Air Frying has become a widely-popular alternative to the traditional deep-fat frying method over the past 18 months, but is the method all it is cracked up to be?
Caple’s Product Manager gives the low down to provide you with all of the facts, benefits and drawbacks of Air Frying.
What is an Air Fryer?
Despite the name of the popular products, the term ‘air frying’ is perhaps misleading in the sense that it doesn’t actually fry anything… Air Fryers are mini convection ovens that cooks food by simply circulating hot air around it, giving a crisp and crunchy exterior using minimal fat!
The Benefits of Air Frying?
As mentioned above, the Air Frying method requires minimal fat to deliver your desired results. Using less fats to cook your food usually results in a healthier overall meal as traditionally deep-fried foods are much higher in saturated fat and calories. Being able to enjoy the same foods but using less fats plays a key role in weight management. However, this can vary depending on how often frying is included within the diet.
Nutrient Preservation…
The Air Frying method is suggested to preserve important nutrients that would likely otherwise be lost during other cooking methods. These nutrients include Vitamin C, as well as plant compounds called polyphenols which can have high antioxidant properties.
Save Time and Money?
A popular benefit of Air Frying is the time and money aspect. As you are typically heating a much smaller appliance than your traditional oven, this saves pre-heat time, on top of cooking time helping you to keep an eye on your energy bills. Being a smaller appliance may have its drawbacks for larger families as you may need to cook in batches.
Overall, it’s fair to say that Air Frying can be seen as a healthier alternative to deep-fat frying. However, Air Frying is still classed as fried food and it is always recommended to limit frying to occasional use rather than every day.
If purchasing another appliance isn’t an option to you due to cost or worktop space, Caple have just the solution… Their AIRFRY2 tray is a simple but effective accessory that effectively transforms your current Caple Oven into an Air Fryer… MAGIC! The AIRFRY2 is available within your local Sirius Member.
