How Air Fryers Help In Health Management? How Does Air-fried Food Taste?
Fried foods are tasty and appealing but come with a cost. Everyone is aware of how food cooked in oil can cause diabetes, heart problems, and even cancer.
Philips Air Fryer has increases the hope to stay healthy with a no-oil cooking method. Do the taste, texture, crispiness of deep-fried foods is maintained in the air fryer cooking? Do these air fryers provide what they claims?
How do air fryers cook with extremely less oil?
Philips air fryer available on an online appliance store My Red Rhino is available in rectangular or curvaceous square-shape. On https://myredrhino.com/product-category/domesticappliances/kitchenappliances/air-fryer/ you can check the specifications and its price.
The size of the air fryer is like a coffeemaker and it fits perfectly on the countertop. Place the food you desire to fry inside the slide-out basket. It can be anything like zucchini slices, fish, French fries, etc. You can add a little oil coating if you desire.
When you switch on the fan starts to push warm and hot air around the food. The temperature setting allows maximum heat up to 204°C. The cooking process uses convection technology just like the traditional oven. The food gets cooked and crispy brown from the heated air circulated. The air-fried food is similar to deep-fried food – crispy from outside and soft from within. If there is any fat in the food, it drips down and gets caught in the basket below.
People in Kenya are struggling with obesity and health issues but air fryers show good potential to practice healthy eating. If you are thinking about the investment or cost, then remember it is for the betterment of your health.
Is air-fried food better?
Air frying reduces the calories by 75% to 80% from the food. So, you consume extremely less fat. Other detrimental effects due to frying deeply in the oil also get cut down. For example, when you deep-fry starchy food or potatoes, acrylamide gets produced. This chemical intensifies your chances of getting cancer. Studies have reported that air frying reduces the acrylamide level in cooking French fries by 90%.
The Air frying method helps to hold back the Omega-3 fatty acid levels, in the fish. Omega-3 is a kind of good fat that enhances HDL cholesterol levels and lowers your blood pressure. It helps to protect from cardiovascular issues like heart attack and stroke.
Is air-fried food tasty?
- In fried food, the batter will absorb the oil. It gives a satiating crunch on the outer portion and the inside is moist. The deep-fried food is dark in color and pleases the eyes.
- In air frying, you get the crunch but the look or feel in the mouth is not the same. Your cooking techniques also matter. For example, if the basket is over packed with food, then the result is uneven cooking. It means some spots are soggy, while a few are crunchy.
The taste of air fried food is subjective. It looks like fried food but the taste is like crispy food baked in an oven.
Eating baked food means consuming a low-calorie diet yet high in nutrition. Greasy foods like chips, pizza, fries, etc. hold unhealthy fats and lots of calories. High intake of such food can cause obesity, diabetes, acne, bloating, diarrhea, weight gain, and compromised brain function. It is wise to get proactive and use an air fryer to cook oil-free dishes and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
How can air fryer help in health management?
Deep frying contributes to adding fat and calories to the food. The difference between deep-fried and air-fried food is clear-cut. Food cooked in air fryers contains 70% to 80% a few calories and significantly low fat [less than 3%]. Here is a table that shows the stark difference between deep-friend and air-fried food calories.
Deep-fried vs. air-fired in calories
French fries – 340 – 226
Jalapeno Poppers – 432 – 133
Fried chicken – 549 – 280
Fried cheese balls – 1060 – 177
Fried calamari – 1180 – 143
Consuming low fat and calories is better for the waistline. Besides, you can avoid trans-fat, which is bad for heart health. Exposure to acrylamides associated with the cause of cancer gets eliminated. This doesn’t mean you must avoid eating fresh vegetables and fruits every day. Air frying is a great cooking method but better to enjoy it now and then using healthy olive oil. Besides, ensure to cook food accurately without burning it.
Even if you are on a weight loss program you can win. For example, a deep-fried breaded chicken harbors oil in the porous surface, which can hold 360 calories. When the breading is removed the same breaded chicken clocks at 160 calories. Air-fried drumsticks offer the same crispy texture outside without breading and fat. You can see how an air-fryer appliance can drive you towards a healthy weight management program.
Less likable vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts turn bitter when you cook them in a conventional oven. When air-fried the sweetness gets maintained and less-likable veggies turn your favorite. Not to forget the diet benefits of the air fried veggies!
The appliance does not perform a miracle to cure your medical conditions. For example, a diabetic patient can enjoy an enhanced diet cutting the fats and calories. It means to eat a healthy version and maintain a healthy weight. Enjoy tasty and crunchy food with low-fat content! Diabetes management will also include a workout plan and diet programs, where air fryer will play a part.
How to make the most from your new air fryer?
- Before adding food preheat the air fryer. It is a simple step that gets overlooked but it helps in eliminating a few cooking time minutes.
- An air fryer is a great appliance that allows you to cook frozen items. You can pop the frozen food like French fries, dumplings, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, mozzarella sticks, egg rolls, etc. in the appliance without defrosting first.
- Pre-heat the appliance at 350°F and enjoy reheated leftover without any compromise on its taste. In a microwave, the leftover food turns soggy and is unappealing to eat but air-fried food tastes good as new.
- Basic veggies transform into mouth-watering dishes, which even your picky kids will enjoy. You can prepare tasty vegetable starters like buffalo cauliflower bites, sweet potato chips, or Parmesan zucchini fries.
- You can whip an impossible easy dinner within 20 minutes and serve. The crispy quesadillas, English muffin pizza, taco stuffed peppers, twice-baked potatoes, baked egg cups, and more.
- Make eggs from hard-boiled to bake in the Phillips air fryer.
- Collect and store the drippings from the air-fried bacon, pork, or chicken. Use it to make delicious gravies and sauces.
- You cannot cook fried rice or mac ‘n’ cheese in the air fryer but place a bowl or oven-proof baking dish. Enjoy the fired rice flavors without greasing the stovetop.
- Cooking a holiday meal in the oven is time-consuming but using an air fryer you can enjoy turkey breast, glazed, ham, or pork loin with side dishes like baked potatoes, crispy Brussels sprouts, etc.
- Whip up crunchy snacks with little ingredients ranging from avocado fries to crispy cheese sticks and ranch-seasoned chickpeas.
- You can even make desserts ranging from baked apples and doughnuts to fried ‘orios’ and fruit-filled hand pies in the appliance.
- When whole fruits start turning soft, bake them for dessert or breakfast with ice-cream or yogurt scoop.
- If you cannot eat all the bread, then transform the leftovers into croutons. Your boring soups and salads will taste yummy with the garlic croutons.
- Grease the basket with oil but sparingly, so nothing sticks. Choose oils like soybean or safflower that have high smoking points [350° to 410°F] because the temperature within the appliance can get too hot.
Now, you are aware of the health benefits of cooking in a Phillips air fryer. Give a visit to My Red Rhino and place an order on a model suitable for your family needs.