Induction hob

[Joeboy]

Hi billi.
As per previous induction thread, my recommendations for decent yet well priced induction capable pan, is Ikea if you are within reasonable distance of one, light, solid & good imho.

If after a cheap saucepan set that is induction compatible this set is £12 here https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/annons-5-p ... -90207402/
"ANNONS"
5-piece cookware set, glass/stainless steel ..which whilst basic, hopefully translates to a good price in Germany.
(of course there are non-stick also but at a far higher price) ..these ones are a little basic but do-able.

Of course I would also recommend the instantpot for long days out & hearty fare on a simple delay timer, & good spaghetti, ..the unit has a very good heatsink, my preference is the stainless steel inner pot over the non stick, it cleans more easily on the steam function.

if you wish to displace your oven in terms of energy, then it should be considered (produces a good whole chicken) ..the latest versions are also available with a lid to swap over to an air fryer too! ..whilst I cannot justify a third one, the thought of cooking simple egg fried rice & air frying some crispy pork to finish it off would be a dream for us (not much pork, lots of rice, basic, reduced meat consumption ..all good)

Very frugal energy consumption, which has long outgrown the term "fad product"

Funny you should mention the air fryer as they seem to have swept through our village in Turkey during covid lockdown, all the expats rave about them (if the conversation goes that way).

[Mr Gus]

Joe. that's not surprising to me.

We all know the instantpot concept, of the modern digital pressure cooker (& a lot more which is why it is so popular) an element below the pot, a lot of heavy metal as a heat sink for the slow cook aspect & stability.

So the new aspect is a fan in a separate lid with a lid mounted elementfor crisping, presumably working in tandem with the other, suffice to say, its a small area to heat up (as before) & likely overall better insulated than a regular oven ..which isn't ..so it again, with the exception of pizza, a nice does it all unit to have around.

No idea what the clean up involves, however the other instantpots are a lazy mans (me) haven of simplicity, ..with this one we are introducing more compexity & oil, which till now has been a rare commodity to cook instapot way with, so I am waiting for the knowledge from elsewhere.

However, some sous vide recipes for crispy pork are getting fantastic meat finishing with air fryers, ..including the crispy pork, i've resisted a stupid deal for one at costco several times, there are fast periodic price drops of instantpot kit which has lasted well under heavy use in our home.

Annoyingly my 2 instantpot inserts are not induction compatible ..for now.

i'd consider one in your place if the price was right Joe, ..they make you feel guilty for the effort you are not putting into a good meal, & the silicone lids they sell are useful tight seals for the pot in the fridge if doing a 4 hr marinade or whatever.

[Stinsy]

Funny you should mention the air fryer as they seem to have swept through our village in Turkey during covid lockdown, all the expats rave about them (if the conversation goes that way).

I'm an air frier convert!

The best chicken quarters you'll ever taste, in 20 mins. Eldest son likes fish fingers and potatoes waffles , 7 mins in AF vs 20 mins in oven.

[Joeboy]

Funny you should mention the air fryer as they seem to have swept through our village in Turkey during covid lockdown, all the expats rave about them (if the conversation goes that way).

I'm an air frier convert!

The best chicken quarters you'll ever taste, in 20 mins. Eldest son likes fish fingers and potatoes waffles , 7 mins in AF vs 20 mins in oven.

Cool, shall add to the list of things to obtain. How much load do they pull?

[Fintray]

Funny you should mention the air fryer as they seem to have swept through our village in Turkey during covid lockdown, all the expats rave about them (if the conversation goes that way).

I'm an air frier convert!

The best chicken quarters you'll ever taste, in 20 mins. Eldest son likes fish fingers and potatoes waffles , 7 mins in AF vs 20 mins in oven.

Cool, shall add to the list of things to obtain. How much load do they pull?

Lidl are doing an air fryer at the moment.

[Stinsy]

I have the all singing, top of the line, double basket, Ninja.

It pulls 1200W per basket on full beans.

[Mr Gus]

https://recipes.anovaculinary.com/recip ... k-belly-98



this is the same piece in their altogether different dedicated air fryer (below)


Step 7
Remove pork belly from fridge and discard bag along with any extra drippings. Set air fryer to 200C and cook for 25 minutes. Check ever 10-15 minutes to see how the skin is cooking. You are finished when you achieve a hard crispy skin If you don’t have an air fryer... broil mode In the oven works just fine but use the middle rack

[Joeboy]

I am going for the extraordinarily inexpensive secondhand £12 option.
Although I may upgrade.

[Moxi]

Hi JB,

They are all varieties on a theme and each has its positives and its detractions - We have the ninja foodie, a tefal and a swan, air frier and they all work well and give us excellent low fat delicious meals. The swan is a basic basket air fryer which we use in the caravan, small capacity and you have to take stuff out and "toss" it to prevent sticking and get an even browning but its compact and quick, the tefal has the integrated paddle for chips and other veg so its fill and forget and a larger volume so does for al the family at home, much larger and draws a larger load. The foodie is the air fryer and pressure cooker combo and we can literally do a extra large chicken in an hour while we cook the roasties in the tefal and steam the veg.

Whatever you get I am sure you will love it.

Moxi

[Joeboy]

Hi JB,

They are all varieties on a theme and each has its positives and its detractions - We have the ninja foodie, a tefal and a swan, air frier and they all work well and give us excellent low fat delicious meals. The swan is a basic basket air fryer which we use in the caravan, small capacity and you have to take stuff out and "toss" it to prevent sticking and get an even browning but its compact and quick, the tefal has the integrated paddle for chips and other veg so its fill and forget and a larger volume so does for al the family at home, much larger and draws a larger load. The foodie is the air fryer and pressure cooker combo and we can literally do a extra large chicken in an hour while we cook the roasties in the tefal and steam the veg.

Whatever you get I am sure you will love it.

Moxi

Changed tack and went for an airking . Looks the biz!
Womble rules apply, £150 unit used once for £60.
Many, many buttons which I hope to be a good thing.