I wonder if there's a way to make french fries without deep-frying them? I suppose doing them in batches would require less oil overall. The first ones would be cooling while the newer batches were cooking- but I'd be OK with that because I hate burning my mouth and sometimes it's hard to wait for them to cool.
Sadly, not so. Less oil is absorbed by the food when deep frying compared to shallow frying.
I see nothing wrong in eating chips occasionally as nothing compares to their taste. Ask any Brighton seagull! They absolutely love chips.
I like triple fried ones as not only do they have the most fabulous golden crust but the inside is fluffy. We usually have chips twice a month during our meetups, when we go out for a meal.
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I don't currently have an air fryer. I was wondering if seasoning the potatoes before air-frying them would mess with the herbal seasonings somehow; I'm assuming that air-frying gets things hotter than baking normally would.
Air frying is the same as baking/roasting. An air fryer reaches the optimal temperature
much faster than a traditional oven and cooks slighter quicker. You have a maximum temperature of 200 C. My Siemens (normal) oven goes up to 250 C. However, it takes much longer to reach this temperature.
When you use seasoning (herbs or/and spices) when cooking vegetables or spuds, it all depends on the temperature and baking time. If I'm making vegetables, I usually season them before adding them to the AF. However, some spices burn easily so if I'm making wedges, I usually add the seasoning towards the end of the baking time especially when using chilli flakes or smoked paprika.
I'm a huge fan of using an air fryer but nothing compares to deep fried chips. The ones made in an AF are more like traditional baked wedges.