Sometimes, one of the recipes would work perfectly in one and then we’d have to tweak it for the other, so it involved a bit of trial and error. When writing the book I had two different air fryers to use. “One air fryer’s heat might be more ferocious than another’s. My early attempts at fish and chicken were dry and overcooked.Ĭhef Poppy O’Toole recently published an air fryer recipe book, and told me that getting the right temperature was something she initially struggled with too. ![]() You’d think that cooking at 180C would give the same result whether you’re using an air fryer or oven, but I soon began to realise there was a small but important difference. Here are the mistakes I’ve made along the way and some helpful advice from the experts so you don’t recreate my disasters. īut that doesn’t mean everything I’ve cooked in air fryers has been a great success. (OK, poaching was a no-go but, surprisingly, you can soft or hard boil an egg in an air fryer.) Now I’m using mine for everything from baking cakes to honey-roasting vegetables. ![]() What originally led me to buy one of these tiny ovens was a recipe for cornflake-coated chicken I saw on TikTok, but I was soon experimenting with other foods like eggs. It just has so much going for it: air frying tends to be quicker than using an oven (partly because there’s no need to preheat), they’re super efficient and frequently use less energy. ![]() The story couldn’t be more different for my air fryer, though. While I’m not usually one to get caught up in cookery fads, I have fallen victim to buying ‘miracle’ appliances over the years – ones I’ve used once or twice and then subsequently left to gather dust at the back of a cupboard (my long-neglected bread maker and juicer spring to mind).
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