Air Fryer Believers

This summer Meg purchased an air fryer for Doug for his 51st birthday.  She had heard really good things about the cooking appliance and thought that Doug might want to use it as it was a healthier way to cook.  He was thankful to have received it, but didn't really get it out until the fall.  Cal had told Doug that he and Jayce used theirs all of the time and highly recommended it.  After Cal's comments and the knowing that Meg had bought it for him, Doug finally decided to try it.  At first he wasn't quite sure if he would like using it, but once he did, he starting cooking with it almost nightly.  It was perfect for grilled chicken or fish which was extremely helpful on my weight watchers plan.  

Hearing how much Cal and Doug liked their air fryers and knowing that Nick used his for almost all of his cooking, Meg decided to use some of her Kohls cash in October to get one as well.  She was instantly pleased as she could cook healthier and study more while she was making dinner.  With all of the good reviews from our family, I decided to purchase air fryers for Brett and Grandma Jane for Christmas.  Brett's had some time to make a few meals with it and liked it.  Grandma and Grandpa, however, have used it almost daily making everything from pork chops to french fries.  The best part has been that my dad has been able to use it, so my mom can have a break from cooking.

Cameron had been the only air fryer neigh sayer in the family.  He had voiced multiple times that we were all just a bunch of followers.  Maybe not following the crowd, but definitely following each other.  Cameron claimed that that happens all of the time in the Heinisch home.  "Mom gets a record player . . . then Meg gets a record player."  "Dad starts as an auditor. . . Cal first job is an auditor."  Cal and Meg have CR-Vs . . . Brett gets a CR-V." and so on and so on.  Cameron said that he doesn't want to follow what everyone else in the family does.  He wants to be original, just like attending Bethany, getting his ears pierced, being a Lions' fan, etc.  

Cameron's air fryer opinion changed this past week, however.  Since Doug was going to be in Florida and I was responsible for dinners, I encouraged Cameron to pick out some foods that we could easily air fry.  He wasn't quite sure what he wanted at first, but once he took a look around the frozen food section he found shrimp spring rolls, mozzarella sticks, and mini corn dogs.  After those were a cooking success, I decided to step it up and try pork chops in the air fryer.  Cameron said that they were the best ones that he had had in quite some time.  I was glad to hear that and also that he had finally joined the rest of the air fryer fan club in the Heinisch family.