Kent: ‘I cook my Christmas dinner in five air fryers’

A cookery writer has decided to skip the traditional oven and cook an entire Christmas meal using air fryers.

Self-confessed “air friar bore” Beverley Jarvis, from Ashford, Kent, will use five devices to feed her 11 loved ones a festive feast.

Ms Jarvis said she had already saved time and money before making the switch.

“Air fryers are a no-brainer,” he said. BBC Radio Kent.

“I work with air fryers all the time. I have one in the utility room and four in the kitchen,” she added.

These appliances have become more popular during the cost-of-living crisis because they cost half the cost of cooking in an oven. The BBC’s Sliced ​​Bread programme found

They work by blowing very hot air around the food, at high speed.

“Every day I usually use two, and I think they’re fantastic,” Ms Jarvis said.

“So you’re saving electricity, and they’re so quick to heat up – just three minutes to reach 200C.”

Ms. Jarvis shares her recipe for an oven-free Christmas dinner. “Try the turkey breast roll – you can either ask the butcher to make it or buy it at the supermarket,” she said.

He said an average-sized turkey breast roll that would feed six children would take 55 minutes at 180C.

“Bigger air fryers will carry a bigger bird.”

But what about the much-loved roasts? “The great thing is you can add the potatoes at the end and give them 35 minutes,” she said.

“Just turn it up to 190C; you’ll have wonderful crispy potatoes with your turkey roll.”

And for side dishes and snacks? “You can do pigs in a blanket; they’ll take about 10 minutes at 190C,” he said.

“Sausage rolls are a cinch – 15 minutes at 200C will produce delicious, crispy sausage rolls.

“They are better than perfect.”

Ms Jarvis said she had experimented with cooking other meats in her air fryers.

“The gammon is fantastic. I cooked the whole thing in the air fryer, a big enough piece of gammon for 10 people, and it was absolutely delicious,” he said.

“Finally, I glaze it with maple syrup, marmalade and, in my recipe, a little whiskey.”

Ms Jarvis said she wrapped the meat in foil and placed onions and carrots underneath.

She also recommends an alternative festive snack, which involves grating half a block of Parmesan, adding a quarter teaspoon of chopped chillies, a few pumpkin seeds and herbs.

“You literally take the base plate out of the air fryer, heat it to 200C, very lightly oil the base, then spoon your cheese soup into the blob around the base,” she said.

“They take four minutes at 190C, and they’re lacy and crispy, and they’re delicious with a glass of bubbly.”