Air Fryers, or if you prefer, oil-free fryers are increasingly in fashion. However, sometimes they need a little help to make the food even better. However, not all materials are safe for your machine. In fact, there are some that seem more unlikely but that can be used without problems and there are others that you cannot use at all. We have already talked about Leak from aluminum foil. But what about parchment paper and toothpicks, can we use them in oil-free fryers?
Oil-free fryers: can you use parchment paper and toothpicks?
tracing paper
Tracing paper helps prevent food from sticking together. That said, if you’re frying sticky foods like seasoned chicken wings or other foods like chocolate chip cookies, you really should use it.
Line the bottom with cut parchment paper. Make sure you evenly distribute the food you are going to fry to prevent it from lifting. If there are empty parts, the force of the hot air that is circulating can make the paper flutter and make it difficult to cook food.
In addition, you can also use parchment paper on other less greasy foods. This just makes cleaning that much easier.
toothpicks
The toothpicks help hold the food. In fact, there are many recipes that require us to use these sticks. This is for wrapping certain foods with bacon. It is very useful for stuffed chicken breast or rolled meat.
aluminum foil
It doesn’t hurt to use aluminum foil in the air fryer. It’s a good conductor of heat, so if you don’t want your food to be exposed to direct heat and prefer it to cook your food evenly, it’s definitely something to use.
Just make sure you seal it properly to keep the foil from flying around.
You can also line the bottom of your deep fryer with aluminum foil. Be sure to place the food evenly on top to hold it.
