Just learned air fryers can cut cooking oil by 75% compared to deep frying

I was reading a cooking science blog yesterday and saw a study from a university test kitchen. They measured the oil absorbed by chicken wings cooked three ways. The air fryer version used about a tablespoon of oil total, while the deep-fried batch soaked up over a quarter cup. I've been using mine for a year and never actually measured. Has anyone else done a side-by-side test with something like fries or fish sticks?

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faithg266d ago

Yeah, that tracks with what I've seen. I don't do side-by-side tests, but I can tell just from cleaning the thing. My old deep fryer left a greasy mess, but the air fryer basket just has a light film. It's a huge difference in how much oil you're actually eating.

paul1176d agoTop Commenter

That's a really good point from @faithg26 about the cleaning telling the whole story... it's like a lot of modern stuff hides the real cost until you have to deal with the mess yourself. You see it with those single-serve coffee pods too, so clean and easy until you see the little plastic cup mountain. Makes you wonder what else we're not seeing.