Do not cook these 10 popular foods in your air fryer

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Air fryers are continuing to change the way people cook. The innovative kitchen appliance is convenient, energy-efficient and perfect if you want to cook your food using very little oil.

The handy appliance’s popularity is growing not only in Britain, but also in the US and Europe, with thousands of air fryer-friendly recipe books now on offer.Many think you can put any food in your air fryer, especially to heat it up, however experts are now warning that putting the wrong thing in your appliance can cause serious harm to both your meal and the device.Don't worry, you can still throw your chips, sausages and other quick foods in the air fryer, but the team at lifestyle brand Real Simple have compiled a list of 10 foods you should be wary of cooking.Air fryers work by circulating hot air around the compartment using a fan, making it different from conventional cooking, which can sometimes be a downfall, reports the Express.This is certainly the case with shellfish - which become strangely rubbery when heated up in the appliance and lose that crunchy and soft seafood tang. Leafy greens Air fryers might boost health by enabling oil-free cooking but that doesn’t mean it's geared towards warming up all the traditionally brain-friendly foods.Vegetables like spinach and broccoli become alternately soggy and rock-hard compared to their stove or microwaved-cooked counterparts. Cheese Cheese on toast lovers are best off sticking to the grill.

Another snack that falls foul to air fryer’s modern heating method, cheese will be heated up at a different speed to the rest of the dish, experts warn - potentially resulting in a "huge gooey mess". Meat on the bone The odd chicken leg should be fine, but a sizable cut of meat on the bone