What are the best foods to cook in an air fryer

Are you looking to save money and cook delicious meals at the same time? Sounds like you need an air fryer. They are fast becoming the must have kitchen appliance, with their versatility becoming a key highlight.

Capable of cooking beautifully crisp textures within minutes, there is no limit to what you are able to cook. It can be a daunting prospect with so much variety available but whether it is chicken, meat or something as simple as chips, you will never run out of options.

How does an air fryer work?

Before you even start cooking, it’s best to understand how your air fryer works. Here at Tower we use trademarked Vortx technology to cook food. All air fryers have a heating component and a fan to help circulate hot air around the chamber. Using a perforated plate within the chamber, air can reach every inch of the food, ensuring an even cook and crisp finish. Our air fryers cook food 30% faster, so there is less waiting around but you lose none of the flavour.

SO know you know how the technology works, lets think about what you can cook.

(Video of air fryer/ maybe Vortx message video from the Tower website)

Air Fryer Fried Chicken

A staple of any kitchen, you can’t go wrong cooking chicken in your air fryer. Add a little bit of oil if you want delightfully crispy skin and your air fryer will do the rest. Battered chicken will retain a crisp texture with succulent meat inside, whilst chicken wings and even breasts come out tasting delicious. Season to your own tastes or add a marinade and be amazed by the results.

Juicy steak without the wait

It can be tiring after a long day working and having to slave away on the hot stove, waiting to cook the perfect steak. Thankfully your air fryer takes all the work out of it. Just rub your steak with a little bit of oil, salt and pepper to get a perfect sear and bring out the flavour. Then pop in the fryer and you will have a delicious steak in no time. Just remember to turn it part way through for an even cook. For medium rare, cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side at 200C, 4-5 minutes for medium or 5-6 minutes for well done. 

Air fryers and crispy chips – a match made in heaven

Chips, glorious chips. This tends to be the key thing most air fryers are used for and for good reason. You can cook them from frozen and they will be crispy with a little bit of oil. You could even make them fresh, chopping your own wedges or chips to embrace your inner cook. Maybe the innovative T17088 Vortx 9 Litre Dual Basket Air Fryer would be ideal for you here, as the dual basket capacity lets you cook large batches at once, with two separate drawers for individual cooking. The dual baskets let you cook crispy chips and meat simultaneously, while a smart function allows you to ensure everything is ready together.

Forget the meat. Here’s your two veg

Its not just meat that you can cook in your air fryer. Bring a bit of excitement to your vegetables with an air fryer. Brussel sprouts and carrots get a new lease of life with the extra crispness, so even leftover vegetables can be blended for delicious bubble and squeak. Couple it with our aero crisper accessory to ensure all vegetable are perfectly cooked. You can even cooked roast potatoes, so your Sunday dinner is already catered for.  

Have your cake and eat it

Now this might seem a little bit left field but many air fryers come with multi-functionality. Capable of defrosting, roasting and of course frying, you would think there is only so much one machine can do. That is not the case however as some air fryers are even capable of baking cakes or doughnuts. For cakes, all you need to do is create the mix as you normally would in a conventional oven, pour into a silicon tray, pop into the fryer and the fryer does the rest. Just set your timer for 20 minutes and you will have a delicious cake in no time.  The T17076 is ideal for this as the 10-in-1 functions even include baking, so you can set up your air fryer to get the perfect bake.

These meals are just a starting point as there are so many other options available to you. Some of our air fryers come equipped with a recipe book, specifically designed by a food economist. Just follow the link and open your eyes to a new world of food, all thanks to your air fryer.

If this has piqued your interest, and why wouldn’t it, visit the Tower website. We hope you check out the Air Fryers via the links in this blog and the full range of Air Fryers on the Tower website but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.  If you are interested in further information about Tower Air Fryers start following us on Facebook, Instagram or Tik Tok or to talk with fellow Tower Air Fryer owners why not join the Tower Air Frying community on Facebook.