Cooking in an airfryer: video
Have you wanted to buy an airfryer for a long time? Videos and reviews about cooking in an airfryer will help you figure it out and make a choice.
Everyone knows that women spend half of their time in the kitchen preparing breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Of course, any housewife dreams of a device that would facilitate her work. Recently, a relatively new miracle technology for our country has become popular – the Airfryer, in which you can cook not only roasts and kebabs, but also soups, compotes, jam and much more. Stores offer many models of airfryer, but how to choose the one that suits you?
You can cook a wide variety of dishes in the airfryer
The first airfryer appeared in the mid-80s in the United States, and was created so that you can cook delicious barbecue wings or mouth-watering chops at any time of the year. The advantage of the device is that you do not need to use oil in it. Meals are prepared using hot air currents that heat the food and bring it to the desired degree of cooking. This is especially important for people leading a healthy lifestyle, as well as for those who are contraindicated in fatty foods. In more modern models, it became possible to regulate the strength of the air flow so that you can cook more delicate dishes, for example yogurt.
There are many models of airfryer and, of course, many factors must be taken into account when choosing:
- Decide on the size of the airfryer bowl, it can be from 7 to 14 liters. A 7 liter bowl is designed for a family of 1-2 people, and if you have a large family, it is better to buy an airfryer with a 14 liter bowl. Also, pay attention, often an additional ring is included in the kit to increase the volume of the bowl, which, if necessary, is placed on top.
- Find out which is more convenient for you – a removable cover or a cover on the bracket. If the lid is removable, you will need extra space to put it back when you take out cooked food. But with a removable lid it will be more convenient for you to wash the appliance, while with a lid on the bracket it is somewhat more difficult.
- Choose which control you are more comfortable with, manual or electronic. Many appliances also have a timer and self-cleaning function.
- We also advise you to pay attention to the fan speed, in some devices it is only one, while in more expensive models the fan works in three modes, in this case you can adjust the air temperature.
- When choosing an airfryer, be sure to pay attention to the number of grates. The more there are, the more dishes you can cook at the same time.
Cooking in the airfryer is easy
What can be cooked in the airfryer
The list of dishes that can be cooked in the airfryer is very diverse. Here are just a few examples. So, with this device you can:
To bake and fry meat, fish and poultry on grates, to make kebabs;
Boil soups, cereals, compotes;
Stew vegetables and meat;
Preserve and pickle;
Make jam;
Defrost food.
As the manufacturers say, any utensil that you have in your kitchen is suitable for cooking in the airfryer. But it is still better to purchase heat-resistant glass dishes for cooking casseroles and soups, ceramic pots for stewing, and it is better to use silicone molds for baking.
Any heat-resistant cookware is suitable for the airfryer.
First of all – the ability to cook without oil or with a small amount of it. It is also important that when frying, all excess fat from chicken or meat flows into a special tray, and does not remain in the food, so that the prepared dish will comply with the norms of a healthy diet. Another important advantage is that several dishes can be cooked in the airfryer at once. In addition, you do not have to worry that food will burn or “run away”, and meat or fish does not need to be turned over. The entire cooking process can be observed through the glass bowl without removing the lid.
No matter what advertisements say, an airfryer cannot replace all kitchen appliances for you. According to the reviews of those who already use this technique, it is still better to entrust steaming dishes to a double boiler, and it is more convenient to heat a small portion for lunch in a microwave oven.