Stop what you’re doing! Aldi has a whopping 8L air fryer on the way for less than $100!
Oh and they have pie makers too!
Air fryers are officially the new pie maker. Aussie home chefs have gone nuts over the kitchen gadget.
Sure you can bung in a few chicken nuggets and chips for a quick dinner for the kids but you can do so much more. Home cooks have been whipping up roasts with enviable crackling, bread, pavlovas - even monte carlo biscuits!
Kmart has an air fryer that is much smaller than the Aldi big boy. At just 3.2L for $69, the Aldi 8L for a mere $99.99 will certainly grab home cooks attention. Similar larger sized air fryers can set you back upwards of $150.
Aldi 8L air fryer. Image: Aldi
If you are new to the air fryer craze, we’ll break it down for you. Smaller and faster than a conventional oven, the whizz-bang air fryer uses rapid air technology to create heat rather than an element. The heat circulates around your food rapidly surrounding it in a similar way to food submerged in hot oil in a deep fryer. The result is food with a crispy fried texture without additional fat.
They heat up faster, cook faster, are more compact and they are much easier to clean!
Just look at the crackling on this pork belly! Baked using an air fryer. Image: Chris Jolly
If you are pie-curious, Aldi also has a bargain pie maker for sale. Boasting a deep fill, you can load your homemade pies up. Pie maker fans are another kettle of fish. Cupcakes, custard tarts and the best-poached eggs are just a few of the alternate uses for this kitchen appliance.
Aldi is also selling a big family pie maker, it too has a deep fill capacity, perfect for warm comforting dinners moving into the cooler weather. Anyone else fancy some apple pie right about now?
YUM! Monte Carlo biscuit anyone? Made using an air fryer. Image: Chris Jolly
All these appliances are a part of the Aldi special buys sale next Saturday May 9.
Oh and did you know that Mothers Day is May 10? Just saying… 😉
4 individual pie maker or deep family pie maker, both $34.99. Image: Aldi
Michelle Connolly has worked as a photo director, social media manager and photo editor at some of Australia's biggest media companies, including New Idea. She is now editor of Practical Parenting and loving mum-of-two.
