Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes Recipe – Real Food with Sarah (2024)

FAQs

Why are my potatoes dry in air fryer? ›

In theory, you can cook in the air fryer without using oil, but the resulting food could potentially be dry in texture. I like to use about a tablespoon of oil when cooking in the air fryer, so that these potatoes get nice and golden, with a melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Use Yukon gold or Russet potatoes for the best texture. These two types of potatoes hold their shape well but become tender inside. These dense potatoes do not become mushy or soggy. These starchy and waxy potatoes are perfect for making air fryer potatoes.

Best Air Fryer Fries Tips

It's essential that you spread the potatoes in a single layer in the air fryer basket and that you leave a little space between each one. If they're too crowded, the potatoes will steam inside the air fryer, and they won't get crispy.

Can I reheat leftover potatoes in the air fryer? Yes, this is my favorite way to reheat leftover potatoes. Air fry roasted potatoes at 350F for just 2-4 minutes, until heated through and crisp.

Soaking the potatoes does something magical with the starches—it helps achieve the coveted French fry crispiness and prevents the fries from sticking together. This is what I did for the air fryer, too. I soaked these potatoes for about an hour or so, but I've also soaked them for up to 24 hours with no ill effect.

Soaking potatoes in water before air frying helps remove excess starch from the surface. This can result in crispier and more evenly cooked potatoes, as excess starch can cause them to stick together or become gummy during the cooking process.

Tips For The Best Air Fryer Potatoes

Don't crowd the air fryer basket. Air should be able to circulate around the potatoes to make them crisp. Overcrowding the potatoes in the basket will cause uneven cooking. Make them in batches if you need to.

Uses less oil than deep-frying: Cooking raw potatoes in an air fryer uses a fraction of the oil as deep frying, but they come out tasting amazing! Easy to make: Simply wash and cut your potatoes, toss them with oil and spices, and add them to your air fryer. They cook up fast and easy!

I also noticed that the skin stayed crisp longer than the oven-baked potato. Fluffier interior: The interior of the air fryer baked potato was fluffier and lighter. The interior of the oven-baked potato seems to maintain more moisture, making it feel heavier and not as fluffy.

Foil is safe to use in an air fryer so long as you follow three basic rules: never let foil touch the heating element; make sure the foil is weighted so it doesn't blow around the basket; and avoid contact with acidic ingredients, which can cause the foil to leach onto your food.

What is the general rule for cooking in the air fryer? ›

To cook fresh food in an air fryer, Jenny suggests subtracting 20°C from the typical oven temperature and reducing the oven cooking time by 20-25%. For example, if the oven instruction calls for cooking at 180°C for 25 minutes, set your air fryer to 160°C for 20 minutes.

Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rub potatoes with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and parsley. Place potatoes in the air fryer basket. Cook in the preheated air fryer until potatoes are soft, 40 to 50 minutes, depending on potato size.

To speed up the cooking time, you can microwave on high for 8-10 mins before airfrying (check after 15-20 mins).

You can cook your potatoes without parboiling them first, but they will need to be cooked for about 20 minutes in total in the air-fryer instead. Par-boiling just speeds up the process a bit.

Do I need to boil my potatoes first? Trust us: You seriously don't need to boil these spuds (or pre-cook them at all) before pan-frying. Slicing them thin allows them to cook through in the same amount of time that they need to get brown and crispy on the outside.

You may have left some moisture on the potatoes before air frying. Be sure to dry the potatoes really well before adding oil and seasoning. Also, potatoes differ from one another.

If you like a moister potato, try the Russet Norkotah variety. The latest recommendations we have are to bake at 425 degrees F for one hour if using a conventional oven. You can lower the temp to 400 degrees F for 50-60 minutes in a convection oven, which cooks a little more evenly and consistently.

Potato dry rot disease caused by Fusarium species is a major threat to global potato production. The soil and seed-borne diseases influence the crop stand by inhibiting the development of potato sprouts and cause severe rots in seed tubers, table and processing purpose potatoes in cold stores.