Proper air fryer recipes, written like a friend would.
A hand-tested collection of dishes for the air fryer. Exact temperatures, honest cook times, real measurements. British English, with a metric/imperial toggle that defaults to your country and remembers your choice. Fast cooking, slower scrolling.
The Easiest Homemade Chicken Katsu
Joshua Weissman's classic Japanese chicken katsu adapted for the air fryer. Chicken breasts pounded to even thickness, panko-breaded and crisped without the oil bath.
Air Fryer Chips with Cornflour Dust
John Kirkwood's air fryer chips. Floury Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes, 13 mm cut, dusted with cornflour and sunflower oil, then 20 minutes at 190°C with basket shakes every 5 minutes.
Fudgy Brownies with Crinkle Top
A fudgy brownie with the textbook crinkle top: 50% dark chocolate, brown sugar in the melted-butter stage to draw out the crinkle, whipped eggs for air. Adapted from a 160°C fan oven for the air fryer.
Air Fryer Roast Potatoes (No Par-Boiling)
John Kirkwood's no-par-boil air fryer roast potatoes. Maris Piper cut to 3 cm, rinsed, oiled, then cooked at 200°C for 10 min and 180°C for 10 min with shakes every 5 minutes.
My EASY, CREAMY Classic Butter Chicken made #athome #withme | Marion's Kitchen
Marion Grasby's restaurant-style butter chicken adapted for the air fryer: yoghurt-marinated chicken thighs charred until smoky, then simmered in a creamy spiced tomato sauce.
Air Fryer Crispy Pork Belly (Auntie Liz)
Auntie Liz's air fryer crispy pork belly, Chinese siu yuk style. Skin pierced, meat seasoned with five-spice and parcelled in foil, salt crust draws out the moisture, then bake 20 min and grill 10 for the crackling.
Ultimate Hash Browns with Air Fryer Finish
Restaurant-style hash browns: two-texture potato, blitzed onion, butter-confit, pressed and chilled overnight, then cut into pieces and air-fried at 200°C for the crispy finish that replaces the deep-fry.
Kentucky Fried Chicken in the Air Fryer - KFC Copycat
Cookin' with Sash's KFC-style fried chicken in the air fryer. Bone-in chicken pieces, an 11-spice flour, egg dredge, 3-4 tbsp of oil in the basket, 20 min at 200°C for full crisp.
I made the CRISPIEST chicken WITHOUT frying! | Oven-baked Crispy Chicken Drumsticks Marion's Kitchen
Crispy chicken drumsticks coated in a sticky, tangy Chinese honey sauce, adapted from Marion's oven method for the air fryer.
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Every recipe here is extracted from a real YouTube cook's walk-through, fact-checked against the transcript, and rewritten in plain British English. No padded intros, no fake "tips" the chef never said, no guessed quantities. If a quantity wasn't stated, we say so.