Air fryer users have been urged to avoid cooking one meat in their appliance. The gadget offers home cooks the opportunity to prepare meals faster and easier than traditional cooking methods.
However, experts have advised against cooking meat that still has bones attached. Air fryers operate with a cooking chamber, a heating element and a circulation fan. The heating element generates the heat whilst the fan circulates the hot air around the cooking chamber, guaranteeing the hot air surrounds every surface of the food. This doesn’t work for bone-in cuts, such as whole chickens.
Whilst many people are now opting to cook their Sunday roast meat in the air fryer, it should be moved back to the traditional oven, reports the Express.
Southern Living advises that large bone-in joints perform better when roasted the conventional way, as this approach enables more even cooking in comparison to an air fryer.
Air fryers simply aren’t designed to accommodate sizeable meat cuts, which means they should always be cooked in the oven.
Better Homes & Gardens warned: « The air fryer won’t evenly cook the meat, and you may be left with overcooked or raw portions when it looks like it’s done. »
Having said that, this doesn’t prevent cooking smaller meat portions in the air fryer. Foods including chicken wings, fried chicken and bacon are all suitable for air fryer cooking.
When it comes to steak preparation, you’ll encounter size limitations from the start. Bone-in cuts are generally more flavoursome and less likely to overcook, but they might not fit inside the air fryer basket.
There’s also a temperature limitation. According to All Recipes, most air fryers can only reach around 230 degrees, which is regarded as a fairly low temperature for cooking steak.
