It is not recommended to buy an air fryer. The air fryer is baked with a small amount of oil and hot air, which makes you feel better than frying. The principle is that it is not hot oil that cooks food, but hot air. Some friends may want to buy an air fryer, but they are not sure whether it is worth buying. The following air fryers are not recommended.
It is not recommended to buy 1 air fryer. If there is an oven, buy a frying pan carefully.
The working principle of air fryer is similar to that of oven, and the food tastes similar. The only difference is that there is a fan inside the air fryer, which makes the air in the fryer circulate faster.
Because of the fast circulation speed, there are two differences between air fryer and oven:
First, the heating speed is fast, and preheating is not needed most of the time, or the preheating time is very short;
The second is that the food is dry-this is a double-edged sword, just like French fries and sweet potatoes. If it is dry, it will taste better; Like barbecue and toast, if it is too dry, it will become firewood and hard (the thinner the meat, the more obvious the problem, and the thicker the roast chicken wings, the less effective it will be).
In other respects, there is not much difference between the two. So if you already have an oven at home, and that oven has been idle, I advise you to start with the air fryer carefully, even if you buy it, you will eat ash in nine cases out of ten.
If you don't have an oven at home, you can buy an air fryer to practice. Or you have an oven at home and don't mind cooking. You can also buy an air fryer and cook a small amount of baked food (the oven is too big, you can cook more).
Is it healthy or not?
Many people buy air fryers for health. For example, I bought them to lose weight. Compared with frying pan, air fryer is definitely healthier;
There is no need to add oil when cooking meat or during cooking. We can also roast the oil in the food and fry ourselves with the food itself, so we will naturally eat less oil.
When cooking food such as French fries, you don't need oil at all. Generally fried, just for crispy skin. By baking, you can make the same taste, even because it is not greasy, it will taste better.
But then again, without oil, it often tastes a little worse. Especially when cooking meat food, you will feel that there is no fried fragrance.
Therefore, the air fryer can help you solve your hunger, but you still need some perseverance to be healthy.
Windows are very important.
If you are sure to buy an air fryer, you can continue to look.
When buying an air fryer, you must choose one with a visible window. In fact, there is a piece of glass on the pot, so you can see the changes of food during cooking.
This visual window is very important. You can always observe whether the food inside is cooked or burnt. Don't rely too much on the preset menu of the air fryer, it is too inaccurate to take things. Put more or less food, time and temperature need to be changed.
I'm a little lucky that the first pot I bought has a visible window, otherwise I don't know how many dishes to fry!
Small capacity is not afraid of large capacity.
The air fryer is different from other pots, like a rice cooker. Maybe two or three people, 3L is enough. But the air fryer can't, because many times we just lay a layer of food on the bottom of the fryer, and the height doesn't matter.
Therefore, a 3L air fryer is usually only enough for one person to cook. If you want to use it for the whole family, it is recommended not to buy anything smaller than 5L.
The biggest air fryer in my house is 12L, and the biggest pizza is only 9 inches, barely enough for two people. There are two 5L ones, and only four egg tarts can be baked, which makes people collapse.
20 reasons why air fryers are not recommended.
First, it is easy to cause cancer. Some people say that the air fryer is easy to cause cancer, or it is easy to produce carcinogens. Actually, it's not an air fryer. It should be a "pot". People often associate flowerpots with a chemical called acrylamide. In fact, acrylamide is produced by many foods with high starch content during cooking, such as French fries, biscuits and flour. At the high temperature above 120 degrees for a long time, especially when the food is more mushy. So stop talking about the air fryer. If you want to be healthy, you should eat less fried food at ordinary times, but it is no problem to eat and adjust occasionally.
Second, the taste is average. Some netizens said that the air fryer tastes better than direct frying. In the vernacular, because the air fryer is equivalent to a hair dryer, it blows hot air on the food and bakes it while blowing, so that the water in the food is basically dry, and the food made is hard and dry. Fried food is hot oil that directly locks the moisture in food, so it tastes different;
Third, the capacity is small. Some netizens said that they bought two traditional pull-out air fryers and roast chicken wings, and they could only put four or five at a time, which was not enough for children to eat alone. It is time-consuming and troublesome for the whole family to eat at least two or three times.
Fourth, the performance is unstable. The unstable performance may be due to the purchase of unqualified products or some small brand goods. Judging whether the air fryer is good or not mainly depends on its core technology, which must be able to preheat quickly and have good heating uniformity. The technology of well-known brands is relatively reliable because they have their own patented technology. For example, some air fryers have air guide slots, which can promote air circulation, which is more conducive to heating food, without turning food and freeing hands;
Fifth, the safety factor is low, and the air fryer will generate a lot of heat when it works. If the heat insulation is not good, the shell will heat up, which will cause serious safety hazards. Because the shell of the fryer is basically plastic. When you use it for the first time, it will smell like plastic. If you buy, you must see whether the product has the national safety certification mark, because only products that have passed the national 3C certification can guarantee us in quality and after-sales;
Sixth, it is difficult to clean, because the fryer is generally used to cook oily food, and there will be oil stains sticking inside the machine. In addition, the heating tube of the traditional air fryer is hidden at the top, and oil smoke will float out when cooking, which is basically unclean. After a long time, oil stains will accumulate and smell, which is very unfavorable to health;
Seven, the practice is single, and the traditional air fryer only has the function of air frying. It may be fresh when I just bought it, fried chicken wings, French fries and prawns. Once the freshness is over, it is basically idle;
Eight, the utilization rate is low, because the air fryer generally cooks oily food, but often eating high-fat and high-calorie food will lead to obesity, and it is easy to cause three highs. Normal families don't use air fryer to cook food every day, so the utilization rate is low;
Nine, occupying space, for families with relatively small kitchen space, the air fryer does occupy a lot of space, and the function rate is not high at ordinary times. It can only play an auxiliary role in the kitchen, and it is also very troublesome to put it back after each use;
Ten, the function is less, the temperature control range of the air fryer is narrow, and it can only be heated by hot air circulation, which has great functional limitations. Many ovens can thaw, ferment, dry, or make floss, yogurt and hot meals. These air fryers cannot be replaced, and baking cakes in the oven is more professional.
It is not recommended to buy three air fryers. What is the principle?
Its principle is high-speed air circulation means, which forms hot air through the heat pipe inside the high-temperature heater, and then blows the high-temperature air into the pot to heat the food, so that the hot air circulates in the closed space, and the food itself is used to fry the food, so that the food is dehydrated and the surface becomes golden and crisp, thus realizing the frying effect.
How to operate the air fryer correctly
1. The air fryer used for the first time needs cleaning. Clean the frying basket and wipe off the dust. You don't need to use detergent, just wipe it with a wet rag.
2. Put the air fryer flat and put the frying basket smoothly.
3. Connect the power supply, pull out the frying pan, put away the ingredients, and then push in.
4, set the time, you can start cooking food. It should be noted that the cooking time of different ingredients is different, and the cooking time is selected according to the recipe. If it is the first time to cook ingredients, you need to roughly calculate the length of time, and it will be clearer next time.
5. When the setting time is up, there will be a prompt. At this time, pull out the frying pan and see if it is cooked.
6. If the ingredients are not cooked, turn them over and bake the other side. Under normal circumstances, most of the ingredients can be baked on both sides, and there will be no situation where one side is cooked and the other side is not cooked. Especially meat, if both sides are cooked, there will be no problem.
7. After baking, let it cool. After cooling, remove the cooking basket and clean it. Finally, wipe the frying pan with a clean dry rag and you're done.