I was reading a library book from 2015 and it said air fryers were a niche gadget for 'health nuts'

Now I use mine for frozen pizza rolls and leftover fries, so that old take feels pretty wild, what's the most 'unhealthy' thing you've cooked in yours?

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skyler_white952mo ago

Totally. I cook bacon in mine.

miles542mo ago

My grandma taught me to use the leftover bacon grease in the air fryer basket. You just toss some chopped potatoes in there after the bacon is done. They get this crazy good crust that you can't get from an oven. It's like a secret flavor boost that costs nothing.

robinson.holly1mo ago

My first batch of bacon-grease potatoes in the air fryer almost caught fire because that leftover grease isn't just flavor, it's basically liquid fat that splatters everywhere. Plus there's the whole health angle - my doctor literally told me to stop cooking with bacon grease after my cholesterol numbers came back higher than my mortgage payment. And honestly, the "crazy good crust" people rave about? Half the time it's just burnt bits sticking to the basket that take twenty minutes to scrub off. I'll take a bag of frozen seasoned potatoes from the store that come out crispy without the mess any day.