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As mentioned, air fryers should also never be placed in an area with little ventilation, or close to walls, whilst in operation.

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In other words, because they can’t accommodate as much food as a full-size oven, you may need to put them on twice – once for fish fingers and again for chips, say – and so you might not be saving much money. He calculates that it would cost me 9p to cook a baked potato in the air fryer and 16p to do so in the oven. For maximum energy efficiency, he recommends microwaving the potato first (about 0.26p) and then finishing it in the air fryer, to crisp the skin. But there are other ways moisture can sneak into your air fryer and leave you with a plate of soggy food: if the vegetables, meats, or other food products you're cooking were wet when you put them inside the air fryer to cook them. But, the chances of this happening also depends on which air fryer you actually have, and how it works.

One expert - Dan Zuccarello, the executive editor at America's Food Kitchen - was reported in Insider as explaining that it's absolutely crucial to ensure that the entire surface of your food is dry before putting it in your air fryer to cook. The good news is that there is an incredibly easy fix to this, all you need to do, the expert recommends, is simply pat your food products dry with kitchen roll before you season them and pop them in the appliance to be cooked. Best of all, the short cooking times mean I don’t feel guilty putting the Ninja to work for small amounts of food. Most air fryers run at a considerably lower wattage than the average oven. But when I ask Dr Christian Reynolds, a senior lecturer at the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London, if they are a good bet for those of us trying to save energy (ie just about everyone), he says the situation is nuanced: “It depends how many people you’re feeding. They can be more energy-efficient for individuals, but it very much depends on your lifestyle.” Jenny Tschiesche, chef, nutritionist and author of the Air Fryer Cookbook explained, “You will want to consider how easily you can open and close the drawer or door of your air fryer when in use. Having some counter space at the front of the air fryer is a big consideration, for pulling out the tray.

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When answering the question where should you place an air fryer in your kitchen, it's sensible to consider if your worktops themselves can take the heat of an air fryer. If you have a heat-resistant kitchen countertop, placing your air fryer on it should be entirely safe – though it’s worth keeping an eye on the surface to ensure how it is responding to the heat. Liquid is not your friend when it comes to cooking with an air fryer - you should never add more than a splash of water to it when cooking your food. Equally, anything sauce-based or that requires a wet batter will not produce the best results in this countertop appliance and could leave you cleaning up a huge mess. Although air fryers have been around for more than a decade, Google Trends data shows interest climbed vertiginously in 2020, with little sign of slowing. Sales at John Lewis were up 400% in 2021. In January, the New York Times devoted 1,800 words to exploring how the air fryer “crisped its way into America’s heart”, while the Telegraph called it “the must-have kitchen gadget you didn’t know you needed”. If you want to be really sure though, Jenny explained, “There are some extremely heatproof surfaces available now, such as Neolith and Lapitec, that are manufactured under extreme heat and are therefore suited to hot items being placed on them.” This is such a necessary step because water when heated up creates steam, which will stop your food from getting browned and producing that delicious crunchiness that you're looking for from your air fryer. Water in general is dangerous in an air fryer because it can damage the appliance according to cookeryspace.com.Because of the way air fryers work, they create an immense amount of heat (on some models, up to 200C internally), meaning that they can potentially damage/burn your countertop if it isn’t made from a properly heat-resistant material, or if you don’t take the proper precautions to protect it. This is also the reason you should be extra careful if using tin foil in your air fryer. Many people absolutely swear by air fryers, but to the uninitiated, they can be somewhat confusing. Are they basically just smaller ovens and if not, how do they even work? Do they really cost less to run than an a conventional oven, and what can you even cook in them? One of the most important considerations when planning where to put an air fryer should be practicality – ensuring that once you know how to use an air fryer, you can do so easily and without obstruction.

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As Jenny mentioned, you’ll also want to keep it far enough away from your wall during use – though we’ve got more information on that below. How far away from the wall should an air fryer be when in use? So will an air fryer burn your countertop? Probably not, but some are more at risk of this happening than others. “Most kitchen worktop materials have a limit in terms of heat resistance,” Jenny said. “Some surfaces are more susceptible to damage from hot items being placed on them. Jenny explained, “How likely you are to burn your kitchen surfaces also depends on the model and make of the air fryer. Some have better insulation than others [the better the insulation, the lesser the chance of it burning your countertop].

Washing vegetables before you eat or prepare them is best practice to remove any bacteria, like E.Coli or residue of soil or pesticides that may be present, according to the Food Standard's Agency. While it isn't necessary to wash meat products, and in fact the agency doesn't recommend it, many people still do it, and there can also be moisture present on the meat before cooking from condensation that gathers.

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