Here’s an interesting gadget for your kitchen. If you are familiar with air fryers, this Mealthy crisplid does exactly the same thing but you use this along with your electric pressure cookers and it is much more compact.
Interested? Read below for a detailed review of this Crisp lid. To buy the CrsipLid click on my exclusive referral link here – LINK TO BUY.
Here’s the amazon Link – Mealthy CrispLid
It is exactly what the name suggests. It is a kitchen appliance that lets you fry things, but without as much oil as in the traditional method. Instead, it uses hot air to fry up things. So it is considerably healthy than frying using tons of oil. The airfryer doesn’t eliminate oil completely. But you would not have to use as much oil as you would normally do.
I don’t own an airfryer. This is my first one. So while I cannot do an exact comparison between the two, I can tell you the basic differences.
A traditional air fryer is a separate kitchen appliance whereas, the Mealthy CrispLid works on top of your 6 or 8 Qt Electric cooker (like instant pot or mealthy multipot) It is a lid, that you fix on top of your electric cooker.
Imagine this, you finish cooking / steaming potatoes in your electric cooker. Now all you have to do is crisp them up. Now you can do that by either frying them in oil, baking them or crisping them up in an airfryer. If you want to crisp them in your air fryer, all you do is, fix this CrsipLid on your electric cooker that you used to cook your potatoes and air fry them until nice and crispy. Get the picture?
It is to be noted that the Trivet, basket, silicone mat, tongs are all dishwasher safe.
Yes, all airfryer recipes work with the CrispLid. If you find any blog/ article featuring airfryer recipes, you can definitely use that with the crispLid. Things you can do with the crispLid include but are not limited to-
My first CrispLid recipe- Fried Idlis
My first recipe with the CrispLid was Crispy fried Idlis. Crispy idlis is one of my daughter’s favorite things to eat. Traditionally I would use a lot of oil, a cast iron pan to crisp up the idlis. I decided to try the same using the Crisplid.
So here’s what I did – I steamed the idlis in my Instant pot, drained the water from the inner lid and removed the idli pans. I let them cool for a bit. Then I cut them in bite sized strips and coated them in about a tsp of oil. I then placed the cut idlis on the frying basket, which was placed on top of the trivet in the inner pot of my Instant pot. I set the timer for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. When done, I turned the idlis to the other side and cooked for another 5 minutes and voila they were done.
(I will post a detailed recipe soon on the blog)
What I liked and did not like about the Mealthy CrispLid – Pros–
What I liked and did not like about the Mealthy CrispLid – Cons–
What do you think? I think they are a great addition to your kitchen, especially if you have an Instant pot or any other electric cooker. It does not take up a lot of space and it is budget friendly as well. If you already own an airfryer, then there is no point in buying the crisp lid.
If you don’t own an electric cooker, but wish to buy one, check out Mealthy’s own line of pressure cookers – Mealthy multipot. I have heard great reviews from my friends and fellow bloggers that they are as good as an Instant pot and budget friendly too, especially for people in India.
To buy the Mealthy Multi pot – For people in The US – Use this Affiliate/ referral link . For people in India – Use this referral link
Here’s the link to buy from Amazon – Mealthy CrispLid
If you do end up buying the Mealthy CrispLid or the Multipot, do let me know how you liked it. Also keep checking the page for recipes that you can make using the CrsipLid. I have a series of Airfryer recipes planned for the upcoming blog posts.
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