But that doesn’t mean you should.
Try telling that to global singing/air-frying sensationAir Fryer Guy, and you might hear otherwise.
A simple Googling will show how much conflicting information there is out there.
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Or sour gummy candies.
The bottom linesugary foods will melt and burn.
They’re just not made for an air fryer, so quit trying to crisp-up these items.
Overly fatty foods
According to Cosori, maker of the No.
The consensus when it comes to oil: Don’t overdo it.
Let the air do the frying.
Both the popular YouTube channelsMashedandFabulessly Frugalnote that olive oil is not air-fryer friendly because of its low smoke point.
However, the Cosori manual has no problem with store-bought sprays.
Excess fat and oil can also cause a mess inside an air fryer, which brings us to bacon.
None of the bestselling air fryers' manuals discourage putting bacon in the basket.
But quite a few users do discourage it because of the excess grease that dirties the basket.
Dash, maker of the No.
Wet batter
The manual for the No.
If your cooking vessel is oven-safe, it’s air-fryer safe, if it fits in the basket.
Avoid battered foods, like corn dogs, unless they’re frozen.
Breaded foods, like fish sticks, are A-OK.
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Dry spices
The video on Mashed’s YouTube is against using dry spice mixes because they blow around.
This can be exceptionally tricky if those spices happen to be, well, spicy ones!
Cue the cough fest.
But they do point out that you could make them stick by using a bit of oil.
But, aluminum foil is OK as long as it doesn’t obstruct the airflow.
Stick to yourusual method for popping.
What About Frozen Foods?
Fabulessly Frugal also agrees with all the brands when it comes to frozen foodshave at it!
In general, frozen foods cook quicker in an air fryer than in an oven.
Along the same lines, there are a few things you shouldn’t do in your air fryer.
One being dehydrating foods.
But use your best judgment, you don’t want wings sticking out of the fryer.
