More air fryer comparisons ..& boy I'm hyped. Instantpot gourmet crisp.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:15 pm
So "thrifty" joeboy has been wowed by his "steal-of a deal" & face it we all understand heating up a small space over a big one.
To reach 180c our AEG double? takes (season dependent, thus unheated kitchen) between 20 & 30 mins to get up to temp*
The Panasonic dimension 4 (23 litres)?? takes about 10 minutes ..this one has a couple of extras & has a smidgen more pressure capability compared to others, it sits in the middle, just below the "pro crisp model"
Both units are fan assist.
Got the Costco model of the instantpot gourmet crisp out of the car last night, late, ..& ran it for a simple test (After washing it out)
8 litre version. currently £119.95 (imminent price rise)
1x big pack of batter crumb coated chicken fillets (all of them, overfilling the air fryer pot by placing them around the edge, on their sides, & some in the middle ..so 5 or 6 (that's what we'd cook normally to be energy frugal, cook time from cold would be 40 -55 mind with varying degrees of oven baked, but little crunch, ..so I tend to do them in the Panasonic for around 40 mins+ & play it by ear.
Now.. The difference.
My air fryer lid & unit to go 204c max temp, min wis 80 (ish) c in 1c increments.
Removed chicken fillet pack from freezer, laid em out (60 seconds)
Press "air fry" ...I'm a virgin here & s'perimentin..
Air fry indicator sets to max for 10 mins & starts...
Temp attained to start cook countdown within 60 seconds
..of which we can argue a toss about high inverter draw using it in a camper wagon or off grid later ..this 8 litre instantpot is rated at 1500w (spec sheet)
Countdown asked for me to turn at 5 mins (halfway point) ..I opened the lid, "didnt" & let it carry on to gauge it, let it finished the remaining 5 mins.
Result? ..cooked, crisp, good enough, but should have turned, so tonged them over & gave them an extra 5 mins (15 mins total cook time from frozen)
Pulled one piece out to pinch, cut, assess colour & crisp in a cheese topped roll with mayo & ketchup.
Verdict: Izzy & I were blown away, she tried a bite of the cut up fillet which as a deaf person I could hear the crunch a room & hall away!
Are mine, nice colour, meat was tender, left the others under the closed lid.
Kind of off knocked off my feet from 1st cook I only remembered my thermo probe 5+ mins later, took out remaining pieces, not due to the metal ring of the I-pot & lid metal, & temp given as 74c in the fillet.I
Will perform a reheat later tonight of 3 mins from cold to crisp n' warm & see if that's good enough for a "salad chicken crisp"
Nb, the extra time was because I really wanted to push the crispness & see where it failed, ..it didn't, the colour & crunch improved, so it is a runaway success in a 1st outing & does all the regular instantpot stuff.
Crispy pork will doubtless feature in coming days, I'd have cooked a chicken but the pup got in the way of being out too long.
Summary: " Like an excited nerdy kid in a green technology shop" ..I'm seriously impressed.
This on the same day as bloody Johnson tells folk to bin their old slow "noisy kettle" spend £20 & save a tenner a year on energy ...are we all going to get through this on bloody tea!???
Been (& continue) to hang on about the instantpot, this version being older & on offer is what needed rolling out when food banks started to fill up 5 years back, & with the separate air fryer lid only more so!
To reach 180c our AEG double? takes (season dependent, thus unheated kitchen) between 20 & 30 mins to get up to temp*
The Panasonic dimension 4 (23 litres)?? takes about 10 minutes ..this one has a couple of extras & has a smidgen more pressure capability compared to others, it sits in the middle, just below the "pro crisp model"
Both units are fan assist.
Got the Costco model of the instantpot gourmet crisp out of the car last night, late, ..& ran it for a simple test (After washing it out)
8 litre version. currently £119.95 (imminent price rise)
1x big pack of batter crumb coated chicken fillets (all of them, overfilling the air fryer pot by placing them around the edge, on their sides, & some in the middle ..so 5 or 6 (that's what we'd cook normally to be energy frugal, cook time from cold would be 40 -55 mind with varying degrees of oven baked, but little crunch, ..so I tend to do them in the Panasonic for around 40 mins+ & play it by ear.
Now.. The difference.
My air fryer lid & unit to go 204c max temp, min wis 80 (ish) c in 1c increments.
Removed chicken fillet pack from freezer, laid em out (60 seconds)
Press "air fry" ...I'm a virgin here & s'perimentin..
Air fry indicator sets to max for 10 mins & starts...
Temp attained to start cook countdown within 60 seconds
..of which we can argue a toss about high inverter draw using it in a camper wagon or off grid later ..this 8 litre instantpot is rated at 1500w (spec sheet)Countdown asked for me to turn at 5 mins (halfway point) ..I opened the lid, "didnt" & let it carry on to gauge it, let it finished the remaining 5 mins.
Result? ..cooked, crisp, good enough, but should have turned, so tonged them over & gave them an extra 5 mins (15 mins total cook time from frozen)
Pulled one piece out to pinch, cut, assess colour & crisp in a cheese topped roll with mayo & ketchup.
Verdict: Izzy & I were blown away, she tried a bite of the cut up fillet which as a deaf person I could hear the crunch a room & hall away!
Are mine, nice colour, meat was tender, left the others under the closed lid.
Kind of off knocked off my feet from 1st cook I only remembered my thermo probe 5+ mins later, took out remaining pieces, not due to the metal ring of the I-pot & lid metal, & temp given as 74c in the fillet.I
Will perform a reheat later tonight of 3 mins from cold to crisp n' warm & see if that's good enough for a "salad chicken crisp"
Nb, the extra time was because I really wanted to push the crispness & see where it failed, ..it didn't, the colour & crunch improved, so it is a runaway success in a 1st outing & does all the regular instantpot stuff.
Crispy pork will doubtless feature in coming days, I'd have cooked a chicken but the pup got in the way of being out too long.
Summary: " Like an excited nerdy kid in a green technology shop" ..I'm seriously impressed.
This on the same day as bloody Johnson tells folk to bin their old slow "noisy kettle" spend £20 & save a tenner a year on energy ...are we all going to get through this on bloody tea!???
Been (& continue) to hang on about the instantpot, this version being older & on offer is what needed rolling out when food banks started to fill up 5 years back, & with the separate air fryer lid only more so!
on Wednesday evening! 
