Golden fried croquettes in an air fryer.
Unexpected Foods You Should Be Air Frying

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By NATALIE VOLOSHCHUK
Two bowls of mac and cheese.
Mac & Cheese
For mac & cheese, add dry pasta, cheese, water, heavy cream, salt, and seasonings in a pot that fits into your air fryer, and stir. Cook for about 20 minutes at 360 F.
Sausage inside an air fryer.
Sausage
Cut the links between pieces, poke a few holes in each sausage, and arrange them in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Then, set the temperature to 400 F.
Grilled sausages on a serving slab.
Cook them until they’re brown on the outside and cooked on the inside. You can air fry thick sausages — like bratwurst — frozen, but the thinner ones should be defrosted first.
Eggs in an air fryer basket.
Hard-Boiled Eggs
For hard-boiled eggs, put the eggs into a preheated air fryer and cook them at 250 F for about 15 minutes. Reduce the time to 10 minutes for soft-boiled eggs.
Fried dill pickles on a plate.
Dill Pickle
For dill pickles, dip your pickles in the breading, spray them with cooking spray, and put them in a preheated air fryer. Then, fry them for 5 minutes per side at 400 F.
A cooked steak with seasonings in an air fryer.
Steak
Defrost your steak, season it, and let it sit out until it becomes room temperature. Cook it in a preheated air fryer for 6 minutes, flip, then cook the other side.
Cooked steaks on a wooden board.
The other side may take another 5 to 6 minutes. The cooking time will also depend on how thick your steak cut is and your preferred level of doneness.