Cosori Air Fryer Review: The Gift of the Season?
November 29, 2019 11 Comments
I bought this COSORI Air Fryer to review it for the holidays. People seem to love how these units air fry instead of deep fry.
![Cosori Air Fryer Review](https://s9g.us/m/o/cosoriairfryerreview.600.jpg)
It is a COSORI Air Fryer, 5.8 Quart, and 1700-Watt cooker for making literally lighter food.
On the top of the unit when I plucked it out of the box it said:
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Wouldn’t that be so sad? You bought this thing and filled it with oil thinking that you had purchased a deep fryer and alas, this appliance uses AIR.
The air fryer pushes hot air around the food and can make a crunchy exterior.
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Basically, you use this drawer to put your food in the cooker and it pumps air all around it.
I like cooking appliances that I can set and forget like my Best Slow Cooker and my Instant Pot. I happen to own two Instant Pots and my favorite recipe isInstant Pot Refried Beans.
The COSORI air fryer comes with this nice recipe book that included a bunch of easy recipes.
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I decided to give the COSORI air fryer a shot with the quintessential deep fried food that everyone loves - french fries. I believe that if this thing can make a decent french fry - then it can make just about anything.
First, you have to cut up the potatoes.
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Then, you soak them in cold water for about 15 minutes, dry them, toss them in a little oil, salt, pepper, and paprika.
You preheat your machine and then you hit the FRENCH FRY BUTTON -see here:
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You toss them half way through the cycle and then you end up with these:
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Can you layer the basket with food and expect it to be crunchy? I found that you cannot. I stuffed too many potato slices in this air fryer and they ended up with soggy - but perfectly cooked.
I really liked the air fryer and would put fewer potatoes in the box the next time I used it. My biggest problem is that with a family of four, I think I would have to run it twice to get enough for a side dish.
Also, I think I wouldn’t use this for roasting (as I have a great oven) so it would be only for that deep fried effect that you would like with fish, chicken, or fries.
I can see, though, for people who don’t like to cook - that this could be a really fun tool. You just toss your food in a basket and walk away - it comes out crunchy!!
The COSORI basket was very easy to wash (it is non-stick) and it goes in the dishwasher. I give that a thumbs up.
Have you tried any air fryers? What did you think? Is this the gift of the season?
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