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Epic Air Fryer Cookbook: 100 Inspired Recipes That Take Air-Frying in Deliciously Exciting New Directions

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The Epic Air Fryer Cookbook serves up everything you love about air frying in 100 easy everyday recipes that turn out scrumptiously crispy, family-friendly meals.

With your air fryer, you can enjoy cooking and eating delicious fried foods guilt-free—because air-frying recipes use little or no oil. And, as author Emily Paster reveals, your air fryer can cook all kinds of dishes beyond fried foods.

Turn your air fryer into the most versatile and oft-used appliance in your kitchen arsenal with:

Globally inspired recipes, from fritters and fritattas to shakshuka and falafel, plus Teriyaki Glazed Ribs, Sicilian Stuffed Peppers, General Tso’s Chicken, and lots more

Homey and robust fried foods, like spring rolls, buttermilk fried chicken, and country-fried steak
Breakfasts and brunches
Appetizers, snacks, and party food

Desserts, such as Apple Turnovers, Caramelized Peach Shortcakes, Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce, and Lemon-Lavender Doughnuts
All the recipes in The Epic Air Fryer Cookbook use easy-to-find ingredients and feature short prep times and fast cook times. For air-frying rookies, there are ample tips for getting started with your air fryer and for using and maintaining it—no matter what make or model you own—as you enjoy cooking with it in the years to come.

Cooking with your air fryer has never been more healthy, more fun...or more epic!

176 pages, Paperback

Published December 10, 2019

About the author

Emily Paster

8 books23 followers
An Ivy League-educated lawyer turned food writer, I bring passion, a sharp intellect and attention to detail to my globally-inspired Jewish and Mediterranean cuisine. While I am always guided by the traditions of both Ashkenazi and Sephardic cooking, I am willing to break the rules in search of the best flavor — for example, making Olive Oil Ice Cream instead of fried doughnuts for Hanukah or lightening up my grandmother’s kreplach recipe with chicken instead of brisket. My travels and time living in Paris inspired my lifelong exploration of Jewish foodways around the globe and today translates into developing modern, from-scratch recipes that appeal to contemporary palates.

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Profile Image for Julie.
4,151 reviews38.2k followers
November 3, 2019

Epic Air Fryer Cookbook by Emily Paster is a Harvard Common Press publication.

Fresh, Fun, and Easy!

I got an air fryer for Christmas last year and now I wonder what how I ever survived without one. I’m always looking for new and fresh recipes to try out and am especially interested in ones that are unique to air fryers specifically.
This cookbook, as promised, has one hundred recipes, divided into the usual sections one expects to find in a typical cookbook.

Included are:

Breakfast foods
Party Foods and Appetizers
Vegetarian meals
Main Courses with Poultry, meat and seafood
Side dishes
Deserts

As you will discover, the air fryer is not just for traditional ‘frying’ but also works like a convection oven. I have tried one or two air fryer cookbooks right after I first got my fryer, which got me off to a good start, while I acclimated myself to the device.



This book is a nice addition to my growing collection! I’d never even thought about trying some of these recipes in the air fryer!! It really is very versatile and a much healthier choice. In fact, we had given up on some favorite foods because of the health risk, but now we can enjoy them again in moderation.

One recipe included was for fried green tomatoes- which was timely for me. We just experienced our first freeze of the season and I still had tomatoes on the vine in my garden- all still very green. So, I had already planned on looking up a recipe for FGT- and now I have one I can use in my air fryer- guilt free!



The other recipe I tried was the Baja Fish Tacos mainly because I had many of the ingredients on hand and was in the mood for fish.

Overall, this is an exceptional air fryer cookbook. If you have an air fryer or are thinking about buying one for yourself or someone else, be sure to pick up this cookbook to go along with it. There are color photos included, and most recipes are very easy to make and do not require hard to find spices or ingredients.

Bon appetite!

4.5 stars


Profile Image for Alicia Bayer.
Author 8 books236 followers
November 1, 2019
I have to admit that after reading this cookbook I decided not to purchase an air fryer, but that's not because this isn't a great cookbook. Paster gives a wide variety of recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and appetizers, and many sound deliciously decadent. I loved how many international treats were included, too. I do wish there had been a lot more photos. There are photos of maybe 1/5 of the recipes. Most of these recipes still aren't healthy, they're just better than a deep fried version would be. Nutritional information is not provided, though I would have loved to see a comparison of the fat content of each recipe as a fried version versus an air fryer version. Recipes use a fair amount of flour but a GF mix could be substituted in most. There are many vegetarian recipes. Some recipes seem like the typical Instant Pot recipes where you make a recipe to work in that gadget but it would really just be better in an oven. For instance, I really wasn't convinced that I need an air fryer (and a separate pan I have to buy to fit into it) to make a frittata. That said, there are some creative uses past the standard chicken fingers and fries.

I've been tempted by air fryers for a couple of years now but I feed a large family and prefer more nutritious foods so I decided it wouldn't be a great tool for us after all after reading this. Also, I now understand that an air fryer just works by being a hot oven with a fan to move the heat around, and you spray the foods with oil. It's basically a convection oven. Since you have to spread each batch of things in a single layer in a tiny basket and then basically just bake them batch after batch, I don't think it's worth the hassle for me. I might steal some of these recipes and make them more traditionally though. :) All in all, it's a fantastic book for those who have air fryers and are looking for more recipes for it.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
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303 reviews
October 25, 2019
Such a great book, I've had an airfryer for a while now and it is my most used item in the kitchen but I had no idea just how much I could be making in it!

I like there is a section on choosing an air fryer and using your air fryer. Some very handy tips.

Some of my favourite recipes here were
Apple fritters
Fried Shrimp with sweet chili dip
and the Parmesan Chicken

I made the chocolate chip pan cookie sundae last night and it was delicious! I'll definitely be trying out lots of other recipes from this book.

Who knew you could make these recipes in an air fryer!?
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326 reviews3 followers
October 25, 2019
I have an air fryer on my Christmas list so you could say I'm planning to hit the ground running. There were some very helpful tips here for beginners like me and I didn't really feel that any of the information given nor in fact any of the recipes felt beyond my skill set. If I'm honest I thought a few things could have done with a simple mention rather than an entire recipe page because they seemed more to illustrate what the fryer is capable of rather than anything intricate - for example fried tomatoes and prosciutto wrapped asparagus. Another small suggestion would be more photos as I felt that these were lacking for a cookbook and that is a shame since there were some great shots. Still a very good introduction to air frying with a wide variety of recipes from loads of different regions.
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1,332 reviews159 followers
April 25, 2020
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I'm not typically a cookbook kind of person. I don't buy them, I rarely peruse them and yet a few weeks ago I went ahead and requested the Epic Air Fryer Cookbook by Emily Paster. And honestly, my reasoning for this was solely because my boyfriend had just bought an air fryer for our apartment. It seemed fated, somehow, that such a book should show up on NetGalley right after we'd gotten one.

Now, there's no way I could have possibly tried all the recipes in this book by now--I'm far too busy for that anyway--but I'm delighted to be able to say that this is a book with recipes I plan to keep in mind for many future meals that we'll be using our air fryer for.

I was most excited to see the large mix of recipes available in this book. It doesn't just stick to American fried food--which, overall, I've kind of grown out of wanting to eat for the most part--and to my delight even featured recipes for Indian foods. A little known fact about me online though one very well known to my friends is that my favorite foods in the world happen to be Indian foods. Samosas and Chicken Makhani are some of the most amazing meals I've ever had.

I'm obviously no expert on cooking or cookbooks, but I was incredibly impressed with this one.

I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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280 reviews
October 25, 2019
I’ve been using an air fryer for over a year. I have staples that I exclusively cook in it, but have been wondering what else I could use it for so that I didn’t have to heat up the oven, or settle for soggy food from the microwave. Seeing the Epic Air Fryer Cookbook instantly made me want to find out what recipes it held.

Emily Paster has done a great job with this cookbook. Before getting into the recipes, she goes over air fryer basics, which is really good if you’re still starting out with one. The recipes come next, and are divided into different sections to make it easy to find the type of food you want to fix. Each section is color coded, which helps you to quickly see which one you’re in.

I may not use all of the recipes due to personal tastes, but I found plenty that I want to try, and found some ways to supplement what I already make in the air fryer. Whether you are new to air frying, or it’s something you do on a regular basis, the Epic Air Fryer Cookbook has plenty of recipes to pick from.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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245 reviews2 followers
August 7, 2021
I have been considering purchasing an air fryer, but I was not sure if the investment was worth it and what I could make with it. The cookbook starts off with information on how to use an air fryer, the different kinds, and how to care for it, which is helpful as I mentioned I have been considering getting one. The cookbook then includes 100 recipes for breakfast, snacks, main courses, sides, and desserts. Since I am a vegetarian, I am happy that there are many recipes that are vegetarian and there is even a dedicated chapter for vegetarian main courses. There are also plenty of recipes with meat as well as a chapter on main courses with meat and seafood.
I love the layout of the cookbook, and the recipes are easy to follow. However, one of my main problems is that there are not enough photos of the recipes. At most one-third of the recipes have a photo, and it would be helpful to see photos for all the recipes as some I have never heard of before like the Gougêres, the Twice-Cooked Tostones, and the Gulab Jamun or I am curious how they would like after being air-fried like the Cauliflower Steaks, the Kale and Mushroom Empanadas, and the Hush Puppies.
Overall, this is a great cookbook if you are looking for new and exciting recipes to make in an air fryer, but there are not enough photos of the recipes.
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1,387 reviews75 followers
May 15, 2021
I'm one of those who didn't know you could make anything besides fries in an air fryer. So if you're like me, it might be an idea to get this, since this shows you many ideas for what you can do.
There are some air fryer basics at the start, and the recipes are divided between breakfast & brunch, appetizers, snacks & party foods, vegetarian main courses, main courses with poultry, meat and seafood, vegetables and sides, and desserts.
The recipes are very international and fairly simple. I do wish there were more photos though. The pictures it has look really good, so they could easily have included more, the book isn't very big anyway.
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222 reviews20 followers
May 21, 2020
I am picky about cookbooks. If there isn’t a picture for every recipe, you’ve already mostly lost me. And there are not pictures with every recipe in this book.
I will admit to also being a relatively lazy cook so when your ingredients and/or instructions spread out onto two pages, I start to come out.
This book had some of that, too.
Good for cooks who like a little more excitement and challenge in the kitchen. 😊 It did have a nice variety of recipes though!
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202 reviews3 followers
January 1, 2021
The book is easy to read and navigate. I like the incorporation of international foods. I wish there were pictures for all of the foods, but it is easy enough to look up most of them online. One thing I REALLY wished to see was nutritional info.

I found a lot of interesting recipes... I want to try to make more than half of the ones in there. Let's hope they taste good! I will update my post/rating if not.
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22 reviews2 followers
January 18, 2021
Disclaimer - I haven't made the dishes yet, but I did read through the book - it's a pretty creative cookbook with some interesting ideas for the air fryer. And nice photos. Most of the recipes are very involved..better for special occasions and parties than everyday meal prep. Not accommodating for special diets like vegan, gluten free, etc.
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1,732 reviews20 followers
October 22, 2023
I liked this cookbook. It opened with the basics and noted some of the drawbacks of airfryers upfront. It had more photos. The layout was a little awkward - righthand pages had he ingredient list in the middle and no page numbers. I did like the emphasis on international recipes.
341 reviews3 followers
June 15, 2020
This gave me a few great ways to use my air fryer and a lot of “why” would I uses the air fryer for that, I am sure it would work but Why?
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627 reviews10 followers
June 22, 2021
i would make almost every entry (minus the one with lamb bc i don't like lamb)
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6,776 reviews21 followers
October 8, 2021
Want to try the Granola-Stuffed Baked Apples, Mombasa Masala Chips, and the Eggplant Parmesan recipes.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Annie.
4,107 reviews74 followers
November 23, 2019
Originally published on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Epic Air Fryer Cookbook is a tutorial and recipe collection aimed at using air frying written and curated by Emily Paster. Due out 10th Dec 2019 from Quarto on their Harvard Common Press imprint, it's 176 pages and will be available in paperback format.

The book follows a logical format with good contrast on the pages and a readable typeset. The photography is clear and easy to follow. I would estimate roughly half of the recipes are pictured. The introduction and background (~8% of the page content) are followed by the recipes which are grouped by type into chapters: breakfast/brunch, snacks/appetizers, vegetarian mains, meat based mains separated by protein type, veggies and sides, desserts.

The recipes have the ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard with metric measures in parentheses. Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. The ingredients are all easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. Yields are given in servings; serving sizes and nutritional info are not given. There is a cross referenced index including ingredients given in the back of the book.

This is an appealing, well written cookbook guide with a generous selection of wide ranging tastes from world cuisine. The recipes aren't difficult. The ingredients aren't difficult to source or 'bizarre' and they really will appeal to a family aesthetic. I like the humor and fun of this one. The author has an inviting and fun style of writing without being cutesy or unnecessarily wordy.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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2,306 reviews38 followers
December 11, 2019
From breakfast to snacks to main dishes to desserts, your air fryer can make you a world traveler through your food choices. The Epic Air Fryer Cookbook includes recipes from every country. Persian doughnuts rub shoulders with Lebanese toum sauce and southern hush puppies. There are also some interesting newer recipes like avocado fries and pan cookies. With an index sorted by ingredient, it is easy to find a recipe to make with items already in your kitchen.

100 tasty air fryer recipes using less oil than frying? What’s the downside? There is no nutritional information or allergen information in the book. While it can be computed by each ingredient and then totaled, it seems like a misstep for a modern cookbook. Second, while there are frequent full-color photographs in the book, every recipe doesn’t have one. Both are relatively minor complaints for a cookbook with such a wide collection of recipes. The Epic Air Fryer Cookbook deserves 4 stars!

Thanks to Harvard Common Press, Quarto Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.
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243 reviews1 follower
November 1, 2019
I went to the grocery store immediately after receiving this ARC because I was so excited. & this cook book lived up to my hype! That first night, I made three recipes from it and they were all SO delicious. I've made a few more since then.

The book is filled with lots of different recipes and it was not the same ol, same ol. That being said, there are a lot of non-common recipes which means non-common food. I love the wide range of food that this book covered.

I've had my air fryer for over a year now (thanks for the wedding gift!) and have cooked in it for a while now. But this book opened my eyes to even more possibilities.

The pictures are also beautiful and make you want to make everything!
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76 reviews1 follower
November 23, 2019
ARC: Epic Air Fryer Cookbook is filled with 100 recipes to make in an air fryer. This is the perfect book for those who are new to using air fryers or to the more seasoned user.

I loved this book because the recipes are all super easy and super quick! I enjoyed being able to make some of these recipes with the boys I nanny for. My all time favorite recipe to make was the baked apples, because it reminded me of when I was younger and my dad would make my brothers and I baked apples after school!

This was a great book and it'll make a great gift to the cooks in your life! I highly recommend this book and will Definitely buy copies for friends and families!
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1,132 reviews20 followers
October 22, 2019
So a month ago my oven broke down and because of that the air fryer was finally dragged out of the back of the cupboard and we have been experimenting with various dishes to see what we can and can’t cook in there. Apart from potato or bettered products were haven’t had much luck so this book is a God send. So now I have a list of new dishes to try which sounds amazing and also have learned that I should be using some oil in my fryer not cooking everything completely dry which may be why I have not been successful so far so thank you so much to this book.
Profile Image for Leah Horton.
409 reviews16 followers
October 23, 2019
I love my air fryer. I fry perogies, fries and vegetables. I had no idea how much I was missing with that the air fryer has the potential to do (I need to check mine to see if I can buy the extra pieces).

I found myself drooling at so many of these recipes and how easy quote a few of them are. I love how crispy and delicious things are when I cook them in the air fryer. I think it’s so great to ditch the oil without sacrificing the flares and the crisp.

These recipes are (for the most part) all recipes I would serve to my family.
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193 reviews3 followers
May 6, 2020
I love this cook book so many recipes to try, first one on the to do list is eggs in a basket for breakfast. Information about air fryers is informative I knew I could cook a big range in my fryer but this cookbook has given me the confidence to try even more. Photos are bright and make the food look desirable and more tempting to try for myself. Information and tips will make my food taste even better.
Comprehensive write up about the recipe with easy to follow instructions and nice ingredients list hi-lighted making them easier to follow.
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5,241 reviews19 followers
November 27, 2019
With a nice thorough introduction, this book sets up what we'll see in this book. To be honest, I didn't actually make any of the recipes yet but the instructions seemed clear and there were great tips, like using your sense of smell to tell when food was done. Pictures were clear and there were plenty of recipes that had five or fewer ingredients as well as more complicated ones.
I wish there had been page numbers on my ARC because the Index pages don't line up to the ebook pages but I didn't count my rating down because of that.
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3,245 reviews
December 5, 2019
Epic Air Fryer Cookbook by Emily Paster is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in mid-November.

Amid very bright color photographs highlighted by salmon pink and mint blocks, Paster excites with the many possibilities of air fryers (particularly for snacks) and the ability to multitask with something in the fryer and on a stove’s range. My favorite recipes include 2-ingredient cream biscuits, chorizo scotch eggs, buttermilk fried chicken and waffles, Argentinian beef empanadas, Natchitoches meat pies, Low Country hush puppies, and churros with chocolate dipping sauce.
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152 reviews8 followers
November 11, 2019
I own an air fryer and find it to be easy and quick. However I always feel stumped on what to cook and how to prepare. This was a great book to review and full of a wonderful assortment of recipes! I am looking forward to preparing the asparagus and goat cheese frittata, patatas bravas, tempura shishito peppers, and crispy fried shallots. I highly recommend for anyone interested in an air fryer!

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for a digital ARC.
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1,349 reviews43 followers
November 16, 2019
I've been using my air fryer for awhile now and I absolutely love it. I wanted to check this out to see what else I could cook in it since I tend to do just the same handful of things. I was really surprised on what I can cook in there now after looking through this book. There are several that I can't wait to try but my one and only issue is I wish there were more pictures. For me, I'm a visual person and some of the recipes I would've loved to see what it looks like before I attempt it.
November 6, 2019
This book is amazing, full of fabulous ideas and recipes I’d never considered before and definitely not in an air fryer, well presented and formatted, bright, colourful and clear instructions. This book is appealing to the eye, mind and mouth (drool). Fabulous cook book, highly recommended to all air fryer owners

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
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1,460 reviews17 followers
November 18, 2019
I am incredibly new to air frying injure recently purchasing ours. I absolutely love this book. It has many delicious recipes and handy tips on how to properly prepare food in an air fryer. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m sure I will refer to it often. This book is a keeper and I highly recommend it if you enjoy using an air fryer. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.
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225 reviews20 followers
December 8, 2019
I was given an advanced reader copy by NetGalley in return for an honest review.

From appetizers to desserts, Paster covers lots of tasty sounding, realistic recipes. Even the doughnuts sound like that might be easier to make than I was expecting. Everything is well laid out and the pictures are excellent.
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