-heating a big oven then putting something in for 20-30 mins your 15 min blast in an air fryer with no preheating is definitely more economical.
Once preheated though the oven starts turning off the element to control the heat, so for an hour cooking it might actually be heating for 40 mins, (30 mins during cooking plus 10 mins preheat) but your airfryer would be bollocking away the full time.
I'd actually like to know properly where the breakeven point is.
And don't call me Shirley. 🤣