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 favourites with the new Hamilton Beach Digital Air Fryer.
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, 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 favourite for the air-fryer. It’s quick, 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 by the 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
March 24, 2019 at 12:03 amI would love to make my own fries in this fryer.
Lynda Cook says
March 24, 2019 at 12:32 pmI 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
March 24, 2019 at 8:36 pmUmmmmm, 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
March 24, 2019 at 11:26 pmI have never owned or used an air flyer. The bacon do look nice and crispy. I am considering get one.
Lee Anderson says
March 25, 2019 at 10:01 amI’ve heard great things about these!
Cheryl Grandy says
March 25, 2019 at 12:49 pmI’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
March 25, 2019 at 1:39 pmI 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
March 25, 2019 at 2:29 pmfries are the best cooked in an air fryer
kristen visser says
March 25, 2019 at 3:19 pmooo 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
March 25, 2019 at 5:40 pmWould love to try this!
Jo-Anne Pfoh says
March 25, 2019 at 9:04 pmI had no idea you could do other things besides fries lol brilliant
Donna L. says
March 25, 2019 at 9:40 pmI’d love to make french fries with this air fryer.
Kay Burke says
March 26, 2019 at 12:05 pmTHe bacon looks great – but I would like to try ‘fish fingers’ also & see what they taste like – healthy
Annie Dyck says
March 26, 2019 at 1:26 pmI would absolutely love one of these! The bacon looks amazing!
Shirley OFlynn says
March 26, 2019 at 4:06 pmI 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
March 26, 2019 at 7:41 pmI have had an air fryer on my wish list for quite a while, hopefully I will get one soon!
Calvin says
March 27, 2019 at 10:08 amSounds useful, I have never used an air fryer, this yields a nice crunch that is healthier than conventional fryers
Susan Ashcraft says
March 27, 2019 at 10:29 amYum…bacon!
Carolle H says
March 27, 2019 at 10:35 amI would love to try it
Wanda B says
March 27, 2019 at 12:13 pmI’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
March 27, 2019 at 4:05 pmI really need to get an air fryer!
J says
March 28, 2019 at 12:01 aminteresting
Sandra Dufoe says
March 28, 2019 at 4:05 pmThis would be great would help keep some foods healthier.
Silvia D says
March 29, 2019 at 1:25 pmI have not tried an air fryer. hoping to get one!
Heather Swanson says
April 1, 2019 at 3:47 pmI have never owned an air fryer yet.
Rosa Cross says
April 1, 2019 at 8:26 pmThanks for the air fryer hints. I just got one for Christmas.
nancy lafrance says
April 2, 2019 at 1:29 amYum!
Monica F. says
April 7, 2019 at 3:07 pmThanks for this review – perhaps this would have more purpose than the air-fryer I have, which is an Acti-fry.
Monique L.S. says
April 9, 2019 at 11:13 amIt is amazing the things you can cook in an air fryer. The bacon looks delicious!
nicky says
April 9, 2019 at 2:41 pmI haven’t tried cooking this this before. Looks good, though, that bacon looks yummy!
Sherri R says
April 10, 2019 at 9:59 pmThey really do work well by the looks of things!
Fan R. says
April 12, 2019 at 11:33 pmIt would be nice to get this Air Fryer, it looks very versatile and I love potato fries a lot!
Soozle says
April 14, 2019 at 9:05 amI like that this is a healthier alternative to your traditional deep frying! The results look great
Betty S says
April 19, 2019 at 8:27 amI 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