Air fryers cook quickly, and the results are often as good (or better) as those from slower cooking methods. If I'm telling you something you already know, you might be one of the millions of people using their air fryer daily.
You might also be wondering if your favorite stovetop and oven recipes can be made in the air fryer. Often, the answer is yes, though there are considerations when converting an existing recipe to the air fryer.
There are precious few dishes that can't be made in the popular appliance. We've tested simple sides, eggs, desserts, whole-roasted meats and even a campfire classic or two.
Because of its undeniable ease of use, speed and favorable results -- the microwave can't hold a candle -- your instinct may be to move every recipe, no matter what the directions call for, over to the speedy air fryer.
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Before you do, take the advice of Andreas Hansen, a passionate home cook and founder and CEO of Fritaire air fryers. Whether the recipe you're considering for the air fryer is roasted, baked, or fried, Hansen walked me through all the potential adjustments and considerations needed to adapt it for the air fryer.
1. Reduce the temperature and time
From roasted Brussels sprouts to roasted duck to air fryer brownies, your air fryer will first and foremost do it more quickly than your oven can. "It's called an air fryer because it circulates the heat faster, so that means that things brown faster," says Hansen.
With fast-moving heat and a smaller cooking chamber, an air fryer cooks faster than most of the appliances in your kitchen. Ninja
Air fryers with windows or glass bowls provide visual cues that help you gauge when something is done. However, for drawer-style air fryers, where you don't want to constantly interrupt the cooking process to check progress, start by lowering both the temperature and the timer for the recipe.
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