Get the best possible results from your air fryer and discover the best ways to use it (hint: not just for frying!) with 75 fast, convenient, and great-tasting recipes from America's Test Kitchen. Air fryers promise crisp fried food without actual deep frying. Was it too good to be believed? And what can you cook in them besides French fries? In truth, air fryers cook food by blasting it with circulated hot air. The method is fast, convenient, and can be surprisingly good -- if you have the right recipe. America's Test Kitchen cooked more than 70 pounds of potatoes to create the perfect air fryer French fry, with an evenly crisp exterior and creamy center. But what really drew them to this appliance was the variety of what you can make in it, effortlessly and without having to enlist numerous pots and pans.