Found out air fryers use way less oil than I thought

I was looking up the nutrition facts for frozen french fries yesterday and saw a comparison chart on the FDA website. It said air frying uses about 75% less oil than regular deep frying, which honestly blew my mind since I still spray a ton of stuff in there. Has anyone else checked the actual oil savings on their favorite recipe?

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cole_flores441mo agoTop Commenter

Hold up ross.lily you're telling me the FDA actually did something useful instead of just warning us about toasted bread? Guess I owe my air fryer an apology for blaming it when my fries taste like literal dust.

amy_west1mo ago

I saw 75% on a blog last week and I was shocked too. I used to think air fryers were just marketing hype and still used tons of oil. I always sprayed everything pretty heavily because I thought it wouldn't crisp up otherwise. But after reading the actual numbers from the FDA, I tried cutting my oil way back on some chicken tenders. They came out just as crunchy with maybe a tablespoon total. Honestly made me feel dumb for wasting all that extra oil before.

ross.lily1mo ago

amy_west I get what you're saying but I gotta push back a little on the "felt dumb for wasting oil" part. I tried the minimal oil thing on fries and they came out so dry and sad I almost threw them away. For me it really depends on what you're cooking. Frozen stuff like tater tots? Yeah barely any oil works great. But fresh cut potatoes? I need at least a couple tablespoons or they turn into cardboard. Maybe my air fryer just runs different than yours though.

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