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Tat19808    35

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What are your thoughts on an air fryer post bariatric surgery. Is it worth it? If so, any suggestions/ recipe ideas?

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Doreen0716    105

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Im buying one tomorrow!! Theres so much u can do with them !!

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Tat19808    35

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I'll check out the cookbooks!

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Nataliesmom    112

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Love mine.

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Berry78    4,261

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I have a NuWave, and use it pretty much every day. Between that and the range top, I don't really even need an oven.

I think it works similarly to an air fryer.

The other gadget I'm thinking about is an instant pot pressure cooker.

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Nataliesmom    112

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I have a nuwave too, I haven’t had an oven for years. Love the nuwave also. You can cook a lot of great things in there.

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teedsg    253

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What are your thoughts on an air fryer post bariatric surgery. Is it worth it? If so, any suggestions/ recipe ideas?

Love this post. I didn't think about this before!

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Doreen0716    105

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I just bought a air fryer cook book on ebay !!!

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Berry78    4,261

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Apparently the air fryer does a good job making things crispy and flaky (like real fried food). The nuwave cooks larger quantities and makes things moist.

Since I've never really gone for fried food, I don't miss it. The Nuwave works for me. But for people that want healthy fried food, the air fryer sounds like a winner!

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FlyFatA$$Fly    155

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Apparently the air fryer does a good job making things crispy and flaky (like real fried food). The nuwave cooks larger quantities and makes things moist.

Since I've never really gone for fried food, I don't miss it. The Nuwave works for me. But for people that want healthy fried food, the air fryer sounds like a winner!

If things don't come out as crisp as you'd like you can spray a little olive oil on them before cooking, and it helps to crisp up. I do that with my wings.

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Berry78    4,261

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I guess I should clarify.. if you put breaded chicken nuggets into the nuwave, its like they were baked in an oven.. NOT like they were microwaved. (I have kids.. no nuggets for me).

Thanks for the tip about adding a bit of oil..I'll try it out!

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teedsg    253

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What are your thoughts on an air fryer post bariatric surgery. Is it worth it? If so, any suggestions/ recipe ideas?

Ha! Looks like I will be adding this to my list of things I will treat myself to. I'm buying an air fryer.

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