The number of electrical cooking appliances is constantly growing. More recently, the first air grills entered the market. But at the moment there are so many of them that it’s not easy to figure them out. One of the most popular models is the VES AX 730 air grill. What are its advantages and are there any disadvantages?
Product Description
Air grill is an electric appliance that cooks food under the influence of hot air. It consists of a stand, which serves as the base for the device. A glass bowl is mounted on it, which is covered with a lid. Halogen and a fan are built into it, which drives hot air inside the bowl body. The control panel is located on top of the lid.
Bottom - latch for lifting the cover. It is used when installing the expansion ring.
Products are placed in a bowl. Its volume is 12 liters. But it can be increased. For this, an expansion ring is included with the device. It allows you to increase the volume up to 17 liters. At the same time, food cooks a little longer. The maximum parameter of the device is 44 cm.
The VES AX 730 air grill has a power of 1350 watts. The heating element is a halogen lamp. Built directly into the lid of the appliance, it quickly cooks all dishes.
An air grill is developed in Spain, but is manufactured and supplied to us from China. Hence some quality problems.
Cooking Methods
The appliance cooks in ten ways. Meat dishes and fish can be fried in the usual way, on the grill and barbecue. You can bake without oil. This not only saves food, but also allows you to consume wholesome food. This is facilitated by steaming and without the use of water.
The VES AX 730 air grill allows you to heat previously cooked food, bake baked goods, stew various vegetables, and boil eggs.
The temperature inside the bowl helps to regulate the thermostat. Its range is from 75 to 260 degrees.
You can heat frozen foods, sterilize jars and lids.
For all these and many other operations you will need various accessories.
Grill accessories
A steamer is a stand with small holes, which is used for steaming, smoking and baking.
Rice cooker allows you to cook not only rice porridge and pilaf, but also roast, soups, first courses. In the dishes you can fry cutlets, pies, bake a biscuit.
In addition, there is an expansion ring, a double grill, skewers, a nozzle for making pizza, tongs for taking out food.
Air grill smoking
You can even smoke meat and fish, but first you need to prepare the products. For this, the instruction advises using hot or cold smoking. A handful of alder shavings moistened with water is poured at the bottom, the meat is laid on an inverted grate. When cooking fish, lard, squid meat, they are placed on a double grate, and the chips are placed on a steamer, which is installed on the bottom of the grill.
Then set the estimated cooking time and select "Start". From the first time it is difficult to determine the conformity of the specified time and the degree of product readiness. It is indicated in the instructions approximately and depends on many factors. For example, setting the inside of a steamer with ingredients slows down the cooking process.
First inclusion
How to start using the VES AX 730 aerogrill? The instruction says that before using the appliance, wash the bowl, wipe it so that it is dry. Set on a stand. Connect the device to the network and press the "Warm-up" button. Within 20 minutes, the temperature inside the bowl will reach 250 degrees. At this time, the smell of burning grease will be felt. After warming up, it should not be repeated.
After the warm-up time has ended, the appliance will stop. Let it cool, then wipe the bowl with a damp sponge.
Cooking with an air grill
Place the food in the bowl, close the lid. Set the cooking time and temperature. Turn on the "Start" button.
When the device turns off after a beep and the fan stops, do not rush to take out cooked food. The bowl at this time is very hot, so it is easy to get burned. Wait a few minutes, then take out the food with special tongs.
For the same reason, they do not bend over the bowl during cooking, when they report the products or want to determine the degree of their readiness.
What can be done to quickly cook food grills VES Electric AX 730? The manual advises where possible to lay food on the grill so that hot air blows them faster. The distance between the pieces of food and the walls of the bowl should not be less than 15 mm. This space is necessary for the passage of hot air and heating products.
Defrosting food
Defrost food at a temperature of 80 to 95 degrees. Before being placed in the appliance bowl, they are placed in a plastic bag. Then set on the grill, upside down legs. The products are not placed in a hot bowl, so that it does not burst from contact with a cold object.
Set the mode and press the "Start" button. Time depends on the type and weight of the products. For example, the dough defrosts faster than meat.
Grill Tips
Do not advise abruptly changing the temperature, dropping it. This may cause damage to the device.
To save energy, you can wrap food in foil. This will make it cook 20 percent faster. With time, energy is also saved.
The instruction indicates that the device cannot be operated for more than two hours in a row. You need to take a break at least half an hour every 2 hours.
Do not store perishable foods, raw or cooked, in a grill bowl.
Do not use the device for industrial production. Children or people with weakened reactions should not be allowed to work with air grills.
After cooking, it is disconnected from the network. Leaving home, the grill must be turned off.
Cooking several dishes
The VES AX 730 air grill allows you to cook your entire meal in one go. To do this, products that take longer to cook are laid on the steamer and placed on the bottom of the bowl. After some time, the lid is opened and the remaining products are laid, which require less time for cooking. They are cooked on a wire rack, which is turned upside down. At the same time, cold water from products should not be allowed to fall on a hot bowl. She can crack.
Before placing food, the grill must be greased. This will make it easier to clean. At the bottom of the bowl, you can put foil or pour a little water so that the fat and juice do not burn there.
The VES Electric AX 730 air grill with an empty bowl is not turned on at high temperatures. You can only use the "Warm-up" function. It must be used not only after purchasing an air grill, but also after periods when the device was not used.
Unlike microwave ovens, glass or plastic utensils cannot be installed inside the air grill bowl. If necessary, use only metal.
Appliance cleaning
- Clean the bowl very carefully. After all, it is made of glass.
- The housing must not be immersed in water.
- Disconnect the device from the network.
- Do not pour cold water into the bowl, it will burst.
- The cooled bowl is cleaned with sponge from pieces of food and washed under the tap.
You can use the self-cleaning function:
- stack dirty accessories inside the bowl;
- fill it with water;
- add detergent;
- close the lid;
- connect the device to the network;
- set the option "Cleaning".
Cleaning is carried out in another way. Having added water and detergent, include VES AX 730 aerogrill at a temperature of 75 degrees for 10 minutes.
After cleaning, rinse the bowl, wipe dry. Do not leave the grill with water for a long time. Do not wash the lid in any way. Wipe it gently with a damp cloth. After all, there is a heater for VES AX 730 aerogrill and an electronic display.
User reviews
Customers generally value the quality and performance of the VES AX 730 hot air grill. They leave enthusiastic reviews about its capabilities. He may be especially needed in the country. There is an opportunity not only to cook dinner, but also to preserve, sterilize cans, lids, blanks for the winter.
A hot grill will also be in the house, where for some reason there is no way to use the stove. For example, in a new building.
Reviews say that VES AX 730 air grill helps them a lot. The recipes from the book that came with the device are not very accurate, but they help determine the main trends in the preparation of various products. And you need to determine exactly the cooking time, temperature, height of the products above the bottom level in practice.
Buyers notice that you need to get used to food cooked on an air grill. She seems to some too dietary. After all, all the fat flows down to the bottom of the bowl. The fish cooked on an air grill has a fried crust, and inside it is juicy and soft.
It is pleasant to users that cooking is not accompanied by smells of smoke and burning. But when smoking or cooking meat comes a pleasant smell.
At the same time, users found problems that the VES AX 730 air grill has. Reviews say that the bracket wears out over time, the fastening loosens, which requires additional effort from the owner.
Not everyone likes the taste of food cooked with an air grill. They believe that it is only suitable for cooking meat and fish. Users complain that they had to cook potatoes or rice for about two hours, and the rolls prepared according to the recipe from the book were inedible.
Users say that they carry out minor repairs of the VES AX 730 air grill themselves. This is the replacement of the heating element, the adjustment of the buttons.
Buyers say the manual does not indicate that the device has three fan adjustment speeds. This means that convection is here.
Some buyers were unlucky with buying an air grill. They fail due to manufacturing defects, buttons do not work. Attempts to replace fail, because other devices from the batch are also malfunctioning.