Wow you done sooo good you've inspired me thanks for all your hard work and helping us learn more about the ninja foodie functions 👍

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you v v much Donna, it's a pleasure sharing my ninja journey with you💕💕💕

With everything going up like it is i am so tempted to buy one of these Ninja Air fryers.It`s good to find someone who cooks like i do (normally:) ,and who is also testing out the product.The roast looked amazing ,and no worrying about the pre cook faffing!LOL.Looked straight forward and i`m definitely going to check them out.Thanks for a relatable review and recipe i can actually follow.:)x

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Awww thank you so much Joy💕 I've not used my oven since, ninjas are hard to come by at the moment, except for overpriced ones on ebay or scam websites where you'll never receive what you've paid for (I was stung but had paid by cc, so got money back thankfully!) so be careful! Many reputable places do email alerts when it's back in stock (currys, argos, qvc - not sure if they do email alerts but that's where I got mine after a tip off via a ninja fb group) there are other makes that have a dual drawer as well👍no bending down to look in the oven is a big bonus as well😄 atb kerry 😀👍💕

Loved your no frills, 'warts and all' demonstration and the issues I may come across as I hover my finger over the 'buy now' button in my cart... Very wholesome, thank you 👏👍👌

@budgetcookinguk

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much😀👍

Thank you. Good to see someone who’s not afraid to say they use gravy granules ( I like Morrisons) or bought Yorkshire Puds. Looks delicious. Spuds looked perfect too.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Franky😀👍 I much prefer gravy granules than the faff of homemade, splash of red wine in the granules takes it to another level🤤 same goes for York puds. I've been working on roasties, par boiled so they are on the soft side to see if the ninja turned them into mash - vid showing final results coming out soon!😄👍💕

Ive just upgraded my old airfryer for this model & and can't wait to do a roast! Love your page ❤️

@budgetcookinguk

8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you, and congrats on the upgrade!🥰🥰

I’ve just not a ninja for Christmas, and your videos have really help! Will be try a beef roast in mine in the next few days! Binged all your videos! They are great! 🙂

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Alexander! That's so nice. Happy cooking for 2023!!🎉🎉🎉

@wendybridges1538

Жыл бұрын

Just got mine too, but the dial and display are diffrent, are yours different?

@alexanderramzan7507

Жыл бұрын

@@wendybridges1538 I have the dial one too. AF400UK. Not much different!

You had 27 subscribers when I first found you just a couple of days ago. You now have 117 and counting! 👋👋😊 I started to panic about the crackling but you saved it! Pork looked delicious and so did the roast potatoes. Hope you all enjoyed it. x

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

I know Susan it's gone a bit crazy lol. Your first very supportive comment a few days ago, really helped me carry on - it's a bit nerve racking and you feel a bit silly talking to a camera☺️

@sue508

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk You're doing really well. Congratulations on the number of subscribers! 👋👋😊 xx

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

@@sue508 thank you so much 😘😘😘

Probably some other people have suggested this but put that roast in upside down, cook the bottom first then flip it right way up for the crackling. Give the crackling a max crisp blast at the end. This works for me.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

I do this with chicken but not with pork, great suggestion thanks Tony👍👍

@Gert-DK

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's what we do here in Denmark. Roasted pork is actually a traditional Christmas dinner here. Use coarse salt and rub it down where you have cut. Don't be shy with the salt. In a normal oven, we put water and bay leaves, maybe also whole pepper, in the tray. Check for water once in a while, don't let it go dry, it is needed for gravy. At half-time we turn the roast upside. YT video in English: "Den bedste danske flæskesteg med sprøde svær og brun sovs - Opskrift # 56". BTW, red vine is also good to the roast.

try cooking the pork joint without doing the max crisp , then when it is cooked, cut the rind off and put that in the air fryer on max crisp to cridp it to how you want it

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

That is a really good idea, thank you Paul, I will definitely do it that way round next time. Atb Kerry 😀👍💕

I’ve got the same air fryer - you don’t need to do the max crisp - just cook with the probe and the crackling will just happen ! Best crackling ever - I put salt and pepper on mine - I still parboil my potatoes but not for long - makes them super crispy on the outside even with the shaking they don’t fall apart - try mixing some sausage meat into the stuffing mix / they hold Together better and taste delicious xx made my mouth water seeing your dinner

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Catherine😀💕 I'm definitely going to do as you suggest next time I do pork👍, I par boiled (just a bit) my potatoes Sunday just gone and they turned out great but still not like my old oven ones. I always used to over par boil when using the oven to get really ace roasties😅 really want to replicate those in the ninja

@catherinehamilton4411

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk I don’t think I’ll ever get the potatoes as good as in the oven coz I would cook them around the meat but I’m still learning x

Loved the video. Thank you for sharing.

@budgetcookinguk

4 ай бұрын

Oh thank you Robert, that's lovely 😀💕

I've just subscribed - Great content - You are very easy to listen to and to watch - Keep the video's coming

@budgetcookinguk

10 ай бұрын

Oh thank you very much🥰🥰🥰

I really enjoyed this! Going to get one when I get paid

I just discovered you tonight. I've been looking for a Ninja and you came up. I watched you making the roast pork & what I liked is, it's still new to you and you're still finding out how things work, pressing buttons you're not sure about, length of time to cook so learning along with you. Really enjoyed it, you're doing great. Roast dinner looked delicious.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Rose💕 it's definitely a learning curve - I'm enjoying sharing the ride 😅 hope you get hold of a ninja soon🤞 I made apple cakes in the ninja for the 1st time recently - that vid will be out soon😬 thanks so much for watching Rose, atb Kerry 😀👍💕

Looks great x

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lois!💕💕

You know what... I really like this channel I'm thinking of getting a ninja and you have made my mind up to get one. Nice to see a genuine simple cooking channel without all the smoke and mirrors the fake personality. Keep up the good work 👍🏾 SUB from me 😁

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

That's a lovely comment thank you very much Jay😀👍💕 I recommend the hotstock app, it gives alerts to multiple outlets - as the ninja goes out of stock really fast, the app gives you stock history (nerd stats) and in most cases it takes 4 to 5min to sell out. Good luck 😀🤞💕

@jaysnipes1

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk OMG Thank you soooo mutch. I'm bloody losing my mind waiting for John louis to get stock in haha thanks again. Great work

@jaysnipes1

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk iv just got the app it looks great so thank you very much. Question did you upgrade if so did it make a difference or are you just on thr standard account? Thank you again

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jay😀👍places like currys do email alerts for the ninja. I forgot it had that upgrade tbf no good if you have to pay for the alert🤦‍♀️. I'll see if theres a free version available 👍👍

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

So ninja kitchen, currys and argos do email alerts as well but euronics say call them to find out next availability which may be useful 🤷‍♀️ www.harriselectricalltd.co.uk/ninja-af400uk-100012750.html Gerald Giles is a small shop that delivers (has a good trust rating avoid kitchhof or kitchmaster scam sites👍), calling them may be useful too www.geraldgiles.co.uk/ Dont give that app your ££ I didnt realise it only gives alerts if you pay for it🤦‍♀️ I retract the recommendation! Delete it off your mob Jay😅👍

Oh aye I've got a ninja eleven in one and it does a steam/air fry combi for chips. Put a bit of water in the bottom when you do home made chips , it will steam them for a bit until the water dries out then air fry., max crisp is the best setting for this.

If doing max crisp do it at end of cooking to save cracking. Hope this help 🙂.

Thank you for this video I’m going to buy this ninja you made things clearer for me! And ninja are offering %10 off as well! That pork and roast looked bloody delicious thanx again x

@budgetcookinguk

2 ай бұрын

Hi Jason👋😀 thank you for watching, I'm so glad you find the vlogs helpful

I basically did exactly this last week before I saw your video. I used the probe in a 1.3kg pork loin joint, used the large protein setting, and Roast mode and set it to Pork - medium well Like you, i found that the outside was cooking too quickly, although for me while the crackling started off good, it seemed to go softer towards the end of cooking - so while the joint was resting, I tried to crisp it further on the max crisp setting - which worked to an extent. I wasn't sure how best to do the roast potatoes so I soaked, dried and seasoned them much the same way as you did, but I cooked them without the crisper plate, again using the roast setting for 30 mins, I added a couple of garlic cloves and a few sprigs of rosemary and used avocado oil as I only had extra virgin olive oil . Shaking them every 5-8 mins. They went nice and crisp in the Ninja but I found they quickly lost their crispness once the device switched off that zone. Most importantly though, I wanted to use the Sync setting - with this you set up the probe exactly as I did, and then set up zone 2 with the roast potatoes for 30 mins of cooking. According to the instructions the unit should start cooking the meat first and you should see "Hold" over Zone 2 while it waits for the meat cooking to get under way. What I found in my case was that it actually failed to start cooking in Zone 1 that zone displayed Hold, and the roasties were almost entirely cooked before zone 1 was switched on with the probe. I found the meat to be perfectly cooked, but as I said the crackling left a lot to be desired. Maybe I should have used Air Fry mode like you did rather than roast. I'm going to try it again, maybe with a joint of beef, and this time I'll wrap the outside of the beef in foil so it does not cook too quickly

@budgetcookinguk

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike, your comment was great, full of detail. I've never got the hang of sync, preferring to time it myself. I learnt to start the meat upside down first, chicken and pork- beef I don't buy very often but the probe is so good for this, wrapping in foil initially is a good idea I think. I'd go for the cooking option under the one I wanted, so for example if I wanted it medium well, I'd pick medium, if a little too pink you could cook for a little longer but if overcooked theres no going back. It cooks a little while resting as well, and you can ramp up the roasties while its resting. Plus drawer 1 is freed up for yorkies or more roasties if you've got a lot in Drawer 2. 😀👍sounds like you've got this sussed any way, good luck with the beef roast!!

If crackling starts burning, slip it off with a knife and keep it warm. Also rubbing with salt helps crackling.

Just found your channel and subscribed. 🙂Love a good roast dinner. 😋

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Same!! 🤤😄👍💕

now thats what you call a dinner! excellent video..I've just ordered an air fryer...yes i know im late to the party 😂😂 bit anxious aboot moving from the cooker to the air fryer but sure I'll get the hang of it..Will be following your vids(closely)😂😂..much love from Glasgow (subbed)👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🍻

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Hi James👋😀 aw thank you - and congrats on getting an Airfryer, I love em - you'll get the hang of it on no time. I love glasgow, my dads glaswegian - I spent every summer in Glasgow and Irvine, staying at my grans, then my dads in Irvine. Gran is no longer with us so no more visiting that great city

@JamesWilson-vl2gx

Жыл бұрын

@budgetcookinguk uhh so your granny taught you how to make those delicious meals..and no doubt baked a lot🤣🤣 my mum was like that...wonder if she would have accepted the air fryer 🙈🙈

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

@@JamesWilson-vl2gx mine would not like the Airfryer at all lol, in fact her cooker was an early 60s cooker but so pristine and quite beautiful (I thought so anyway) used right up until the early 2000s😄👍even microwaves were too modern lol

@JamesWilson-vl2gx

Жыл бұрын

@budgetcookinguk 🤣🤣🤣 yeah cookers that where built to last...I need to move with the times or my kids will be saying (remember dad's 4 cookers)🤣🤣

Nice video it was fun to learn along with you, should be a bit less confusing when I’m finally able to get my hands on my own air fryer. Can I just ask though, how long did you put your roast potatoes in for? And at what temp? Thanks.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

No problem Darren, thanks for watching👍👍 I made the best roasties (so far) in the vid 'midweek gammon roast' where I par boiled 1st, then put in a drawer on roast for 15mins (whatever the preset temp on roast is - cannot recall👍) then 10 mins on max crisp (lots of shaking, I couldn't shake earlier because pots too soft from par boiling) times an approximate as it depends on quantity and how much you par boil. Trail and error! Congrats on getting hold of one🎉🎉

Its trail & Error Kiddo i have the same air fryer the Ninja AF451UK, but as you said its a lot of faff using that probe ,but I've honestly never used the probe and i guess i never will, i see a few horror stories on KZread were the probe has let these people down.Ninja ain't going to compensate you for failed probe cooking time , but that don't help when you have a room full of family all waiting for a Sunday lunch, but you managed to turn it around fair play to you i salute you for not going into panic mode, maybe they should install an anti panic button on all future Ninja air fryers Lol.

Suggestion - - Cook the joint then first crisp the crackling last on air fry, works for me

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion thank you David👌👍

Looking at getting the ninja air fryer , is it worth paying the extra to get the prob model like yours or will the one below be ok ??? At the minute the one below is only £199.99 where as your model is still £269.99 ??

GREAT review BUT you need to move the fryer 5" away from both walls 😉

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ted, that's an old vlog, the ninja is now on wheels and I pull it away from the wall when using it😀👍

I do my pork with prob seat at 69 inside temperature but I do mine on the roast setting it makes perfect crackling try it sometime,it look delicious,I think 75 is far to high if you don’t mind me saying

maybe not max crisp until the end? looks delicious! i’d rather it well done than under too❤️🤗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When using the probe and using the pre-sets, you can also tell it what you want tray 2 to cook at and for how long, then the Ninja works out the timings and starts try 2 so that it finishes when the probe hits the internal temp.

@budgetcookinguk

5 ай бұрын

I need to try this, thank you 😀👍💕

Kerry, I would cook the pork first and let the fat baste the meat, and when the pork is cooked I would Max Crisp the crackling on its own.

I haven't got max crisp on my air fryer so I don''t know if it would make any difference but in another video I watched they cooked the pork first then did max crisp

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Think that's the way to go Doreen great suggestion thank you, cannot wait to have a 2nd go!😋👍💕

How good is this machine, u like it so far?

Looking a purchasing this ninja. Do you get a lot of steam / moisture behind the unit and under your cabinets

@budgetcookinguk

11 ай бұрын

Not so much under, I had it on an old baking tray with wheels but have stopped using that, no discolouration at all underneath (on the worktop) the air vents are at the back and I move it out as there are sockets behind and do not want them getting hot, I use under wall cabinets and found I do need to keep the kitchen well ventilated compared to an oven being on as there def is more steam/moisture (depending on what's cooking) I do not mind that thou as, compared to ovens, AFs are so quick to cook food👍👍and cook them well

I found chicken breasts to be a bit overdone on the outside so I baked them for 25 mins and then just air fried for 5 mins to get some colour, worked a treat. Great to experiment, thanks for the vid

@budgetcookinguk

6 ай бұрын

I like your method! Will try that, thank you so much😀👍💕

Just found you! Great video :) I don't have an air fryer. Why did you choose roast for potatoes instead of air fry?

@budgetcookinguk

2 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for watching👋😀 roast is a slightly lesser fan speed than airfry, but maybe it's a mind thing thou. I'm roasting so pick roast function. It's very likely the same results would occur if I roasted pots on airfry😄👍👍I always pick roast, maybe I should test this theory

Ps. You are so lovely for cooking an extra meal for Val next door!

@budgetcookinguk

5 ай бұрын

Aw thank you🥰

What sized pork joint are you using? Thanks for the video.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you👍👍I cannot remember, it's been a while but it was a decent size. I cook extra large chicken most sundays in the Airfryer, which are bigger than the pork you see in that vlog

I thought the smart cook feature allowed you to put potatoes in the other draw and both draws finish cooking at the same time, am I wrong? In the process of deciding whether to buy this Ninja as attracted by probe and smart cook feature.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

You're not wrong but if you're unsure how long something cooks for, it's difficult to use sync. Being new to it at the time, I had to guesstimate cooking times, judging by looking at it rather than say sticking Drawer 1 on for 30mins and drawer 2 on 20mins, press sync and hope for the best 🤷‍♀️once cooking times are established, sync prob would be a good function - I've still not used it. Probe is good👍airfryers are great imo

I cook the pork first then take the crackling off and put it on Max crisp when removed from joint

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Great tip thank you Pat👍💕💕

Best way to get crispy crackling.. 1) Boil kettle 2) Score fat lengthwise , with a razor blade or REALLY sharp knife 3) Pour just boiled water over fat to help open up the cuts 4) Dry joint thoroughly 5) Rub olive oil on to fat surface 5) rub salt well into cuts in fat Cook as air fryer suggests. 😊

@budgetcookinguk

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, think I will try this next time I'm cooking pork - thanks again😃👍💕

@Ionabrodie69

8 ай бұрын

@@budgetcookingukYou’re Welcome.. 😊and if you do it in oven put it in for 20mins on the hottest heat then turn it down to 190 for remainder of time ♥️

Can you use a baking tin in the air fryer to do cakes

@budgetcookinguk

8 ай бұрын

Yes! As long as it fits you can use it👍👍

Hi, Kerry! I've got a nice pork joint in the fridge ready for my birthday in a few days time, though whether it will actually get cooked on the day is another matter. My birthdays traditionally start with a bowl of bran flakes, generously dredged with demara sugar and with Bailey's instead of milk. It's a lovely flavour combination but I keep falling over (!!) which can make cooking difficult. Still, you're only 75 once, so what the hell!

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Omg that's probably the most amazing birthday brekkie I have ever heard of Nigel! Happy Birthday to you!!!!🎂💕🎂💕hope you had/or are about to have a lovely day

Move fryer away from wall needs ventilation

Can l suggest u go to butlers empire for help tips on ure airfryer

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

I love butlers empire, already watching but thank you😀👍💕

Your supposed to max crisp last then you don't risk spoiling the rest of your meat 😊

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - it's all a ninja learning curve😃👍

Why didn't you put the potatoes in at the same time? The idea of the duel zone is that the air fryer will hold 1 side while the other side cooks. Once the second side is ready to start cooking, it will then begin. The point of the duel zone is so that you don't have to calculate when to start cooking a second food item. The air fryer does it automatically so that both foods finish it at the same time.

@budgetcookinguk

Ай бұрын

That only works if you know how long something takes to cook, the AF doesn't actually 'know' this as it all depends on what it is and how much is in the drawer - whoever is using it inputs temp/time etc. I've never used sync and find that it doesn't make a difference as I know how long food takes esp now that I've been using it for over a year, that vlog is very early days when AF cooking was very new (for me) plus 1 drawer sitting with food sweating while the other cooks doesn't appeal to me. You did ask😂👍

@bjs13_22

Ай бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk oh I understand that about being new to cooking with the AF at that time, but I am assumed the booklet that it came with had cooking times and temps for different food. I am looking at buying this AF so been doing a bit of research that’s all. The one I am looking at (same brand and everything) comes with a cooking guide. Food in the AF waiting to be cooked wouldn’t sweat as much as you think it would not in the amount of time waiting to be cooked.

@damiop123

Ай бұрын

​@@bjs13_22you'd want the meat to rest anyway so you wouldn't want it ending at the same time

@bjs13_22

Ай бұрын

@@damiop123 you can still factor that into the timing if using both sides - and plus the meat doesn’t need to rest that much before serving to warrant the need to start them separately like she did in the video. The purpose of these air fryers is to not worry about the timing and to program them to start when they need to in order to finish at the same time. By the time everything is ready - the meat would have had plently of time to rest.

@damiop123

Ай бұрын

@@bjs13_22 I see what you're saying but ideally you'd want to take the meat out to rest at room temperature, not in the air fryer drawer

Maybe the reason why the pork got too cooked on the outside was you were cooking it at 200°c. I think the probe just adjusts the time to hit the internal temperature required.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Yes I need to do a pork roast again, maybe cover it for a while mearly doors on not so high temp🥴😄

I found a recipe on a channel using a 1kg pork belly joint Will something that size fit?

@budgetcookinguk

9 ай бұрын

I can fit an extra large chicken in the Drawer and that's around 1.5kg (with crisper plate removed)👍👍

@killianmmmoore

9 ай бұрын

@@budgetcookingukall whole? :O

I’d say it takes just as long to roast those potatoes in air fryer than in the oven. You must of done 15mins at least 3 times.

I want to be your neighbour and have a plate of that roast pork .... yummy xx

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

😄 I'll sort you a plate out this sunday😋👍💕

Don’t forget to put the cat out, love.

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

😄I think you mean the dog 👍💕

A little late to the party but what litre is your air fryer

@budgetcookinguk

8 ай бұрын

Hi Donald, its 9.5 litre👍

I didnt get a probe with mine 😭 ... just got mine for Christmas, I think they have changed the design, anyone know?

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy, is it an AF400 or AF451? The af451 comes with a probe but the AF400 is same capacity as 451 but doesn't have a probe. Nice xmas pressie! 🎁💕I think the integral probe not that great tbh, prefer my handheld one

@wendybridges1538

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk thankyou, mine is the AF400 so that explains it. I cooked pork tonight which was really nice but the timings weren't really correct and had to put it back in for longer, but I guess its a bit trial and error timewise. Thanks for the response

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

@@wendybridges1538 no problem, took me a while with timings and still a bit iffy. Decades cooking one way, become like experts in our own kitchens then boom a whole new way of cooking. I love it thou, haven't used my oven since I got mine, it stores my pots n pans lol.

Ugh my mom got one of these had to go online and figure out how to use it she’s an elderly woman 🤦‍♂️ mind you I don’t cook and had no idea what a air cooker was? 🤷‍♂️

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Aww I hope she is enjoying her new Airfryer! 👍

@elchicano187

Жыл бұрын

@@budgetcookinguk works great! lol 🙂

Maybe try cooking the meat first and ignore the crackling, then do it afterwards

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

That's a great suggestion Glenda, I think you're right - will definitely do a pork again with this in mind, atb Kerry 😀👍💕

Spary is best not all the oil and pork fat

🐶🙂👌👍👋🏻

You sound like my sister. Do you live in Hertfordshire?

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Oh do I? I'm originally from north west london but lived in Berkshire late teens, now in essex😄👍

What a lot of faffing about ..just use the oven!

@budgetcookinguk

8 ай бұрын

My oven doesn't work properly as its seal is broken so heat escapes easily - so no I don't think it's a lot of faff🤷‍♀️and a lot of people (inc *me) are trying not to use their ovens during the cost of living crisis. *I've not used my inefficient and slightly broken oven for a year.

Try making the vid when you know how to use the air fryer ??

Please stop hitting the lens, feels like you are saying "Get out of here"

@budgetcookinguk

Жыл бұрын

Ah sorry Karlos it isn't intentional☺️ it's a go pro so has really good stabilisation but I have to pick it up to show close ups and some shaking is unavoidable 🤷‍♀️

@blackbob3358

Жыл бұрын

Please button it, Jackal face. This is the very concept of her vids, she's learning like the rest of us, trial and error. I'm afraid you've erred there, young man.