Brussel sprouts, bacon fat, salt, sesame seed, 12 minutes in the air fryer.

Mac and cheese, per box instructions.

Cost per person $2.36

  • MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Try to pick up the air fryer slash toaster oven. It’s easier to work with them baskets than just as efficient.

    I’ll make pizzas, burritos, one dish meals, you name it.

    Throw a chicken thigh in there for 15 minutes.

    I’ll make up a huge bowl of rice and portion it into baggies and freeze it.

    That goes in the last 10 minutes after you flip the chicken thigh Along with frozen vegetables is your choice.

    I do this inside of a small bread pan with a double layer of aluminum foil and that way I can just take off the top layer of aluminum foil, no cleaning.

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      3 months ago

      I read a lot of toaster oven type reviews a few years ago but every single one looked like you traded that larger cook area for a less effective device. That may have changed since then but it was cited as a problem in every one of the ones I looked at. If I remember the biggest complaint was that it vents too much air out the door.

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        3 months ago

        I swapped a basket air fryer for a pretty large toaster oven with air fry capabilities. It gets the job done but it does take a lot longer due to the larger size and mandatory pre-heat. It does save some counter space though so I’m not complaining.