Keep Calm and Cook Something: Air Fryer Good?

One of the trendy cooking appliance must be air fryer. A lot of people are talking about this as it said it's so good to have one to deep fry food without using oil, so that it's so healthy and easy to clean. Is air fryer really good and worth to have one at home?

First of all, what is an air fryer?

Air fryer is a cooking appliance that can do deep frying without using oil. Why? It is in fact more or less similar to an oven. Yes, it's like baking in the oven at high temperature, so that no oil is needed. Some said that 1-2 table spoon of oil will have best result. Since the air fryer has smaller chamber size, the circulation of hot air is more efficient than a conventional oven. However, if you want to bake, oven would be more suitable as you can fit different sizes of bakeware.

Are air fryer healthier than deep fryer?

Since no or only a little bit oil is needed, air fried food is much more healthier than deep dried food. For example, according to Phillip, air fried french fries contains 70-80% less oil than those deep fried ones.

How big of the air fryer should I buy?

The most popular size of air fryer ranges from 3 to 5 quarts. This is enough for a family of 1 to 5 members.

Here are some air fryer recipes to give you some ideas what you can do with an air fryer: