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And I for one have no intention of giving up proper homemade chips, even if they come along only once in a long while.- Cook along with your favourite TV chefs in Dishing It Up at 7:30pm Thursdays from 29 September on SBS and SBS Food. Yes, it’s a bit of a faff and for the sake of good health should be kept only for occasional use, but the results it produces cannot be successfully replicated by any other cooking method. Therein lies the secret to our love of deep frying. “I’ve always had one,” said another, “not used too often but nothing beats proper chips.” Doughnuts are “a must”, I was told by one follower who said, “I love mine – it comes out a few times a year.” Having expected a fair bit of backlash at what many might consider an unhealthy, out-of-touch cooking method, it turned out that every single commenter was also a lover. Maybe I’m not so alone in my desire to harness the transformative properties of hot oil.Įquipped with my new purchase, I set about experimenting, including posting a four-second video on Instagram of my first batch of chips sizzling, just to canvas some opinion. Bernard’s suggestion to try deep frying seaweed with rice paper to make Korean-style crisps is indeed trending with millions of TikTok views. Yes of course, these are mostly crazily decadent ideas featuring ice cream, blocks of mozzarella, bars of chocolate and giant pickles, but there are also lots of useful tips including perfecting chips and how to keep your oil clean. Over on TikTok the hashtag #airfried has an astonishing 141m views but #deepfried is currently riding six times higher at 880m.

But only one? Is deep frying really in such decline? I scrolled through 28 (!) air fryers to get to the deep fryers and was gobsmacked to discover the range available consisted of just one, a Tefal EasyPro for £79.99. Just a small fryer, big enough for weekend chips and maybe a batch of churros on special occasions must have a filter lid to limit odour and a thermostat. Before I could change my mind, I logged onto John Lewis to make my selection.

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