If you’re a fan of air fryers, you’re not alone: 26 million of the countertop cookers have been sold in the past two years. Rather than frying food, air fryers cook faster and with less fat by blowing hot air around food that sits in a basket or on a tray, depending on the model used.
Are you using your air fryer correctly, though? These tips will help you be a fry pro:
- Rather than using extra virgin olive oil or other low smoke point (the temperature at which the oil starts to smoke) vegetable oils, opt instead for avocado, grapeseed, or peanut oil which have higher smoke points and are better for higher temperature cooking.
- Don’t let your food get blown around–use toothpicks to keep lightweight foods – think kale chips, quesadillas, even grilled cheese – in place so that they cook evenly and stay put.
- Avoid uneven cooking by moving food around in the basket or on the tray once or twice to ensure the hot air covers evenly.
