On 2025-03-01, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 2025-02-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't use it
much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used it 3-4
times a week. We bought one for our son for Christmas. I got the
Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses it almost
every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so old one and get
the same on we bought for him.

We were gifted a Cuisinart, a couple of years ago. My wife uses it occasionally. Neither of us knows how to set the clock without the instructions. Old dogs...

So get out the instructions.

Heh. With my previous range, I never could remember how to access
"clock set mode" from the control panel. Instead of getting out
the instructions to reset for daylight savings time, I'd just force
a "sudden, local power failure" by unplugging it. At that point
it was easy to reset.

That said, I deliberately refrain from setting the microwave clock.
It would drive us crazy to have it and the range hood clock disagree,
which they inevitably would. My current range displays "control
panel locked". We lock the control panel so my husband doesn't
accidentally start the oven (or something) when he bumps up against
it.

--
Cindy Hamilton

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On 2/28/2025 10:36 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't use it
much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used it 3-4
times a week. We bought one for our son for Christmas. I got the
Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses it almost
every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so old one and get
the same on we bought for him.

We were gifted a Cuisinart, a couple of years ago. My wife uses it occasionally. Neither of us knows how to set the clock without the instructions. Old dogs...
It takes up counter space, but that space wasn't doing anything, anyway. Someday...
It sits below the microwave. I know how to use that.

<https://postimg.cc/CBybZ39P>

That's the type of "air fryer" that looks like a toaster oven. Not
interested. I have a very small (as Ed describes it) bucket air fryer.
It's fine for reheating a few things but I don't use it a lot. I tend
to cook most of my food on the stove top and for that the air fryer I
have is not really helpful.

Jill

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On 2025-03-01 12:17 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/28/2025 10:36 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't use it >>> much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used it 3-4
times a week.  We bought one for our son for Christmas. I got the
Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses it almost
every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so  old one and get
the same on we bought for him.

We were gifted a Cuisinart, a couple of years ago. My wife uses it
occasionally. Neither of us knows how to set the clock without the
instructions. Old dogs...
It takes up counter space, but that space wasn't doing anything, anyway.
Someday...
It sits below the microwave. I know how to use that.

<https://postimg.cc/CBybZ39P>

That's the type of "air fryer" that looks like a toaster oven.  Not interested.  I have a very small (as Ed describes it) bucket air fryer.
It's fine for reheating a few things but I don't use it a lot.  I tend
to cook most of my food on the stove top and for that the air fryer I
have is not really helpful

You won't be interested in this one because it looks like a toaster oven
but it is the one I bought my son and DiL for Christmas and he loves it.
He thinks I should get rid of our old one and get one of these. AAMOF
fact we are headed into town in a few minutes and I was thinking about
doing that but then I saw the price. They were on sale at Christmas for
half that. Call be cheap but I can't spend $300 on something that was
$150 two months ago.


https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/cuisinart-convection-air-fryer-toaster-oven-w-7-functions-stainless-steel-0439587p.html

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On 3/1/2025 12:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-03-01 12:17 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/28/2025 10:36 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't
use it
much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used it 3-4
times a week.  We bought one for our son for Christmas. I got the
Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses it almost
every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so  old one and get >>>> the same on we bought for him.

We were gifted a Cuisinart, a couple of years ago. My wife uses it
occasionally. Neither of us knows how to set the clock without the
instructions. Old dogs...
It takes up counter space, but that space wasn't doing anything, anyway. >>> Someday...
It sits below the microwave. I know how to use that.

<https://postimg.cc/CBybZ39P>

That's the type of "air fryer" that looks like a toaster oven.  Not
interested.  I have a very small (as Ed describes it) bucket air
fryer. It's fine for reheating a few things but I don't use it a lot.
I tend to cook most of my food on the stove top and for that the air
fryer I have is not really helpful

You won't be interested in this one because it looks like a toaster oven
but it is the one I bought my son and DiL for Christmas and he loves it.
He thinks I should get rid of our old one and get one of these. AAMOF
fact we are headed into town in a few minutes and I was thinking about
doing that but then I saw the price. They were on sale at Christmas for
half that.  Call be cheap but I can't spend $300 on something that was
$150 two months ago.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/cuisinart-convection-air-fryer- toaster-oven-w-7-functions-stainless-steel-0439587p.html

This looks the same for $89USD at Target.

https://www.target.com/p/cuisinart-air-fryer-toaster-oven-stainless-steel-ctoa-122/-/A-88956563?sid=&TCID=PDS-209749849&ds_rl=1246978&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_Yq-BhC9ARIsAA6fbAgOy7-IoVDPuXZyUfwEllTgtjd4SZlVgBxgpzPUKz7mC34gP9bxIckaAggcEALw_wcB&gclsrc=
aw.ds

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On 3/1/2025 12:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

You won't be interested in this one because it looks like a toaster oven
but it is the one I bought my son and DiL for Christmas and he loves it.
He thinks I should get rid of our old one and get one of these. AAMOF
fact we are headed into town in a few minutes and I was thinking about
doing that but then I saw the price. They were on sale at Christmas for
half that.  Call be cheap but I can't spend $300 on something that was
$150 two months ago.

If the one you already have is fine and works well for you, why go out
and buy a more expensive version that you got for your son when it was
on sale when the one you have works fine? Doesn't make sense.

Jill

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On 2025-03-01 1:16 p.m., Jill McQuown wrote:

On 3/1/2025 12:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

You won't be interested in this one because it looks like a toaster
oven but it is the one I bought my son and DiL for Christmas and he
loves it. He thinks I should get rid of our old one and get one of
these. AAMOF fact we are headed into town in a few minutes and I was
thinking about doing that but then I saw the price. They were on sale
at Christmas for half that.  Call be cheap but I can't spend $300 on
something that was $150 two months ago.

If the one you already have is fine and works well for you, why go out
and buy a more expensive version that you got for your son when it was
on sale when the one you have works fine?  Doesn't make sense.

I might have gone for it if I could get it for the price I paid for my
son's. It would be an indulgence. No way I am paying the full price.

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Ed P wrote:

On 2/27/2025 9:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-02-27 8:52 p.m., Ed P wrote:

We bought our first microwave about the mid 1980s.  Nifty cooking machine, great for veggies and, of course, reheating leftovers.

About a year ago, I bought an air fryer.  I hesitated, not know
if I'd really use it and like it.  Turns out, I use it a couple
of times a week, including reheating.

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't
use it much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we
used it 3-4 times a week.  We bought one for our son for
Christmas. I got the Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He
loves it and uses it almost every day. He told be we should get
rid of our not so  old one and get the same on we bought for him.

The one I have is the basket type. Some look more like a toaster
oven. I don't know which is better but unless mine breaks, it works
for me so no reason to change.

Same here, basket type. Super small size. Since it's normally just
the 2 of us, it's fine. Right now it's on the floor under the claw
footed china cabinet as the verticle rotisserie is in it's space.

A 4.75lb whole chicken spinning about. It's making planned leftovers
after first dinner, so expect a lot of chicken to sneak in the recipes
for a bit.

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On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 17:26:34 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

You won't be interested in this one because it looks like a toaster oven
but it is the one I bought my son and DiL for Christmas and he loves it.
He thinks I should get rid of our old one and get one of these. AAMOF
fact we are headed into town in a few minutes and I was thinking about
doing that but then I saw the price. They were on sale at Christmas for
half that. Call be cheap but I can't spend $300 on something that was
$150 two months ago.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/cuisinart-convection-air-fryer-toaster-oven-w-7-functions-stainless-steel-0439587p.html

From a design standpoint, that model gives me the willies. A lot of the
space is given up for a very cool retro set of controls. I love retro
but that's too much space. OTOH, if you're the type of person that loves
to show off your kitchen, but doesn't like cooking much, that air fryer
is your huckleberry, alright.

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On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 2:41:00 +0000, Ed P wrote:

On 2/27/2025 9:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-02-27 8:52 p.m., Ed P wrote:

We bought our first microwave about the mid 1980s.  Nifty cooking
machine, great for veggies and, of course, reheating leftovers.

About a year ago, I bought an air fryer.  I hesitated, not know if I'd
really use it and like it.  Turns out, I use it a couple of times a
week, including reheating.

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't use it
much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used it 3-4
times a week.  We bought one for our son for Christmas. I got the
Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses it almost
every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so  old one and get
the same on we bought for him.

The one I have is the basket type. Some look more like a toaster oven.
I don't know which is better but unless mine breaks, it works for me so
no reason to change.

I used to have one of those air fryers. Those things are somewhat too
loud but I cooked a lot of fish with them. I went to bigger models
because I wanted more. I sure got more, alright.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WtR8KcZVPqxhzrYA8

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Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't
use it much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used
it 3-4 times a week. We bought one for our son for Christmas. I
got the Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses
it almost every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so
old one and get the same on we bought for him.

We were gifted a Cuisinart, a couple of years ago. My wife uses it occasionally. Neither of us knows how to set the clock without the instructions. Old dogs...
It takes up counter space, but that space wasn't doing anything,
anyway. Someday...
It sits below the microwave. I know how to use that.

<https://postimg.cc/CBybZ39P>

Toaster oven? (Cuisinart makes a lot of kitchen gadgets).

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On 2025-03-03, Carol <cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

On 2025-02-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

We held off on getting an air fryer because I thought we wouldn't
use it much. It ended up staying out on the counter because we used
it 3-4 times a week. We bought one for our son for Christmas. I
got the Cuisinart model that my friend liked. He loves it and uses
it almost every day. He told be we should get rid of our not so
old one and get the same on we bought for him.

We were gifted a Cuisinart, a couple of years ago. My wife uses it
occasionally. Neither of us knows how to set the clock without the
instructions. Old dogs...
It takes up counter space, but that space wasn't doing anything,
anyway. Someday...
It sits below the microwave. I know how to use that.

<https://postimg.cc/CBybZ39P>

Toaster oven? (Cuisinart makes a lot of kitchen gadgets).

If you'll read the context, it's obvious they were talking about
air fryers.


--
Cindy Hamilton

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