Is there an air fryer that gives crispy food but can also steam food to keep the nutrients?
Air frying
Air frying uses much less fat for frying food than deep or even shallow frying uses. The food absorbs less fat and still comes out extra crisp and crunchy on the outside.
Air frying is seen as a healthier way to cook food that would typically be fried.
Steaming
Steaming food is a way to cook food through with only steam. Typically this could be fish or vegetables, as these work well being steamed. Food that would usually be boiled can benefit from steaming instead. Boiling vegetables means the goodness from the food leaches into the water and is potentially lost from the meal. Steaming food uses much less water than boiling, and fewer nutrients are lost to the steam.
Steaming Air Fryer
Food, when steamed, is a healthy way to cook; air fryers also have their place in healthy eating.
Combining a steamer with an air fryer sounds like a perfect machine, and it could steam cook the food and finish the outside with the air fryer crisper—or steamed fish with the char marks from the air fryer heating grill. An air fryer that steams your food sounds like a fantasy machine, but one is available.
Not only do you get the cost savings when using the air fryer in place of a traditional oven, with the health benefits of air frying over deep frying. You can steam the food to lock in the goodness usually lost in the cooking water. Could this be the future of air fryers?
Tefal
Tefal has a 3-in-1 model air fryer-steamer-grill machine. It looks like a classic basket air fryer but can steam the food. With many machines offering 9-in-1, 12-in-1 and 7-in-1 programmes, this Tefal 3-in-1 accurately represents the three different cooking methods: Airfry, Grill and Steam.
The tagline for the 3-in-1 is ‘Crispy, Juicy, Tender, ‘ which is quite clever as it tries to portray the critical points of the three distinct functions available to cook the food.
The Tefal 3-in-1 is an XXL basket air fryer with grill and steam functions, combining the functions into a single machine. The Tefal XXL size of the 3-in-1 air fryer is 6.5L and will serve up to 8 people. Ideal for larger families and chefs who like to be more adventurous in the kitchen and cook more than just fries.
Find the Tefal 3-in-1 Airfryer, Steamer and Grill here on Amazon.