When ready to serve, reheat the oil to 190C. With a slotted spoon, lower all the par-cooked chips gently into the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until crisp and golden-brown. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

Traffic lights are useful and allow you to see at a glance how 'healthy' something might be - the NHS advises we avoid too many red traffic lights, and choose foods that have mainly green and amber. Add them to the air fryer basket and sprinkle your favourite seasoning over the potatoes. Experiment with different spices and herbs – you can try paprika, curry powder, season-all, or just salt and pepper. This poignant memory gave Stavrou added impetus to quit her job and start her own popcorn brand. Inspired by the TV programme Top Gear, she created her first batches by using a car-spraying kit to coat the corn with oil, before tumbling them in a refashioned cement mixer.

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Potatoes: A few varieties of potatoes are great for making chips. Try using either Maris Piper, King Edward, or Rooster. How many you use will depend on a) the size of your air fryer and b) how many you are cooking for.

However, traffic lights don't tell you about protein and fibre. Here's a guideline of how much we should be aiming for each day: Recommended daily 'free' sugar intakesUsing a large, metal, slotted spoon, gently lower half the chips into the hot oil and stir carefully. Fry for ten minutes, or until cooked through but not browned. If you are anything like me, the idea of making air fryer chips might have been one of the main factors when deciding to buy an air fryer! On oil, sunflower and sunseed are very efficient, and many people swear by using groundnut oil. But, if you’re after flavour, cooking chips in beef tallow (rendered beef fat you can get from your butcher) gives you better flavour and colour – the choice is yours.