OT:Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer

[Jeff Gaines]

Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer

As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think of
it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent reviews
which seems a bit odd.

Happy New Year :-)

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[Richard]

On 26/12/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer
>
> As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think
> of it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent
> reviews which seems a bit odd.
>
> Happy New Year :-)
>

Don't have one, but there is a hopefully unbiased review here:
https://www.idealhome.co.uk/kitchen/lakeland-digital-crisp-air-fryer-review

https://www.idealhome.co.uk/buying-guide-reviews/best-air-fryers-226692

[Murmansk]

The links given don't take us to a dual basket air fryer

[The Natural Philosopher]

On 26/12/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:

> Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer
>
> As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think
> of it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent
> reviews which seems a bit odd.
>
> Happy New Year :-)
>

Air fryers are a fancy name for a small oven. Id rather have a large one

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[Tim+]

The Natural Philosopher <t...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 26/12/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>> Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer
>>
>> As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think
>> of it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent
>> reviews which seems a bit odd.
>>
>> Happy New Year :-)
>>
> Air fryers are a fancy name for a small oven. Id rather have a large one
>

Which would make a lot of sense if electricity was free…

Tim

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[chop]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 06:55:37 +1100, The Natural Philosopher
<t...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 26/12/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>> Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer
>> As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think
>> of it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent
>> reviews which seems a bit odd.
>> Happy New Year :-)
>>
> Air fryers are a fancy name for a small oven.

They are in fact quite different in detail to full sized ovens.

> Id rather have a large one

More fool you with the energy required to cook a meal for one.

I don't even do a roast leg of lamb in a large one anymore.

[chop]

Nope, even if electricity was free, an air fryer is a lot more
convenient to use than a large oven. The only thing I find
that is any better in a large oven is a full sized turkey which
I never cook and pizzas. The pizzas are a lot crisper on the
bottom than when done in the air fryer. Roast legs of lamb
are fine. A full sized turkey is too big for an air fryer.

[Murmansk]

There was a repeat recently of a programme on Radio 4 called Sliced Bread, about air fryers, that might be of interest

They are not just small ovens, they warm up much more quickly and blast the food with hot air at a much greater speed and from much closer to the food than a convection oven.

[Theo]

Murmansk <stai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There was a repeat recently of a programme on Radio 4 called Sliced Bread,
> about air fryers, that might be of interest

I happened to catch that: they did some energy measurements and the bottom
line was that energy consumption was half or less compared with an oven,
when doing (separately) roast chicken and baked potatoes.

Theo

[inri]

Foreskin Peeler must be on holiday.

[Brian Gaff]

How can you have a digital Air frier?

Whenever I hear that I think touch screen and hence inaccessible to anyone
with poor sight, ie the very members of the community who might like it, the
elderly and blind.
Brian

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[Clive Arthur]

On 26/12/2022 15:29, Jeff Gaines wrote:

> Lakeland Dual Basket Air Fryer
>
> As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think
> of it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent
> reviews which seems a bit odd.
>
> Happy New Year :-)
>

If you're buying an air fryer, look at Tefal Actifry. It's quite
different in that it gently stirs/tumbles the food so it cooks evenly.
I don't think anyone else does that, probably some IP issue.

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[RJH]

Yes, I listened to that, mildly optimistic but on the whole bears out my
experience. Plus food tastes better.

The only time I've used the main oven this year was the other day for xmas. If
I need something in between I use the microwave/grill/oven combo.

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[charles]

In article <toeh6v$3jlj4$1...@dont-email.me>,

Brian Gaff <brian...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How can you have a digital Air frier?

For frying digits, of course.

mind you, the only didts I've seen for sale as food are Fish Fingers

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[Robin]

On 27/12/2022 11:02, charles wrote:
> In article <toeh6v$3jlj4$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Brian Gaff <brian...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> How can you have a digital Air frier?
>
> For frying digits, of course.
>
> mind you, the only didts I've seen for sale as food are Fish Fingers
>

I'm surprised you've never seen Cadbury's fingers. And they are sold
battered and fried.

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[RJH]

Quite. And it's just another thing to go wrong and get your head around. The
Philips I've got is just a temperature control wheel and a clockwork timer.

On 27 Dec 2022 at 10:25:33 GMT, "Brian Gaff" wrote:

> How can you have a digital Air frier?
>
> Whenever I hear that I think touch screen and hence inaccessible to anyone
> with poor sight, ie the very members of the community who might like it, the
> elderly and blind.
> Brian


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[Tim Lamb]

In message <Fvh*Dx...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, Theo
<theom...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes

We have the *Ninja* version. Catering dept. seem pleased with the
performance. The illustration shows a nicely browned Chicken but the
compartments will only suit a small bird.

Scare story from our cleaning lady about possible fire risk in the event
of a restored power supply after a disconnection.

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[Jeff Gaines]

On 27/12/2022 in message <toek4c$289p8$6...@dont-email.me> Jethro_uk wrote:

>I can't prove it, but I suspect like vacuum cleaners and light bulbs
>"they" have dialled down the power output of ovens over time. Pretty
>certain my parents New World gas cooker of the 70s produced better
>results than the electric thing we have today.
>
>And if you know what you are doing, cooking, you will know that 30
>minutes at 300C is not the same as 60 minutes at 150.

I suspect you#'re right, my oven's maximum temperature is 200.

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[Jeff Gaines]

On 26/12/2022 in message <xn0nr2hf9...@news.individual.net> Jeff

Gaines wrote:

>As it's Xmas can I ask if anybody has one of these and what they think of
>it please. They are back in stock but I can't find any independent reviews
>which seems a bit odd.

Thank you for all the responses :-)

I find it odd that there seem to be no reviews of the Lakeland Dual
Basket Air Fryer, it sold out rapidly, came back at a higher price then
dropped down to the original price which is why I was considering it.

I looked at the Tefal Actifry as suggested by Clive Arthur (thank you) and
thought that would do the trick BUT once I looked at the reviews I
realised the 2 in 1 is actually a 1 after 1 - you can only start the top
part once the bottom part is cooked, that's one of the value of reviews to
me.

My standard meal is a couple of chops and a jacket potato so if I can find
a more economical way to cook them than the big oven I'd like to but I
think I need some sort of dual fryer as I'm not sure I'd want to put them
in the same compartment.

I will keep thinking....

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[Andrew]

On 27/12/2022 12:00, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 27/12/2022 in message <toek4c$289p8$6...@dont-email.me> Jethro_uk wrote:
>
>> I can't prove it, but I suspect like vacuum cleaners and light bulbs
>> "they" have dialled down the power output of ovens over time. Pretty
>> certain my parents New World gas cooker of the 70s produced better
>> results than the electric thing we have today.
>>
>> And if you know what you are doing, cooking, you will know that 30
>> minutes at 300C is not the same as 60 minutes at 150.
>
> I suspect you#'re right, my oven's maximum temperature is 200.
>

Does anything need to be oven cooked at 300C ?

[S Viemeister]

On 27/12/2022 12:33, Jethro_uk wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:00:45 +0000, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
>> On 27/12/2022 in message <toek4c$289p8$6...@dont-email.me> Jethro_uk wrote:
>>
>>> I can't prove it, but I suspect like vacuum cleaners and light bulbs
>>> "they" have dialled down the power output of ovens over time. Pretty
>>> certain my parents New World gas cooker of the 70s produced better
>>> results than the electric thing we have today.
>>>
>>> And if you know what you are doing, cooking, you will know that 30
>>> minutes at 300C is not the same as 60 minutes at 150.
>>
>> I suspect you#'re right, my oven's maximum temperature is 200.
>

> Does it even get to that ?
>
> I know exactly how bread should cook. And our 4 month old oven ain't
> doing it.
>
> I reckon anything over 180 is stretching it.
>
My fairly new Smeg oven does nice crispy pizza in a short time.

[Adrian]

In message <toeu3q$289p8$1...@dont-email.me>, Jethro_uk
<jeth...@hotmailbin.com> writes
>My grandmother was a baker and passed it all to my Dad. Who on moving to
>the UK described Mothers Pride as "soap".
>

Has anyone ever met the mother whose pride it was ?

Adrian
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[S Viemeister]

On 27/12/2022 14:55, Jethro_uk wrote:

> Is that made from scratch, or one of these abominations that is designed
> to be cooked at 180 ?
>
Made from scratch.
I wouldn't waste the electricity on supermarket cardboard.

[chop]

Nar, just not so pathetically obsessed abut sniping at every
single post of those he snipes. He did post an ascii art snipe
of a raised finger merry xmas and then passed out for the
duration of the holidays, fortunately.

[Rod Speed]

Brian Gaff <brian...@gmail.com> wrote

> How can you have a digital Air frier?

You stuff it with digital air, stupid.

> Whenever I hear that I think touch screen

They mostly just have the usual discrete buttons with
a single continuous flexible cover over the buttons
and a single digital number display.

> and hence inaccessible to anyone
> with poor sight, ie the very members of the community who might like it,
> the
> elderly and blind.

There are a few you can drive with Alexa, google or siri.

[chop]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:34:28 +1100, Clive Arthur <cl...@nowaytoday.co.uk>
wrote:

More likely because it wouldn't work for most of what
I cook in an air fryer. Fine for chips but that's about it.

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[chop]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:53:53 +1100, Tim Lamb <t...@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

Trivially fixed by not continuing to do what it was doing when the power
went off.

[chop]

On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 23:10:12 +1100, Jeff Gaines <jgne...@outlook.com>
wrote:

So get two separate air fryers.

> I will keep thinking....

I gave up on that, it just makes my head hurt.

[chop]

Yep, pizza for the best crisp bottom.

[chop]

On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 01:27:24 +1100, Adrian <d...@ku.gro.lioff> wrote:

> In message <toeu3q$289p8$1...@dont-email.me>, Jethro_uk
> <jeth...@hotmailbin.com> writes
>> My grandmother was a baker and passed it all to my Dad. Who on moving to
>> the UK described Mothers Pride as "soap".
>>
>
> Has anyone ever met the mother whose pride it was ?

Yep, and I put a bullet in the back of her neck for
producing such a pathetic excuse for real bread.

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[SteveW]

On 27/12/2022 14:54, Jethro_uk wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:27:24 +0000, Adrian wrote:
>
>> In message <toeu3q$289p8$1...@dont-email.me>, Jethro_uk
>> <jeth...@hotmailbin.com> writes
>>> My grandmother was a baker and passed it all to my Dad. Who on moving to
>>> the UK described Mothers Pride as "soap".
>>>
>>>
>> Has anyone ever met the mother whose pride it was ?
>

> Not sure. But I think they came from Chorleywood ?

:)

[Owain Lastname]

On Tuesday, 27 December 2022 at 11:31:15 UTC, Robin wrote:
> > mind you, the only didts I've seen for sale as food are Fish Fingers
> I'm surprised you've never seen Cadbury's fingers. And they are sold
> battered and fried.

And as Rolf Harris didn't sing,

A finger of fudge is just enough
To give the kids a treat

Owain

[Owain Lastname]

On Tuesday, 27 December 2022 at 12:31:10 UTC, Andrew wrote:
> > I suspect you#'re right, my oven's maximum temperature is 200.
> Does anything need to be oven cooked at 300C ?

Pizza - about 400 degC.

Owain

[Murmansk]

I've just been looking at the dual air fryer on the Lakeland website

There are plenty of reviews on the site

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/26920/lakeland-dual-basket-air-fryer-9l#reviews-toggle

Most seem to like it and it Lakeland staff seem quite responsive to some of the reviews plus it has a 3 year warranty. I'm planning to get one

[Jeff Gaines]

On 29/12/2022 in message <tojrpn$dac$1...@dont-email.me> Jethro_uk wrote:

>(Bear a grudge ? I'm still pissed about my Evesham Micros Amstrad PC512
>that I paid £10 for next day delivery for in 1988 which came a day late
>meaning I missed a days lectures ....)

That's how I started my grown up computing after the Vic 20, BBC B and BBC
Master. I bought the memory chips and upgraded it to 640K!

[SteveW]

On 29/12/2022 12:09, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 29/12/2022 in message <tojrpn$dac$1...@dont-email.me> Jethro_uk wrote:
>
>> (Bear a grudge ? I'm still pissed about my Evesham Micros Amstrad PC512
>> that I paid £10 for next day delivery for in 1988 which came a day late
>> meaning I missed a days lectures ....)
>
> That's how I started my grown up computing after the Vic 20, BBC B and
> BBC Master. I bought the memory chips and upgraded it to 640K!

ZX-81, Spectrum and then some proper structured programming (even if it
was in BASIC) on a QL. First PC was a Ness, with 640K RAM, a 20MB
hard-disk and an NEC V20 processor (which was the same as an Intel 8088
for running PC-DOS, but could be switched up to 8MHz, had extra
instructions, including some from the 80286 and could also be switched
in software to 8080 mode for running 8-bit CPM or could even mix 8080
and 8086 code). Amber screen and Hercules graphics card.