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Cooking Breakfast in an Air Fryer | Full British Fry-Up

Greg proves you can cook a full British breakfast in one machine, sausages, bacon, tomatoes, hash brown, and toast all in the air fryer at once. The only rebel is the egg, which sneaks into the microwave for 40 seconds while everything else crisps up perfectly.

R By Richard · Adapted from Greg's Kitchen · Published 10 June 2026
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⏱Prep 5 min
🌡Temp 180°C
⏲Air fry 20 min
🍽Serves 1
Cooking Breakfast in an Air Fryer

Source video by Greg's Kitchen on YouTube. This recipe was adapted with strict source-fidelity rules and is marked for human review.

Greg cooks a classic British fry-up using just the air fryer (and the microwave for the egg). Everything is staged into one basket on a timer, with the slowest items going in first and the quickest items added later. The result is crispy sausages, crunchy hash browns, properly cooked bacon, soft tomato and golden toast, all ready at the same time. A handy method if you want a full breakfast without juggling multiple pans.

Ingredients

Main
  • 1 piecehash brown
  • 1 wholetomato, halved
  • salt
  • 2 wholeBritish pork sausages, pricked with a fork (add late)
  • 3 slicesBritish back bacon (add late)
  • 1 slicebread (add late)
  • 1 wholeegg
  • cooking spray
To serve
  • butter (add late)

Method

  1. Set the air fryer to 180°C and a 20 minute timer. Place the hash brown in the basket. Halve the tomato, season the cut sides with salt and add to the basket. Cook for 5 minutes.

    ~5 min

  2. Open the drawer, prick the sausages and add them to the basket. Cook for another 5 to 6 minutes.

    ~6 min

  3. With around 10 minutes left, pull out the drawer. Turn the sausages, flip the hash brown, and lay in the bacon slices, finding space where you can. Return to the air fryer.

    ~5 min

  4. With 5 minutes to go, open the drawer again. Check the bacon and separate any overlapping slices. Tuck a slice of bread down the side to toast for the remaining time.

    ~5 min

  5. While the air fryer finishes, spray a small bowl with cooking spray, crack in the egg and prick the yolk a few times with a knife. Cover and microwave for 40 seconds.

    ~1 min

  6. When the air fryer finishes, plate up the toast and butter it. Top with the microwaved egg, then add the sausages, hash brown, tomato and bacon alongside. Serve straight away.

    ~2 min

Frequently asked

Do I need to preheat my air fryer?
Greg doesn't preheat in this method, he just starts everything from cold on a 20 minute timer at 180°C. If you do preheat, knock a minute or two off the total time so the hash brown and tomato don't overcook.
Can I cook the egg in the air fryer too?
Yes, you can crack an egg into a small oven-safe ramekin and air fry at 180°C for around 5-6 minutes for a soft yolk. In this recipe Greg uses the microwave (40 seconds, covered) because the air fryer basket is already full.
Why do you stagger when ingredients go in?
Each item needs a different cook time. Hash browns and tomatoes take the longest, sausages need around 10-15 minutes, bacon only needs about 10 minutes, and toast only needs 5. Staging means everything finishes together.
How do I stop the bacon sticking together?
Lay the slices in as flat as you can, and when you check the basket part way through, separate any pieces that have stuck together so the edges crisp up properly.
Can I scale this up for two or more people?
You can, but only as far as your basket allows. Crowding the basket means soggy bacon and pale hash browns. For bigger portions, cook in two batches and keep the first batch warm in a low oven.
Extraction notes (transparency): Quantities for sausages, bacon, hash browns and bread were not specified in the transcript; defaults set for 1 serving and amounts left flexible. Egg is cooked in the microwave, not the air fryer. Exact sub-timings narrated (5 min, then 5-6 min, then 5 min, then last 5 min) total 20 min as stated. | Second-pass critique flagged 1 fabricated and 5 quantified issues. See critique.issues for detail.