FOOD NEWS
Give Your Oven A Break And Throw Your Sweet Potatoes In The Air Fryer
By Crystal Antonace
While using your oven has benefits when cooking sweet potatoes, an air fryer typically doesn't need extra time to preheat, and you won't need to dirty any extra pans.
Air-frying whole sweet potatoes results in delightfully crisp outer skins and an evenly creamy internal texture, thanks to your air fryer's convection-like fan.
You can also roast cubed or sliced sweet potatoes, which lets you reduce the amount of oil you use while perfectly crisping your spuds in less time.
While sweet potatoes roasted in a 400-degree oven usually take at least 30 minutes to cook thoroughly, using a 400-degree air fryer may only take up to 15 minutes.
The major downside is capacity, and overcrowding the basket steams the potatoes. Ovens can hold at least two sheet pans of food, while an average air fryer holds 2 to 5 quarts.