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Food expert issues warning to people who cook bacon in an air fryer

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Updated 08:02 16 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 17:14 16 Nov 2024 GMT

Food expert issues warning to people who cook bacon in an air fryer

The handy kitchen gadgets aren't the answer to everything

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Food And Drink, Health, Technology, Air fryers

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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By now, if you haven’t already got one, you’ve probably sat through endless lectures from friends about why you absolutely need an air fryer.

Every day, there’s that colleague in the office bragging about the dinner they so easily whipped up in theirs the night before.

And to be fair, you can cook a flipping lot of things in the handy bits of kitchen tech.

But there are some dishes that you probably shouldn’t be using them for, and a food expert has issued a warning to people who cook bacon in an air fryer.

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Sure, using them to rustle up a tasty full English seems like a great idea, but Brenda Peralta explained this can cause chaos in the kitchen.

It does look good though, doesn't it? (Getty Stock)
It does look good though, doesn't it? (Getty Stock)

She told HuffPost: "It is a fatty food, and when it is cooked in an air fryer, the fat can drip down and cause smoke or splatter.

"This can make the bacon difficult to cook evenly, and it can also produce a lot of smoke and odours."

The recipe developer said this means you run the risk of some rashers being uncooked, which could of course cause food poisoning.

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As well as this, the air fryer itself ends up becoming quite a hazard due to the build-up of bacon grease, leading to it suddenly begin to smoke.

The bacon fat splatters out across the air fryer's heating element, causing the gadget to start smoking before a smell of burnt food fills the air. What a lovely start to the day.

Aside from the impromptu pyrotechnic display, bacon can also be difficult to deal with if you want your plate arrangement to look pretty, according to Brenda.

Be careful with the bacon lads. (Getty Stock)
Be careful with the bacon lads. (Getty Stock)

She continued: "A bacon strip is a small and delicate food, and it can be difficult to flip or remove from the air fryer basket without breaking it."

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And although it's small, that doesn't mean you should be trying to fit loads in.

"The air fryer basket may not be large enough to accommodate a large quantity of bacon," the dietitian added.

"This can make it difficult to cook a lot of bacon at once, which can be inconvenient if you are cooking for a group."

And of course, piling it on top of each other will inevitably leave some portions uncooked.

Maybe the magical mini ovens can't cook air-vrything after all.

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