Air Fryer Cooking for 1 or 2 People

Introduction

Most recipes you find on the Internet are for family-sized meals and are not easily downsized, such as changing the cooking time. Obviously, less food takes less time. The focus here will be on a system that should work better for a single amateur chef or a couple.

The answer is right there at your fingertips: it's AI. I personally use Gemini because I use Google for a lot of things since it works for me.

The Equipment

• Ninja Crispi Air Fryer, 4-in-1 but almost exclusively with the larger glass bowl
• Silicone Liners: These are more rigid than others I have tried, and they protect the glass bowls so well that you seldom have to clean the bowl, just the liner, which is easy-peasy.
• Digital Instant Thermometer for checking on internal temperature of meat, poultry, fish, etc.
• Various utensils such as prongs, silicone gloves or pot holders, silicone trays for cooking eggs, a silicone brush, spatulas, and the like; a really good sharp knife; a titanium cutting board; and a lot of other utensils you already have, mostly in stainless steel and silicone since they clean so easily.
• Polysporin for when you forget the air fryer gets really hot and you didn't use heat protection.
• Olive oil, Avocado oil, SPAM for Air Frying (higher smoke point), sea salt and pepper in grinders, lots of other spices and lots of sauces, either store-bought or made fresh.
• Use your imagination and Gemini (or equivalent) and go nuts. Just stay away from liquids in volume since they will splatter a lot. Remember, an air fryer is really just a small convection oven with a powerful fan, and it will blow liquids and light ingredients all over the place like a mini tornado unless tacked down by oils and the like.

My preference for timing is to just split the recommended time in half and wait for the crispi to beep back at me, then take the top off and check how it's going in there, so you don't overcook stuff and turn it into charcoal dust. Then I just pick a time that makes sense to me to finish it, or even a 3rd timer setting to finish it to my desired look and taste. Remember to not touch the glass or the silicone insert because they get really hot. Oh, where is that Polysporin? Maybe buy two tubes and keep one in the kitchen drawer closest to the air fryer and the other in the bathroom, where you probably have other first-aid items.

Y'all have a wunnerful day!