There is a big reason as to why you shouldn’t use an air fryer to cook bacon, according to a food expert.
Air fryers have become a staple in the majority of kitchens not just across the UK, but across the world, as people chuck their ovens or grills out for the ease of an air fryer – with crispy results to show.
However, it turns out that, despite all the fanfare around air fryers and their convenience in the past few years, not all food is meant to be chucked into these fryers – like bacon.
You may not want to cook bacon in the airfryer after finding out why. (Getty Stock Photo)
Dietitian Brenda Peralta explained that there are a couple of reasons as to why you may want to stick to pan frying your bacon strips in the morning.
However, she did also detail that some foods are great – maybe even better – after going in the air fryer, with the likes of Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes, breaded chicken, and falafel being tasty foods that are great to use the kitchen appliance for.
Peralta explained why you should avoid cooking bacon in an air fryer by revealing that due to the high-fat content, it can leave an unwelcome odour, causing a mess in the process.
However, the big reason to avoid it is that it could cause smoke – again due to its fat content.
“It is a fatty food, and when it is cooked in an air fryer, the fat can drip down and cause smoke or splatter. This can make the bacon difficult to cook evenly, and it can also produce a lot of smoke and odours,” she explained to the Huffington Post.
They may not look as delicious as this if you put them in the air fryer. (Getty Stock Photo)
Peralta later explained that the end result of cooking bacon in here also doesn’t look as aesthetic as it would if you cooked it on the stove, as it is also harder for the strip to stay in one piece.
She added: “A bacon strip is a small and delicate food, and it can be difficult to flip or remove from the air fryer basket without breaking it.”
Bacon also can’t be cooked in large amounts in an air fryer, which has a certain capacity.
The dietician went on: “The air fryer basket may not be large enough to accommodate a large quantity of bacon. This can make it difficult to cook a lot of bacon at once, which can be inconvenient if you are cooking for a group.”
Basically, cooking it in the air fryer ruins how it cooks, how it looks, how it smells and makes your kitchen smokey.
Stick to the pans, lads.