An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that was invented in the 1990s to fry food with little or no oil. Air frying works by blowing hot air around food on a wire mesh, causing it to cook at high temperatures. This method of cooking is great for people who are trying to reduce their intake of fat and calories.
Air fryers work well for french fries, roast chicken, pork chops, fish sticks, steaks and other meats – air fried foods can be cooked faster than regular deep fried foods because they don’t have as much water content – air frying does not use any oils or fats like butter or lard; instead it uses only air which means you won’t find an oily residue left behind when you
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The air frying process
With air frying, food is placed on a mesh basket (or tray) that sits in a hot air chamber. The air circulates around the food, cooking it at high heat. This method of cooking is great for people who want to reduce their intake of fat and calories.
Advantages of air frying food
The air fryer is a great way to reduce calories and fat intake because air frying cooks food using air instead of oil. Air frying air circulates hot air around the food, making it cook at high temperatures. This is why air frying works well with vegetables that have already been cut into smaller pieces like potatoes, french fries, and onion rings. The air frying process can also be healthier than deep-frying because the food doesn’t absorb as many oils or fats from the cooking process.
Disadvantages of air frying food
The air fryer doesn’t work as well with thicker foods that won’t cook through air frying. For example, air frying can make french fries very crispy on the outside, but leaves them mushy and undercooked inside. The air fryer also requires more patience than other cooking methods because it takes longer for food to air fry than it does to boil or roast.
How to use an air fryer safely?
Now that you understand air frying, it’s important to learn how to use an air fryer safely. The air fryer can get very hot, so make sure you use oven mitts and protect your face when removing the basket of air fried food from the air fryer. Also, limit air frying time to 3-5 minutes per batch to prevent over-browning your food. If you don’t want to risk your air fryer melting or catching fire because it’s getting too hot, turn it off and let the air fryer cool down before using again.
With air frying, food is placed on a mesh basket (or tray) that sits in a hot air chamber. The air circulates around the food, cooking it at high heat. This method of cooking is great for people who want to reduce their intake of fat and calories.
An air fryer can be used to air fry just about any food, including air fried ribs and air fried breakfast foods.
Air frying recipes include: air fried chicken wings, air fried french fries, air fried onions rings, air fried zucchini chips with ranch dip
Here are some air frying recipes:
Air Fried Chicken Wings
Ingredients:
- air fryer basket lined with paper towels or air fryer mesh tray
- 2 to 3 cups of flour
- air fryer cooking spray (or olive oil)
- 1/4 cup of water or milk
- 2 tablespoons of butter (plus extra for buttering air fryer basket or air fryer mesh)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 pounds thawed chicken wings cut in half at joint (about 12 large wings)
- Optional seasonings: garlic powder, paprika, chili powder
Directions:
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F. (Use air fryer preheating guide to achieve this temperature.) If air fryer has a “frozen” function setting, use this setting instead of the standard air fried food preheat setting.
- Place air fryer basket or air fryer tray in air fryer, and air fry until basket is hot for 1 minute (or according to air frying instructions).
- While air fryer is preheating, mix flour, seasonings, water/milk and butter in a medium bowl.
- Add air fried chicken wings to air fryer basket and air fry for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F (or according to air frying instructions).
- After air frying, remove air fried chicken wings from air fryer basket or tray, place on paper towel lined air fryer cooking rack and season with salt while hot.
- Serve air fried chicken wings hot with air fryer ranch dressing dip or air fryer honey mustard dipping sauce, if desired. (See air frying recipes for air fryer recipe links.)
Makes about 12 servings.
Air Fried French Fries
Ingredients:
- air fryer basket lined with paper towels or air fryer mesh tray
- 1 to 2 baking potatoes, cut into long skinny air fried french fries (use air fried french fry cutter if desired)
- air fryer cooking spray (or extra virgin olive oil spray)
- salt and pepper (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (or air fryer preheating guide to achieve this temperature.)
- Place air fryer basket in air fryer, and air fry for 1 minute (or according to air frying instructions).
- While air frying the air fried french fries, spray air fried french fries with air fryer cooking spray.
- After air frying, air fryer basket with air fried french fries will be very hot, so use air fryer mitts to remove air fried french fries from air fryer basket and place on air fryer cooking rack or serving plate. Season air fried french fries with salt and pepper (if desired) while air fried french fries are hot.
Makes about 2 servings of air fried french fires.
Air Fried Onion Rings
Ingredients: 1 large sweet onion, sliced into 1/2-inch thick rings air fryer cooking spray (or olive oil) salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (or air fryer preheating guide to achieve this temperature.)
- Spray air fried onion rings with air fryer cooking spray; place air fried onion rings in air fryer basket and air fry for 25 minutes (or according to air frying instructions) on each side.
- After air frying, air fryer basket with air fried onion rings will be very hot, so use air fryer mitts to remove air fried onion rings from air fryer basket and place on air fryer cooking rack or serving plate. Season air fried onion rings with salt and pepper (if desired) while air fried onion rings are hot. Makes 1 ½ to 2 servings of air fried onion rings.
Air Fried Mushrooms
Ingredients: air fryer cooking spray (or extra virgin olive oil spray) 1 pint air fried mushrooms, washed and sliced
Directions:
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F (or air fryer preheating guide to achieve this temperature.)
- Spray air fried mushrooms with air fryer cooking spray; place air fried mushroom slices in air fryer basket and air fry for 15 minutes (or according to air frying instructions) until crispy. Makes 1 ½ to 2 servings of air fried mushrooms.
