My Life In The Kitchen(s).

[ExSurveyor]

Any thoughts on Air fryers Ian, or anyone

[grendel]

why would you want to fry air?

[Chelsea14Ian]

I had the chance of working  with some very talented people,some not so and some very funny people 😄 .I also worked in the community in Thamesmead and on the BOV/IMB at HMP Belmarsh. Think at times my days were 36 hours.

Would I do it again  yes but change a few things.

Ian.

[MargeandParge]

We have ninja foodi smart lid. Does five different things one of which is air fry. When you get used to it very good and saves loads of power. 

Recommend the larger one as the foot print is the same for all of these but the hight is restrictive on the smaller one. 

We roast joints and whole chicken in ours.

Plugs into a 13 amp socket and cooks right through faster than our fan oven

That and a stack up steamer on one small ring for veg and dinner sorted.

Kindest Regards 

Marge and Parge 

[Chelsea14Ian]

Never used one,apart from the cooker I have a blender,a microwave,food mixer. No air fryers  or slow cookers.Thats not to say I disagree with there use.If it suits you and you find it useful 👍. That's great.I grow up in the sixties  when there wasn't as many kitchen aides.Over the years they increased not only in domestic but also in professional kitchens.Many of which made life easier for cooks.

[FairTmiddlin]

My hat off to you Ian.

I cheffed for my pubs for about 10 years. 2 x 5 hour shifts 6 days a week. It blooming hard graft and would not want to do it again ever

 

[Gracie]

I admire Ian and his skills very much. I have a hard enough time heating up pizza in the oven.   I bet he cooks a mean Christmas dinner

Ian, is there a difference between a Chef and a Cook, if so, what? x

 

[Chelsea14Ian]

Think in many ways working in kitchen's and the community,in many ways was very rewarding. That may of helped in a strange way with my Cancer. 

[Chelsea14Ian]

Gracie I will reply re Chefs and cooks later.Got to see tooth Doctor (check up).

[Chelsea14Ian]

Chefs and Cooks are the same really.Chefs have there roots in Monastery's.Some monks would wear hats.Later Chefs uniforms were and still are white the hat was changed  from monks hats to the white ones.Cooks often worked in private homes.

I'm  a Chef I was classical French trained. In my early days working in hotels most menus were French and a little Italian food.Cooks are often as  skilled  as Chefs.

[YnysMon]

3 hours ago, Chelsea14Ian said:

Cooks are often as  skilled  as Chefs.

You have a refreshing lack of snobbery Ian. 

[Chelsea14Ian]

We are the same,it's just where,how we were trained. Example Mary Berry(sorry Queen Mary) is a cook.And what a cook,self taught. Better then some Chefs.

[YnysMon]

40 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said:

We are the same,it's just where,how we were trained. Example Mary Berry(sorry Queen Mary) is a cook.And what a cook,self taught. Better then some Chefs.

I think she said that she was trained as what they used to term a ‘home economist’.

[Meantime]

Would it not be fair to say that whilst both chefs and cooks can cook food, it tends to be the chef who creates the recipes and menus?

[Chelsea14Ian]

No not always, again both will do the same.