10 Air Fryer Cookbooks You Need In Your Life
They're full of hot air...in the best way possible.
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It's no shock that we're kind of in love with our air fryers. They fry up a mean, juicy cheeseburger, are capable of poaching an egg to perfection, and are even the ideal size for making a tangy, garlicky Cornish game hen. Chances are, if you found yourself here, you've also been hit by the air fryer craze—or you know someone who has. And why wouldn't a person be obsessed with the air fryer?! The simple device provides a way to cook that is healthy, safe, fast, and not to mention, fun. Once you've had fresh hot French fries in minutes without the hassle of dealing with fryer oil, you'll understand.
So when it came to rounding up our favorite air-fryer cookbooks, we took the task very seriously. Since air-fryer models are constantly being refined and updated, the recipes and cookbooks you use should reflect that. Each of the following cookbooks contain recipes that are not only rigorously tested, but also include plenty of tips on how you can get restaurant-quality results at home. Because we definitely believe you shouldn't have to leave your house to get a hot, fresh donut.
And if you haven't done it already, do yourself a huge favor and pick up our Easy + Healthy Air Fryer bookazine. Spoiler: It's further proof there's very little you can't make in an air-fryer. Let's just say, our air-fryer vegan chocolate zucchini birthday cake recipe is a mouthful in more ways than one. 😉
So whether you are indeed an air fryer obsessive, or just bought the appliance and are ready to dig in, here are a few great cookbooks to help you along the way. Time to get frying!
Voracious The Essential Air Fryer Cookbook: The Only Book You Need for Your Small, Medium, or Large Air Fryer
We were all air-fryer newbies at some point. But we can definitely credit this super comprehensive guide for some of our favorite air-fryer meals we made on repeat this year (looking at you, crispy orange chicken and pork Tonkatsu). Best of all? This guide works for any size air-fryer, whether you've got a 2-quart model or even a 10-quart!
America's Test Kitchen Air Fryer Perfection: From Crispy Fries and Juicy Steaks to Perfect Vegetables, What to Cook & How to Get the Best Results
Since air-fryer models come and go quickly, we've found that it can be tricky to find cookbooks that really stand the test of time. That is, until we met the Air Fryer Perfection cookbook from America's Test Kitchen.
Packed with rigorously tested recipes (they used over 70 lbs of potatoes to really nail their crispy air-fryer French fries), this cookbook will make you re-think your air-fryer as just away to reheat leftovers. We're extra big fans of using our air-fryers to make their recipe for pork tenderloin with prosciutto and sage, TBH.
This cookbook rose to the top of our list because the recipes require little to no air-fryer experience to yield crispy, crunchy results like a pro (yes, even hasselback potatoes!). Not only will you get 75 recipes, from cinnamon rolls to beef stir-fry, but you'll also learn all about your new fave kitchen appliance (including how to use it to steam, bake, and roast).
Sure, we're biased, but our Party in an Air Fryer cookbook's got it all—recipes for pancakes, plantains, chicken, pizza, salmon, tacos, pork chops, every kind of vegetable, a whole chocolate birthday cake, and believe it or not, more. This book is officially crucial for all your air fryer-related cooking projects.
If you're looking to get really creative with your air-fryer, look no further than Air Fry Every Day. Blending approachable recipes with test-kitchen experimentation, this cookbook will prove the air-fryer is more than just a one-trick pony.
This book is also arguably the best one for air fryer beginners, too, as the author hand-holds (in a lovely, not patronizing way!) throughout each recipe. And when that hand holding leads you to triple coconut shrimp and strawberry scone shortcakes? We'll 100 percent be following.
Harvard Common Press Epic Air Fryer Cookbook: 100 Inspired Recipes That Take Air-Frying in Deliciously Exciting New Directions
The Epic Air Fryer Cookbook truly lives up to its title. Stacked with recipes that traverse the globe (like saucy shakshuka and Sicilian stuffed peppers), to comfort food classics (like country fried steak with onion gravy), this cookbook is among the most heavily dog-eared in our collection. You didn't hear it from us, but Paster's freeze-and-fry sweet potato & black bean breakfast burritos are just as good for dinner, too.
Rockridge Press Mediterranean Air Fryer: 95 Healthy Recipes to Fry, Roast, Bake, and Grill
Are you a fan of the Mediterranean diet and your trusty air-fryer? Consider Mediterranean Air Fryer your new favorite BOGO deal. We love how this cookbook not only helped us broaden our culinary horizons at home, but also become very familiar with the "grill" and "skewer" options available on many air fryer models. We a see a lot of grilled chicken kebabs in your future.
What's exciting about The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook is that the book's recipes are not limited to what you'd expect from an air fryer collection, like basic fried vegetables and large cuts of meat. Instead, you'll see inspiration for dishes you'd never think to stick in an air fryer drawer, like cranberry beignets, Mexican pizzas, and crab ratatouille.
Calling this cookbook a "bible" is a risky move, but its comprehensive recipes and tips more than deliver on their promise. With recipes that range from muffuletta sliders to Greek street tacos, you'll find it hard to get bored of this exhaustive volume.
The Air Fryer Bible not only features tons of healthy recipes (over 200!), but it also offers a good deal of general tips and tricks for mastering your machine.
If you love how your air fryer gets you out of any cooking rut, you're going to love the Good Housekeeping Air Fryer Cookbook. All 70 of these recipes are all vetted (and triple tested!) by our friends over at Good Housekeeping, so you know they're going to be good. Personally, we've got their recipes for shrimp curry potstickers and fast steak frites on repeat. Don't be surprised if this cookbook convinces you that air-fryers are basically magic.
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