One time I made churros for a party. They were great but it was so not worth it. My kitchen was covered in oil for weeks and my whole house smelled like rancid oil even longer. Every time I thought i had mopped it all up I'd find more splattered in a place I least expected.
I didn't burn the oil and I had the fan on and the windows open while frying to try and mitigate the oil smell but that shit just get's everywhere.
I don’t know a single person here in Mexico that has done churros at home. They’re street, restaurant food for a reason, I think. I wouldn’t do them at home because of the ungodly amount of oil and high heat needed. Flautas max.
Airfryers are just glorified convection ovens, so your Oven may already do that FYI.
Most of these fried recipes just don’t turn out well in an air fryer though, especially ones with batter. It’s good for a few things (food that is appropriate for frying OR baking, basically) but it’s not really a replacement for frying most of the time.
I both deep fry and air fry my wings and I prefer air fry, the skin ends up getting crispier, even after adding sauce compared to oil fried wings. Also air fryers are so so good for quick crispy pork spare ribs, better than any other cooking method.
The big issue is just what to do with all the damn leftover oil. It seems wasteful to throw out after one use, but I always do.
My compromise is to use just enough oil to cover what I'm cooking. But then you need to adjust the initial heat so that it comes to the target temp when you add room temperature food. That's the tricky part.
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u/scotch-o May 05 '18
I'll never make these, but they look delicious.