Today we will be sharing a foolproof air fryer Cooking chart complete with time and temperature both in Fahrenheit and Celcius. Are you new to the Air fryer? Or you are wondering ‘What is an air fryer anyway?
This is a simple cheat sheet in form of a pdf printable to you get started with your new kitchen gadget. If you’ve been looking for an air fryer steak cooking chart or an air fryer Turkey time chart, you’ll find those and more in this time sheet.
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What is an Air fryer?
If you are struggling with your new kitchen gadget you are not alone. Everyone feels the same way when using devices for the first time. I would encourage you to use your air fryer because that’s the only way you can master it.”
An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that’s cooks like a convection oven. It’s usually a counter top appliance however with its growing popularity, companies are beginning to include this function in regular stovetop ranges.
The Air fryer has become so popular because of its promise to give the quality of fried foods without need for deep frying. Does it fulfill this promise? I think it does these air fryer crispy chicken drumsticks and boneless chicken thighs say so.
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Why you need an Air fryer Cooking Chart
An air frying cooking chart is necessary to guide you as a beginner. It gives you a starting point to explore your new air fryer and start making easy air fryer recipes for beginners.
Printing it out makes it accessible to you whenever you like because you can easily stick it to your refrigerator for easy reference. Always remember this is a guide to get you started. Everyone has different ways they like their food cooked using steak as an example. Some like it rare, some medium rare, some well done.
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Cooking times for air fryers.
I will have you know that when it comes to cooking times for air fryers, no one time fits all. There are a variety of factors involved so you need to treat charts as a guide. There are many time sheets across the internet with varying temperatures.
This is because air fryers are made be different manufacturers making each one unique. Like wise everyone cooks in different ways and each person prefers their foods in different ways. For example MR A liked his steak medium rare while Mrs B likes hers well done.
Mr A would most likely cook his steak for 6-8 mins looking out for an internal temp of 145F while Mrs B will be cooking here for up 25 mins looking out for an internal temp of 165F. Makes sense?
You should also know my time sheet is based on a non preheated air fryer. If you preheat your air fryer, cook for less time. Basically this a guide and you are free to adjust accordingly.
Do we air fry everything?
Can we air fryer everything? The answer is no. Just like not everything can be made in the oven, we cannot air fry everything. The most common foods we cook in the air fryer are meats. From chicken to beef and fish, the air fryer does a good job.
Vegetables cook up nicely in the air fryer as well. From mixed veggies to carrots, broccoli, green beans etc, you’ll love it.
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Top Air fryer Benefits
- Easy to use
- Faster than the traditional oven
- Healthier than deep frying
- Churns out delicious foods in the regular
- Great for reheating
- Cooks food from frozen to juicy perfection
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Best Air fryers
The word ‘Best’ Air fryers I would say is relative. Below are the ones I have used, still use and love. I would also include some that I haven’t used but have great reviews.
- Gourmia
- Cosori check out our Cosori air fryer recipes
- Instant pot vortex oven style
- Ninja foodi
More helpful Air fryer resources & guides
- How to use an air fryer
- A beginners guide to Air fryer baking
- How to use the Cosori air fryer
- Can you put parchment paper in air fryer
- Air fryer calculator
- How to make a DIY air fryer perforated parchment paper
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I am a first time user. Can you tell me how to cook 4 drumsticks and 4 thighs they are defrosted
Hi Linda,
Happy to help. The recipes linked below should help.
1. Air fryer chicken drumsticks 👉 https://www.airfryeryum.com/crispy-air-fryer-chicken-drumsticks/
2. Air fryer boneless chicken thighs 👉 https://www.airfryeryum.com/air-fryer-boneless-chicken-thighs/
Feel free to reach out if you have more questions.
Are these fresh or frozen times please?
Hi Katie,
This chart is for fresh foods. You can find the chart for frozen foods below👇
https://www.airfryeryum.com/best-frozen-foods-for-air-fryer/
Thanks for stopping by.
So how long would you cook a Cottage Roll and at what temperature?
Hi Catherine,
Cook at 300F for 40 mins then increase temp to 380F and cook for another 5 mins
This is a great chart but can you please correct the spelling mistakes and republish it?
Example: "Celcius" is spelled incorrectly: It should be "Celsius".
Also: "Fillet" Mignon is spelled incorrectly: It should be "Filet".
And: "Brussels" Sprouts is spelled incorrectly: It should be "Brussel".
Apologies for the corrections!
Hi Meg,
Thanks for your observations. Those were typos and have been fixed. The Brussels sprouts is correct being that these are sprouts from Brussels, Belgium. However, they are used interchangeably and both are acceptable. No need to apologize we love helpful observations.
Can this be used in the 350 air fryer??
Hi Marybeth,
It should work if your air fryer only gets up to 350F. You would only need to cook your recipes for longer than stated in the chart. (Where it states 400F)
Can Crullers be air-fried instead of deep-fried?
Hi Tina,
I would think so. Since Donuts can be air fried, i think we can air fryer crullers. I haven’t tried it but i would try air frying it at 350F /180C for 4-5 mins.