Can you crisp foods other than potato chips & veggies? I'm looking for something that will crisp frozen fries, & things like polenta slices. Thanks.
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I don't think it would work because the slices need to be potato chip thin, but maybe someone would be willing to experiment.
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I'm not sure but I do not think food from a frozen state would crisp in the microwave because there is too much moisture. The potato and veggie slices must be dried with a paper towel/towel prior to placing on the chip maker.
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Yes, but they have to be crisp. Crisp mini cucumbers, ginger, parsnips. Softer things just don't work well.
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Yes, I make sweet potato fries often. I am going to try rutabaga fries next just for fun.
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Baked Lays has enough flavor for me. I just need to know which one's healthier now. Eating popchips right now; hands dirty from all the salt and flavorings ...
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You see, nothing non fried will ever taste as great as something fried, but things cooked in this device are pretty good. Frozen fries are almost as good. What I like the most is that it's simpler than frying, and after a while using the machine it even gets faster.
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Absolutely! Just be careful. The slicing blade is so sharp and effortless to use, you will be through a potato before you realize it. You'll have the potatoes sliced and frying in half the time than if you used a knife.
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Hi Hillary, I wish I could help you. Those are two flavors I have been wanting to try. Right now, Ginger snap is, I think, over priced, so I'm waiting. I have only eaten blueberry muffin and lemon. Those were the original two we chose, and since we liked them so well, they are the ones we go back to. Our son likes lemon best. We like blueberry best. I want to get Apple pie, Cherry pie, Ginger snap, Carrot cake and Keylime pie.... Sorry to disappoint you. Hope you enjoy them. I just think they are healthy and a great pick up when blood sugar drops in between meals. Good luck. Tammy Hi Hillary, I wish I could help you. Those are two flavors I have been wanting to try. Right now, Ginger snap is, I think, over priced, so I'm waiting. I have only eaten blueberry muffin and lemon. Those were the original two we chose, and since we liked them so well, they are the ones we go back to. Our son likes lemon best. We like blueberry best. I want to get Apple pie, Cherry pie, Ginger snap, Carrot cake and Keylime pie.... Sorry to disappoint you. Hope you enjoy them. I just think they are healthy and a great pick up when blood sugar drops in between meals. Good luck. Tammy
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Yes! I have fried zucchini, to try it out, and it was fabulous! This is definitely worthy product, I am glad I chose this one, diamond in the rough. The recipes include crispy coating, beer batter, milk batter, quesadilla crispers, apple pie fritter, and jalapeno kickers. I have not tried them all, but I plan to. I use it mostly for French fries and it also takes a little less than 48 oz of cooking oil. Good luck, I don't think you will regret it.
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My husband has chopped potatoes with this for French fries, but honestly I don't think I would have enough strength to do that. Other than that I nearly use it every day for chopping. I love it!
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Hi. Real life customer here. I had one of these in Australia for about a year (they seem more popular there and you can buy them at most appliance retailers). We loved it so much we hunted one down in the US when we moved there earlier this year. It does a brilliant job of giving you the taste and crispiness of fried food without any of the oil. It really works. It is good for frozen fries, chicken nuggets and other types of frozen oven bake style fried foods. Heating in an oven gives a good result but this is much faster and is just like it has been freshly fried...with zero oil. It is also brilliant at reheating takeout. No more yuk cold McDonald's fries when you get home with your burger. It is not a straight replacement for a deep fryer though. I sometimes use it to cook fried chicken, but I coat the chicken pieces in seasoning, then shallow fry in a frypan for 2-3 minutes each side just to get some oil into the pieces and then put in the air fryer for 10 minutes. They come out perfect. My mum skips the shallow fry step but just sprays some oil (Pam) on them then air fries them. They come out pretty good but I find them a little dryer - not quite golden KFC style. I've not tried baking with it, though I have done nachos in it which turned out well. Also anything you want to cook in a batter will still need to be 'sealed' by shallow frying it first before moving to the air fryer. To be honest, we mostly use it for frozen fried foods (fries, chicken pieces) because it is fast and gives a perfect result...and it is worth it just for this!
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I freeze cooked items regularly, except for potatoes. Have frozen cooked stews with potatoes and they get kinda mushy. Casseroles with pastas seem to work well and better than dishes with potatoes. Frequently freeze cooked slices or pieces of meat like turkey, chops, etc.
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Seems from other posters that the french fry blade is a waste (very tiny fries), but the coarse slicing blade is excellent (some were annoyed that it wasn't standard). Another poster mentioned getting spare/backup blades from theessentials.com since this is a discontinued item. When I checked that site, I saw their blades are only $5-6, so will buy individual blades from them instead of the kit. I hope it ends up being as great as everyone says!
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I tried mackerel fish it was good, but not as good as frying. Check temperature and doneness often.
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That would be a good assumption. However, IMAO, maybe you should want the regular (fried) chips in lieu of the baked chips. If you subscribe to some of the more recent dietary theories (such as South Beach, paleo, Atkins, etc.) you may want the fat in the chips in order to reduce the glycemic index of the chips. Also, note that the baked chips will have lots of fat baked, so it is not necessarily correct to assume that the baked versions are necessarily "low fat."
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Small amounts of vegetables roughly cut first work ver well. My favorite is chopping onions, no more tears. I love it. I make potato soup, and chop the potatoes in it.
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You have two cutter's; one is thick and the other is thin. And if they are not thick enough you can always use the Corer. I like thick fries so that is my choice. Thanks!
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I haven't tried frozen food, but I did put a leftover cooked steak wrapped in foil and it heated nicely in an hour or so. no mess to clean up. I will have to try a frozen dinner if it will fit. It's only about 5 inches in diameter inside to cook. I'm also going to try vegetables (sliced potato, zuchinni, carrots, onions, peppers seasoned and wrapped in aluminum foil to see how long they would take to cook. To be honest, I think it more for warming up foods than anything, but it's worth a try.