Disclosure: I received an Air Fryer sample from Hamilton Beach to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own.
Most weekends we usually order a family takeout, as we run a busy schedule during the week. It gives us the chance to unwind and spend some quality family time together. But during our spring break, Instead of ordering takeout, we stayed in and cooked a few of our favorites with the new Hamilton Beach Digital Air Fryer. Buy it Here
Perfect for Family Sized Meals
The Airfryer uses little to no oil, you even get that crispy texture and great taste from chicken wings to french fries and all that’s in between. It has 6 pre-programmed settings, one touch is all it takes to recreate healthier versions of weekend treats, which saves you money as well. It’s convenient, and powerful and no preheating is required, so results are quick and delicious! Once dinner is finished, the non-stick food basket is easy to clean, freeing up more time for weekend family fun!
The Air Fryer is perfect for family-sized meals and comes with a generous 2.5L detachable frying basket and detachable non-stick oil tank.
Have you ever cooked bacon in the Air Fryer? We tried bacon early on and it quickly became a family favorite for the air fryer. It’s quick, has less mess and no spills to clean up, and comes out nice and crispy. For the best crispy Bacon, arrange 4-6 pieces of bacon in the basket and cook on 350 for 8 minutes.
We also have tried a variety of other foods in the air fryer. Fries come out nice and crispy, much better than oven baking, while fish is moist even while the breaded coating is crispy. We even made some donuts, which actually came out quite delicious and cooked in half the time. The donuts were better in fact that we did not have to deep fry them. They were significantly healthier than if we had made them the traditional way.
Carol JOnes says
I would love to make my own fries in this fryer.
Lynda Cook says
I own 3 air fryers, the actifryer, the phillips air fryer and the air oven, and out of all 3 I love my oven I can do more in it!
Rosanne Robinson says
Ummmmm, the bacon & fries in your pics look super yummy. I’ve heard wonderful reviews on the Air Fryer, unfortunately we don’t have one yet.
Florence Cochrane says
I have never owned or used an air flyer. The bacon do look nice and crispy. I am considering get one.
Lee Anderson says
I’ve heard great things about these!
Cheryl Grandy says
I’ve never used an air fryer. They look like a great way to get crispy food without deep frying. Cooking bacon in the air fryer would avoid oil splatter all over the stove too!
Twingle Mommy says
I have an actifry. I’ve done bacon wrapped chicken breasts in it but never thought to just cook bacon in it. I’ll have to give it a try.
You should try making sweet potato fries in the air fryer. So good!
wendy hutton says
fries are the best cooked in an air fryer
kristen visser says
ooo I just got an airfryer and have yet to try bacon in it. I absolutely love the fries is makes. I am totally trying bacon
Gina Bergman says
Would love to try this!
Jo-Anne Pfoh says
I had no idea you could do other things besides fries lol brilliant
Donna L. says
I’d love to make french fries with this air fryer.
Kay Burke says
THe bacon looks great – but I would like to try ‘fish fingers’ also & see what they taste like – healthy
Annie Dyck says
I would absolutely love one of these! The bacon looks amazing!
Shirley OFlynn says
I have not tried an air fryer but have been thinking about getting one. I really like that it uses so little oil and that it can be used to cook quite a few different things.
Julie F says
I have had an air fryer on my wish list for quite a while, hopefully I will get one soon!
Calvin says
Sounds useful, I have never used an air fryer, this yields a nice crunch that is healthier than conventional fryers
Susan Ashcraft says
Yum…bacon!
Carolle H says
I would love to try it
Wanda B says
I’ve thought about getting one of these but haven’t yet. We love fried foods but making it this way would be so much healthier.
Anita D. says
I really need to get an air fryer!
J says
interesting
Sandra Dufoe says
This would be great would help keep some foods healthier.
Silvia D says
I have not tried an air fryer. hoping to get one!
Heather Swanson says
I have never owned an air fryer yet.
Rosa Cross says
Thanks for the air fryer hints. I just got one for Christmas.
nancy lafrance says
Yum!
Monica F. says
Thanks for this review – perhaps this would have more purpose than the air-fryer I have, which is an Acti-fry.
Monique L.S. says
It is amazing the things you can cook in an air fryer. The bacon looks delicious!
nicky says
I haven’t tried cooking this this before. Looks good, though, that bacon looks yummy!
Sherri R says
They really do work well by the looks of things!
Fan R. says
It would be nice to get this Air Fryer, it looks very versatile and I love potato fries a lot!
Soozle says
I like that this is a healthier alternative to your traditional deep frying! The results look great
Betty S says
I do not own one yet, am going to test one out the belongs to a friend while she is on vacation. Going to check your site for suggestions
Cynthia Biggs says
we have a small air fryer,but id love this
Patricia Gallant says
I have never used an air fryer. I have seen a lot of YouTube videos using the air fryer and I would love to try it. I like to eat healthy when I can and this is a healthy way of cooking fried food without frying in oil.