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==Air frying food as the primary cooking method==
===What is air frying?===
An air fryer is a [[:Category:Tools|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 [[Browning#The_Maillard_reaction|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 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=air%2Bfryer%2Bbaking%2Bpaper&crid=ZU4WS2NIXKXR&sprefix=air%2Bfryer%2Bbaking%2Bpaper%2Caps%2C76&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 use this Amazon Uk search link]
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Image:AirFryer baking parchment.jpg|A great way to keep your air-fryer clean and grease free
Image:AirFryer baking parchment-fire.jpg|Never put it in the basket WITHOUT food to weigh down the paper
Image:AirFryer baking parchment-grease-free.jpg|Keep out the grease
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Image:Cooking sausages in an airfryer recipe.jpg|thumb|right|Save on washing up [[Cooking sausages in an airfryer|Use a Pyrex bowl in the air fryer basket]]
Image:Singapore_noodles_with_chicken_chicken_and_vegetables_with_noodles.jpg|[[Air fried Singapore noodles with chicken, courgettes and mushrooms|Air fried Singapore noodles]], everything mixed together, ready to serve
Image:Tefal ActiFry AL806040 - Reheating chips.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Re-heat those anemic chip-shop chips and [[Ham egg and air fried chips|turn them golden brown and crispy]] (15 minutes)]]
Image:Telfal Actifry Genius Air Fryer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Our AL806040 only lasted a few years (over use!) and has been replaced by this; the [[Tefal Actifry Genius]]
Image:Tefal ActiFry AL806040 - Hot air fryer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Tefal Air fryer|Tefal ActiFry AL806040 - Hot air fryer]]
Image:Pro Breeze XL 5.5L Air Fryer.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Our [[Pro Breeze XL 5.5L Air Fryer]]
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===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, [https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.jfns.20140204.26.pdf|a 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]]
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Chef at 15:35, 30 October 2024