Air Fryer – West Coast Chef http://thewestcoastchef.com Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:57:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 http://thewestcoastchef.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/West-Coast-Chef-Icon-100x100.png Air Fryer – West Coast Chef http://thewestcoastchef.com 32 32 Air Frying vs. Deep Frying http://thewestcoastchef.com/air-frying-vs-deep-frying/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:50:40 +0000 https://thewestcoastchef.com/?p=305 Fried Chicken, French Fries, and Fried Shrimp. These are three fried foods every American loves because:

1. They’re delicious.

2. They’re deep fried.

Despite tasting amazing, fried foods are a major health hazard and are known to a wide range of health problems like type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. With the health hazards in mind, we personally still crave the delicious crunchiness of fried foods.

A healthier alternative to deep-frying is frying your foods with an air fryer. We’re here to tell you that it’s possible to “fry” your foods with just a fraction of the calories and fat content.

It honestly sounds too good to be true. How is this even possible? Air Fryers are designed with 360° Rapid Air Technology, which is a fancy way of saying hot air circulates around a chamber cooking ingredients faster and more efficiently. This allows the air fryer to “fry” your foods without actually dipping the foods in oil. According to some studies, air fried food contained 80% less fat in comparison to food that was cooked using other traditional methods, such as deep frying.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that during a normal deep frying process, cooking oil is broken down into fatty acids and other unhealthy components. This affects bad cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and waist lines. So, how do we make the food we love healthier?

The Answer is Air Frying

Air fryers are capable of cooking food with just one tablespoon of oil. Below is a chart comparing the nutrition facts between 100 grams of air fried french fries and a small (75 grams) size of french fries from McDonald’s.

Air Fryer French Fries

McDonald’s French Fries

Note the sizable difference in both caloric content and fat content. Cooking french fries with an air fryer instead of a traditional deep-fryer leads to 26% fewer calories and 86% less fat. Imagine the amount of calories you can avoid by simply changing your cooking method.

Now, here’s the best part: air fried foods taste AMAZING! You would think you that flavor would be sacrificed at the cost of a healthier food option. WRONG. With air fryers, you can still achieve the same great taste with the same crispiness you love. Check our our air fryers and get yours today. Both your taste buds and waist line will thank you.

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What is an Air Fryer? http://thewestcoastchef.com/what-is-an-air-fryer/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:09:27 +0000 https://thewestcoastchef.com/?p=250 An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that cooks by circulating hot air around the food using a convection mechanism. Hot air is circulated in the air fryer chamber, which evenly heats foods. In principle, air fryers have the same functionality as convection ovens. However, air fryers are capable of circulating hot air around foods at much higher speeds, producing a crispy layer through caramelization. It allows you to add a beautiful crisp crust on foods we have grown to love so dearly with very little oil. Imagine your favorite fried foods with a fraction of the calories.

In an air fryer, heat is generated by coils right above the double-walled food chamber. A fan is used to circulate hot air around the food. The opening at the top is used to take air in and there is an exhaust at the back that controls the temperature by releasing undesired hot air.

With traditional oil frying, extremely hot oil must surround the food in order for it to brown evenly and crisply. The excessive amount of oil from oil frying has proven many health risks. Air fryers drastically reduce those health risks by allowing you to “fry” your foods with significantly reduced amounts of oil. It manages all this, without compromising taste, texture, tenderness, or juiciness.   

The West Coast Chef air fryer has temperature and timer adjustments that allow more precise cooking. Food is cooked in a cooking basket that sits atop a drip tray.

This revolutionary method of cooking saves calories, health, and time.

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