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How to Air Fry in Your Convection Oven

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Did you know that air fryers function similarly to a convection oven? In fact, if you own a convection oven, you may not need a standalone air fryer to get the crispy results that these countertop appliances are known for. Learn the differences between an air fryer and convection oven and how to get excellent “fried” results using your convection oven with this guide.

Air fryer vs. convection oven: what's the difference?

Can I use my convection oven as an air fryer?

What is an air fryer oven?

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How to use your convection oven as an air fryer

Convection oven air fryer recipes


Air fryer vs.

convection oven: what’s the difference?

In essence, a countertop air fryer and a convection oven work similarly, just in different sizes. Both have fans that circulate heat in either a countertop air fryer or oven cavity to achieve crispy, air fried food. Because countertop air fryer compartments are typically significantly smaller than convection ovens, they may have quicker cooking times. However, convection ovens also have more capacity than air fryers, so you should be able to fit more food in the oven as opposed to the two servings that some air fryers cap out at.

Can I use my convection oven as an air fryer?

You can air fry in your convection oven and still achieve great results as with a countertop air fryer. In fact, using your convection oven can actually be more convenient, since you have more cooking room to work with. Convection ovens and air fryers work similarly, with a convection fan circulating hot air around food in the oven cavity or air fryer compartment. To make sure that you get perfectly crispy results, investing in an air fryer basket or tray can be beneficial. Whirlpool® Ranges with Air Fry Mode include a dishwasher-safe air fry basket, giving you the added benefit of easy cleaning. Other benefits of using your convection oven to air fry include:

 

What is an air fryer oven?

An air fryer oven is simply a convection oven that has a built-in air frying feature that makes air frying in your oven easy. Convection fans will circulate hot air very quickly around the surface of the food, which will in turn crisp it up to a delicious, golden crust. Several brands, like Whirlpool, have their own models of ovens with air frying capabilities, so you can enjoy some of your favorite foods, like wings, chicken nuggets or fries without having to pull out an extra appliance. Because it uses less oil and doesn’t require a separate appliance, air frying may be more convenient vs deep frying.

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How to use your convection oven as an air fryer

If you have a convection oven that doesn’t have an air fry mode or option, you can still get similar results to an air fryer by making a few adaptations. Use these tips to get golden and crispy results when air frying in your convection oven.

Step 1: Prep your food for air frying

Depending on what you’re trying to air fry, you’ll want to prep the food to ensure a crispy and golden exterior. Foods like veggies and potatoes work better when they are cut into smaller bite-sized pieces, so to give them that nice crunchy exterior, cut them into spears, medallions or cubes and lightly coat in oil to encourage browning.

If working with meat or fish, make sure that the skin isn’t too wet by patting the surface dry and lightly coat it with some oil or cooking spray to help the skin crisp up. If using breading, air frying has better results with a drier exterior (think of adding toppings like panko, shredded cheese or breadcrumbs) as opposed to a wet batter.

Step 2: Use the right air frying cookware

Part of what makes countertop air fryers so efficient at crisping up your food has to do with the perforated basket that is designed for air frying. To ensure that you achieve similar levels of crispy as you would with an air fryer, use a perforated tray or basket to allow the hot air to circulate thoroughly on the entire surface of the food. If you don’t have a perforated tray or basket, use a dark or nonstick tray with low sides, or an oven-safe cooling rack. Place a cookie sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper on the lower rack to catch any drippings.

Step 3: Give your food space

Avoid overcrowding so that the hot air can cook/crisp your food evenly and thoroughly. The hot air that the convection fan circulates around the oven cavity will need to reach the entire surface of your food in order to help create a golden crust. Overcrowding will prevent proper crisping and may instead leave you with a less appetizing soggy exterior.

Step 4: Be mindful of air frying times and temperatures

Convection ovens typically don’t cook as fast as countertop air fryers, so you’ll most likely have to adjust the cooking times. Countertop air fryers tend to use higher temperatures as well, which you’ll have to account for when finding the right cooking times. If using a recipe that has the time for a conventional oven, it’s best to reference your oven manufacturer’s instructions for cook times and temperatures. If you don’t have your instruction manual handy, then start out by using the times in the package or recipe, and keep your eye on the food as it cooks.

Step 5: Flip halfway through

As you would with a countertop air fryer, you may want to flip or shake your food to improve air distribution to food surfaces during cooking, but flipping should only be done if the food requires it to avoid any heat loss in the oven. Spray or rub with a little extra oil or cooking spray to promote crisping.

Convection oven air fryer recipes

If you’re ready to give air frying a go with your convection oven, try some of these recipes using an air fry tray or basket to get a delicious result and healthier alternative to deep frying.

Oven-fried chicken

Prep and cook time: 75 minutes

Crisp oven-fried chicken gives you all of the flavor of traditional fried chicken but without the deep-fried guilt.

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Baked sweet potato fries

Prep and cook time: 30 minutes

Four ingredients — including salt and pepper — and under half an hour in the oven are all you need to make these golden, roasted sweet potato fries.

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Honey balsamic glazed brussels sprouts

Prep and cook time: 40 minutes

These honey balsamic glazed brussels sprouts are the perfect balance of sweet and savory. 

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Oven-fried potato latkes

Prep and cook time: 80 minutes

These oven-fried potato latkes are creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside while using only 1/3 cup olive oil.

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Air Fryer Oven Tips | Blue Jean Chef

An air fryer oven is pretty straight forward to use, but with a few tips you can really make it shine for you.

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Preparing to air-fry:
  1. Find the right place for your air fryer oven in your kitchen. Make sure you have some clearance around the oven so that the hot air can escape from the vent at the back.
  2. Pre-heat your air fryer before adding your food. Because an air fryer heats up so quickly, it isn’t critical to wait for the oven to pre-heat before putting food inside, but it’s a good habit to get into. Sometimes a recipe requires a hot start and putting food into a less than hot oven will give you less than perfect results. For instance, pastry bakes better if cold pastry is placed into a hot oven. Pizza dough works better with a burst of heat at the beginning of baking. It only takes a few minutes to pre-heat the oven, so unless you’re in a real rush, just wait to put your food inside. 
  3. Invest in a kitchen spray bottle. Spraying oil on the food is easier than drizzling or brushing, and allows you to use less oil overall.  It will be worth it!
  4. Think about lining your drip tray with aluminum foil for easy clean up. 
  5. Use the proper breading technique. Breading is an important step in many air fryer recipes. Don’t skip a step! It is important to coat foods with flour first, then egg and then the breadcrumbs. Be diligent about the breadcrumbs and press them onto the food with your hands. Because the air fryer has a powerful fan as part of its mechanism, breading can sometimes blow off the food. Pressing those crumbs on firmly will help the breading adhere. You can learn all about the proper dredging and breading technique here. 

 

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While you are air-frying
  1. If you’re cooking very fatty foods, add a little water to the drip pan below the basket tray to help prevent grease from getting too hot and smoking. 
  2. Don’t overcrowd the mesh tray, but cook foods on one layer instead. I can’t stress this enough. It’s tempting to try to cook more at one time, but over-crowding will prevent foods from crisping and browning evenly and take more time over all.
  3. Spray with oil part way through. If you are trying to get the food to brown and crisp more, try spritzing it with oil part way through the cooking process. This will also help the food to brown more evenly.
  4. Place delicate items lower in the oven so they don’t over brown or brown too quickly. Foods with ingredients like cheese or pastry on top can get too hot being too close to the upper element, so take advantage of the versatility of your air fryer oven and move the tray lower in the oven.
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After you air-fry
  1. Always make sure the drip tray is underneath the mesh or perforated tray when you pull the tray out of the oven. Otherwise, grease and crumbs will drip or fall down on the oven door or countertop.
  2. Don’t pour away the juices from the drip tray too soon. The tray below the mesh basket tray collects a lot of juices from the cooked foods above and catches any marinades that you pour over the food. If the drippings are not too greasy, you can use this flavorful liquid as a sauce to pour over the food. You can also de-grease this liquid and reduce it in a small saucepan on the stovetop for a few minutes to concentrate the flavor.
  3. Wipe down the heating element and oven door after each use to prevent grease from building up inside your air fryer oven. 
  4. Use a bristle brush to clean the mesh racks or baskets in your air fryer after each use. Soaking the mesh basket in the drip tray while you enjoy dinner is enough to loosen any food stuck on the mesh.
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How to cook in an air fryer and how to use it (video)

Lovers of delicious meat or fans of a healthy diet will need an air fryer (see how to choose it). In addition, it has a huge plus - you can cook several dishes at the same time, provided that the smells do not interrupt each other. You will learn more about this kitchen unit below.

Contents:

  1. What can be cooked in an Airfryer?
  2. Which cookware should be used in the air fryer?
  3. Cooking meat dishes in an air grill
  4. How to cook fish in an air grill?
  5. How to cook potatoes in an air fryer?
  6. How to cook kupaty in air grill?
  7. Airfryer vegetable recipe
  8. Some tips
  9. Video: How to choose and use an airfryer?

What can be cooked in an Airfryer?

Airfryer can cook everything from first courses to desserts. Stew, bake, dry vegetables - everything is within the power of this device, as well as bake pies, bagels and pizza, cook jam directly in jars, dry fruits, greens and mushrooms, darken food.

Of course, we can say with absolute certainty that lovers of meat delicacies will enjoy dishes from it. Here you will get the most tender chicken meat, barbecue, cutlets with a golden crust, smoked fish, baked meat in foil. And all this is cooked with a minimum amount of oil, but keep in mind that the products must be manually turned over to the other side.

Which cookware should be used in the airfryer?

Many owners of this appliance choose dishes based on microwave containers, but in an air grill the temperature reaches 280 ° C, therefore it is forbidden to use a container with a low heat resistance. Completely refuse plastic and wooden utensils.

An equally important factor in choosing dishes is the type of dish you are going to cook:

Unlike the same microwaves, it is allowed to use aluminum utensils, including foil, metal, clay, high-quality silicone containers.

So, having bought an air grill, you need to purchase items of utensils, adhering to three recommendations:

  1. Be sure to pay attention to heat resistance and thermal conductivity before buying containers. Utensils should be made of materials that can withstand high temperatures. Aluminum and heat-resistant glass have the highest thermal conductivity, therefore, in such dishes, food will cook much faster. But if you stew or bake foods in clay pots, then you will have to be patient, since it will take quite a lot of time to cook due to the low thermal conductivity of the material.
  2. The wall thickness of the cookware is also important. If you want to get fried pieces with a golden crust, cook them in a thin-walled container. More juicy dishes will turn out in thick-walled dishes, but they will also take more time to cook.
  3. Containers should not exceed 25 cm in diameter, otherwise the heat flows inside the appliance will be distributed unevenly, which will not have the best effect on the readiness of the dish. It will be either undercooked or overcooked.

Cooking meat dishes in airfryer

To cook cutlets, baked meat, ribs, steaks or chops, you will need wire racks, baking sheets, skewers and foil.

Barbecue

The meat is first marinated according to your favorite recipe. The main thing is to cut the meat into pieces so that they can be placed on skewers. As soon as the meat is marinated, it is strung on skewers and placed in an electrical appliance, where the temperature is set to 230 ° C and the fan is turned on at medium speed.

Turn the kebab every 20 minutes to get a golden crust.

Cooking shish kebab in air grill is demonstrated on the video:

Cutlets

Juicy soft cutlets with a crispy golden crust will turn out in an electric appliance. When baking cutlets, a tray is placed in the bowl of the appliance, on which excess fat from the cutlets will drain.

The shaped raw products are laid out on a grate previously greased with vegetable oil and placed in the center of the appliance. Set the timer for 30 minutes and cook at 230°C.

Pork baked in foil

After preparing a piece of meat (rubbing it with salt and spices, making several cuts), wrap it in foil and bake it in an air grill at 230 °C. After 15 minutes, change the temperature regime, reducing the temperature to 170 ° C, and continue to bake for another half hour.

Airfryer pork recipe is shown in the video:

How to cook chicken in airfryer?

Select a whole chicken carcass weighing 1300-1700 g, prepared as follows:

  1. In order for the chicken to cook evenly, make several cuts along the breast.
  2. While the appliance is heating up, rub the chicken with salt, pepper and spices. For this dish you will need a minimum amount of seasonings at your discretion.
  3. In the tray where the carcass will be baked, you can add light beer to make the meat more tender and juicy.
  4. The chicken is placed breast side up on the middle rack and roasted at 250 °C with high fan speed.
  5. 10 minutes before the end, reduce the fan speed to medium.

The dish takes about 35-45 minutes in total to cook. An indicator of the readiness of the dish will be a clear liquid flowing out of the chicken after being pierced with a sharp knife or a toothpick - if a pinkish liquid flows out, then the carcass is cooked for a few more minutes. You don't need to turn the chicken.

You can cook golden brown chicken according to the recipe from the following video:0003

How to cook fish in an air grill?

Air grilled fish is fried on a wire rack, baked in foil or cooked in batter.

Fish in foil

For cooking in foil, fish of not very fatty varieties is chosen. Fish fillets are marinated or rubbed with spices, put in foil and covered with an envelope. Place it on the top rack and bake at 200°C for about 20 minutes.

In an air grill, you can bake red fish steaks with vegetables according to a simple recipe from the video:

Fried fish

To prepare fried fish, it is cut into 5 cm slices and sprinkled with spices. The upper grate is greased with vegetable oil and pieces of fish are laid out on it. Set the timer to 200 ° C and fry for 20-30 minutes.

Turn the fish regularly to ensure a golden crust.

Battered fish

Cover the airfryer bowl with a piece of foil. The fish is dipped in batter and laid out on the middle grill. Cook for 25 minutes at medium fan speed. First, bake for 15 minutes at a temperature of 260 ° C, then continue cooking at 235 ° C.

As mentioned above, you can bake in an air grill. So, for example, you can cook a delicious fish pie according to the instructions from the video:

How to cook potatoes in an air grill?

Fans of fried potatoes don't have to worry about their health - they are cooked in an air grill with a minimum amount of vegetable oil, which has a positive effect on the level of cholesterol in the blood. In addition, there are various delicious recipes:

French fries can be useful if cooked in an air grill according to this recipe:

  1. Potatoes are washed, peeled and cut into even bars, dried with a paper towel or cotton napkin.
  2. Mix the potatoes with salt and spices in a deep bowl, then add vegetable oil (3 tablespoons are enough for 1 kg of tubers) and mix well again.
  3. In the Airfryer, select the “Reheat” function and heat the appliance for 6 minutes.
  4. Spread the potatoes on a mesh tray and place them on the middle rack. Cook the dish for about 20 minutes (time varies depending on the thickness of the tuber sticks) at 235 ° C and medium fan speed.

As soon as the potatoes are reddened, the dish is ready.

Potatoes can be cooked with bacon in the air fryer, as shown in the video, which also discusses the capabilities of the device:

How to cook kupaty in the air fryer?

In addition to the usual dishes, it also prepares dishes from different cuisines of the world. For example, baths. This is a Georgian meat dish, which is prepared from minced meat of fatty varieties with the addition of garlic and a large amount of spices - allspice, pomegranate seeds, barberry berries, coriander, cumin and thyme. It is stuffed into the shell from the intestines and formed in the form of sausages.

In order to make kupatas juicy and with a light, appetizing and fried crust, they are not easy to bake in an air grill (in this case they can turn out dry), but they are fried and stewed in pots.

Raw sausages are first fried on a medium rack pre-greased with vegetable oil at a high fan speed and a temperature of 250 °C. To prevent them from bursting, small punctures are made at the ends to release steam. Depending on the degree of roasting, it will take 15-20 minutes. As soon as the sausages are browned, they are transferred to a pot, chopped garlic, tomato paste, salt and spices to your taste are added there. And continue to cook under the same conditions for another 15 minutes.

You can see how delicious kupaty are fried in the air grill in the video:

The recipe for vegetables in the air grill

There are many ways to cook a delicious vegetable dish in the air grill. For example, lovers of eggplant and zucchini can choose the following recipe:

  1. Wash zucchini and eggplant and cut into rings 0.3 cm thick. olive oil and 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar, squeeze one clove of garlic, add Italian herbs, salt, pepper and mix.
  2. Place the chopped vegetables in a bowl and add the cherry tomatoes, pour over the sauce and mix.
  3. Line the top rack of the airfryer with foil and lay out half of the vegetables in a layer.
  4. Close the air fryer lid, set the temperature to 230 °C and bake for 20 minutes.
  5. Open the lid of the appliance, turn the vegetables over, cook for another 10 minutes and remove.
  6. Prepare the second part of the vegetables in the same way.

Cooked vegetables can be served with chopped herbs.

Some tips

To enjoy cooking in the Airfryer, you must follow a few rules:

Video: How to choose and use an air grill?

Elena Malysheva and her colleagues will help you choose an air fryer and tell you how to use the appliance correctly:

Air fryer, when used correctly and following the temperature regime and recipes, will help you cook hundreds of healthy dishes, because they are prepared with little or no oil. And steamed vegetables retain more vitamins. If you adhere to a healthy and proper diet, then this electrical appliance is a must for you.

Aerogrill Saturn instructions for use. Cooking and sterilization of jars in an air grill. What does an airfryer do. Advantages of

To make cooking easier, many housewives choose new appliances and devices that make dishes tastier and healthier. One of these devices is an air grill.

It makes cooking much easier and more enjoyable, and it doesn't take too much time. But in order to make the right choice of air grill, you need to carefully study the features and characteristics of the equipment.

Air grill: what is it

This is a compact device that can fit in a small kitchen. The device can easily replace a toaster, yogurt maker, grill and double boiler. The main advantage of the device is that due to the treatment with hot air, all useful vitamins are preserved in the products during cooking.

Device design

Air grill consists of a transparent bowl or flask, which has a stand or a lid that covers the entire structure. A heating element (tubular electric heater) and a fan are installed inside the cover, there is a control panel outside.

Budget models of these devices are equipped with halogen heating elements instead of heating elements. The main advantage of such elements is that when heated, the glass of the bowl does not undergo oxidation and corrosion.

But halogen type heaters have poor performance and short service life. Typically, the period of operation for models with heaters of this type is no more than three years. For metal heating elements, it is much longer - 8-10 years.

Halogen heating element

In addition to the main elements, there are additional components in the aerogrill device:

Standard device

Airfryer: what it is for

To choose the right air fryer, let's figure out why it is required and what can be cooked with air fryer.

The appliance cooks with hot air circulating freely in a special cooking container. During the cooking process, the user does not need to constantly turn the food. Also, cooking does not require oil, while the food is juicy and fragrant, the dishes are saturated with their own juices and become tender and very soft.

That is, first of all, an air grill is needed for cooking. He cooks soups, stews vegetables, meat, fish, and can also work as a smokehouse.

Three-tier device

A modern air grill with a wide range of functions can easily replace a whole list of different kitchen appliances:

Operating features

Each airfryer model must have a container in the form of a round transparent flask. Its volume can be different - from six to 12 liters.

Consider the principle of operation of the device:

Functions

Airfryer models have different functions. In more modern devices, it is possible to adjust the temperature and blowing speed.

The main functions of air grills include the following:

Also, some manufacturers equip the device with additional convenient features:

What can be cooked

Airfryer is a versatile device and is suitable for cooking almost any treat.

Potatoes with meat and spices are especially delicious

Consider what can be done on an air grill:


How to use an air grill correctly

Instructions on how to use the airfryer are included with the appliance. If you follow all the rules, cooking in the appliance will be simple and easy, most importantly, follow the recommendations clearly.

Cooking process

When using the appliance, do the following:

Before buying an air grill, you should carefully study its technical characteristics.

Air fryer model

Airfryer is a convenient kitchen appliance, with its purchase you will no longer have to put the pan on gas.

A device called an air grill can easily replace many other kitchen appliances - from a stove with an oven to a barbecue and a double boiler. At the same time, food retains all useful substances . However, in order to succeed, you need to know how such a device works correctly.

The operating manual is included with the device itself. Cooking in the Airfryer is very simple - just follow the instructions for use:

  1. Plug in the device.
  2. Put all the original ingredients in a container and close the lid tightly.
  3. Set the required parameters on the built-in panel. Their set is small - speed, time and temperature.
  4. When the temperature has reached the set pointer, the fan turns on, which starts to drive hot air inside the convection oven.

At the end of the cooking process, the unit itself will signal this with a sound. But don't rush to pull his plug out of the net. This can be done only when the air grill cools down and the fan stops completely.

The dish is ready. Now is the time to think about how to wash the "assistant". This can be done by turning on self-cleaning or using a dishwasher. In the first option, you must be guided by the following actions.

  1. Pour in dishwashing detergent and fill a container with very hot water (stop halfway).
  2. Close the lid for 10 minutes at 250 degrees.
  3. The process is completed - the flask inside is rinsed, and the lid is simply wiped with a towel.
  4. During this process, dirty grates, baking trays, skewers can be left inside.

Only the flask itself can be washed in the dishwasher after removing it from the body. But the lid itself is strictly prohibited to process in this way.

Some nuances of operation

These useful tips will help you to always prepare the most delicious and healthy dishes with this appliance.


These dishes are available in a variety of sizes. The main rule here is that the thinner the walls, the faster the dish will cook.

How to cook in an airfryer

One of the features of this instrument is its transparent walls . The user can himself observe at what stage the cooking process is now.

Regardless of the model, you must follow the general rules for the interaction of products and such equipment.

  1. For a more roasty dish, the cooking process should be slightly longer.
  2. Food on the top racks will be ready faster.
  3. With steam cooking products are poured with boiling water and covered with a lid.
  4. Pots should be covered with foil or a special lid.
  5. When preparing cereals, the cereal is poured with cold milk - the container itself is not covered with a lid.

Baking meat

Any baked dishes are incredibly tasty in an air grill. The user must put the product on the grill and select the following settings: first 15 minutes at a temperature of 250 degrees, then this figure is reduced to 200 degrees.

The answer to the question of whether it is possible to bake with foil is yes. This material will protect the dish from drying out and protect it from burning.

Air grilled meat can be baked as a whole piece. Here are some helpful hints about this.

  1. A piece of meat wrapped in foil. It is better to make it in several layers - so the juice will not flow out.
  2. The future dish is placed on the grill. After that, the device can be closed with a lid and set the settings (they are the same as in the case of conventional baking).
  3. After the ready call, the air fryer will turn itself off. It remains only to remove the meat in foil and let it cool to room temperature without unwrapping it.
  4. Then the cooled dish must be removed in the refrigerator without removing it from the foil.

First courses can be prepared in the Airfryer. To do this, the components of the recipe must first be folded into special portioned pots . After that, it will be enough to pour all the ingredients with boiling water. As for seasonings, soup cubes can be put already at the beginning of cooking. But the dish is salted at the very end.

Secrets of smoking

Air fryer with a unique smoking function allows you to get the right products without leaving your home. To do this, you need to prepare wood (sawdust from fruit trees or blackcurrant branches are suitable), which we will place on the bottom of the bowl. A drip tray is placed on top, and the product itself will lie on the grate.

Each such dish has its own cooking recommendations. The leading position in smoking is occupied by fish. First, it must be cleaned both inside and out. To express the taste brighter, the fish is processed through marinade, salt and spices. The end result will be rubbing with liquid smoke, after which the product must be left to marinate for forty minutes.

If you plan to work with chicken meat , then it should be soaked briefly in any chosen marinade, rubbing first with salt, and then with spices and liquid smoke. It is prepared both whole and in pieces - in any case, it will turn out very tasty. For smoking other meats (for example, pork), the product is cut into pieces - this is necessary so that it subsequently fits on the wire rack. Before the air grill, it is best to soak it for a day in a tomato marinade.

The cooking time determines the size of the chosen piece, but the average is two hours (an hour on each side).

Use of the smoking function should be subject to certain nuances.

  1. Installing a wire rack on the lowest shelf will help the dish soak up the meat better.
  2. Adding water to the tray will make the result especially juicy.
  3. You can lay out all the products before turning on the network or wait until the appliance heats up.
  4. And, of course, it is recommended to constantly experiment with marinade, cooking time and temperature settings.

Interesting airfryer workshops

The finishing touch will be a few recipes prepared in this unit. They will find a worthy appreciation and application from people who love to cook.

Baked chicken

The first step in this dish is marinating a fresh chicken carcass and seasoning it with various spices. Next, the bird is placed on the grate inside the air grill - all that remains is to choose the maximum temperature parameters and focus on the cooking time in the region of an hour. More details in this video:

French Meat

This dish is best cooked in special pots. A small amount of pork meat is taken, cut into pieces and placed in a layer on the bottom of such a pot. Lubricated with mayonnaise. The next layer will be sliced ​​potatoes, topped with onion rings and cheese. The dishes are placed on the grate, and the dish is cooked for half an hour at the maximum mode. Video instruction here:

Puff pastries

Those with a sweet tooth will be pleased with the fact that a variety of dishes can be prepared in the unit - from pies to biscuits and casseroles. In order for baking to please users and households, the first 20 minutes should be covered with foil, and the remaining half an hour should be left open. Here is an interesting recipe for baking puff pastries in an air grill:


In the bustle of bustle, we have less and less time for proper nutrition. All kinds of cafes and fast food restaurants are a familiar moment in our lives. Even at home, very often we simply have no time to cook really healthy, and most importantly, healthy food. It is in such cases that the air grill will become an indispensable assistant. With it, you can cook any dishes very quickly, from fairly simple potatoes in an air grill to the most sophisticated and complex.

However, after buying such a “miracle of invention”, most users have an unresolved question about the correct use, so that the air grill will last for many years and at the same time please its owners with all sorts of goodies.

Of course, detailed instructions are provided with the airfryer itself at the time of purchase. But let's be honest - few people study it. Indeed, since you have already visited this page, it means that you are still interested in reading the instructions)))

Unfortunately, I don't know what model you have, and I can't fully describe how to use it. I consider it inappropriate to consider all existing air grills, since there are a huge number of their varieties and as a result, my instructions will remind you of reading Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace. I will try to tell you about the basic rules for the operation of air grills. In principle, it's like a bicycle - there are many designs, but we ride according to the same rules.

So, here are the basic rules for using the air fryer:

1) Before cooking, be sure to check the tightness of the air fryer lid.
2) During the cooking process, the plastic handles will heat up and gradually become soft - do not worry, after the air fryer cools down, they will return to their previous shape.
3) After cooking, place the hot appliance and its hot lid on a heat-resistant surface only.
4) Clean and wash the air fryer only after it has completely cooled down! Many people think that only the bowl itself needs to be washed, and the aerogrill is just enough to wipe with a dry cloth. No matter how you wash the air grill, remember that you can only do this with a cooled appliance!
5) Do not turn off the device "forcibly" - by pulling out the cord from the power outlet while the air grill is still in operation.
6) The air fryer will automatically turn off after the time required for the complete cooking of the dish or the time that was manually set by you.
7) And finally, the main rule - Do not try to "shove" those bowls into the convection oven that are not intended for it! Even in the case when they are completely suitable in their shape and size. Do not forget that you will not be able to accurately determine the material of manufacture of the bowl, and under certain circumstances, the convection oven can simply explode.

For information on cooking temperatures and what temperature to use and when, see the instructions that came with your appliance.

Tips for the beekeeper: drinkers.

All life on Earth needs water. It is also needed in abundance by bees, for excellent metabolism, for regulating body temperature, and so on. It is a pity that beekeepers simply forget about this: beginners - because of ignorance; someone is just lazy; and someone simply believes that the bees, if necessary, will find the water themselves. It is good if there really is water nearby, for example, a river. But, if the water is far away, then the beekeeper must take care of it.

Bees, when looking for water, are guided by the temperature, not by its taste. Although the taste of water is also important for them. They prefer to replenish water supplies where it is warmer, for example, it can be a pool or a well, pet drinkers. But they don’t like tap water, and it’s understandable why, because it doesn’t bring benefits to humans either. Yes, and it is cold for bees, and if they drink cold water, then their body temperature drops, and water makes up half of their body weight. If the bees are accustomed to fly for water to a certain place, then it will be extremely difficult to wean them, especially if they fly there for more than one month, and even more so, for more than one year.

And yet, where to start a beekeeper who has decided to lure bees away from their usual watering place? It is necessary to build a drinking bowl for the bees already in early spring, this drinking bowl should always be filled with fresh water. Then the bees will save both strength and energy that were previously spent searching for water. Drinker requirements are simple:

Easy to disinfect;

Quick assembly and disassembly,

Facilities for bees and beekeepers,

Easy to fill with water,

And it should be easy and quick to operate.

Sanitary requirements:

The drinker must be in a dry place,

Sunny place;

Windy place;

And where the main direction of flight of bees is not.

Types of drinkers.

As a rule, beekeepers use two types of drinkers:

Individual.

General.

Also used as drinking bowls are various vessels and utensils made of glass, wood, metal or plastic. Dishes specially produced by the industry, dishes specially made by beekeepers, or simply dishes adapted in the form of a drinking bowl are used.

And there is nothing wrong with the fact that the beekeeper did not buy a drinker for the bees, but invented it himself. The main thing is that the vessel meets all functional and sanitary requirements. The water in it should be:

Fresh.

Clean.

Warm.

Most often in the apiary you can see the drinkers of the general type. This is a container with a small faucet. Under the crane is a board at an angle. The board has grooves and a variety of pebbles for beauty. Beekeepers also supplement such drinkers with shells to attract bees.

It is not necessary to give examples of homemade drinkers, to supplement the examples with drawings - this is useless. Anyone can quickly design a drinking bowl. Yes, and in the store they are sold "affordable".

Connoisseurs of delicious meat or fans of a healthy diet will need an air grill (see how to choose it). In addition, it has a huge plus - you can cook several dishes at the same time, provided that the smells do not interrupt each other. You will learn more about this kitchen unit below.

What can be cooked in an Airfryer?

Airfryer can cook everything from first courses to desserts. Stew, bake, dry vegetables - everything is within the power of this device, as well as bake pies, bagels and pizza, cook jam directly in jars, dry fruits, greens and mushrooms, darken food.

Of course, with absolute certainty, we can say that lovers of meat delicacies will enjoy dishes from it. Here you will get the most tender chicken meat, barbecue, cutlets with a golden crust, smoked fish, baked meat in foil. And all this is cooked with a minimum amount of oil, but keep in mind that the products must be manually turned over to the other side.

Which cookware should be used in the airfryer?

Many owners of this appliance choose dishes based on microwave containers, but in an air grill the temperature reaches 280 ° C, therefore it is forbidden to use a container with a low heat resistance. Completely refuse plastic and wooden utensils.

An equally important factor in choosing dishes is the type of dish you are going to cook:

Unlike the same microwaves, it is allowed to use aluminum utensils, including foil, metal, clay, high-quality silicone containers.

So, having bought an air grill, you need to purchase dishes, following three recommendations:

  1. Be sure to pay attention to heat resistance and thermal conductivity before buying containers. Utensils should be made of materials that can withstand high temperatures. Aluminum and heat-resistant glass have the highest thermal conductivity, therefore, in such dishes, food will cook much faster. But if you stew or bake foods in clay pots, then you will have to be patient, since it will take quite a lot of time to cook due to the low thermal conductivity of the material.
  2. The wall thickness of the cookware is also important. If you want to get fried pieces with a golden crust, cook them in a thin-walled container. More juicy dishes will turn out in thick-walled dishes, but they will also take more time to cook.
  3. Containers should not exceed 25 cm in diameter, otherwise the heat flows inside the appliance will be distributed unevenly, which will not have the best effect on the readiness of the dish. It will be either undercooked or overcooked.

Cooking Meat Dishes in Airfryer

To cook cutlets, baked meat, ribs, steaks or chops, you will need wire racks, baking sheets, skewers and foil.

Barbecue

The meat is first marinated according to your favorite recipe. The main thing is to cut the meat into pieces so that they can be placed on skewers. As soon as the meat is marinated, it is strung on skewers and placed in an electrical appliance, where the temperature is set to 230 ° C and the fan is turned on at medium speed.

Turn the kebab every 20 minutes to get a golden crust.

Cooking shish kebab in air grill is shown on the video:

Cutlets

Juicy soft cutlets with a crispy golden crust will turn out in an electric appliance. When baking cutlets, a tray is placed in the bowl of the appliance, on which excess fat from the cutlets will drain.

The shaped raw products are laid out on a grate previously greased with vegetable oil and placed in the center of the appliance. Set the timer for 30 minutes and cook at 230°C.

Pork baked in foil

After preparing a piece of meat (rubbing it with salt and spices, making several cuts), wrap it in foil and bake it in an air grill at 230 °C. After 15 minutes, change the temperature regime, reducing the temperature to 170 ° C, and continue to bake for another half hour.

Airfryer pork recipe is presented in the video:

How to cook chicken in airfryer?

Select a whole chicken carcass weighing 1300-1700 g, prepared as follows:

  1. In order for the chicken to cook evenly, make several cuts along the breast.
  2. While the appliance is heating up, rub the chicken with salt, pepper and spices. For this dish you will need a minimum amount of seasonings at your discretion.
  3. In the tray where the carcass will be baked, you can add light beer to make the meat more tender and juicy.
  4. The chicken is placed breast side up on the middle rack and roasted at 250 °C with high fan speed.
  5. 10 minutes before the end, reduce the fan speed to medium.

The dish takes about 35-45 minutes in total. An indicator of the readiness of the dish will be a clear liquid flowing out of the chicken after being pierced with a sharp knife or a toothpick - if a pinkish liquid flows out, then the carcass is cooked for a few more minutes. You don't need to turn the chicken.

Golden Chicken can be cooked according to the recipe from the following video:0003

How to cook fish in airfryer?

Air grilled fish is fried on a wire rack, baked in foil or cooked in batter.

Fish in foil

For cooking in foil, fish of not very fatty varieties is chosen. Fish fillets are marinated or rubbed with spices, put in foil and covered with an envelope. Place it on the top rack and bake at 200°C for about 20 minutes.

In an air grill, you can bake red fish steaks with vegetables according to a simple recipe from the video:

Fried fish

To prepare fried fish, it is cut into 5 cm slices and sprinkled with spices. The upper grate is greased with vegetable oil and pieces of fish are laid out on it. Set the timer to 200 ° C and fry for 20-30 minutes.

Turn the fish regularly to ensure a golden crust.

Battered fish

Cover the airfryer bowl with a piece of foil. The fish is dipped in batter and laid out on the middle grill. Cook for 25 minutes at medium fan speed. First, bake for 15 minutes at a temperature of 260 ° C, then continue cooking at 235 ° C.

As mentioned above, you can bake in an air grill. So, for example, you can cook a delicious fish pie according to the instructions from the video:

How to cook potatoes in an air grill?

Fans of fried potatoes don't have to worry about their health - they are cooked in an air grill with a minimum amount of vegetable oil, which has a positive effect on the level of cholesterol in the blood. In addition, there are various delicious recipes:

French fries can be useful if cooked in an air grill according to this recipe:

  1. Potatoes are washed, peeled and cut into even bars, dried with a paper towel or cotton napkin.
  2. Mix the potatoes with salt and spices in a deep bowl, then add vegetable oil (3 tablespoons are enough for 1 kg of tubers) and mix well again.
  3. In the Airfryer, select the “Reheat” function and heat the appliance for 6 minutes.
  4. Spread the potatoes on a mesh tray and place them on the middle rack. Cook the dish for about 20 minutes (time varies depending on the thickness of the tuber sticks) at 235 ° C and medium fan speed.

As soon as the potatoes are reddened, the dish is ready.

Potatoes can be cooked with bacon in the air fryer, as shown in the video, which also discusses the capabilities of the device:

How to cook kupaty in the air fryer?

In addition to the usual dishes, it also prepares dishes from different cuisines of the world. For example, baths. This is a meat Georgian dish, which is prepared from minced meat of fatty varieties with the addition of garlic and a large amount of spices - allspice, pomegranate seeds, barberry berries, coriander, cumin and thyme. It is stuffed into the shell from the intestines and formed in the form of sausages.

In order to make kupatas juicy and with a light, appetizing and fried crust, they are not easy to bake in an air grill (in this case they can turn out dry), but they are fried and stewed in pots.

Raw sausages are first fried on a medium rack pre-greased with vegetable oil at a high fan speed and a temperature of 250 °C. To prevent them from bursting, small punctures are made at the ends to release steam. Depending on the degree of roasting, it will take 15-20 minutes. As soon as the sausages are browned, they are transferred to a pot, chopped garlic, tomato paste, salt and spices to your taste are added there. And continue to cook under the same conditions for another 15 minutes.

You can see how delicious kupaty are fried in an air grill in the video:

A recipe for vegetables in an air grill

There are many ways to cook a delicious vegetable dish in an air grill. For example, lovers of eggplant and zucchini can choose the following recipe:

  1. Wash zucchini and eggplant and cut into rings 0.3 cm thick. olive oil and 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar, squeeze one clove of garlic, add Italian herbs, salt, pepper and mix.
  2. Place the chopped vegetables in a bowl and add the cherry tomatoes, pour over the sauce and mix.
  3. Line the top rack of the airfryer with foil and lay out half of the vegetables in a layer.
  4. Close the air fryer lid, set the temperature to 230 °C and bake for 20 minutes.
  5. Open the lid of the appliance, turn the vegetables over, cook for another 10 minutes and remove.
  6. Prepare the second part of the vegetables in the same way.

Cooked vegetables can be served with chopped herbs.

To make cooking in the Airfryer a pleasure, you must follow a few rules: