Cooking pizza in a hot air fryer?

Have you actually measured how much power one vs the other will draw over a fixed amount of time at the correct temperature?

You could be on a fools errand, if you need to have the air fryer on 4x as long as the oven. No to mention you can warm other thing in the oven at the same time. Also I love my air fryer, one of the original Philips ones from nearly a decade ago, still going strong, but I know when it is efficient to use and when it isn't.

I've already tested it out on various items, but not pizza. I tried breaded chicken steaks the other night - in the oven they take around 30 minutes whilst they only take 12 minutes in the air fryer (a lower temperature as well). Home made chips are quicker in the air fryer as well as sausages. My energy monitor also helps me to monitor how much something costs to cook in the air fryer. I do realise that if several items are being cooked at once though, it might be cheaper to use the oven. If the pizza is cut into 4 pieces, I would arrange them in a way that they could all be cooked at once - yes, it would be pretty pointless in using my air fryer to cook 4 individual pieces of pizza, rather than use my oven.

Well I've made home-made mini-pizza's in the air fryer and they are great, just get it up to temperature, then adjust timings accordingly, sometimes in my fryer due to the element being above you need to make sure there is good air flow around the sides or you get a squishy base, instead of a firm crispy one, and burnt toppings which isn't nice.

I've baked cakes and all sorts in it, poussin, roast beef, baked potatoes, sweetcorn on the cob, the list goes one. Generally only works well if cooking for one/two though, otherwise it's the big oven!

Pizza comes out great in an air fryer! Even reheating cold pizza comes out like fresh. I'm a big fan of our air fryers!

My family are big users of air fryers for everything we can but must admit looking on the Loop app on my phone (connects to my electric smart meter) my usage seems to spike massively when the air fryer turns on!

I use my airfryer most of the time but Pizza there is a better way which is probs not as cheap but tastes better and still bit cheaper

little bit olive oil in pan then heat till nice crust, this partiall cookies it too then throw close to the grill for 4-5 minutes

boom

Uridium01/04/2022 15:14

Must admit looking on the Loop app on my phone (connects to my electric …Must admit looking on the Loop app on my phone (connects to my electric smart meter) my usage seems to spike massively when the air fryer turns on!Read lessRead more

Air fryers are rated between around 1000W for a compact fryer to over 1500W for a larger fryer.

I struggled to find real world consumption usage, as naturally being rated for that amount doesn't mean it will gobble that amount unless you're trying to burn your food to buggery.

To compare to an oven, modern single oven typical energy consumption is around 0.7-1kWh so I would wager that ovens and fryers are not vastly different - and after all an air fryer is essentially an oven.

The difference is that an air fryer is much smaller and as a result has less space to heat up and there's where it is more efficient.

But of course that assumes you're cooking everything in it at once. If you need to swap and change because there's not enough room, oven wins, and if you have a larger fryer to compensate for the problem then you lose some of the efficiency.

plebbygiraffe01/04/2022 15:22

Air fryers are rated between around 1000W for a compact fryer to over …Air fryers are rated between around 1000W for a compact fryer to over 1500W for a larger fryer.I struggled to find real world consumption usage, as naturally being rated for that amount doesn't mean it will gobble that amount unless you're trying to burn your food to buggery.To compare to an oven, modern single oven typical energy consumption is around 0.7-1kWh so I would wager that ovens and fryers are not vastly different - and after all an air fryer is essentially an oven.The difference is that an air fryer is much smaller and as a result has less space to heat up and there's where it is more efficient.But of course that assumes you're cooking everything in it at once. If you need to swap and change because there's not enough room, oven wins, and if you have a larger fryer to compensate for the problem then you lose some of the efficiency.Read lessRead more

Get one of these.



They are great, you can set you tariff costs etc. and then it will show you actual energy used from the wall, and the cost based on that usage. They ahve a small button cell battery in them so you keep your setting when you move it from device to device.

Uncommon.Sense01/04/2022 15:25

Get one of these.[Image] They are great, you can set you tariff costs etc. …Get one of these.[Image] They are great, you can set you tariff costs etc. and then it will show you actual energy used from the wall, and the cost based on that usage. They ahve a small button cell battery in them so you keep your setting when you move it from device to device. Read lessRead more

these are good as well if you have Alexa/Google Home


amazon.co.uk/TP-…HTW

I cook pizza in a halogen. Takes half the time and far less electricity than a main oven (about 4p)

Then crisp up the bottom with a tawa for a minute

Frozen pizza cooked in 11 minutes and tastes amazing


Tawa ebay.co.uk/itm…BwE

Uridium01/04/2022 15:51

these are good as well if you have Alexa/Google …these are good as well if you have Alexa/Google Homehttps://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Tapo-Monitoring-Required-P110/dp/B097YBXHTWRead lessRead more

I have Alexa here and an Amazon Alexa smart plug as well as a Techin smart plug (works with Alexa too) - they are still boxed, so I'm not sure if there is an app to monitor energy usage with these plugs, like the Tapo one?

plebbygiraffe01/04/2022 15:22

Air fryers are rated between around 1000W for a compact fryer to over …Air fryers are rated between around 1000W for a compact fryer to over 1500W for a larger fryer.I struggled to find real world consumption usage, as naturally being rated for that amount doesn't mean it will gobble that amount unless you're trying to burn your food to buggery.To compare to an oven, modern single oven typical energy consumption is around 0.7-1kWh so I would wager that ovens and fryers are not vastly different - and after all an air fryer is essentially an oven.The difference is that an air fryer is much smaller and as a result has less space to heat up and there's where it is more efficient.But of course that assumes you're cooking everything in it at once. If you need to swap and change because there's not enough room, oven wins, and if you have a larger fryer to compensate for the problem then you lose some of the efficiency.Read lessRead more

2.7kw for the Ninja AF400 but that's both sides on at once.

chocci01/04/2022 16:29

I cook pizza in a halogen. Takes half the time and far less electricity …I cook pizza in a halogen. Takes half the time and far less electricity than a main oven (about 4p)Then crisp up the bottom with a tawa for a minuteFrozen pizza cooked in 11 minutes and tastes amazingTawa https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304111057776?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=304111057776&targetid=1278608955096&device=t&mktype=&googleloc=9045812&poi=&campaignid=14727339348&mkgroupid=127909237815&rlsatarget=pla-1278608955096&abcId=9300672&merchantid=424799606&gclid=CjwKCAjwxZqSBhAHEiwASr9n9N9EEPXdjR5nTXFtMbpdYui2oaPqIuEPj6hmc3nygrqw-y-2r4y6uBoC32gQAvD_BwERead lessRead more

Never heard of these before, I must get one, seems ideal to stop the soggy bottom pizza,

malnuman01/04/2022 19:43

Never heard of these before, I must get one, seems ideal to stop the …Never heard of these before, I must get one, seems ideal to stop the soggy bottom pizza,Read lessRead more

Yes, they are perfect for that. Great for naan & pitta bread, chapatis and pancakes too

Try a boiled egg in it. Not sure it's a saving though vs water

chocci01/04/2022 20:13

Yes, they are perfect for that. Great for naan & pitta bread, chapatis …Yes, they are perfect for that. Great for naan & pitta bread, chapatis and pancakes tooRead lessRead more

May I know the size of this tawa please? Thanks

addy201302/04/2022 11:10

May I know the size of this tawa please? Thanks

I dont have this one so best contact the eBay seller. 9 inches is enough

addy201302/04/2022 11:10

May I know the size of this tawa please? Thanks

I use the tiger crust ones in mine, can't remember if they're good fellas or Chicago town, I've got Tower airfryer with 3 shelves ,usually put them in the middle then move to top to brown a bit, if the bottom isn't crisp enough ,I flip it over carefully and put it back in for a few minutes, topping stays put

chocci02/04/2022 12:13

I dont have this one so best contact the eBay seller. 9 inches is enough …I dont have this one so best contact the eBay seller. 9 inches is enough Read lessRead more

Thanks for the info

gboig02/04/2022 12:56

I use the tiger crust ones in mine, can't remember if they're good fellas …I use the tiger crust ones in mine, can't remember if they're good fellas or Chicago town, I've got Tower airfryer with 3 shelves ,usually put them in the middle then move to top to brown a bit, if the bottom isn't crisp enough ,I flip it over carefully and put it back in for a few minutes, topping stays putRead lessRead more

Thanks will look into this airfryer

I’ve cooked a frozen pizza in the air fryer plenty of times, it comes out absolutely fine. Just go to an air fryer time calculator website, such as this one and just enter in the cooling instructions from the back of the packet to convert it in to the time and temperature settings you’ll need on the air fryer.