When using an electronic air fryer to make food, if you want to avoid overturning, you need to start from multiple aspects such as food processing, temperature control, and equipment familiarity. First of all, you should pay attention to the pre-processing of food, which is the basis for success. For example, if meat ingredients are directly put into the fryer, the skin may be burnt and the inside may not be cooked. The correct way is to cut the meat into small uniform pieces and marinate it with salt, cooking wine, ginger slices and other seasonings for a period of time in advance. This can not only remove the fishy smell and taste, but also shorten the cooking time and make the ingredients uniformly cooked inside and outside. For vegetable ingredients, such as French fries and chicken wings, excessive surface moisture will cause the moisture to evaporate untimely during frying, affecting the taste. You can first wipe the surface moisture with kitchen paper towels, or sprinkle a little starch on the surface of the ingredients to increase the crispness.
Accurate control of temperature and time is the key to avoiding food overturning. The cooking temperature and time required for different ingredients vary greatly. If you operate completely according to experience, it is easy to make mistakes. Electronic air fryers usually have preset temperature levels, but in actual use, they need to be adjusted according to the type, size and personal taste preferences of the ingredients. For example, when frying French fries, they are usually shaped quickly at a higher temperature first, and then the temperature is lowered to allow the inside to be cooked thoroughly; while when baking desserts such as cakes, a lower temperature and longer time are required to avoid burning the surface. Before starting to cook, it is best to consult the recipe or refer to the recommended parameters in the equipment manual. At the same time, observe the status of the ingredients in time during the cooking process, check through the transparent window or pause the equipment, and flexibly adjust the temperature and duration according to the actual situation.
Reasonable use of frying baskets and accessories can also improve cooking results. The frying basket of an electronic air fryer usually has a grid design to allow hot air to circulate fully and heat the ingredients evenly. When placing ingredients, be careful not to overcrowd them and leave enough space, otherwise it will affect the circulation of hot air, resulting in uneven heating of some ingredients, resulting in one side being crispy and the other side being soft and collapsed. If you need to fry a large number of ingredients, you can do it in batches. In addition, some fryers are equipped with accessories such as baking trays and grills, and different accessories are suitable for different cooking scenarios. For example, the grill can let the grease drip off, making the ingredients more low-fat and healthy, and suitable for grilling meat; the baking tray is suitable for making flat foods such as pizza and small cakes. When using it, you should choose the appropriate accessories according to the characteristics of the ingredients.
It is also important to master the placement skills of ingredients. For block-shaped ingredients, such as chicken wings and chicken legs, it is best to lay them flat in the frying basket with the skin facing up, so that the grease can seep out better and the skin is easier to bake to golden and crispy. For fragile ingredients, such as shrimp and tofu, you can put a layer of tin foil or baking paper on the bottom of the frying basket to prevent the ingredients from sticking together, and at the same time reduce the trouble of cleaning, but be careful not to cover too much grid with tin foil or baking paper to avoid affecting the circulation of hot air. In addition, turning the ingredients in time during the cooking process can make them evenly heated on all sides, especially for larger or difficult to cook ingredients. The number of turnings can be appropriately increased, but be careful to be gentle to avoid damaging the shape of the ingredients.
Pay attention to the preheating process of the equipment. Preheating the electronic air fryer before use can put the ingredients in a high temperature environment immediately after they are put in, quickly lock in moisture, and improve the taste. If you put the ingredients in directly without preheating, the moisture on the surface of the ingredients may evaporate slowly, resulting in a soft phenomenon, which may extend the cooking time and affect the final effect. The preheating method is very simple. Adjust the fryer to the required temperature and run it idle for a few minutes. When you see the hot air in the fryer begin to circulate, it means that the preheating is complete. It should be noted that the preheating time of different models of fryers may be different, which can be adjusted according to the actual situation of the equipment.
The processing after cooking will also affect the presentation of the food. Some ingredients need to be left for a while after frying. For example, fried chicken nuggets may not be crispy enough when they are just out of the pan. After standing for a few minutes, the internal fat will further seep out and the skin will become more crispy. For dessert foods, such as baked egg tarts, cool them slightly after they are out of the oven before eating, which can avoid burns and make the taste more delicate. In addition, according to personal taste, you can also sprinkle an appropriate amount of seasonings on the surface of the ingredients, such as pepper salt, cumin, powdered sugar, etc., to enhance the flavor, but pay attention to the timing of seasoning to avoid sprinkling too early, which will cause the seasoning to become damp and affect the taste.
To be able to use an electronic air fryer to make delicious dishes without any problems, you need to keep practicing and summarizing your experience. The performance and temperature characteristics of each fryer are slightly different, and the same ingredients may need to have their cooking parameters adjusted in different fryers. Therefore, it is recommended that novices start with simple recipes, gradually become familiar with the equipment, and then challenge complex dishes after accumulating experience. In the process of practice, observe more, think more, and flexibly adjust the operating steps according to the actual situation. Over time, you will be able to master the tricks, give full play to the advantages of the electronic air fryer, and easily make a variety of delicious dishes.
