I recently got a Nuwave 6 quart Air Fryer for Christmas. Yes, it's a healthy alternative. But my main objective was not having to keep filling my fryer. My current fryer was open with no way to save the oil and took about 2 1/2 bottles of oil to fill and the clean up was a pain in the patuti. As I surf online I'm starting to realize that I'm not the only one who is a little intimidated by this device. So let's work together to master the art of healthy frying!
First Flight! Vegtable Lumpia
Lumpia is basically a Filipino spring roll that my husband usually fries in a small saucepan with oil on the stove. First, I used the nuwave to make the egg rolls with the preheat function to 350 degrees then cooked them for 15 minutes with a shake at 8 minutes. Rolls came out crispy but didn't have that fried taste. They were OK. The next day I to used the 4 minute reheat function to make them crispy again. By simply microwaving they were no longer crispy. I also fried some in a pot to do a proper comparison. The fried were definitely the better tasting. To test out my skills I did frozen fries with the frozen fry setting. They came out crispy and tasty, just not fried in oil tasty! I also tried frozen potato skins by preheating to 350 degrees and 12 minutes. One larger one came out a little oven baked consistency, but the smaller and medium ones were crispy and wonderfully. And I didn't have to turn on the big old oven for such a tiny little treat.
Top to bottom fresh air fried, oil fried in pan, and reheated with air fryer.
What are your thoughts and experiences? Let's learn together! Tomorrow I just might jump in with both feed and try fried chicken.
