Air fryer recipe for 'crispy baked potatoes with fluffy inside' makes them 'perfect'
A handy appliance has so many uses when it comes to cooking, including making the perfect baked potato.
Crispy baked potatoes are a tasty, affordable, and healthy meal option, but they can take ages to cook in a traditional oven. That's why many folks are swapping their oven for efficient air fryers. These handy gadgets have loads of uses when it comes to cooking, including making the perfect baked potato.
According to Diana Zavzeatii, a TikTok chef known as @busyavocado, air fryers and baked potatoes are such a great match that it's hard to go back to traditional cooking methods once you've tried it. In a video shared on her page, Diana said: "Did you know that you can bake potatoes in an air fryer? It's so quick and easy and they come out perfect every single time."
Showing off the method with her Nutricook air fryer, the chef started by piercing holes in four raw, washed spuds using a fork. She then laid them in a shallow bowl and sprinkled them with oil and salt before rolling them around to ensure the skin was fully coated.
Next, Diana lined the fryer with a circular sheet of baking paper and placed the prepared potatoes inside. To cook the spuds, she air-fried them at 395F for 40 to 45 minutes. While doing this, she noted that the cooking method gives unbeatable results, with potatoes that are "crispy from the outside and fluffy from the inside".
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The TikTok chef added: "You will never make baked potatoes any other way after you try these."
Once the timer was up, Diana opened the fryer basket to reveal brown, crisp-skinned spuds that she then sliced down the center and gently squeezed open.
The cloud-like core of each one was steaming and fluffy, ready to be loaded with toppings. To "keep it simple", Diana opted for a classic combination of salt, pepper, butter, and grated Cheddar cheese.
She then returned the potatoes to the fryer for five more minutes to allow the toppings to meld together.
The TikTok chef revealed the irresistible results, stating: "Just look at this gorgeous melted cheese. I like to add sour cream and sprinkle a little bit of dill."
