Roast Potatoes in the Air Fryer
Roast potatoes are where an air fryer earns its place on a Sunday, because it frees up the oven for the meat. These settings assume parboiled potatoes.
Settings
Typical fan oven setting
180°C
40 to 45 minutes
Air fryer, to start from
160°C
32 to 36 minutes
Your packet may say something different. Put your own numbers in the converter.
Shaking and turning
Shake the basket every 10 minutes or so, so every side gets time against the hot air.
How to tell it's done
Golden and crisp outside, and a knife slides into the middle with no resistance.
What goes wrong
- Not parboiling gives you a hard middle before the outside is crisp.
- Rough up the edges after parboiling by shaking them in the pan. More rough edges, more crunch.
- A little oil goes a long way. Toss them in it before they go in, rather than pouring it into the drawer.
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