Need recipes and ideas for DD's new Breville Smart Air Oven

5 years ago

I wish that I had this oven, instead I bought it for DD's family for the holidays. She likes it as an oven, but has yet to use it to dehydrate or air fry anything. Please give me some help so I can pass it along to her.

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nancyjane_gardener

5 years ago

We just upgraded to a better one this year, similar to the one you have.

I buy a quart of buttermilk and freeze in a muffin pan to use when making chicken and fish(just the 2 of us and we don't use buttermilk for anything else), then pop out and put in a freezer bag.

I use the buttermilk, whatever herbs/spices you like, then bread crumbs (I make my own WW from bread heels or you can use panko), spray with spray OO or Pam and cook about 20 min, turn and another 8 min or so.Fish, way less time! I have noticed our new one seems to cook hotter than the old one.

A favorite is to nuke a potato til just soft, make some criss cross cuts, then smash the tater some, spray with pam or drizzle butter, season and "fry" for 5-7 min for a nice crispy tater.

French fries cut, a spray of pam, about 10 min????? I don't have my cookbook next to me, so times are approximate.

I think it's worth the $15 or so for a basic cookbook for a new gadget like an air fryer just to get the hang of a new kind of cooking.

I also got an instant pot this year and rather than wind my way through millions of recipes (and other crap online) actually follow a few recipes to get the hang of a new device.

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K R
5 years ago
My kids love just air frying frozen stuff, we’ve done mozzarella sticks, French fries, tator tots, chicken nuggets. Start with that, it’s so easy. I haven’t tried the dehydrator (probably won’t). Heating up pizza (frozen or otherwise) is another great use of this oven. It works great.
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writersblock (9b/10a)
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I'd be curious to know how well it works as a dehydrator, if anyone has tried it.
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ann_t
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Ellen, they don't really need any new recipes. Anything that they cooked in their regular oven, can be done in the counter top oven. As long as it fits.

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sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
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Ann_t is correct. Most new countertop ovens will bake steam, air-fry like your regular oven but may have some added fan or low settings for dehydrating, etc. All ovens are different so watch it. Don't watch the timer.

20 years ago it was the toaster oven, countertop . These new larger ovens are no different using a smaller heat box and smaller meals more efficient.

These more efficient ovens are the 'in-betwinnie' of a basic toaster oven and the massive free standing oven w/cooktop. My parents use their oven maybe twice a year.

I have none of it or need it here in NY, but am paying attention as one of the varieties will be purchased for my beach home. I have a wood fired cook stove and could use an alternative side oven/countertop. (renovation needs to happen soon). I would rather have it on a shelf above the counter.

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My oven is my toaster, and every day roaster being a smaller footprint. Eye level is so nice and side door swing is easy in and out. Counter space is free of appliances.

High heat is 500, low starts at 150 so great for dehydrating small batches as well.

Have not had a bend-over behemoth oven for 20 years and do not miss that.

What I dislike about 'air frying' using packaged previously frozen fried foods is the horrid bad habits of junk foods. Nancylane is using it with fresh ingredients to possibly replace a diet that likes fried foods. Fine for a treat less 'fried'.
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ann_t
5 years ago
Sleevendog, Do you know of another countertop oven that has the steam option besides the Cuisinart?
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Ann, a few others exist but nothing compares so far in my research, very light research. The Sharp is way too compressed at I think 5-6inches tall in the oven box but deep and wide. No good for our bread baking. A few Japanese models are just the same with an added plug/current electric issue.

Always the water tubing holding bacteria issues. Like electric drip coffee pots.
Lars
5 years ago
I want this oven, but I don't really need it, and so I cannot justify the cost at this time. After we buy real estate in Cathedral City, if there is money left over, I can buy one for our house here and put our old (but perfectly fine) toaster oven there. For now, I am concerned with how much we will need to spend in CC, but we cannot buy anything until the government shutdown is over.

Since we have an apple tree, I would dry apple slices in it, and perhaps some herbs. I have a pizza stone that I made from a Saltillo tile that I cut to fit my toaster oven when we were in Venice and had a horrible oven, but now I bake pizzas in my new oven or in the BGE.
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5 years ago
Lars=-- So you found a house to by in Cathedral City? Did you head to Palm Springs with the intention of looking around? Happy for you!
Lars
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We looked at several houses in Cathedral City but we cannot buy anything until we sell the property we have in Texas to our nephew. He was approved for a government loan in December, and then the appraisal was also approved, but he cannot receive his money until the government shutdown is over, and who knows when that will be. It's very frustrating for us. I've seen some very nice houses in CC that are in our price range and also have a pool. I'm also okay with doing some minor renovations, such as replacing countertops, but I don't want to take on a large project because I am afraid of hidden costs.

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