I love my air fryer. It cooks food quickly, uses less oil than traditional frying, and it's a healthier alternative for making fried foods. But I'm guilty of not using it to cook a very wide variety of meals. If you're looking for some ideas on new dishes to make using your air fryer beyond your few go-tos, you're in luck; the Library has many great air fryer cookbooks available to borrow with our grab-and-go service and many are available as e-books for you to enjoy from home.

The Essential Air Fryer Cookbook: The Only Book You Need for Your Small, Medium, or Large Air Fryer by Bruce Weinstein

Welcome to the air fryer revolution. More than 7 million Americans use air fryers to make the crispiest French fries or crunchiest chicken tenders without the mess or health concerns of deep-frying. But your air fryer can also sear a rib-eye steak in half the time it takes to heat up the grill, roast perfect vegetables, and reheat leftovers while putting your microwave to shame.

 

 

Every Day Easy Air Fryer: 100 Recipes Bursting with Flavor by Urvashi Pitre

Collects simple recipes inspired by international cuisines and prepared using an air fryer, including such dishes as Indian eggplant bharta, Thai curry meatballs, Persian chicken kebabs, and African piri-piri chicken drumsticks.

 

 

 

Air Fry Every Day: 75 Recipes to Fry, Roast, and Bake Using Your Air Fryer by Ben Mims

Shares recipes that use an air fryer to create healthier versions of favorite dishes, including such options as buttermilk biscuits, barbecued pork ribs, spicy chicken wings, coconut shrimp, garlic knots, and shoestring fries.

 

 

The Airfryer Cookbook by the Williams-Sonoma Test Kitchen

Preparing healthier fried, baked, roasted, and grilled foods has never been easier, or more delicious. Recipes for innovative snacks, main dishes, desserts and more include: French Toast Sticks with Berry Compote; Spinach Baked Eggs; Banana-Walnut Bread; Thai Red Curry Fish Fillets; Cheesy Baked Rigatoni; Kale Chips; and Samosas with Cilantro Sauce.

 

 

The Air Fryer Cookbook: Deep-Fried Flavor Made Easy, Without All the Fat! by Todd English

Provides over fifty recipes using hot air frying methods, including Thai spring rolls, crispy snapper with lime butter, lamb empanadas, herbed potato chips, spiced sweet potato fries, and puffy glazed doughnuts.

 

 

Air Fryer Perfection: From Crispy Fries and Juicy Steaks to Perfect Vegetables: What to Cook & How to Get the Best Results by America's Test Kitchen

Introduces air fryer cooking, provides ratings for different models, and presents recipes for preparing meat, seafood, and vegetables in an air fryer.

 

 

Diet Cookbooks

The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook: The 75 Best Healthy Recipes for Your Air Fryer by Gina Homolka

Presents healthy recipes inspired by comfort foods and prepared using an air fryer, including such dishes as crispy coconut shrimp, pickle-brined chicken tenders, soy-sesame marinated flank steak, and mini churros

 

 

 

Keto Air Fryer: 100+ Delicious Low-Carb Recipes to Heal Your Body & Help You Lose Weight by Maria Emmerich

Maria Emmerich is here, once again, to curb mealtime stress by combining her beloved low-carb, keto-friendly recipes with America’s latest kitchen trend: the air fryer. Almost any deep-fried or oven-baked dish can be made in an air fryer. Preparing your favorite keto dishes in record time with little cleanup has never been easier. Maria shows you how to do it all seamlessly, step by step. 

 

Paleo Cooking With Your Air Fryer: 80+ Recipes for Healthier Fried Food in Less Time by Karen S. Lee

With Paleo Cooking with Your Air Fryer, you can indulge in your favorite fried foods without compromising your health or wasting lots of time and effort. Each of these fantastic air fryer recipes skips the gut-irritating pot of hot oil, but keeps the savory, crispy texture you crave, so you can make your favorite meals the fast and healthy way—using Paleo-approved ingredients!

The "I Love My Air Fryer" Gluten-Free Recipe Book: From Lemon Blueberry Muffins to Mediterranean Short Ribs, 175 Easy and Delicious Gluten-Free Recipes by Michelle Fagone

Featuring 175 gluten-free recipes, with photographs included throughout, this cookbook is a must-have for air fryer fans with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, wheat allergies, or those who simply enjoy a gluten-free diet to improve their overall health. Learn how to make satisfying, whole-food dishes for every meal from breakfast to dinner, appetizers, to side dishes and desserts;plus great snacks.

 

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