Category:Air fried recipes

Air frying food as the primary cooking method

What is air frying?

An air fryer is a kitchen device that cooks by circulating hot air around the food. The heat source is often a high wattage halogen lamp. A fan circulates the hot air around the food at pressure, cooking the food and producing a crispy layer thanks to the Maillard effect. By circulating air up to 200 degrees Celsius, air fryers cook foods such as potato chips, chicken, fish using far less oil or fat than conventional deep fryers.

Most air fryers have adjustable temperature and timer settings that allow for more precise cooking. Food is cooked in the cooking basket that sits atop a drip tray.

While most models of air fryers require that the basket be periodically shaken to ensure even food cooks evenly and does not stick, some models incorporate a food agitator that continuously turns the food during the cooking process.

Keep your air-fryer clean - use paper liners!

I Still use a slicone liner im my air-fryer but now I line it with special baking parchment. It saves on the washing-up. Just make sure there is always enough food to weigh down the paper or it will get sucked up into the heating element and could catch fire. That aside, I'm converted. Just Google for 'air fryer baking paper' or use this Amazon Uk search link

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  A great way to keep your air-fryer clean and grease free

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  Never put it in the basket WITHOUT food to weigh down the paper

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  Keep out the grease

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  Save on washing up Use a Pyrex bowl in the air fryer basket

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  Air fried Singapore noodles, everything mixed together, ready to serve

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  Re-heat those anemic chip-shop chips and turn them golden brown and crispy (15 minutes)]]

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  Our AL806040 only lasted a few years (over use!) and has been replaced by this; the Tefal Actifry Genius

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  Tefal ActiFry AL806040 - Hot air fryer

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  Our Pro Breeze XL 5.5L Air Fryer

How much oil is used in an air fryer

Around 1kg [2.2lb] of raw potato chips can be fried with 14m (1 tablespoon) of oil.

Reviews say better than deep frying in all but appearance

Fairly obviously, people are skeptical that this cooking method will produce results as good as deep frying. However, study by professor Shaker, M. Arafat and published by the Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (pdf) show that french fries which were cooked using an air fryer actually beat traditionally fried french fries in taste, color, smell, crispness, hardness, oiliness and only were rated worse than traditionally fried french fries in appearance.

See also

• Tefal Air fryer
• Pro Breeze XL 5.5L Air Fryer