My brother and my neighbor have both been telling me about the wonders of
their air fryers, so when I found a great sale on Amazon I decided it was
time for me to buy one and give it a try. I had been getting in a real
rut with my cooking and in fact I dreaded to have to cook meals each
day. Well, I will tell you with my new combination air fryer griller I
am looking forward to each mealtime and deciding what I can make next.
The possibilities seem endless. So far I have made shrimp, chicken
wings, waffle fries, grilled sandwiches, donuts, apple chips, and reheated
toasted ravoli. All were very easy and what was really great was how
easy it was to cleanup the fryer.
Features of my Power XL Grill Air Fryer Combo
The air fryer that I choose has 12 different cooking modes. Although
I don't anticipate using all of them, I can see where several will come in
very handy. There is a separate lid that I can use when I want to slow
cook, steam, saute, rice, simmer, sous vide, fry or keep warm. When I
want to use the following modes: air fry, grill, bake, or roast I use the
air frying lid.
I really like that it has a slow cooker option too. I was worried
about space for the air fryer but now I can put away several of my other
appliances and just use the Power XL for everything.
I have not made fried food for years, but with the option of using little
or no oil for the air fryer I can have crispy food and they can still be
healthy without compromising any of the taste.
Recipes I Have Tried
My Power XL came with a recipe book so it gave me some good ideas to
start. I also found that if I wanted to cook something I could just ask
Alexa and she would give me a recipe. For instance I asked our
Alexa to give me a recipe for shrimp and she provided me with several
options. I could also ask what time and temperature to use for cooking
chicken wings and she gave me the answer. There are also tons of
recipes online to try for air fryers.
The first recipe I tried was one for shrimp. It was so very easy. I
brushed the raw shrimp with a mixture of olive oil and seasonings and then
put them in the basket of the air fryer. I cooked them at 400 degrees
for 8 minutes and they came out perfectly cooked and a little crispy on the
outside. They were wonderful and this is a recipe I am sure I will use
often.
For a breakfast treat I made some donuts in the air fryer. They were
also so simple and delicious. I took a package of Pillsbury Grands
biscuits and cut out a hole in the center. I then cooked them for 6
minutes in the air fryer. When they were finished I took them out and
brushed them with some melted butter and sprinkled on a cinnamon/sugar
mixture. They were delicious. Here is a photo I took.
I also made some apple chips by slicing an apple thin and adding a mixture of cinnamon and nutmeg. They were a wonderful snack. Here you see them laid out in the air fryer.
What I am Looking Forward to Trying
I have a lot of different recipes marked to try in the future. In the
cookbook that came with the PowerXL was a recipe for a cherry dump cake that
I will be trying this weekend. My brother made it and said it turned
out great. A nice feature is that you can bake a cake without having
to turn on the oven and heating up the house in the hot weather we are
having.
Some other recipes I have found that I will try in the near future include:
chicken parmesan, chicken drumsticks, french toast, egg-bacon-cheese
biscuits, air fried vegetables, and fried zuccini.
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I have been hearing good things about this air fryer and now, with your delicious sounding examples, the raves and reviews are even more convincing. Cooking has lost its appeal to me too, so it's nice to know that this air cooker way of preparing a meal brings interest back into the kitchen. Thanks, Mary Beth.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous air fryer review! I have not seen this particular brand before and I think I would love the separate lid for steaming & slow cooking. It would be nice to have one unit do it all. Your donuts and apple crisps look delicious and sound easy to make. My husband has a friend (a single man) who owns 3 air fryers in varying sizes because he likes to cook sides at the same time as he cooks the main course. I really had to laugh with them about that. He has pretty much replaced his stove and oven with air fryers. You will have to let us know how the cake turns out! I don't know anyone who has actually baked a cake in their air fryer yet.
ReplyDeleteThe cake turned out wonderful. It was a dump cake that I put the air fryer on the bake setting and cooked it at 250 for 2 hours. It was wonderful. I had it finished to coincide with the end of our meal so we had a warm dish of dump cake that had a crispy crust on top. I then added a dollup of whipped cream. I'd do it again!!
DeleteSeveral years ago, we bought a very small, very basic, comparatively inexpensive air fryer, just to see whether we liked the way the food turned out. We were impressed by the results, even though the model we purchased is too small and too basic to deliver the versatility we want for even our two-person household. Your Power XL Grill Air Fryer sounds like what we should have chosen, with its large capacity and multiple cooking modes. Thanks for an excellent review and recommendation!
ReplyDeleteAir fryers are quite popular right now. I've come close to purchasing one several times. Cool idea to have Alexa provide recipes, lol. The apples in the fryer look delicious.
ReplyDeleteSounds like I need another appliance in my kitchen. We have a deep fryer that we don't use very often and is taking up a lot of space. Maybe I need to replace it with an air fryer! Thanks Mary Beth for your recommendation!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you already love your new air-fryer, Mary Beth. We have the Ninja Foodi and just love it. I'm all in for those donuts. I'll be giving that a try in ours. Great Review!!
ReplyDeleteI borrowed my friends' air fryer for a trial and love it! Thanks for the recommendation and the donuts look yummy!
ReplyDeleteYour Power XL air fryer sounds a very good and versatile way to cook! I have not tried one of these but the food you have made looks and sounds delicious! Thank you for the recommendation!
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