It is not just roasting.
The air fryer is excellent at baking too…
…and grilling.
Most of them can be used as a mini oven and can cook anything from a Victoria sponge cake to a frozen pizza. We use ours to replace the oven when it’s just us. The Instant Pot Votrex 6 Quart / 5.7 Litre model is significant but not big enough for more than two hungry people.
Victoria Sponge
The Victoria sponge went down well. My Airfryer is a better baker than the large kitchen oven for smaller quantities as it cooks more delicately. The sponge came out lovely and moist and became a midweek treat with coffee. Here, you can find out how to bake a cake in the air fryer.
Nachos
I do like making nachos in My Airfryer. Making some tasty, cheesy chilli nachos in the air fryer is quick and straightforward. Using the cheapest corn chips brings the best results, and low but longer cooking time brings out the best. I share my air fryer nachos recipe here. But you can change the ingredients to suit your hungry guest’s preferences.
Bacon
Bacon cooks well in the air fryer; some models have a bacon programme button. You don’t need a bacon button to cook bacon in the air fryer; select the normal air frying mode for lovely grilled crispy bacon. It doesn’t fry the bacon if you don’t add any extra fat. See how we cook bacon in the air fryer here.
Anything
Well, virtually anything that will comfortably fit in the air fryer will cook there. Yorkshire puddings work, but I have yet to try a souffle. The fan effect is top, and being so small, the air is fanned with great force. This helps the chips to brown but will probably blow your souffle apart. If your food can hold up to the fan, you can cook it there, if it fits.