Unpopular opinion: battered fish comes out better in the air fryer than the deep fryer

I did a side by side test last Thursday with cod fillets, one batch dunked in oil at 350 and one batch spritzed with cooking spray in the air fryer at 400. The air fryer version got way crispier on the outside and stayed flaky inside without soaking up all that grease. Has anyone else made the swap from traditional frying and regretted it or are you team air fryer now?

2 comments

2 Comments

derek9921d ago

Yeah I saw a chef on YouTube say the same thing about air fryers and batter.

thomas.cameron21d ago

Man idk I feel like people get way too worked up over this. It's an air fryer not a deep fryer, if your batter comes out soggy just eat it anyway or throw it in longer. YouTube chefs act like everything has to be perfect but half the time I can't even tell the difference. I've done beer batter in mine and it was fine, not amazing but it worked for what I needed. Maybe I just have low standards but whatever, it's chicken not rocket science.