Been thinking about getting one of those glass ones to avoid the plastic.
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I usually do a ton of research on these types of kitchen gadgets, but didn't this time. Who makes the glass one?
Something like this: https://fritaire.com/products/mauve-rose?gQT=1
There’s cheaper versions as well.
Looks nice.
mine's mostly all metal on the inside, some plastic on the inside of the door. it's a rack type one, with metal mesh slide-in racks, not plastic baskets.
Yeah I got the Breville one and I love it. I got it on Craigslist. If any one of you sees it for cheap second hand, GET IT!
My old toaster oven bit the dust (the third one I killed) and this one is an improvement in every way.
Next time do it outside, and run it for at least a couple of hours at max temperature. 30 minutes isn't enough to get rid of the cancer smell.
Word. I ran mine in the bathroom with the fan on for 90 minutes and that wasn't quite enough time.
They're so great. Hash brown patties, like a dozen for $6. I swear, they're as good as McDonalds which are like $3 apiece now.
I raise you actual hash browns you can load with as much cheese, onion, and ham as you can cut.
No arguments there. The hassle comes from peeling, shredding, and removing the moisture. I'm no chef but I've done it before and my results were only marginally better than the store bought stuff so I find it easier to go with that.
Oh I use those hash brown milk cartons. No way I'm shredding a potato.
I love the air fryer so much. I cook everything in it.
I have an air fryer, but I dislike using it because it's annoying af to clean and I'm lazy.
If I microwave something, there is either no mess or I can chuck the plate or whatever in the dishwasher. If I use pots and pans on the stove, I can chuck them in the dishwasher (blah blah blah Teflon I get it but whatever, it's just me).
For an air fryer? I can't exactly chuck it in the dishwasher and it seems to need to be cleaned after every single use or else it's disgusting. I have been using those circular pieces of parchment paper which do help loads but still.
I have an air fryer as well that's a pain in the ass to clean. The whole basket is one piece (including the handle) and I hate cleaning it but the results are worth it. I thought that was par for the course.
Then I used my parents' air fryer and.....damn, same quality food without the painful cleanup. Separate basket means if stuff is stuck, I can just toss it in the sink with shallow water while I eat. Separate drip tray only requires cleaning if stuff actually drips. It's so damn easy.
I couldn't tell you the model of either but...I just wanted you to know that messy cleanups aren't part of every air fryer setup. And that I totally get where you're coming from because I was basically there a few years ago, too.
Just do what I do and stick the entire drawer/basket in the dishwasher. It takes almost no effort.
Would take up too much of the dishwasher. Like 1/3 the bottom shelf...
Not a big deal for me though since I don't make a lot of messy stuff in it. I almost always just wash it with a hand towel
Parchment paper is a great idea.
This one seemed easy enough to clean, but it's only been used once and we didn't cook anything messy.
Parchment will burn; use foil.
And most parchment papers have PFAS and you don’t want that shit burning in your house.
Yeah I use parchment or aluminum foil and I almost never have to clean mine now
Imagine denying yourself texture and flavor because you couldn't be fucked to wash a bit of plastic once in a while lol
? It's not once in a while. It's every time you use it. And I don't know about yours, but the most common ones have a metal shelf/grille with a large metal and plastic basin with tons of holes in it. Both the shelf/grille and the large basin have holes and nooks and crannies everywhere for the crumbs to find themselves stuck to/hiding in and then the water won't drain out of the basin great because of this either. It's not "a bit of plastic". It's nothing like cleaning a simple plate, pan, dish, mug, etc.