How To Use Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven?

Imagine having one kitchen appliance that performs nearly all cooking functions without hassle? If you’re searching for such an appliance, your search has just reached a pleasant end.

The Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven is exactly what you need in your kitchen as a convection bake. This appliance lets you broil, bake, fry, and even toast your favorite meals, slices of bread, all you get under one roof, or should we say one basket?

Well, if you wish to have this appliance in your kitchen, you should first learn how to use it. After thorough research on the internet streets coupled with our user experience, we’ve brought you a step-by-step process of using the Cuisinart air fryer. Let’s dive right in.

The Cuisinart air fryer contains four knobs, each allowing you to perform a specific bake function. It also has multiple functions that enable you to cook different foods.

For instance, you can bake, air fry, broil, toast, or just heat food. The best way to use the Cuisinart air fryer is to understand your cooking needs and choose the correct cooking function. In other words, have your recipe at hand before cooking your favorite meal.

Steps for Using a Cuisinart Air Fryer

As mentioned earlier, the Cuisinart air fryer is a rich kitchen gadget that puts different cooking functions at your disposal. Also, it has different parts like an oven rack, frying basket, and drip tray.

Although using it is pretty much the same for different types of food, you need to know which function is appropriate for what you want to cook, and you need to know the exact cooking time. To use the Cuisinart air fryer, follow these steps: –

Step 1: Load the air fryer basket

The air fryer basket is larger enough to hold up to 4 servings of food. It is ideal for making family breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Before loading it, ensure it is clean to avoid contaminating your food. Open the air fryer window and take out the basket. You can also remove the tray, although this is not mandatory.

Place your basket on the countertop and load it with the food you want to cook. Ensure you arrange the food well so that each piece can easily access heat properly. Also, don’t overload the basket as it may make it difficult for the food to cook evenly. You can add a little oil on top of the food. Again, this is not mandatory since the air fryer has the capability of cooking food without oil.

Don’t forget that not every food cooks well in the basket. For example, placing buns on the rack will work just fine if you want to toast them. Alternatively, you can place them on the basket but remove the baking tray.

Also, you can cover your food in aluminum foil before placing it in the air fryer to reduce the mess. However, don’t cover acidic foods with the foil as the acid may react with the aluminum and form a chemical that may jeopardize the safety of the food and leave a residue in the air fryer.

Step 2: Close the air fryer window

Once you’ve loaded your air fryer basket well, please put it back inside the air fryer and close the window. Ensure you adjust the air fryer rack to the correct height depending on what you’re cooking. This is because different foods cook well in specific sizes or compartments. The height of the rack determines how far your food will be from the heating elements. That’s where the recipe comes in handy.

Step 3: Plug the appliance into the socket

When you’re ready to cook, you can then power your Cuisinart toaster oven air fryer by plugging it into the wall socket. Please note that there’s no harm in loading this appliance when connected to power, provided the timer is still at zero. Also, this air fryer has a safety feature that allows it to automatically go off when you open the window and turn it on when you close it.

Step 4: Set the timer and temperature

Basket loaded, air fryer powered, and window closed, you can now feel free to set the time and temperature you want your healthy food to cook. Take note that the timer knob also acts as the ON button of this appliance.

In other words, when you turn this knob in the clockwise direction, it will not only choose a baking time for cooking but also turn the heating elements and the whole appliance on.

So, choose the right temperature based on what your recipe requires. You can also set the temperature at which you want your food to cook.

The Cuisinart air fryer allows temperatures up to 4500 Fahrenheit. While most foods cook at this temperature, feel free to lower it if that’s what your recipe requires.

Step 5: Choose the correct function

By now, you probably know that the Cuisinart air fryer is a many-in-one kitchen workhorse, meaning it has multiple cooking functions. The function you choose should depend on what you’re cooking.

For instance, if you want to toast bread, you should adjust the toast knob to the right shade. On the contrary, if you’re going to air fry some chicken wings, ensure you choose the air fry function on the function knob.

Some foods require a combination of functions to cook well. Let’s say you want to cook some chicken wings. You can choose to air frying them for a few minutes before broiling, or vice versa.

Step 6: Check the contents of the basket.

Although this step is optional, it is essential to check how your food is cooking at least once during the cooking process.

For example, if you’re baking some cookies, you need to open the window, preferably halfway into the cooking, and look at how they’re coming along. This is essential because it enables you to adjust your cooking settings if necessary.

Remember, it is safe to open the window considering the air fryer will automatically turn off when you do. Once you close the window, this appliance will turn back on.

So, forget about getting burnt in the process. Even so, ensure you have oven mitts on before you dare to touch the hot basket or pan.

Step 7: Open the window and unload the basket

Once your food is ready, open the fryer window and remove the basket. Place the cooked food on a separate plate, or just serve directly.

It is worth noting that the Cuisinart air fryer is easy to use, efficient, fast, and economical. Try it out.

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