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How to Make a Jacket Potato in an Air Fryer
Chips, roast potatoes, sausages, of all things you can cook in your air fryer the lunch time standard jacket potato becomes extra delicious when cooked in an air fryer, crispy skin and a fluffy inside, we have the fail-safe recipe that hits home every time!
Best jacket potato in an air fryer
Air fryers are not just for air fryer chips and roast potatoes. You can of course make the lunch time favourite; jacket potato in an air fryer. A common misconception is that an air fryer is more like a deep fat fryer when in fact you should think of it as a convectional oven, making it the perfect thing to prepare your baked potato in, it also is significantly faster than an oven and tastier than if you made it in the microwave. Take a look at the full recipe for the perfect air fryer jacket potato down below.
Jacket Potato in an air fryer
Baked potatoes are a lunchtime classic and you can make them very easily in your air fryer, it will give it that nice crispy skin you can't get in the microwave. Baked potatoes in an air fryer are quick delicious and crispy, of course paired with your favourite toppings.
Jacket potato in air fryer:
- Preheat your airfryer to 200 degrees
- Clean your potato and dry it, you can drizzle a bit of oil on it for an extra crispy skin
- Put the potatoes in the basket - make sure not to overfill
- Cook for about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of your potatoes - the potato is ready when a knife can easily go in through the middle
- Enjoy with your favourite toppings
More air fryer recipes
Of course you could just have your air fryer jacket potato as is, with a bit of butter, or baked beans and cheese. But why not up the nutritional value and add some air fryer chicken, or an air fryer roast beef if you have a big enough air fryer, you can even make sausages in your air fryer or even some bacon in your air fryer! Just prepare them as usual and pop them in the air fryer before cooking your potatoes, and make sure to wrap them in some tin foil so they keep warm after cooking.
Air fryer accessories
People often wonder how to clean an air fryer, and find the task somewhat daunting, but if you want to avoid tedious hand washing we'd suggest investing in some air fryer accessories there are great accessories, such as baking sheets made for the air fryer basket, using them will avoid unnecessary spill, burnt grease, it will also make your air fryer maintenance a lot less troublesome.
Which is the best air fryer of 2023?
If you're on the hunt for a new air fryer, or perhaps buying your very first one then there are plenty of different brands to choose from when picking you air fryer, among the most popular you can find:
- Ninja air fryer
- Tower air fryer
- Cosori air fryer
- Tefal air fryer
- Princess air fryer
- Severin air fryer
- Salter air fryer
- Philips air fryer
The number one best seller however is undoubtedly the Ninja dual air fryer, specifically the AF400UK model and the AF300EU model, they are both large air fryers, perfect for larger families. If you want a cheap air fryer then we'd suggest the Xiaomi Mi Smart air fryer, a small air fryer that is budget friendly as well as intuituve.