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Preface:
In the past two years, the air fryer has been hot, the major brands have launched their own models, a variety of shapes, various price points of the air fryer filled the major shopping platforms, shallow screenshots, you can see its popularity.
Especially in the recent months of staying at home, the food map of the circle of friends has basically been occupied by air fryer food, and many people have indeed relied on air fryer to survive the difficulty of not cooking. But at the same time, I also believe that many people will have the following doubts:
Therefore, this article will first rationally sort out the relationship between the air fryer and the oven.
First, let's understand the principle of air fryer:
The air fryer is actually a small oven with a fan, and its cooking principle is not difficult to understand:
The heating tube provides heat, and then the heat from the heating tube is blown into the pot by means of a fan, forming a fast and high temperature hot air circulation in a small space. The water vapor generated by the heating of the ingredients is quickly taken away, and the grease of the ingredients themselves is forced out, so that the surface of the ingredients becomes crisp and achieves a taste similar to frying.
Therefore, in order to achieve the effect of air explosion, two conditions must be met, one is high temperature and the other is hot air.
For the oven, high temperature is never a problem, high-end ovens generally have two or three sets of heat sources, compared to the single heat source of the air fryer, it is obviously very easy to provide enough heat, but the oven cavity is relatively large, and the heating rate will be slightly slower.
The ability to provide enough hot air is the key to whether an oven can achieve air frying.
Only upper and lower grilling tubes but no fan? No, the hot air circulation cannot be achieved in the oven, and the conditions for air frying are not met.
The fan is too small and the rotation speed is slow? No, the air volume is not large enough, the hot air circulation is not fast enough and there is no penetration, and the effect will not be ideal.
In summary, having a high-quality hot air function is the key to whether an oven can achieve air frying!
Air frying is measured in a steaming oven
To illustrate this view, we use a steaming oven with hot air to carry out the actual operation of air frying.
Now there are many steam ovens have the air frying function independently as a function key, of course, if not, there is no problem, high temperature baking while opening the hot air function can also achieve similar results.
☑ Air fries
First start with the air fried fries can not be avoided to try, the following picture is a prefabricated french fries, online choice is quite a lot, I personally prefer sweet sweet potato fries rather than french fries, no need to thaw direct air frying, as afternoon tea or pre-dinner snacks are good choices.
Oven and air fryer operation is not much difference, spread on oil paper, put in the fries as far as possible to lay, the following picture is a whole pack of 400g fries, because the oven has the advantage of innate large capacity, a time air frying two packs is no problem.
Put the baking pan into the oven and fry directly in the default mode with air, 200 ° C, 15 minutes and ok.
During the air frying process, the state of the fries can be observed in real time through the glass window of the steaming oven, and the grease on the surface of the fries wrapped in hot air is precipitated, and the sizzling looks like an appetite.
The surface of the sweet potato fries after air frying is crispy, and the sweet potato meat inside is soft and soft, and it is very delicious when it comes out of the oven!
I'll also sprinkle a little cheese powder to eat together, it has a different flavor, you can also try it.
☑ Air fried chicken wings
Fast and delicious chicken wings must have soothed your stomach at some time when you are hungry, let's see how the air fried chicken wings perform.
Chicken wings are key to being deliciously pickled, there are many kinds of flavoring of chicken wings, and recently I became obsessed with marinating chicken wings with onions, garlic and lemon, and not to forget to draw two knives on the surface of the wings to help the flavor. If you are looking for fast hands, you can also buy pickled Orleans-style chicken wings and so on.
The baking tray is covered with oil or tin foil and the chicken wings are put on, because I eat them alone, I only put 6 chicken wings, and I can see that the plate is a little sparse. Of course, if the guests come to the house, this 60L steaming oven has no problem frying 24 chicken wings in the air at a time, and the rate of dishes is much higher than that of ordinary air fryers.
Also fried with air, 200 ° C, 15 min.
15 minutes passed quickly, and the smell of chicken wings could soon be smelled in the air, which was very tempting
You can see that the chicken wings after the oven air frying are very good, the color is appetizing, the skin is a little tough, the chicken inside is tender and contains juice, and the 6 chicken wings were swept away by me in three minutes.
If you want to eat crispy or crispy chicken wings, you can dip the chicken wings in egg liquid and wrap them in breadcrumbs, fried chicken powder, or crushed potato chips, and fry them in the same air for 15 minutes to eat the crispy chicken wings of fast food restaurants.
By the way, many people will find it troublesome to take care of the oven, but in fact, simple small dishes like air fried chicken wings do not need to be taken care of at all.
Just throw away the tin foil balls on the baking sheet, and the oven's chassis and backplane will not leave traces, so to say how convenient, I think the steam oven is not inferior to the air fryer.
☑ Air fried homemade crispy meat
It is very suitable to make small crispy meats in air frying mode, without the greasy feeling of traditional frying, and the steps are very simple. We can buy a whole piece of tenderloin to operate, use a knife to cut the tenderloin into finger-thick strips of meat, and pay attention to removing the fascia inside the meat. Then add a little oil to grasp well, of course, can also be added.
Peppercorns are the soul of small crispy meat, you must remember to add, here are two methods, one is more lazy to directly add ready-made peppercorn powder, the other is to dry fry some peppercorn particles and then crushed with a rolling pin, the latter will be more fragrant.
Then make the batter with eggs and sweet potato flour, add salt and peppercorn powder, mix well and add the cut tenderloin and let stand for 15 minutes.
Then spread the strips of meat evenly on top of the baking sheet and send them to the oven, also frying in air for 15 minutes.
The following picture of a plate of small crispy meat a total of 500g of tenderloin, if made with an air fryer, it is estimated to be divided into 3 times to get it done, the oven once 15 minutes on the fragrant spray out of the oven ~
I am more after the speed of cooking, so hanging batter is more casual, if you like "lean" small crispy meat, you can hang less batter, let it naturally drip off a part, so that the mask will be less.
When eating, you can sprinkle some chili powder, five-spice powder or cumin powder according to your preferences, the dough is crisp and crispy, the meat inside is soft and soft, and the gravy is very delicious when eaten hot
To some extent, I think the emergence of air fry has also changed my cooking thinking, the oven is no longer just used to make big dishes, air fried some small snacks or something is really fast and convenient! 15 minutes such a large pot of small crispy meat is done, delicious and healthy less oil, entertain friends is too convenient. If you feel that you have trouble making your own crispy meat, you can also buy semi-finished products, small crispy meat, salt crispy chicken this meat can be found, the following picture is I made with steaming oven air fried salt crispy chicken, also very delicious.
☑ Air fried tofu
I love to eat Yunnan syrup tofu, used to be fried in a pan over low heat, it was more troublesome to do, this time directly open the idea with air frying to get it.
When the tofu is fried with air, the temperature can be appropriately reduced, 180 ° C, 12 minutes on it, I buy frozen pulp tofu, if you buy it is refrigerated, the air frying time can be shortened to 8 minutes, otherwise the tofu skin will be broken, the pulp will leak out, and the taste will be discounted.
Fried in the air without oil can eat delicious tofu, dipped in a little chili noodles, bean flavor perfect, a few strings of belly will have a feeling of fullness, both to provide high-quality protein, but also a healthy fat-reducing meal.
☑ Air fried crispy rice cake
I don't know if anyone also likes to eat crispy rice cakes, crispy coats, soft and sticky texture is really hooky, sweet and salty are delicious.
After the rice cake is placed, brush a little oil, 200 ° C air frying for 15 minutes to complete, the rice cake becomes a fat toot shape, from the following picture you can see that the crispy skin has been formed.
If you like to eat salty, you can brush it with some Korean chili sauce, sprinkle some chili powder and cumin powder, and finally sprinkle some white sesame Titian. Those who like sweet can brush some peanut butter and squeeze some condensed milk, which is a perfect dessert.
☑ Other air fried delicacies:
I've also tried a lot of air fryer recipes, all of which were successfully reproduced in a steamer oven.
The following picture is a delicious air fried hand grab cake banana ring, the outside crispy inside is really delicious, similar to the brain hole of the air fryer food network is too much, because it is very simple to do fast, trial and error cost is very low, you can enjoy to try, open up a road of their own food ~
Sort out the purchase decision:
I believe that after reading the above practical performance, you should be able to answer the question of the title of the article:
Steam ovens with air frying functions can replace air fryers.
If you must list some differences, the inner cavity of the air fryer is small, and the preheating speed will be faster, but relatively, the small inner cavity also limits the number of dishes, which is more suitable for 1-2 people to eat, and at the same time can not do some large-volume hard dishes.
The following five suggestions should be put away first:
➤ If you already have a steam oven with high-quality hot air function at home, you don't need to start an air fryer, there is no need to buy an additional small kitchen appliance, after all, the probability of eating ash of the small kitchen appliance is very high.
➤ If you are renting a house or the kitchen space is too small to install a steam oven, you can consider starting an air fryer, a small cost and a small space to achieve gourmet diy, but also convenient to move to carry.
➤ If there are many people in the family, please prefer the steam oven, the number of dishes produced by the air fryer is small, which cannot meet the needs of the large family.
➤ If you are hesitating to buy a steamer or an air fryer, it is recommended to choose a steamer oven, which covers the functions of an air fryer, and can be competent for higher cooking needs in the future.
➤ If you already have an air fryer but don't feel enough, you can consider upgrading it to a steaming oven, which is more functional and can be competent for a variety of steamed dishes, while also meeting professional baking needs.
What else can a steamer do?
Air frying is only one of the functions for the steam oven, other applications in daily use are naturally very important, and the following is also through practical operation to see:
Steam:
Why put steaming first? Because steaming is too important for Chinese families, you can steam steamed bun steamed buns in the morning, seafood and various steamed dishes can be steamed at dinner, and the key can also save space for various steamers and steaming drawers, to know that these things are really too occupied for the kitchen.
The steaming function of the steaming oven is practical, and in recent years, my family's steaming dishes have been made in a steaming oven, and the steamer has never been used again, so the steamers that occupy the place have been eliminated.
Steamed oysters
The steaming oven capacity is large enough, you can produce more at a time, there is no problem in steaming two dishes at a time, and the large oysters in the picture below can be steamed once a dozen. I personally prefer steamed ones to roasted oysters, which are just plain and fresh with a little dip. The pre-processing only needs to brush the surface of the oyster shell with a brush.
Steaming in the oven is strong enough, so that oysters of this size can be steamed for 8 minutes, and the fresh oysters will open their mouths themselves.
After steaming, the oysters remove half of the shell, I like to use a little sushi soy sauce and a little mustard as a dip, and you can also make a dip according to your preference.
Fresh and fat oysters are actually dipped in what sauce taste is very good, like to eat grilled oysters can try to use steamed, is not the same experience ~
Roast:
Grilling vegetables and baking is naturally also the master of the steaming oven, to do a very recent love of Scone, because the summer baking is a little hot, so it is very suitable for making some simple and delicious squares, Scone meets such conditions, the material is simple, the steps are simple, the time required is very short, here by the way Amway to you.
Roasted lemon scone
Ingredients: 300g of low gluten powder, 60g of white sugar, 2g of salt, 6g of baking powder, 90g of butter, 80g of various dried fruits, 2 eggs, 80g of light cream, 2 lemons (about 20 square scones, if there are fewer family members, the amount of material can be halved)
Mix the first 4 materials, add butter after rubbing with both hands into fine chips, here you need to pay attention to the added butter can not be liquid, rub not to be particularly uniform, a little lumping in fact does not affect the final finished product.
Add the eggs, light cream and dried fruit, and I used the dried cranberry and added some lemon crumbs to Titian.
Lemon crumbs are really treasures, used to make a variety of pastries can increase the fresh lemon flavor, when planing pay attention to as long as the skin, do not want the white part inside, and then the lemon can also be sliced to soak water to drink.
The materials are all lumped together, do not knead hard, in order to facilitate the back shaping, summer dough soft can be put into the refrigerator to freeze for 20 minutes and then operate, winter direct operation is generally no problem.
You can use a rolling pin, you can also use your hands to directly flatten the dough and then superimpose and flatten, operate 2-3 times, the same care not to knead, even if there is a little dry powder has no impact. After that, you can cut it with your favorite biscuit die, or if you don't cut it directly with a knife into triangular blocks.
After plating, brush with egg yolk liquid and bake in the box.
The oven preheats 170 ° C, the time to bake for 25 minutes can be, my oven heats up quickly, preheating for more than 2 minutes is completed, if the oven is slow to preheat, you must remember to preheat in advance.
After baking, Scone was quite seductive, the thick milk aroma was mixed with the fragrance of lemon, and I dried 2 of them while it was hot.
I don't add much sugar to this recipe, if you like to eat sweet can also be paired with jam, you can also use a more traditional way to eat: Scone from the middle to break open, smeared with butter and then smeared with jam, and then with a bite of coffee ~ perfect ~ ~
Steaming combined:
Crispy pork knuckle
Taking advantage of the steaming and roasting characteristics of the steaming oven, it is really convenient to make some big dishes.
For example, the following demonstration of a crispy pork knuckle, that is, steamed and then grilled, will not occupy the stove at all, but also can make a big dish that the family likes
After washing the pork knuckle, add cooking wine, green onion, ginger and garlic, peppercorns, soy sauce, salt, a little sugar, fragrant leaves, star anise, etc. after massage evenly and marinate, if you want to taste, you can marinate overnight, at least refrigerated and marinated for 2 hours. Remember to change the surface of the pork knuckle with a few knives first to help the taste.
Plate the marinated pork knuckles, pour in the marinade sauce and steam in a steaming oven for an hour:
The steaming process is to help the pork knuckle ripen more quickly:
After steaming, the pork knuckle is removed and a hole is poked in the epidermis:
A layer of white vinegar is then brushed on the surface to help form a crispy crust during subsequent roasting:
Finally, bake at 220 degrees in the oven for an hour, and stand upright when baking, which can better ensure that the skin is heated evenly. This part is also a challenge to the capacity of the oven, because the pork knuckle is higher than the roasted whole chicken, so if the steaming oven capacity is too small, I am afraid it will not be able to do it.
The surface of the roasted pork knuckle forms a beautiful crispy crust, and the grease inside is also roasted, so it is not too greasy to eat.
The roasted pork knuckles are cut into pieces on the table, the pork is tender, the skin is crisp, and it will be discred in minutes, and those who love spicy remember to dip some chili noodles, absolutely ~
Ferment:
Fermentation function is definitely another highlight of the steaming oven, because the dough fermentation requires a certain humidity, before the use of ordinary ovens when the fermentation is still in the baking pan to put water, it will be more troublesome, now do bread fermentation dough as long as directly into the steaming oven can be, not only convenient, fermentation quality is also very high.
Crispy bag
Below to make a healthy crispy bag, this bread is the most often I have made, not only simple, but also can be eaten once a week as breakfast.
Preparation materials:
High gluten flour 630g, salt 9g, sugar 30g, yeast 15g, water 450ml, olive oil 50ml, dried nuts and fruits.
You can see that the square is still very healthy, only 50ml of olive oil, the sugar is not high, very suitable as a breakfast bread.
Add water and olive oil to the mixing basin, then pour the flour and other ingredients directly in.
Whisk the dough with a chef machine or dough maker for 15 minutes:
After that, take out the dough and put it in the baking pan to prepare for fermentation, this square can be fermented once, very convenient, first look at the volume comparison between the dough and the orange before the fermentation.
After that, send it to the oven with fermentation mode, set the fermentation temperature to 35 ° C, the time is 45 minutes.
Look at the following dough after the completion of fermentation, the fermentation quality is very good, the whole dough is evenly expanded.
Then sprinkle directly with dry powder and cut the package, put into the oven at 190 °C, 40 minutes.
What needs to be noted here is that if you want to form a crispy skin, you need to add a little steam, if the oven itself has a steam baking function, it is very convenient, directly open a steam level, if not, you must remember to put a bowl of water in the oven.
The simple three-step Jumbo Bag is baked, the shell is crunchy and chewy, and the bread is soft inside. After slicing, you get a week's breakfast, which can be smeared with jam or honey according to your preference.
When storing, remember to bag and freeze, take out and re-bake for a few minutes when eating, do not refrigerate, it will destroy the taste of bread, remember!
Homemade yogurt
In addition, the fermentation function is also very convenient for making yogurt, since the use of the steaming oven, the yogurt machine has been idle by me.
Here are a few important steps to make yogurt, first of all, the container should be sterilized at high temperature, I usually boil it in water, and then dry it.
The bacteria purchased online are generally a pack corresponding to one liter of milk, so you can use 1L of whole milk, first pour a little milk in a small container, and then add lactic acid bacteria to stir well.
Then pour the stirred milk back into the original package and stir evenly, directly cut the original package operation, so that the operation is sterile and convenient
After the bottle is sealed, it is directly put into the steaming oven with fermentation mode 40 ° C fermentation for 6-8 hours, the following figure is the amount of 1L yogurt, if the demand is large, do 2-3L at a time There is no problem, the space is enough to place.
The quality of the yogurt made is very good, the taste is silky, of course, the taste of the yogurt itself is related to different mushroom powders and milk, but the fermentation itself is no problem. The yogurt itself is original, and you can add some jam or honey, or fresh fruit when eating, healthy and delicious.
Every time I drink yogurt, the domestic cat can also feast, after all, homemade yogurt has no additives, and I can rest assured that I can drink it.
About the choice of steaming oven:
I believe that the above content has fully demonstrated the "talent" of the steam oven, if you are interested in buying one, then the following suggestions please refer to:
1. Embedded is preferred
The steamer oven has built-in and desktop type, it is recommended to choose built-in first.
The built-in oven does not occupy the kitchen countertop, and the utilization and importance of the countertop can be much higher than the lower cabinet, especially for the Chinese small kitchen, with one more countertop, it will be much easier to perform cooking skills. At the same time, the built-in oven has a larger capacity, which means that it is easier to cook large dishes and produce more baked finished products at a time.
Take my kitchen as an example, the area is not large and has made a U-shaped cabinet, countertop space is limited, and also to discharge the rice cooker, coffee machine and other small kitchen appliances that are used every day, so the steaming oven and dishwasher have been built-in installation, the steaming oven model is Kantar TI pro, the capacity is 60L, the white appearance of this machine is very distinctive, and my home cabinet is very compatible, the small kitchen looks bright a lot. Now there are still a lot of white kitchen appliances, including range hoods, etc. there are also white ones, all choose white kitchen appliances, and then the whole creamy kitchen is also good.
2. Pay attention to the hot air function
To achieve air frying, hot air is an indispensable condition, so the choice of steam oven must pay attention to the hot air function.
Hot air energy helps the air circulation inside the furnace chamber. The heat flows in a steady manner inside the oven, maintaining nearly the same temperature in both the center and the surrounding corners. The variable of uneven temperature is greatly weakened, and the production is naturally stable.
My oven is a double hot air design, you can see that there are two hot fans at the back plate, running can make the hot air quickly convection, than I used the single hot air steaming oven obviously heated up faster, the effect of air frying can be seen in the previous practice, the heating fast this point is also more advantageous when doing baking needs to be preheated.
3. Prefer an external water tank
Because steam needs to be provided in some programs, the steam oven must be equipped with a water tank, so please prefer the model with an external water tank when choosing.
The so-called external water tank refers to the removal of the water tank does not need to open the furnace chamber door panel, some old-fashioned design will be the water tank designed as built-in, when taking the water tank is easy to cause the problem of temperature loss in the furnace chamber, while it is also very inconvenient to use.
The external water tank model on the market is generally divided into press pop-up type and hidden open lid type, both designs are no problem, the following figure is the hidden open lid type.
At the same time, the capacity of the water tank is also a point that needs to be paid attention to, and the capacity is as large as possible, so that you do not have to add water frequently when you need to cook for a long time.
4. The control should be simple
Simple and easy-to-understand operating modes are also important.
The control design of the steaming oven needs to avoid unnecessary iterations, and the control that can be remembered by simple use logic is important. Mainstream ovens generally use touch buttons or knobs to control, knobs have a knob atmosphere, but I prefer touch keys, more intuitive and fast.
In general, the display screen plus touch button in the operation is basically no difficulty, especially after the icon is marked with Chinese, the operation logic is clearer, the first use of course is still recommended to read the manual, learning there is no difficulty.
5. Independent temperature control up and down
Up and down independent temperature control refers to the independent control of the temperature of the upper and lower tubes, if you have relatively high requirements for baking and barbecue, then the independent temperature control function is still necessary, many people do not understand the use of independent temperature control above and below.
Here are 2 examples: when baking cookies, the temperature can be set to high and low, so that the bottom is not easy to burn black. For example, when baking a small meal bag, the temperature can be set to the upper and lower height, so that when it comes out of the oven, the whole bread will be colored more uniformly. The cooking process can be precisely controlled, so that the taste of the ingredients shows more layers.
6. Easy to clean and take care of
Cleaning the steam oven is not a hassle, because with the help of steam, it will make cleaning easier. If the area of the steaming oven is concentrated in the oil, we can first run the steam cleaning, high temperature steam with the effect of dissolving the oil pollution, the following figure left is the situation of pollution drying up, the right is the state after the steam cleaning, you can see that the oil pollution is floating under the action of steam. After that, you only need to wipe it with a rag to easily remove the oil and complete the cleaning.
If you just make some steamed dishes and want to quickly restore the steaming oven to dry, you only need to use the one-button drying function, and the machine will automatically judge the wet and dry state of the inner cavity and complete the drying step. The one-key drying function is also very important, so that the steam oven cavity is maintained dry when not in use, which is the correct daily maintenance method.
At last:
As a person who loves to buy all kinds of small kitchen appliances, I just want to say that the small kitchen appliances are really too easy to eat ashes, I have bought breakfast machines, pancake machines, sandwich machines, juice machines, soybean milk machines, dough machines, yogurt machines, cooking sticks, etc., now it is either given away, or placed in the sideboard to occupy the place. Many things are on a whim that I think I will always use, but I am idle for various reasons.
Summarizing the above points:
If you already have a steamer oven with air frying at home, there is no need to start an air fryer! What an air fryer can do, it can do; And a lot of what it can do, air fryer can't do.
To summarize it simply with a mind map:
At the same time, attach a steaming oven shopping mind map:
The above is the whole content of this article, thank you for reading, but also look forward to your likes and attention, I am sponge fungus, see you next time ~
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