The Complete Air Fryer Recipes Cookbook for Beginners

Alison Harris wrote this air fryer cookbook for the audience that bought the appliance during the pandemic boom and never quite figured out how to use it past frozen chicken nuggets. The recipes assume basic cooking ability but no specific air fryer expertise.

The book is organized by category. Breakfast, weeknight mains, sides, desserts, and the inevitable section on healthier versions of fried foods. Each recipe includes the model-agnostic adjustments most cookbook writers skip, since air fryers vary widely in what they actually do at supposedly the same temperature.

Harris is good at the technique notes. She explains why batch sizes matter, why certain foods need parchment liners, why some recipes need a quick toss halfway through.

For readers who want to use the appliance more than once a month, this is a useful starter. Pair it with a more advanced air fryer book once you understand the basics if you become a regular user.