How to Adapt Recipes for the Air Fryer

[NJCher]

No-paywall link to Washington Post.

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Pay attention to the specific type of dish

Here’s general advice for different foods:

Lean, roasted meats or vegetables: Use at least a coating of cooking spray or misted oil before air frying. (Just don’t spray the basket itself with cooking spray, as it can damage the nonstick coating.) Or toss with oil. For a basket of vegetables, I don’t typically go higher than 1 tablespoon. Don’t overcrowd the basket, and cook in batches, if necessary, advice that applies to breaded food as well.

Fattier cuts of meat: Don’t use as much oil, but even a thin sheen can help improve color and crispness.

Foods coated with flour, breadcrumbs or another dried coating, such as chopped nuts: Spray with oil.

Foods you’d otherwise deep-fry: Spray or brush with oil.

Baked goods: Use pans that aren’t so deep and tall that they make contact with the heating element, Cooking Light suggests. In wider, shallower and smaller pans, baked goods cook faster. Weinstein recommends covering cakes halfway through baking so the tops don’t burn. He especially likes spring-form pans, which make it easier to crimp foil. (For those who bake a lot, he recommends a toaster-oven style air fryer with an adjustable rack, instead of a basket model.)

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[keithbvadu2]

1. 1+

[Lunabell]

2. I love my air fryer!

I use it pretty much every day. When I get McDonald's and get home, I always airfry the fries for a few minutes because they're always cold. I airfry frozen things after spraying with canola oil cooking spray and a sprinkle of salt. It's a great way to reheat pizza. I love my airfryer.

[CrispyQ]

3. My husband loves our air fryer!

He eats a lot of frozen treats & they cook up quicker & crispier in the air fryer. I toast my English muffins & they come out perfect every time.

[Lunabell]

5. Definitely reheat your pizza!

Microwaves just leave a mushy crust, bilyt air-fried leaves the crust bready if it's deep dish or risen crust and crunchy if it's thin.

[Old Crank]

7. For reheating Pizza

I use a skillet with a lid. Mini oven.

[Bettie]

8. I do that too

little olive oil in the bottom, heat for a few min covered, then crank up the heat and throw a teaspoon or so of water in, cover and the cheese melts and the crust is crispy. My husband always orders extra pizza so he can have fried the next day!

[ificandream]

4. If you have a Kindle, there are tons of free digital air fryer cookbooks on Amazon.

I keep an eye on what ones are free through ereaderiq.com, which monitors prices for you.

[2naSalit]

6. Yup, learned that...

Right away, have to have some kind of oil on the surface. I call it basting, because that's what I do with kabobs, use whatever fluids but there has to have oil included.

I love my new fryer, actually a countertop convection oven with moveable trays and a rotisserie set.

The best part is, when I move, it goes with me.