Question 1

What is the difference between this and the Nuwave oven?

Accepted Answer

The Nuwave oven uses a heating element much as a regular oven, along with a fan to cook. You can get a Nuwave oven for $99 many places, so the price is not that much different. Overall, the cooking process is basically the same - a heating source and convection. The Nuwave is a bit more oven-like as you cook on a rack and the air fryers cook in a basket to resemble an oil fryer more.

Question 2

might sound stupid but how does this effect your electric bill i know hologen lights can run a pretty penny?

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The cost to run will vary with your usage and the cost of your electricity in your area.  As an example I will use my electricity rate and an estimated usage of say 3 hours per week.

I pay 12.5 cents per KWH (kilowatt-hour) for my electricty on average.

Since this uses 1300 watts (1.3 Kilowatts)-- the cost per hour to run this for me would be approximately 16.25 cents per hour to run-- so for my example of 3 hours per week it would cost me approximately $1.95 per month to run (12 hours x 16.25 cents per hour).

I do not own this yet so I'm unaware of how much hot air this might throw off as it runs-- if it is significant and you run an AC to cool your house-- this will add some cost to operate it as your AC will run longer to cool the house... In my opinion this would not be too significant and if you cook with an oven instead that would put out more heat then this would  and may offset some of the cost of this to run.

I hope this helps.

Question 3

Can you make French frys from scratch in it or only conveience foods?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can make French fries from scratch.  That's was our first food experiment when we got our Big Boss.  The instructions are in the cookbook.  Basically need to dry the fresh cut fries with paper towel before cooking to remove excess moisture.  Then brush it with oil.  Or in our case, we mixed the uncooked fries with about 10 ml of cooking oil, hand mixed in a mixing bowl.  Layer the fries in the pan. Set temperature to 400F and timer for 20 min as instructed.  Fries turned out great.  My children love it.  Thumb up.

Question 4

I can't get the Big Boss oil-less fryer to cook anything , what am I doing wrong.

Accepted Answer

I love my big boss but  I found to cook chicken in it I coat it with Italian dressing and it cooks great, threw out the oil sprayer, didn't do a thing for anything, need some olive oil, but not very much, also found if I cooked things about 25 degrees more than recipe it helped, does a great job on pork chops, use it almost every day, good luck

Brand	Big Boss
Model Number	2249
Color	Gray
Product Dimensions	40.64 x 40.64 x 40.64 cm; 7.05 kg
Capacity	16 Liters
Power / Wattage	1300 watts
Voltage	120 Volts
Material	Stainless Steel
Auto Shutoff	Yes
Special Features	Programmable
Item Weight	7.05 Kilograms

BIG BOSS Air Fryer, Super Sized 16 Quart Large Air Fryer Oven Glass Air Fryer, Infrared Convection Healthy Meal Electric Cooker with Timer, Dishwasher Safe, Plus 50+ Recipe Book, Graphite

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