Your deep-fried faves just got way healthier

This is all you need to fuel your next party

Some kitchen appliances are more hype than helpful (looking at you panini maker). But the air fryer? It’s hands down better than all of your kitchen appliances — combined.

It’s basically a shrunken convection oven that makes everything you put in it crispy and delicious WITHOUT OIL. It sounds like magic, but it’s not. The air fryer works by circulating hot air around your food. Thanks to its small, compact space, the hot air quickly cooks and crisps. It’s your secret to ...

Crazy crunchy “fried” foods — without the grease. Let’s face it: oven-frying was never quite as good as the real thing. But air frying = AMAZING! It gives you the crisp and the crunch of deep-fat frying, but with 75 percent less fat.

woman pulling apart a mozzarella stick with a small bowl of marinara sauce in the background

air-fried chicken breast with two lemon wedges

The most succulent chicken breasts ever. The quick cooking time means chicken breasts remain tender while the breading gets extra crispy. All without a drop of oil. It's an actual miracle.

Guiltless donuts. ICYMI, the air fryer can cook so much more than just battered, breaded foods. If you've tried baked doughnuts, brace yourself. Air fried donuts are so much better.

air-fried donuts, one with pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles and the other covered in cinnamon sugar

air fryer shrimp being dipped into sauce

Perfectly cooked fish. Every. Single. Time. The air fryer makes everything from salmon to shrimp crunchy on the outside, flaky and juicy on the inside with literally zero effort on your part.

Insanely easy roasted veggies. Ovens take a while to heat up, but air fryers warm right up in seconds. Just spritz veggies with oil, stick ‘em inside, and within minutes you end up with veggies that your family will devour.

Genius, right? We definitely think so, which is why the editors of Delish have spent so much time developing 75+ recipes specifically for this semi-magical kitchen device.