Is it better to use tin foil or oil-absorbing paper for air fryer?
Nice tin foil.
Tin foil has good thermal conductivity and sealing performance, and is often used to lock moisture in food. When used in air frying pan to bake vegetables, such as Flammulina velutipes, it can well retain its fresh flavor, keep moisture and obtain a fresh and sweet taste, while oil-absorbing paper has no sealing and heat conduction functions.
Oil-absorbing paper is a kind of high-temperature baking paper after silicification. If it is only necessary to isolate the grease and dirt on the frying basket, the air fryer can use tin foil or oil-absorbing paper, which can be padded in the air fryer to prevent food from sticking.
Is tin foil for air fryer poisonous?
Non-toxic when used correctly.
Qualified food-grade tin foil does not contain lead or tin. It is made of flat and thin metal pure aluminum, also known as aluminum foil paper, which is mainly used for cooking, barbecue and packaging food. Aluminum in tin foil is less likely to penetrate into food. It is ok if it is only used as packaged food, but if the package is baked directly in food, the harm to human body is direct.
Because aluminum contains a lot of lead, once the stability of aluminum foil paper is not up to standard or it is in direct contact with open flame, it is likely to dissolve lead. If people often eat this contaminated food, it will affect the normal operation of human nervous system, hematopoietic system, cardiovascular system and digestive system.
Among them, the nervous system is most vulnerable to lead damage, which can lead to fatigue, insomnia, irritability, headache and hyperactivity. Lead can also inhibit the synthesis of heme and antagonize iron, zinc, calcium and other elements, and induce anemia, which is aggravated with the aggravation of lead poisoning.
The principle of air fryer Air fryer is "high-speed air circulation technology", that is, through the baking device, the air in the pot is turned into fast circulating heat flow, so that the food is dehydrated and the surface becomes golden and crisp, and the frying effect is achieved. The use of tin foil will not directly contact with fire, so it will not produce toxic substances and is harmless to human body.
How to use the front and back of tin foil
The dark side touches food, and the bright side touches heat source.
When wrapping food with tin foil, you should use the matte side, which is the darker side. If the smooth surface of the tin foil comes into contact with food, the food will stick to the tin foil.
In addition, it is best to rinse the tin foil with clear water before use, so as to avoid eating the tin foil with small chips produced during processing. When laying the baking tray, pay attention to wrap it around the edge of the baking tray. If it is used for barbecue, it needs to be wrapped with meat to roast, so that the roasted meat is tender, smooth and moist.
Can long-term use of air fryer cause cancer?
What really causes cancer is not the air fryer, but the high-temperature cooking method of food.
The air fryer itself will not cause cancer, but the problem of cooking method will cause cancer. The heating temperature is above 120℃, mostly at 180℃-200℃. When carbohydrates and amino acids exist in food at the same time, Maillard reaction will occur after high-temperature cooking, which will make the food attractive in color and flavor, which will be more or less found in most charred delicious foods.
Even if the air fryer is not used in daily life, acrylamide may be produced if ordinary pots are used for high-temperature frying, frying, stewing and baking. However, compared with real frying, air fryer can reduce the intake of "oil" and is slightly healthier than eating fried food directly.