Are air fryers healthy? We put them to the test against deep fryers to find out which is best
telegraph.co.ukair fryer, the latest kitchen trend, is to the 2020s what the microwave was to the 1970s, or the bullet blender to the 2010s.
These wonders promise to ‘fry’ your food – without the fat. ‘Air-fried foods have the traditional crunch and classic texture of perfectly fried foods but you can enjoy them without the guilt,’ gushes one recipe book.
It’s a seductive thought...In fact, air fryers aren’t new. The first domestic ones were introduced to the UK in 2007, but early models had a knack of self-combusting, and there was the humiliation of a call-out on the BBC’s Watchdog.
It has taken them more than a decade to rehabilitate themselves, but they are back with a vengeance, and they want a piece of your counter space.To understand how air fryers work, it helps to know that food, when it goes in an oven, creates a sort of insulating blanket of air around itself.
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