‘I cook my Christmas dinner in five air fryers’ tophyper

One cookery writer decided to ditch the traditional oven and cook her Christmas dinner entirely using air fryers.

Self-confessed Beverley Jarvis, from Ashford in Kent, will use five of the appliances to feed 11 of her loved ones for a festive feast.

Ms Jarvis said making the switch had already saved her time and money.

“Air fryers are a no-brainer,” she said. BBC Radio Kent.

“I work with air fryers all the time. I have one in the utility room and four in the kitchen,” she added.

These devices have become more popular during the high cost of living crisis, as they cost half the price of cooking in the oven. BBC’s Sliced ​​Bread programme Found.

They work by blowing very hot air, at high speed, all over the food.

“I usually use two every day, and I think they’re great,” Ms. Jarvis said.

“So you save on electricity, and it heats up quickly – just three minutes to reach 200°C.”

Mrs Jarvis shared her recipe for no-oven Christmas dinner. “Try turkey breast wraps – you can either ask your butcher to do this or buy one from the supermarket,” she said.

She said a medium-sized turkey breast roll, enough to feed six people, would take 55 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.

“Larger air fryers will accommodate a larger bird.”

But what about beloved roasters? “The great thing is that you can add the potatoes at the end and give them 35 minutes,” she said.

“Just turn the temperature up to 190 degrees Celsius, and you’ll get great crispy potatoes on your turkey roll.”

And for side dishes and snacks? “You can raise pigs in blankets, and it will take about 10 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius,” she said.

“The sausage rolls are easy to use – 15 minutes at 200°C will produce delicious, crispy sausage rolls.

“They’re better than perfect.”

Ms Jarvis said she had tried cooking other meats in her air fryers.

“The gammon is amazing. I cooked everything in the air fryer. A very large piece of gammon is enough for 10 people, and it was very delicious,” she said.

“In the end, I glaze it with maple syrup, marmalade, and, in my recipe, a little whiskey.”

Mrs Jarvis said she wrapped the meat in aluminum foil and placed the onions and carrots underneath.

She also recommended an alternative festive snack, which involves grating half a block of Parmesan cheese, adding a quarter teaspoon of chopped chilli, a few pumpkin seeds and herbs.

“You literally take the base dish out of the air fryer, heat it to 200 degrees, lightly oil the base, and then put spoonfuls of cheese in the dots around the base,” she said.

“It takes four minutes at 190°C, and becomes crispy and delicious with a glass of champagne.”