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‘Livin The Dream’
By Janeen Wagemans
ome of us are old enough to
Sremember the hype of the
innovative new kitchen gadget, the
microwave! It was touted to be the
‘oven of the future’!
“Ovens, as we now know them,
will be a thing of the past! Your shiny
new microwave can do everything
your oven can do – and in a fraction
of the time!”
There wasn’t YouTube in those
days, but grocery stores did hold
classes on how to best and safely use
this fabulous new appliance.
There was concern about these
mysterious microwaves. We were
firmly advised not to stare at the glass
door while cooking, lest a microwave
escape and poke you in the eye!
There was concern that microwaves
could cause brain damage, and/or
infertility. The ovens were so heavy
(lead lined) that it took two strong
men to carry them into your house.
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It didn’t take long to learn that a guilt-free version of this classic magic. This method significantly
the microwave oven, while great for favourite. Simply cut the potatoes, cuts down on the grease compared to
reheating coffee, melting chocolate, toss them in a small amount of oil, traditional frying. I have heard tell of
and even thickening a Hollandaise season, and air fry until crispy. Oh a frozen steak cooked to perfection
sauce, was not the revolutionary my! Fast. Easy. Crispy. And even in an air fryer, but that might take a
marvel that it was originally touted healthier! bit of googling, and nerves to steel!
to be. Rather that replacing the home It might be time at last to toss out Desserts? Indeed! Try baking a
oven, it basically just replaced the
The Big Book of British Boiling! Air batch of cookies or brownies, or
double boiler.
fryers excel at roasting vegetables experiment with air-fried doughnuts
Fast forward five or six decades quickly and evenly. Use them to and churros. Even meringues! The
and rumbles were heard of a fabulous prepare anything from Brussel air fryer offers a quick and efficient
new appliance that will replace the sprouts and carrots to bell peppers way to satisfy your sweet tooth.
home oven, revolutionize the way and zucchini. The high heat of the air
we cook, and transform our lives fryer brings out the natural sweetness Say goodbye to soggy reheated
for the better. Those of us who were of the vegetables while providing a leftovers. An air fryer can breathe
veterans of the last revolution were crisp exterior. new life into the aforementioned
less likely to be the first to enlist. pizza or any fried food, restoring
Been there. Done that. They were The microwave disappointed them to their original crispy glory in
calling it an “air fryer.” Nay sayers its early enthusiastic supporters minutes.
when it came to meat. Casseroles
were chirping that it was just an over- certainly, but even they lacked It took time and patience, and
hyped version of a convection oven – that characteristic crispy top when entirely different technology,
which we all have had for years but cooked up in the microwave. Once but the exciting promises of the
few have even bothered to learn how again, the New Kid in town, the Air early microwave have at last been
to use. Yawn. Fryer comes through with flying fulfilled. Just not by the microwave.
Soon air fryers of every shape, colours! You can achieve the perfect I still have mine. They’re not
size, brand, and description rolled balance of crispy skin and juicy meat useless. They do melt chocolate to
into town. Young people off to post- by air frying chicken wings. Coat perfection. I just keep mine in the
secondary and living in a rented them in your favourite seasoning or basement, to be called up for special
room mentioned that they could do sauce and let the air fryer work its occasions!
just about anything in their trusty air
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