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The Best Air Fryer Potatoes Recipes

The Best Air Fryer Potatoes Recipes provides quick and easy tutorials for how to cook and make healthy French fries, sweet potato fries, loaded baked potatoes, potato chips, wedges, hash browns, and more using your Nuwave, Power Air Fryer, or any air fryer brand with little to no oil. The tutorial details cooking times and temperatures.

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Are Air Fried Potatoes Healthy?

Absolutely! Using an air fryer to cook your potatoes will drastically cut down on the amount of fat you are using in the recipe. Paired with the right foods, potatoes make balanced meals.

Is Using an Air Fryer Healthy?

The air fryer cuts the fat. Air frying cuts up to 80% of the fat of traditional deep frying. Most deep fried foods require 2-3 cups of oil. You will only need a tablespoon with most air fryer recipes. Also, most deep-fried oils use canola or vegetable oil. 

How to Cook and Make Baked Potatoes in the Air Fryer

  1. Poke holes into the top of the potatoes.
  2. Load them in the air fryer.
  3. Cook for 40 minutes.

How to Blanch Potatoes for Air Fryer

Blanching potatoes gives them a head start on the cooking time by simmering the potatoes in water. Check out this post on How to Blanch Potatoes

How to Cook Sweet Potatoes in the Air Fryer

  1. Poke holes into the top of the potatoes.
  2. Load them in the air fryer.
  3. Cook for 40-45 minutes.

How to Make Fried Potatoes in the Air Fryer

  1. Soak the potatoes in water for 20-30 minutes.
  2. Air fry them for 20 minutes on 400 degrees.

Why Do You Soak Potatoes in Water Before Frying?

Soaking potatoes in water helps to remove excess starch from potatoes. This will allow the potatoes to crisp and gets them really crunchy.

The Best Air Fryer Potatoes Recipes

The Best Air Fryer Potatoes Recipes provides quick and easy tutorials for how to cook and make healthy French fries, sweet potato fries, loaded baked potatoes, potato chips, wedges, hash browns, and more using your Nuwave, Power Air Fryer, or any air fryer brand with little to no oil. The tutorial details cooking times and temperatures.

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