{"id":553,"date":"2021-09-02T11:56:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T11:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.cookingenie.com\/content\/?p=553"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T06:26:00","slug":"air-frying-better-way-to-enjoy-fried-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/air-frying-better-way-to-enjoy-fried-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Air-Frying a Better Way to Enjoy Fried Foods?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #12334e;color:#12334e\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #12334e;color:#12334e\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/air-frying-better-way-to-enjoy-fried-foods\/#Why_Are_Fried_Foods_Bad_for_You\" >Why Are Fried Foods Bad for You?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/air-frying-better-way-to-enjoy-fried-foods\/#Why_Do_We_Eat_So_Much_Fried_Food\" >Why Do We Eat So Much Fried Food?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/air-frying-better-way-to-enjoy-fried-foods\/#Air_Frying_A_Healthier_Way_to_Fry\" >Air Frying: A Healthier Way to Fry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/air-frying-better-way-to-enjoy-fried-foods\/#Air_Frying_with_CookinGenie\" >Air Frying with CookinGenie<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>In America, we love our fried foods. From chicken wings and French fries all the way to corndogs and mozzarella sticks, we\u2019ll eat just about anything that came from a deep fryer. But as much as we love these foods, it doesn\u2019t take an advanced nutrition degree to tell that something submerged in a vat of hot fat probably isn\u2019t good for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-are-fried-foods-bad-for-you\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Are_Fried_Foods_Bad_for_You\"><\/span><strong>Why Are Fried Foods Bad for You?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deep frying foods cause the calorie count to go way up, it adds more saturated fat, and tacks on cholesterol. It\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/why-fried-foods-are-bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">well-documented<\/a> that regularly eating fried foods can promote weight gain, increase your chance of heart disease and diabetes, and just generally degrade your overall health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-do-we-eat-so-much-fried-food\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_We_Eat_So_Much_Fried_Food\"><\/span><strong>Why Do We Eat So Much Fried Food?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given all the adverse health effects of deep-fried food, it seems fairly obvious that giving them up would be a great lifestyle choice. But still, we love our fried foods, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/10\/03\/health\/fast-food-consumption-cdc-study\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1 in 3 Americans<\/a> eating fast food every day. The trouble is the hot, crispy food that comes out of the deep fryer can be very tasty, and rather addicting. Plus, many of us grew up with fried foods like chicken tenders and onion rings, and as adults, it can be very hard to put them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-frying-a-healthier-way-to-fry\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Air_Frying_A_Healthier_Way_to_Fry\"><\/span><strong>Air Frying: A Healthier Way to Fry<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With more people becoming increasingly health-conscious about their <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/qa.cookingenie.com\/content\/blog\/the-path-to-a-healthier-you-building-a-balanced-diet\/\"   title=\"The Path to a Healthier You: Building a Balanced Diet\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"178\">diet<\/a>, a new phenomenon has come into the fold over the past few years, air frying. An air fryer is a countertop machine with a perforated basket to \u201cfry\u201d foods without submerging them in oil. You simply toss the food with just a little bit of oil, put it in the basket, and the air fryer cooks it by blasting hot air in a rapid convective motion around the food. So technically, the air fryer doesn\u2019t \u201cfry\u201d the food, it\u2019s more of a quick convection bake, but the result of ultra-crispy food is still the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without all that oil, air-fried foods have fewer calories than deep-fried foods and have much lower fat and cholesterol content. Of course, things like chicken wings and fries are still not exactly healthy foods even when air-fried, but this new age device can certainly help curb some of the worst consequences, so you can feel much better indulging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-frying-with-cookingenie\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Air_Frying_with_CookinGenie\"><\/span><strong>Air Frying with CookinGenie<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingenie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CookinGenie<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, one genie has mastered the art of air-frying and is ready to share his air fryer with the world. Genie <em><strong>Dylan Tompkins<\/strong><\/em> offers several air-fried dishes, such as his <em><strong>extra crispy air-fried wings<\/strong><\/em> with a delicious choice of sauces such as barbecue, buffalo, Cajun, and garlic-parmesan. He also has crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside air-fried sides such as the delicious <em><strong>marble potatoes<\/strong><\/em> served with bacon smash burger, or the golden-brown <em><strong>French fries<\/strong><\/em> that come with the chicken gyro. These delicious foods have all the same crispy fried goodness you love but without all the bad health baggage. With the magic of the air fryer and the magic of CookinGenie, you can have your fried foods, and eat them too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In America, we love our fried foods. From chicken wings and French fries all the way to corndogs and mozzarella sticks, we\u2019ll eat just about anything that came from a deep fryer. 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