Do you need an Airfryer? Learn different ways to use airfryers! How to use / hacks/tips on airfryers

Airfryers are definitely the new hype, and I think they made my life much much easier! As I mentioned before, I'm like the Airfryer Queen in Turkey now 🤩 So I'd like to tell you guys everything you need to know before AND after you buy an Airfryer. What is it? How does airfryers work? What can you cook with an airfryer? And of course, what can't you cook in an airfryer? For these and much more, you should watch our video!

MORE RECIPES IN THE COMMENTS! ⬇️

Chocolate Souffle

120 g dark chocolate (60% cocoa)
2 tablespoons of butter
4 eggs, room temperature
4 heaping tablespoons (100 g) powdered sugar
2 pinches of salt
4 tablespoons (70 g) flour
80 ml milk
Granulated sugar, for coating
For topping,
1 pack cream,200 g, (35% fat),
Powdered sugar

• Set a pot of simmering water, combine the dark chocolate and butter. Stir until melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Meanwhile, separate the whites and yolks of the eggs.
• In a separate bowl, add the half of 2 tablespoons powdered sugar and 1 pinch of salt to the egg yolks and whisk until the egg yolks turn white. In this way, the egg smell in the souffle will be minimized.
• Start whisking the egg whites in a large steel round bowl with 1 pinch of salt at low speed.
• When the egg whites start to rise slightly, slowly add 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar to the bowl and continue beating. Slowly increase the speed and beat until soft peak forms.
• Sieve the flour in chocolate mixture.
• Then add the milk and give it a mix.
• Grease four ramekins butter and coat with granulated sugar.
• Gently fold the egg yolk mixture into egg white mixture. It is important to fold it in the same direction always.
• after that, add the chocolate mixture and again fold it gently until combined.
• Divide the mixture into ramekins.
• Bake in the air fryer at 200 C (390 F) for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar on them and serve immediately.
• Serve with cream and before eating, slit the centre with a spoon and pour some cream. Voila! air fryer chocolate souffle is ready to enjoy!

Köfte

250 gr minced meat (you can use beef, lamb or mutton, whichever you like is fine)
1 small onion, halved
4 handfuls of stale breadcrumbs, crusts removed, (alternatively, 4 slices of bread works great as well)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda or baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon butter (skip butter if your meat is fatty)

• To prepare the köfte, add the stale breadcrumbs or slices and onion in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds.
• Add in the minced meat, baking soda, butter, salt and black pepper. Continue to pulse until it becomes a paste.
• Wet your hands and shape the mixture into flat round patties. Press your fingers on each patty to increase the surface area or you can shape them into balls.
• Cook the köfte in air fryer at 200 C (390 F) for 5-6 minutes. You can freeze them as well after cooking and heat before eating at the same temperature.

To follow what is happening in our kitchen and cooking school;

[Refika]

Crispy Fried Chicken

1 piece chicken breast fillet, diced or sliced(≈250 gr /≈0, 5 oz)
1 piece boneless chicken thigh (≈150 gr /0, 33 oz)
4 pieces chicken wings
4 tablespoons flour
1 heaping tablespoon garlic powder
1 heaping tablespoon hot paprika
1 heaping tablespoon coarse black pepper
1 heaping tablespoon salt
3 eggs
3 tablespoons cream (%35 fat)
6-7 handful of plain corn flakes (≈250 gr /≈7 oz)


- You need 3 stations for the crispy coating of the chicken. Take 3 medium sized trays. Add the first one 4 tablespoons of flour and mix it with half tablespoon of salt. On the other side of the tray, mix half tablespoon of salt, garlic powder, hot paprika and black pepper. Don’t mix the spices with the salted flour and you can use a little tabasco as well.
- For the second station, beat the eggs and cream with a pinch of salt.
- The last station is plain corn flakes. Crash 6-7 handfuls of corn flakes in a plastic bag and put them to third tray. It is ok to have some chunks as well.
- For the boneless thigh, just make a cut to the thick part to make it thinner. It will help to cook easier and evenly.
- First coat the chicken pieces with the spice mixture. Shake the excess spice and place them into flour and -again- shake the excess flour and dip them into the egg mixture.
- Take out with a fork so you can drain the excess liquid and finally coat them with corn flakes.
- Then place them into air fryer. Spray or brush them with oil and cook the thighs and wings for 8 minutes, breast pieces for 5-6 minutes on 200 C (390 F) until golden brown.

Air fryer Pide
200 gr all-purpose flour
120 ml water, lukewarm
1 teaspoon dry yeast
A pinch of sugar
1 heaped teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon nigella seeds

- Mix the water and yeast in a cup and add the sugar. Let the mixture sit for 3 minutes.
- Combine the flour, salt and yeast water mixture in a large bowl.
- Mix and knead the dough for about 6 minutes until you have smooth and elastic dough.
- Grease the dough and bowl and cover with a damped kitchen cloth. Let the dough rise for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- After rising, transfer the dough on your counter and divide into two equal balls.
- Dust your work surface with flour and flatten the balls. Shape them into 15-20 cm (4-8 in) rounds with your hands. You can use a rolling pin for shaping as well.
- Place the dough on a baking paper. Cover with a kitchen cloth and let it proof for 15-20 minutes.
- Beat the egg and brush on top of the dough. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and nigella seeds or you can garnish with boiled beetroot, rosemary and flake salt.
- Place the dough in your air fryer with the baking paper. Bake for 4 minutes at 200 C (390 F). Then take out the paper and bake for another 4-5 minutes until golden.

Air Fryer Mac & Cheese

3 + 1/3 cups milk, 800 ml
200 g elbow pasta
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 freshly ground nutmeg

1 sprig of rosemary, leaves picked
3 slices of cured meat, chopped, 20 g, any cured meat that you love is great,
3 handfuls of shredded mozzarella, 150 g, any melting cheese works great
For topping,
Rosemary & chili flakes

- Place a heatproof enamel or pyrex bowl into your airf ryer or use its own baking pan if there is one.
- Add the elbow pasta to a heatproof enamel or glass bowl.
- Add in the milk, garlic powder, black pepper, salopen t and nutmeg and mix.
- Cook in air fryer at 200 C (390 F) for 22 minutes, mixing halfway
- Mix in the dried meat, rosemary and the one third of the mozzarella in pasta.
- Sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella on top of the pasta.
- Sprinkle some rosemary and chili flakes and cook for another 5 minutes, and your wonderful pasta is ready to enjoy!

Crispy Fall Veggies

1 beetroot, diced
2 handfuls of diced pumpkin
2 handfuls of broccolis, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, grated or mashed
A pinch of salt
A pinch of oregano
A pinch of chili flakes or paprika

- You can use any vegetable you like for this recipe. The idea is mix veggies with some olive oil and spices and crisp them in air fryer. Easy and perfect! Just be careful to chop the broccolis bigger than pumpkin and beetroot, because until they get cooked broccoli can get burn.
- Mix the pumpkin, beetroot and broccoli with the olive oil, garlic, salt, oregano and chili flakes.
- Cook in air fryer at 180 C (355 F) for 12-4 minutes.
- For the perfect air fried eggplants, mix diced eggplants with salt and olive oil and cook at 180 C (355 F) for 15-18 minutes or until crispy.

[madhattersoriginal]

Buy buy BUY !!!! I teach Culinary Arts at University and as a Chef I tell you, buy the largest you can get. I just replaced my oven with one that has an airfryer built into it. Marvelous way of cooking, so fast and so healthy! Happy Cooking, hugs Kate ❣️

[lucialowry]

I’ve had an air fryer for over 2 years and I can’t imagine what I did before. I use mine almost every day. They are one of the best appliances ever invented. Two of my most treasured appliances are my Instant Pot pressure cooker and my Air Fryer.

[othername]

Watching your videos make me feel happy, like it's summer all year round.

[vshelest]

Every dish I cooked based on your recipes has been absolute success! I enjoy watching your videos and your precise instructions and would love to see more Airfryer recipes. Or perhaps you could provide alternative instructions on all your recipes for cooking with Airfryer when that makes sense. I have a feeling there would be a lot of your followers that would like that

[anahidkassabian]

Great video! Super helpful. I have never really tried my air fryer much, but I will now. Could you perhaps make a few videos with specific recipes? It would be a huge help. Many thanks <3

[janinafisher]

My friend and I were just talking about air fryers last night and she went home and found your video. This has been SO informative. I knew absolutely nothing about air fryers other than that a lot of people LOVE them. So thanks for this amazing video!

[wisemonkies]

Refika hanim this is why I love you. You take everything to a new level because most people don't have time but you my Queen You do the hard yard and give us the results wow I so appreciate you. Hats off to you and cheers my friend xxxx You blow be away xxxx

[datwistyman]

This was a great video!!! I have an airfryer but I never really knew what to do with apart from chips and frozen stuff.
I had no idea they could do all this.

This video is literally life changing 👍❤️🇦🇺

[simama...xox..]

Hi Refika,

I could literally watch you read the phone book (yes I'm old enough to know what one of those is) and have to concur that my air fryer is a game changer. I have the oven-style.

Was watching the video on my iPad whilst test-driving my knife I just received on sale from your etsy store.
Fabulous and so sharp!!!
Was also pleasantly surprised to discover I didn't need to pay any extra duty - shipped to Austria🇦🇹.
Can highly recommend 😊😊😊❤

[theoriginalquinnpiper]

Thank you Refika, you are so inspiring - possibly the only thing you can NOT do is be "boring"! Much love to you and yours - hoping all are well.

[kimohara]

I’m on the fence about getting an air fryer so this is the exact info I need! Thank you! 😃

[lynnesanders]

I am now using my second airfryer. My friend gladly accepted my first one which despite my using it lots still looked like new.
The Tower one has a rotisserie, a cast iron plate for steaks, and shelves for baking. You can cook two pizzas easily. Think my large oven just became obsolete. I use pressure cooker for soups and stews, and i am looking for a home for my microwave, because it takes up too much room in my tiny kitchen considering I often only use it to heat milk.😂😂
Wonder if i could use my airfryer to heat the milk to make yoghurt? It has a good temperature range.
I love you and all your helpers. I love your humour and your grasp of reality which lots of tv chefs seem to have lost.
Where I live in North London there are many Turkish and Cypriot people. They are my neighbours and friends. And have great shops with wonderful fruits, veg, and fresh meat. I am so lucky.
Thank you my dear.
Love from Lynne ❤xxx 😊

[margaretdungan]

Hello dear friends. I bought a small air fryer a couple of years ago, sadly she now lives in my garage. You have inspired me Refika with your fine demonstration of how to use it correctly and will resurrect it back to my kitchen to begin again. I watch all of you videos and so enjoy the camaraderie of your team. You make the preparation of your food look so simple and your love for each ingredient shines in your eyes. Thank you for sharing your gifts and knowledge of the wider world with your viewers. Thank you in love, Margaret ❤

[natashasouliere]

This is the first time I have taken issue with your videos. The “airfryer Queen” title has to be earned my friend😊 We may have to have an airfryer-off. (Airfryer cook off) I moved onto a multi function air fryer/toaster oven. It is made mostly of metal inside which solves the Teflon issue. I have a cuisinart that works great. I didn’t even think about melting butter. Guess I’m going to use my microwave for storage.

[runawayrowestravel]

We LOVE your channel and we are about to buy an air fryer. I would love to see more videos with recipes and techniques for using the air fryer.

[TaraSLr]

This was so helpful! I had no idea you could put enameled plates and bowls/pyrex in the air fryer! 😮

[winglesswanderer]

I love you so much Refiqa!! Whenever I need comfort, I turn to your videos and your recipes are just addictive!! I wish nothing but the BEST to you and your team!
Wishing you to hit more than 10 millions subscribers in shaa Allah!!
You are an inspiration to many

[pamelaquarters]

Thank you, I have been kinda apprehensive in buying one and now I m definitely ready to buy one!!

[sandysalzman]

Countertop space is an issue but you are convincing me I may need to have an air fryer. I also do not microwave and am not a fan of non-stick cookwear. Good to know I am not alone. Thank you for this wonderful review.