"Mental Floss" has a list of 10 things you should never cook in an air fryer. And it begs the question . . . who's cooking ANY of this stuff in an air fryer?
1. Toast. It leaves bread dry and crumbly. Instead, they suggest using . . . you guessed it . . . a toaster.
2. Soup. Anything too liquidy will splatter in there. At best, you'll have a messy cleanup. At worst, you'll create an electrical hazard.
3. Pasta. You can't really cook dried pasta without water. And again, liquid doesn't do great in there.
4. Loose, leafy greens. If you're trying to cook spinach in your air fryer, you're doing it wrong. The loose leaves will blow around the basket and get stuck to the heating elements. Or they'll just burn.
5. Popcorn. It's one you MIGHT try in there, but don't. Most air fryers don't get hot enough to pop the kernels. And loose kernels can slip into the heated part and cause a fire.
6. Anything with lots of cheese. It'll melt off of whatever you're cooking and maybe damage your air fryer. Best case scenario, you'll have to chisel dried cheese off the inside.
7. Large bone-in cuts of meat. Air fryers can handle thin cuts. Just don't try cooking a whole chicken in there.
8. Really greasy foods. That one's debatable, because lots of people do air-fried bacon. It's just a little risky because the grease can drip down and start a fire. Or, splattering grease can damage the inside.
9. Wet batters, like tempura or beer-battered fish. It'll drip off before it has a chance to crisp up. Pre-breaded options like frozen fish sticks are okay though, because they're meant to hold up to high heat.
10. Cupcakes. They won't cook evenly. You'll end up with a scorched outside and raw batter in the middle.
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