I Tested STEAMING in the AIR FRYER!

Steaming food in an air fryer - is it possible? I'm testing out steaming four different foods and using instructions I found using AI and the internet!

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[donnaduda]

Cathy, you've been a blessing to me. My husband passed away this past Dec(14th). I've been having a very hard time cooking for one without wasting a lot of food by making my recipes in the oven. Heating a full size oven for a small dish, cranking on the broiler, mine is in the bottom of the stove and very hard for this 70 yr old with back issues to access. I jumped around YT and came across your channel. I bought the Cosori 5.8 qt air fryer and absolutely LOVE it. I followed your directions to make steak and baked potatoes and they both turned out WONDERFUL ! I am finally going to enjoy cooking again. I can, bake and love to cook but hate to waste food, especially with the cost of food today. You have a loyal follower here !

[maryk.madachy]

FYI, when you cook frozen veggies in an air fryer OR a microwave you are already steaming them! Without putting water in the bowl/basket. The frozen veggies have water in them so when you heat/microwave them, the water in them turns to steam and does the cooking. The amount of water you're putting in takes FOREVER to boil and produce steam. You are actually making it take longer to cook by ADDING water. You need to pre-heat the water to bring it to a boil for fresh veggies.

[debbieknoeb]

When Saturday comes around, my first thought is I will get to see what you have come up with this week. Thank you for doing this research for us, and keeping it real.

[lori]

Steaming on my gas stovetop is pretty quick, and I do it often. Will stick with that. But thank you for those tests. Will keep my airfryer busy with all the other goodies. Just ordered your cookbook. CANNOT WAIT for Monday!

[pamom]

I think my concern with steaming in the airfryer would be the steam/moisture impacting the internals of the fryer? You aren't supposed to submerge the fryer itself in water to clean, so would putting water in it to steam potentially damage it? Just a thought. I think microwave "steaming" works pretty well, so I will probably stick with that. I definitely appreciate your videos, though! Thanks 🙂

[DianeC.]

Hi Cathy!!! I have both your cookbook which I bought when it first came out. Have the Cheat Sheets also. I enjoy both of them.That device to lift the tray out is super Kool!!! Thanks for doing all this testing for us...I never tried steaming. Great video my dear friend!!!...🦋

[eldonacronemeyer]

Ok Cathy I’ve seen not done with sprouts and asparagus, but I never thought to put water in there you know good way of thinking thanks for the video. I think I’ll just stick to what’s on the refrigerator in my cheat sheet that I got from you. Have a blessed day. Happy Saturday.

[sueponder]

I have the Cosori dual and when I warm up pizza delivery I put a small piece of ice (like half of a cube or a few chips of a cube) and then put the pizza on the tray and warm up the pizza and it comes out just like it taste when it's delivered. Actually a little fresher.

[mitty]

Hi Cathy. Thanks for the trial but I will stick to the mic for the steamer veggies & use my AF for the rest of the meal. Keep up the good work. You are the best!!

[micheleselvage]

Hi Kathy, I love watching your Vlogs, very interesting and love to see your children involved too! I think I would use the Microwave for veggies to be honest but definitely worth knowing that you could use your airfryer for this also! 🥰🥰🥰

[karenpolansky]

I’m so glad you’re trying this as I’ve been thinking about doing this with fresh brussel sprouts to avoid having to par boil them before airfrying them. So you just needed to do one more! I love you anyway! Btw, I made a spatchcock chicken in my Cosori last night. I modified your timing for whole chicken from your cookbook down to 25 minutes, flip and 5-10 minutes on the other side. OMG! Yummy! I have another old Hungarian recipe for chicken I’m going to see how it comes out in the airfryer. If it comes out well, I’ll let you know.

[stuartduncan]

You've been my air fryer hero ever since I got mine. I think however that a dedicated steamer would be the way to go. You could be doing your veggies properly while using the air fryer for it proper purpose.

[michellewilliams]

I like adding a steam component to certain foods. Like perogies, asian dumplings etc. I add about 4 tbsp of water to the basket. It helps add a bit of steam to them to cook on the inside before the outside dries out before it gets to the crispy stage. Kind of like certain potstickers say to put them in a skillet with a bit of water. I also do it for corn on the cob.

[MapleSimmer]

I've just started adding a little water to my air fryer for some of my fresh vegetables, however I just use a small ramekin with a little water, heat the ramekin with the air fryer for two minutes then add the vegetables. I just do that to get it started, I remove the ramekin once they are mostly done and then finish it off to crisp up the vegetables a little more. I have a dual blaze and do this without the grate.

[barbaradieckhoff]

Hi Cathy, at the moment I‘m excited to get your cookbook- unfortunately it takes some time to arrive here in Germany - but I‘ve watched your tutorials here on YouTube so I‘ve already done a few of your recepies - thanks a lot for them. But I don‘t think I will steam anything in the Airfryer because my instant pot does it so much better👍🏻

[aybetch]

I am so glad I found this! Also got conflicting Google results but I want to make super moist egg cups in my air fryer. Thank you for trying this and using different options!!

[beanie]

So glad you like the tool. I use mine nearly everyday

[sherryliberto]

I have never tried to steam veggies in my airfryer most certainly the microwave is the fastest and easiest way to go. Thanks for sharing. Oh but I will be trying the asparagus. Have a Fabulous day. Sherry

[jalenhempel]

I put a significant amount of pork tenderloin carrots and potatoes in my airfryer and poured vegetable broth on top about ten ounces and it turned out great.

[TastingParty]

I think I might try putting a piece of foil over the veggies (with a rack to hold it down) to keep the steam at the bottom.