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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>By using a combination of radiation and convection to cook your food. A heating element near the top of the fryer emits heat into the air in the cooking chamber (radiation), while a fan circulates the heated air rapidly around it (convection).<\/p>\n
This combination creates a very intense heat transfer, resulting in a cooking method that\u2019s closer to frying than baking. The technical term for it is RUSH, or Radiant UpStream Heating, although, if your air fryer is made by Philips, it\u2019s referred to as Rapid Air Technology.<\/p>\n
The best Black Friday air fryer deals<\/h2>\n
If you\u2019re considering buying an air fryer, now is a great time to make the purchase. We\u2019re currently in the Black Friday period, filled with big discounts on every kind of tech, including air fryers.<\/p>\n
While there are plenty of air fryer deals floating around right now, these are the best that we\u2019ve seen:<\/p>\n
- Instant Pot 11-in-1 air fryer<\/strong> at Amazon:
\u00a3189.99<\/del> \u00a3129.99<\/a><\/li>\n- Instant Pot Crisp Ultimate air fryer<\/strong> at Argos:
\u00a3220<\/del> \u00a3155<\/a><\/li>\n- Tefal ActiFry Genius air fryer <\/strong>at Currys:
\u00a3249<\/del> \u00a3149<\/a><\/li>\n- Tower air fryer <\/strong>at Argos:
\u00a350<\/del> \u00a330<\/a><\/li>\n- Instant Vortex 6-in-1 air fryer<\/strong> at Argos:
\u00a3120<\/del> \u00a380<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>How is it different to cooking food in a convection oven?<\/h2>\n
For a start, the cooking chamber in an air fryer is a lot smaller than the chamber in a convection oven, so it\u2019s easier and quicker (and cheaper) to heat.<\/p>\n
The key difference, however, is that food cooking in an air fryer sits in a basket that has special channels and vents in its bottom and sides. These channels and vents allow the heated air to rapidly circulate underneath, across and over your food, mimicking the effect of submerging it in hot oil.<\/p>\n
Granted, convection ovens also use fans to blow hot air over the food being cooked, but their larger cooking chambers mean the air isn\u2019t circulating as fast and isn\u2019t heating the food as intensely.<\/p>\n
How is food cooked in an air fryer healthier?<\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\u00a9 insjoy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n It\u2019s not the food that\u2019s healthier, it\u2019s the cooking method, because there\u2019s significantly less oil involved. Oil is a fantastic medium for cooking because it retains and transports heat so well.\u00a0 But whether you\u2019re stir-frying, deep-frying or roasting your food, some of the oil soaks in as it cooks, which increases the amount of calories it.<\/p>\n
Air isn\u2019t as good a medium for cooking, but by circulating it rapidly in a confined space, an air fryer can almost recreate the same sort of heat transfer you get with oil, but without adding so many calories to your food.<\/p>\n
Does an air fryer improve tastes?<\/h2>\n
Well, that ultimately depends on what you\u2019re cooking, but because of the intensity of the heat transfer caused by the rapid airflow, the Maillard reaction starts sooner in an air fryer than it does in a conventional oven. So, with a bit of practice, you can get the outsides of your foods to develop a brown and flavourful crust quicker, while ensuring the insides remain succulent and moist.<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- Do I really need to wash veg if I\u2019m going to be cooking it?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Does blowing on a hot cup of tea actually cool it down?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Could you cook a turkey by dropping it from space?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n
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- Does blowing on a hot cup of tea actually cool it down?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Instant Pot Crisp Ultimate air fryer<\/strong> at Argos:
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