Air Fryer Tips

As with any new cooking tool, your air fryer takes a little bit of time to figure out. You will under cook a few things and overcook some as well before you get the hang of it. Here are my tips to air frying like a pro.

Use the air fryer cook time, not what is on the package This is especially important when you are cooking frozen foods like fries or chicken nuggets. Following the directions on the bag will often give you under cooked and gooey food.

Food should be in one layer While it may be tempting to dump a whole bag of fries into the basket, fight the urge. Doing this will result in your fries either not being done or not being crispy on the outside.

Spray the basket and your food with oil I can not stress this one enough! Spraying the basket with oil (you don't need a whole lot) will prevent your food from sticking to the basket. Once you have put a layer of food in the basket, spraying the top of it with oil will help that food crisp up as it should. Again, you're not using that much oil here. The oil sprayer I use can be seen below.

These three tips will help you to avoid some of the problems I have faced and get tasty food every time. Have an air fryer tip to share? Post it in the comments!