Hi Richard, Wow, I actually have one of these air fryers myself, having just purchased it within the past couple of weeks, and I still loved your review. LOL I’ll just say that my family and I use ours pretty much every day. We have cooked a wide variety of things in it so far, cinnamon rolls, biscuits, pork chops, chicken tenders and nuggets, several types of fish, pizza rolls, etc. We have also reheated several things such as leftover pizza and even shepherds pie. I did put a tactile dot on the start/stop button, because apparently even if you try to start cooking through the app, which is pretty well accessible by the way, it still requires a press of the Start button on the touch screen. But for the most part, I use Alexa for most functions. I loved your whole chicken recipe though, and am tempted to try it myself. LOL I am also curious about how steak would turn out, but I digress. :-)
Jenny > On Feb 24, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My wife and I have been thinking about an air fryer for a long time. She > decided to do some shopping via the internet. She came across one called: > COSORI Smart Wi-Fi Air Fryer 5.8QT(100 Recipes), Digital Touchscreen with 11 > Cooking Presets for Air Frying, Roasting & Keep Warm ,Preheat & Shake Remind, > Works with Alexa & Google Assistant,1700W > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VLKMMJ5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1> > It is $107.99 at amazon. > The user guide is a fully accessible pdf that you can download from the > Cosori web site. > > The setup could probably be done with the app without sighted assistance > because if you have the app open when you first plug it in, you can select > add a device, pick your model from the list and it walks you through > connecting it to your Wi-Fi network. > It even noticed we have an eligible Alexa device and connected it. > > From a blindness perspective, the iOS app could use some adjustments, so I > decided to do my first experiment, using Alexa, which worked well. > > Before your first use, you remove all tags, remove the basket, wash the > basket and the pan that the basket sits in, wipe off the surfaces of the air > fryer inside and out. After drying the washed basket, insert it again into > the air fryer. > > I told Alexa, to preheat the Cosori at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. It did. > > The air fryer is not any noisier than our microwave oven. > > After 5 minutes, it beeped. > You pull out the basket and set it on a heat resistant surface and let cool > for at least 5 minutes. > Then, you put it back in and tell Alexa you want to cook a steak for 5 > minutes at 400 degrees. (leave the basket empty, this is just a test.) > When it is done, remove the basket and again set it on a heat resistant > surface and let it cool for 10 to 30 minutes. > > It did not take 10 minutes to cool. > > You are then ready to cook your first dish. we decided to cook bacon. > Note, I let my wife put the bacon in the hot pan as I haven't gotten my > silicone gloves yet. > We use thick sliced apple wood smoked Hempler bacon. > You preheat it to 320 degrees for five minutes. > Remove the basket and place the bacon in the basket with at least 1/4 inch of > space between the pieces. 6 slices fit with 5 left-to-right and one vertical. > There is a bacon preset that cooks for 6 minutes at 320 degrees, we ended up > doing 8 minutes which had it done, but not burnt, and there was very little > grease. > (interesting factoid: bacon fat’s smoking temperature is 374 degrees. So > keeping it at a lower temperature reduces the smoke.) > We are hooked. Tonight, we did a whole roasted chicken. > It does not have a rotisserie attachment, so you cook it in the basket and > flip it half way through. > It says a 5 to 6 pound chicken will take one hour at 320 degrees. > Our chicken was a little over 5 pounds. > I used a herb and brown sugar dry-brined that is from the Once Upon A chef > web site that was designed for a 12-14 pound turkey. I cut the recipe in > half. > You do not need to preheat the air fryer for the whole chicken. > > You put it in the basket and either set it for 1 hour at 320 degrees or tell > Alexa to cook for 1 hour at 320 degrees. > Half way through, you pause the cooking and flip the chicken over. > After it is done, you let it set for 15 minutes. > > Let me just say that I will never use the regular oven for a whole chicken > again! > > It was perfect. Very moist and the skin was quite crispy, but not burnt. > > When my gloves arrive, I will be able to do the whole process indepentently > with Alexa. > > > Happy eating, > > Richard > > Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to > realize that you are in a hurry. > > > My web site, www.turner42.com <http://www.turner42.com/> > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. 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