Air Fryer burgers for the win

Ed P

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Jul 30, 2023, 8:22:18 AM7/30/23

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I imagine there may be a dissenter or two on this.

https://www.insider.com/making-burgers-different-methods-grill-air-fryer-oven-best-one

My husband enjoys grilling, but he found the air-fryer method to produce
the most flavorful burger. He likened it to a well-seasoned meatball.

I completely see his point: The burger had no char marks or
caramelization, so it was easy to focus only on the flavors of the meat.

But the air fryer just may become my new go-to way to cook burgers. We
all enjoyed the way it preserved so many of the flavors, and the cleanup
was incredibly simple.

Graham

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Jul 30, 2023, 8:47:28 AM7/30/23

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I'm still learning to use mine in that despite following the recommended
times/temperatures, the meat is always overdone. Last night I airfried a
steak. I like mine on the rare side but it turned out "bien cuit".

Sqwertz

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Jul 30, 2023, 8:59:31 AM7/30/23

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On Sun, 30 Jul 2023 08:22:12 -0400, Ed P wrote:

> The burger had no char marks or
> caramelization, so it was easy to focus only on the flavors of the meat.

Which in her case was a meatloaf patty, NOT a burger.

> But the air fryer just may become my new go-to way to cook burgers. We
> all enjoyed the way it preserved so many of the flavors, and the cleanup
> was incredibly simple.

Contrary to what she claims here, 3 out of the four people who
sampled her 4 burgers - including herself - liked the burgers
cooked some other way.

"Insider" articles are all a mish-mash of trash. Click bait at
it's finest. It all started with the title of the article... she
tried to make an air-fryer article since they're all the rage and
would get more slicks, but failed miserably trying to sell it.

The air fryer and oven methods would have tasted identical. Yet
she says the oven turned out a burger that was too meatloafy.
While the air fryer also had no Malliard (crust), and "allowed the
flavors of the burger to shine" (it tasted exactly like the oven
burger, DUH!).

What a load of bullshit. But the masses of rubes eat this shit
up.

-sw

Sqwertz

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Jul 30, 2023, 9:15:37 AM7/30/23

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Air fryers cook too slow to turn out a medium rare steak. You'd
need something like a slamander(*) that goes up way past whet your
normal air fryer could do (400F is the top limit of most, and 500F
still wouldn't be hot enough).

(*) I like that word. I'm not gonna fix it - It sounds so...
meaty. "Cooking my steak in the slamander! [pounding chest]".
Maybe that's what I'll name my new residential steak cooking
device... and have Emeril endorse it... "BAM!!!".

-sw

Ed P

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Jul 30, 2023, 9:17:29 AM7/30/23

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On 7/30/2023 8:59 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Jul 2023 08:22:12 -0400, Ed P wrote:
>
>> The burger had no char marks or
>> caramelization, so it was easy to focus only on the flavors of the meat.
>
> Which in her case was a meatloaf patty, NOT a burger.

Agree with that.

>

>
> The air fryer and oven methods would have tasted identical. Yet
> she says the oven turned out a burger that was too meatloafy.
> While the air fryer also had no Malliard (crust), and "allowed the
> flavors of the burger to shine" (it tasted exactly like the oven
> burger, DUH!).

> -sw

Maybe similar, but not identical. Everything I've done in the air fryer
vs oven there was a distinctive difference.

I think she wrote the article for one purpose, just to piss off Bryan.

Dave Smith

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Jul 30, 2023, 9:40:42 AM7/30/23

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I used mine to heat up some Tandoori chicken a few days ago. I put the
chicken in, set it on high and took it out 6 minutes later and it was
thoroughly reheated. It was better than nuking it.

Ed P

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Jul 30, 2023, 10:29:41 AM7/30/23

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Absolutely. I do chicken thighs and will reheat them with a half of
baked potato. Good as new.

dsi1

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Jul 30, 2023, 1:16:54 PM7/30/23

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Cooking burgers in my air fryer is a bit scary because my fryer is more like a broiler instead of a high air flow convection cooker. There's a good chance of the unit igniting but I need more excitement in my life anyway.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jul 30, 2023, 4:18:23 PM7/30/23

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On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 7:47:28 AM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>
> I'm still learning to use mine in that despite following the recommended
> times/temperatures, the meat is always overdone. Last night I airfried a
> steak. I like mine on the rare side but it turned out "bien cuit".
>

Stick with their recommended temperatures, but cut their recommended
times by at least 1/3. Don't be afraid to pull out the basket/lift the lid to
see how things are coming along.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jul 30, 2023, 4:21:48 PM7/30/23

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On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 8:17:29 AM UTC-5, Ed P wrote:
>
> Everything I've done in the air fryer
> vs oven there was a distinctive difference.
>

Same here. I'll always prefer a charcoal grilled burger, but this is MUCH
faster than lighting charcoal grill, waiting for it to reach the desired temperature,
grilling, then dumping ashes, and cleaning up the grill.

>
> I think she wrote the article for one purpose, just to piss off Bryan.
>

*SNORT*

Graham

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Jul 30, 2023, 5:13:37 PM7/30/23

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I have an instant read thermometer but the time is so short between rare
and well done::-(

Thomas

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Jul 30, 2023, 5:17:24 PM7/30/23

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It took 25% of the vote. ?

Sqwertz

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Jul 30, 2023, 5:25:02 PM7/30/23

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On Sun, 30 Jul 2023 09:17:23 -0400, Ed P wrote:

> On 7/30/2023 8:59 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> The air fryer and oven methods would have tasted identical. Yet
>> she says the oven turned out a burger that was too meatloafy.
>> While the air fryer also had no Malliard (crust), and "allowed the
>> flavors of the burger to shine" (it tasted exactly like the oven
>> burger, DUH!).
>

> Maybe similar, but not identical. Everything I've done in the air fryer
> vs oven there was a distinctive difference.
>
> I think she wrote the article for one purpose, just to piss off Bryan.

That, and to sell the article by mentioning "air fryer".

I still think this burger, cooked for 8 minutes both ways (as she
did), would taste the same.

dsi1

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Jul 30, 2023, 5:31:09 PM7/30/23

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On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:22:18 AM UTC-10, Ed P wrote:

I cooked up a burger in the air fryer - 7 minutes at 450. It was fine but the house was smokey. Not much browning but it was covered with teriyaki sauce so everything was just fine and dandy.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/hADBexSmiJUQUbx27

Sqwertz

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Jul 31, 2023, 2:01:34 PM7/31/23

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On Sun, 30 Jul 2023 14:17:20 -0700 (PDT), Thomas wrote:

> On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 8:22:18 AM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
>> I imagine there may be a dissenter or two on this.
>>
>> https://www.insider.com/making-burgers-different-methods-grill-air-fryer-oven-best-one
>>
>> My husband enjoys grilling, but he found the air-fryer method to produce
>> the most flavorful burger. He likened it to a well-seasoned meatball.

....

> It took 25% of the vote. ?

Thank you! Even the article writer didn't prefer it. And the one
person who did like it said it tasted like a meatball (just like
the oven-baked one tasted like a meatloaf - same thing).
DUUUUUUHHHH!

Stupid click-bait shit.

-sw