Exactly what happens to meat in the air fryer with 'perfect' results
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Nobody really knows what happens to our food in an air fryer, as the baskets are often contained and pauses when a compartment is opened. But one homeowner, who swears by grilling steak in hers, owns an air fryer with transparent baskets, which means you can see your food cooking like you would in an oven.
The woman shared her kitchen hack on social media and promised her followers the meat would turn out "juicy and sizzly". The hassle-free method will help you cook the perfect steak under record-breaking time. The quick method prevents the steak from drying out, even if you are cooking it between medium to well done. Placing the meat into a transparent air fryer container, the cooking method can be seen, with the steak shrinking in size and sizzling away.
What it doesn't do, is fly all over the place, which is what happens to some lighter weight food items in the air fryer. This happens because air fryers are powered by air, with a heating element near the top of the fryer emitting heat into the air in the cooking chamber while a fan circulates the heated air rapidly around it. For anyone using the airfryer to toast bread, for example, it actually flies around the compartment, making it especially hard for anyone cooking the likes of melted cheese on toast, as the slices are chucked off almost instantly.
But, due to the weight of a piece of steak, it actually stays in tact and cooks as you'd expect. And using the air fryer offers a better way to ensure your steak is kept soft - and it might even be better than using an oven. The cook, demonstrating, started off by seasoning the steak, with what looked like pepper. Once she was done, she placed the meat into the basket and increased the temperature to 200C ( 400F ). The TikToker switched the timer on for 14 minutes and then let the air fryer do the rest.
