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Every meal I have today will be made in
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the air fryer. Let's see how it goes.
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Now, the idea is that I don't really
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want to have to modify what I want to
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eat. The air fryer should be able to
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make what I want to eat as is.
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So, the air fryer is heating at 350
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Fahrenheit right now. So, I can make my
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favorite breakfast, which is just an
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egg, a sunny side up egg that I put a
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toast over and it kind of like cooks
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together. So, the egg and bread are kind
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of one. You'll see as I start cooking
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it, but I'm sure you've seen it on
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Instagram. Bit of olive oil. Did my best
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to try to center up that egg. And on
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goes the toast. And after a couple of
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minutes, it was looking pretty good. The
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whites was still a bit runny, so I'm
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going to put it for two to three more
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minutes. And the end product, not that
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bad. I honestly didn't think it was
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going to work, but I'm going to give
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this a pass. This is acceptable. But I
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guess what's harder to do in the air
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fryer, which I don't know how to do yet,
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is to leave the yolk still a bit runny.
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Maybe get some more toastiness on the
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it took longer, but it worked.
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So, next on the list are burgers. And I
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get my favorite blend of burgers from my
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local grocery store and usually make it
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on a cast iron pan. And it gives a
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beautiful crust. Let's see how it fares
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in the air fryer, though. So, it's
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preheated at 375. I'm going to put the
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So, I guess I'm getting some browning
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So, I do like a good sear. Add the fries
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The other side is pretty pretty gray,
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but let's bump up the heat.
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I mean, there's some brownness as you
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can see, but it's not going to have that
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sear that I like. Like, take a look at
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this that I made on the cast iron. I'm
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going to temp it real quick to make sure
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it's actually cooked inside.
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It is cooked. I guess what I can do is
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broil it for a little bit, see if I get
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that sear. Maybe I can toast the buns at
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the same time. I really like the sear.
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That's what I didn't like about when I
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tried the Big Rossi at McDonald's.
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Buns are nice and toasted.
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There's some brownness. It actually kind
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of looks like your regular McDonald's or
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fast food patty, which is better than a
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gray baked patty. Just going to keep it
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simple. Some mayo. Japanese mayo works
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best. It's just way more flavor. Bit of
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Sriracha. Some lettuce. Nice juicy
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patty. I hope the inside is also juicy
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cuz it does look juicy from the outside.
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But it's looking good so far. Stop it up
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with some tomatoes. Fries are always
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good in the air fryer. All I want with
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this is for it to be juicy. Here's the
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scale, though. If the cast iron burger,
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the same burger, is a 10 out of 10, then
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six. What is missing is the crust that
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has a smokiness that really works well
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with the juiciness and the flavors of
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that burger. That may reaction
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wasn't as good in the air fryer method,
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but it's totally possible. And I'm
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surprised. Two out of two. Everything
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has been in the air fryer, even the
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buns. Super happy with it.
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So, now we're at dinner time. Meal
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number three is going to be chicken and
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rice. Not just any chicken, chicken
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tikka. And I know the chicken tikka will
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be perfect. I did a recipe for it not
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that long ago, so check that out down
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below. But what I'm more curious about
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is the rice. So, let's start with that.
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So, I've rinsed the basmati rice and I'm
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adding in some boiling water from my
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coffee machine. And the hope is that
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once I seal it and cook the rice in bake
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mode in the air fryer
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at 360° F for about 30 minutes, it'll be
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well and cooked. That's the hope.
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I think right away it's a bad sign that
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a bunch of water just dripped on the
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counter. This probably is not cooked.
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And yeah, just tasting it, just looking
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at it. It's a bunch of water. The rice,
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I think, is about 50% cooked. So, let's
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pop it back in. 15 more minutes at 375.
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I'm going to lose my patience if it's
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the timer just went off finally. It's
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been about 45 minutes of making rice. It
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clearly is not worth it to try to cook
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rice in the air fryer or I just don't
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know how to make it. Now, the guide that
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I saw said to let the rice just rest
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after it start cooking. So, let's just
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put that aside. Start the chicken and
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then we'll take a look when the chicken
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is done. Now, this chicken here uses my
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chicken tikka marinade instructions.
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You can see how to make chicken tikka
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down below. It's very easy. Let's air
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fry this now. I really hope the rice is
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patience did end up doing the trick for
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All right, air fried rice. And you know,
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the chicken tikka is going to be good.
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So, here that is. It's almost like 8:00
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p.m. right now. And for this experiment,
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it's the latest dinner I've had in a
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long time. And I'm super happy the rice
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worked. I would not have been happy just
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having cucumber and chicken for dinner.
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And do I even have to say it? This is a
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Now, during this experiment, I used at
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least three of the features: bake,
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broil, and air fry. But I cover a lot of
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the other features in my full review of
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this Casori air fryer. So go check that
