air fryer family of 6?

[ktgrok]

I don't want to spend oodles of money on this, and honestly, rarely do we all eat the same thing, so really more like 4 servings I guess, but is there one that makes a decent amount at once? My impression is they make like 8 wings or whatever. Maybe I'm wrong?

I mostly want to roast veggies in it, lol, but I'm sure I'll do other things like chicken nuggets, regularly, and then who knows what else. 

[ktgrok]

Thanks1 I'm looking at one by Instant Pot people, that does that rotisserie thing too. Looks like you can put the food, say nuggets, in the rotisserie basket so it tumbles and heats evenly, versus having just a tray...where you have to keep shaking it or only do one layer. Is that right?

This is the one I saw https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VM28XTR/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

Edited May 29, 2020 by Ktgrok

[itsheresomewhere]

11 minutes ago, Ktgrok said:

Thanks1 I'm looking at one by Instant Pot people, that does that rotisserie thing too. Looks like you can put the food, say nuggets, in the rotisserie basket so it tumbles and heats evenly, versus having just a tray...where you have to keep shaking it or only do one layer. Is that right?

This is the one I saw https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VM28XTR/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

I have that one.  It works fine but for a family of 4 two ( two are teens) I am finding it small. Instant pot makes one called the Omni is bigger and holds a 9x13 dish. Kohl’s has it usually on sale.  I am strongly considering upgrading to that one. 
 

I haven’t had any issues with putting nuggets on the tray.  Everything has heated evenly.  The basket is great for fries but they do fine on the tray.  I haven’t had to shake them at all.

Edited May 29, 2020 by itsheresomewhere

[ktgrok]

3 minutes ago, itsheresomewhere said:

I have that one.  It works fine but for a family of 4 two ( two are teens) I am finding it small. Instant pot makes one called the Omni is bigger and holds a 9x13 dish. Kohl’s has it usually on sale.  I am strongly considering upgrading to that one. 
 

I haven’t had any issues with putting nuggets on the tray.  Everything has heated evenly.  The basket is great for fries but they do fine on the tray.  I haven’t had to shake them at all.

I think (and could be wrong) that you can put more in, if you use the basket. Like, it says you can do up to 2 lbs of fries if you use the basket, not sure that many would fit on the trays. 

[itsheresomewhere]

3 minutes ago, Ktgrok said:

I think (and could be wrong) that you can put more in, if you use the basket. Like, it says you can do up to 2 lbs of fries if you use the basket, not sure that many would fit on the trays. 

Sort of.  You can use two trays at once and that holds more than the basket total. But you can’t use a tray and the basket together.  I fit a bag of Trader Joe’s size fries in the basket and the same on the tray.  My experience is too many in the basket makes the middle soggy.

Edited May 29, 2020 by itsheresomewhere

[ktgrok]

10 minutes ago, itsheresomewhere said:

Sort of.  You can use two trays at once and that holds more than the basket total. But you can’t use a tray and the basket together.  I fit a bag of Trader Joe’s size fries in the basket and the same on the tray.  My experience is too many in the basket makes the middle soggy.

Ok, thank you!

[itsheresomewhere]

1 minute ago, Ktgrok said:

Ok, thank you!

You are welcome.  I originally bought it so my ASD kid would be able to cook something besides just using the microwave.  If it were just him using it, it would be perfect.  But all of us for one meal,  it is just too small. 

[AbcdeDooDah]

This is different but we have the Big Boss and love it. My neighbors gave it to us because they never used it. Score!

We don't use Teflon so this is perfect because my son had been asking for an air fryer.

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Boss-Oil-less-Fryer-Silver/dp/B007P6SAZ4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=big+boss&qid=1590718972&sr=8-1

[Ausmumof3]

Ours is standard. We’re a family of five. It will do enough chips as a side with salad and steak.  For chicken wings I do about 1kg at a time - 2 kg for our family in two batches (Actually it’s more like 800g by the time I trim the tips off).

[Carrie12345]

I just ordered the 7qt Vortex. Don’t have it yet, lol, but I do know Consumer Reports says none of the sizes of any brands are what they *actually* hold, so I just went with the biggest basket one at the best price from a known brand.

For whatever it’s worth, we once managed to run a concession stand for an event with  3 mid-to-big basket air fryers.  At our busiest, there was no wait longer than 4 or 5 minutes for standard frozen foods (fries, fingers, etc.). Based on the hoards we fed quickly, I’m not too worried about cranking out enough for my gang.

[ktgrok]

9 hours ago, itsheresomewhere said:

You are welcome.  I originally bought it so my ASD kid would be able to cook something besides just using the microwave.  If it were just him using it, it would be perfect.  But all of us for one meal,  it is just too small. 

yeah, I'm thinking more for when I make the kids nuggets and fries at lunch, or for a side of veggies for me, etc. Like I said, I LOVE roasted veggies, only way I really like them, but when it is so hot in the summer running the oven that long sucks. 

59 minutes ago, happysmileylady said:

There are 5 of us here, but like you, we rarely all eat the same thing.  This is the one I got.  I never intended to actually cook a full main dish for all 5 of us in it.  I mostly got it for side dishes, and my younger two kids don't really eat veggies anyway.  

Cooking nuggets in it for lunch was not bad.  We normally put nuggets in the microwave, it only takes like 2 minutes.  In the air fryer I want to say it took like 10 (plus 5 minutes preheat).  However, they came out crispier than the microwave, and for sure didn't take as long as doing them in the oven, but tasted better.

I did potatoes in it last night and those were GREAT!  Fully cooked through, but nice and crispy crunchy on the outside. 

 

ooh, potatoes!

[itsheresomewhere]

1 hour ago, Ktgrok said:

yeah, I'm thinking more for when I make the kids nuggets and fries at lunch, or for a side of veggies for me, etc. Like I said, I LOVE roasted veggies, only way I really like them, but when it is so hot in the summer running the oven that long sucks. 

 

Same here in the summer.  We eat a ton of roasted veggies.  I use both trays and still sometimes have to do two separate batches for enough for the 4 of us.

[ktgrok]

7 hours ago, itsheresomewhere said:

Same here in the summer.  We eat a ton of roasted veggies.  I use both trays and still sometimes have to do two separate batches for enough for the 4 of us.

Only DH and I will eat the roasted veggies, lol. But I'll eat a lot of them 🙂