Bennett Read 8L Digital Air Fryer User Guide
- June 15, 2024
- Bennett Read
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Bennett Read 8L Digital Air Fryer
Product Information
Specifications
- Product Name: Bennett Read 8L Digital Air Fryer
- Capacity: 8 liters
- Functions: 14-in-1 cooking solution
Product Usage Instructions
Sides:
Roasted Mix Vegetables:
- Add vegetables, oil, salt, pepper, and additional seasoning to a bowl.
- Toss to coat the vegetables, then arrange them evenly in the fry tray.
French Fries:
- Wash and peel potatoes.
- Cut potatoes into horizontal fries.
- Place the fries in a large bowl and fill the bowl with cold water.
- Soak the fries for at least 30 minutes.
- Drain well and dab the fries dry with a kitchen towel.
- Toss the fries with oil, garlic powder, and seasoned salt to taste.
- Shake/flip the fries and cook for an additional 6-10 minutes or until crisp.
- Add additional salt to taste.
Roasted Green Beans & Mushrooms:
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and toss to coat.
- Arrange the vegetables evenly in the fry tray.
- Shake/toss to redistribute and cook until brown for about 8-10 minutes longer.
Fried Corn on the Cob:
- Apply a thin layer of oil over the corn.
- Place the corn on the cob into the fry tray evenly.
Starters & Snacks:
Halloumi Cheese:
- Slice halloumi cheese into 6 equal-sized slices and brush all sides with olive oil.
- Once the air fryer is preheated, brush the bottom of the fry tray with more olive oil and place the halloumi slices on top.
Spicy Prawns:
- Wash and clean the prawns.
- Apply a thin layer of oil over the prawns.
- Place the prawns into the fry tray evenly.
- Add salt and pepper to taste afterward, and serve with the sweet chili sauce on the side.
Main Meals:
Roast Chicken:
- Mix olive oil, paprika, and garlic powder in a bowl.
- Place the chicken breast side up on a plate and spread a teaspoon or two of the oil mix all over the chicken either with your hands or with a basting brush. Season with salt and pepper.
- Flip the chicken and repeat on the other side. Reserve a little of the oil mix for later.
Roast Beef:
- Mix olive oil, paprika, and garlic powder in a bowl.
- Place the beef in a roasting pan and brush the oil mix all over the beef. Season with salt and pepper.
FAQ:
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Q: What are the approximate temperatures and cooking times for the recipes?
A: The temperatures and cooking times may vary depending on the type and amount of food used. Please refer to the specific recipe instructions for guidance. -
Q: Can I adjust the recipe quantities for more or fewer servings?
A: Yes, you can increase or decrease the ingredients in proportion, depending on the desired number of servings. -
Q: Are the images shown in the manual exact representations of the recipes?
A: The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may vary slightly from the recipes.
IMPORTANT
- Please read your Bennett Read 8L Air Fryer
- User Guide thoroughly before using the appliance.
- It contains important information regarding operation and safety.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Temperatures, methods etc. shown are approximate and may vary depending on the type and amount of food used.
- Recipes are based on 2 – 4 servings.
- Please increase or decrease ingredients in proportion, depending on the desired number of servings.
MEASUREMENT KEY:
- Tsp. = Teaspoon
- Tbsp. = Tablespoon
- (1 Tablespoon = 3 Teaspoons)
Images shown are for illustration purposes only and may vary slightly from the recipes.
SIDES
ROASTED MIX VEGETABLES
INGREDIENTS:
- ½ Cup diced zucchini
- ½ Cup diced squash
- ½ Cup diced mushrooms
- ½ Cup diced cauliflower
- ½ Cup diced asparagus
- ½ Cup diced red pepper
- 2 Tsp. Vegetable oil
- ¼ Tsp. Salt
- ¼ Tsp. Ground black pepper
- ¼ Tsp. Salt or additional
- seasoning of your choice to taste
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C for 5 minutes.
- Add vegetables, oil, salt, pepper, and additional seasoning to a bowl.
- Toss to coat the vegetables, then arrange them evenly in the fry tray.
- Cook vegetables for about 10 minutes at 180°C, mixing after 5 minutes.
FRENCH FRIES
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 Potatoes
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 Tsp. Garlic powder or to taste
- ½ Tsp. Seasoned salt or to taste
DIRECTIONS:
- Wash and peel potatoes.
- Cut potatoes into horizontal fries.
- Place the fries in a large bowl and fill the bowl with cold water.
- Soak the fries for at least 30 minutes.
- Drain well and dab the fries dry with a kitchen towel.
- Preheat the air fryer to 190°C for 5 minutes.
- Toss the fries with oil, garlic powder, and seasoned salt to taste.
- Place the fries evenly in the fry tray and cook for about 10 minutes at 190°C.
- Shake/flip the fries and cook for an additional 6 – 10 minutes or until crisp.
- Add additional salt to taste.
ROASTED GREEN BEANS & MUSHROOMS
INGREDIENTS:
- 450g Chopped fresh green beans
- 225g Sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 Small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 Tsp. Italian herbs
- 1/4 Tsp. Salt
- 1/8 Tbsp. Pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer to 190°C for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and toss to coat.
- Arrange the vegetables evenly in the fry tray.
- Cook until just tender for about 8-10 minutes at 190°C.
- Shake/toss to redistribute and cook until brown for about 8-10 minutes longer.
FRIED CORN ON THE COB
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 Pcs. Corn on the cob
- 2 Tsp. Olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer at 200°C for 5 minutes.
- Apply a thin layer of oil over the corn.
- Place the corn on the cob into the fry tray evenly.
- Set the timer for 10 minutes at 200°C or bake until golden brown.
STARTERS & SNACKS
INGREDIENTS:
- 225g of Halloumi cheese
- 2 Tsp. Olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C for 3 minutes.
- Slice halloumi cheese into 6 equal-sized slices and brush all sides with olive oil.
- Once the air fryer is preheated, brush the bottom of the fry tray with more olive oil and place the halloumi slices on top.
- Cook for about 10-12 minutes at 180°C, or until crispy and golden.
SPICY PRAWNS
INGREDIENTS:
- 10 Pcs. Prawns
- 2 Tbsp. Cooking oil
- 1 Garlic glove diced
- 1 Tsp. Black pepper
- 1 Tsp. Chilli powder
- 100ml Sweet chilli sauce
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer to 200°C for 5 minutes.
- Wash and clean the prawns.
- Apply a thin layer of oil over the prawns.
- Place the prawns into the fry tray evenly.
- Set the timer for about 5-8 minutes at 200°C, or until the prawns are crunchy and golden brown in colour.
- Add salt and pepper to taste afterwards, and serve with the sweet chilli sauce on the side.
MAIN MEALS
ROAST CHICKEN
INGREDIENTS:
- Whole chicken
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 Tsp. Paprika
- ½ Tsp. Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer to 180°C for 5 minutes.
- Mix olive oil, paprika, and garlic powder in a bowl.
- Place the chicken breast side up on a plate and spread a teaspoon or two of the oil mix all over the chicken either with your hands or with a basting brush. Season with salt and pepper.
- Flip the chicken and repeat on the other side. Reserve a little of the oil mix for later.
- Place the chicken in the fry tray, breast side down, and cook for about 30 minutes at 180°C.
- Use tongs to flip the chicken breast side up and pour the remaining oil mix over the chicken.
- Continue cooking for about 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Remove the chicken from the fry tray and allow to rest on a carving board uncovered for about 10 minutes, then carve and serve.
ROAST BEEF
- INGREDIENTS:
- 1kg Beef roast
- 1 Tbsp. Olive oil
- 1 Medium onion (optional)
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- 1 Tsp. Rosemary and thyme (fresh or dried)
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer to 200°C for 5 minutes.
- Mix salt, rosemary, and olive oil on a plate.
- Pat the beef roast dry with kitchen paper towels.
- Place the beef roast on a plate and turn so that the oil-herb mix coats the outside of the beef.
- If using, peel the onion, cut it in half, and place the onion halves in the fry tray.
- Place the beef roast in the fry tray.
- Set to air fry the beef roast for about 15 minutes at 200°C.
- When the time is up, change the temperature to 180°C and set the beef roast to cook for about an additional 30 minutes. This should give you medium-rare beef.
- Monitor the temperature with a meat thermometer to ensure that it is cooked to your liking.
- Cook for additional 5-minute intervals if you prefer the beef roast more well done.
- Remove the beef roast from the fry tray and cover it with kitchen foil. Leave the beef roast to rest on a carving board for at least 10 minutes before serving. This allows the meat to finish cooking and the juices to reabsorb into the meat.
- Carve the beef roast thinly against the grain and serve with roasted vegetables.
CRUMBED CHICKEN FILLETS
INGREDIENTS:
- 650g Chicken fillets
- 1½ Cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ Cups panko breadcrumbs
- 2 Large eggs
- ¼ Buttermilk
- Salt & ground pepper
- Cooking spray
DIRECTIONS:
- Season chicken fillets on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Place flour and breadcrumbs in two separate shallow bowls.
- In a third bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk.
- Working one at a time, dip the chicken in flour, then egg mixture, and finally in breadcrumbs, pressing firmly with your hands to coat.
- Working in batches, place chicken fillets in the fry tray of the air fryer, being sure not to overcrowd the fry tray.
- Spray the top of the chicken with cooking spray and cook at 200°C for about 5 minutes.
- Flip the chicken over and spray the top of the chicken with more cooking spray and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Repeat with remaining chicken fillets.
FOR HONEY MUSTARD
- ¹/3 Cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp. Honey
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- ¼ Tsp. Hot sauce (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
METHOD FOR HONEY MUSTARD:
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, honey, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce (if using).
- Season with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
- Serve chicken fillets with honey mustard.
CHICKEN WINGS
INGREDIENTS:
- 500g Chicken wings
- 2 Pcs. Garlic gloves
- 2 Tsp. Ginger powder
- 1 Tsp. Cumin powder
- 1 Tsp. Black pepper
- 100 ml Sweet chilli sauce
- ¼ Tsp. Salt
DIRECTIONS:
- Set the air fryer temperature to 200°C and the timer to 5 minutes to preheat.
- Chop the garlic gloves finely.
- Mix garlic, ginger powder, cumin powder, black pepper, and salt.
- Coat the chicken wings with the mixture.
- Place the chicken wings evenly into the fry tray.
- Cook for about 20 minutes at 200°C or until golden brown.
- Dip your chicken wings in the sweet chilli sauce and enjoy!
SALMON FILLETS
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 Tsp. Paprika
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- ½ Tsp. Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Skin-on salmon fillets
- 2 Tsp. Olive oil
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer for 10 minutes at 195ºC.
- Mix 1 Tsp. paprika, 1 Tsp. salt, and ½ Tsp. black pepper in a small bowl.
- Check the two salmon fillets for pin bones.
- Season the salmon on both sides with the spice mixture.
- Drizzle the salmon with 2 Tsp. olive oil and rub to evenly coat.
- Place the salmon skin-side down in the air fryer and cook for about 7-9 minutes at 195°C or until golden.
FRIED LAMB CHOPS
INGREDIENTS:
- 500g Lamb chops
- 1 tot Brandy
- 2 Tbsp. Cooking oil
- 1 Tsp. Ground pepper
- 1 Tsp. Crushed black pepper
- 1 Tsp. Soy sauce
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer at 200°C for 2 minutes.
- Mix the brandy, oil, ground pepper, crushed black pepper and soy sauce into a small mixing bowl.
- Brush the mixture onto the lamb chops.
- Allow the lamb chops to marinate in the mixture for 20 minutes.
- Place the lamb chops evenly onto the fry tray and cook for about 10 minutes at 200°C.
- Safely turn over the lamb chops, then reduce the temperature to 150°C and set timer for another 10 minutes or cook until golden brown.
DESSERTS
CHURROS
- INGREDIENTS:
¼ Cup butter
½ Cup milk
Pinch of salt
½ Cup all-purpose flour
2 Eggs
¼ Cup white sugar
½ Tsp. ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS:
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Pour in milk and add salt.
- Lower the heat to medium and bring to a boil, continuously stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Quickly add flour all at once.
- Keep stirring until the dough comes together.
- Remove from heat and let cool for about 5-7 minutes.
- Mix in the eggs with the wooden spoon until the pastry comes together.
- Spoon the dough into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Pipe dough into strips straight into the fry tray.
- Air fry churros at 175°C for about 5 minutes.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and pour onto a shallow plate.
- Remove the fried churros from the air fryer and roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
INGREDIENTS:
- 150g Plain flour
- 225g White sugar
- 3 Eggs, lightly whisked
- 300g Nutella
- Cocoa powder, to dust (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
- Lightly grease a round cake pan and line the base with baking paper.
- Use a balloon whisk to whisk together the flour and sugar in a bowl.
- Make a well in the center.
- Add the egg and Nutella.
- Use a large metal spoon to stir until combined.
- Transfer to the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Preheat the air fryer to 160°C for 5 minutes.
- Bake the brownies for about 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs sticking.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- Dust with cocoa powder, if using, and cut into pieces to serve.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (PIZZA STYLE)
INGREDIENTS:
- ½ Cup softened butter
- ½ Cup sugar
- ½ Cup light brown sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tsp. Vanilla essence
- ½ Tsp. Baking soda
- ¼ Tsp. Salt
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 175°C.
- Grease one pan that will fit in your air fryer.
- Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla essence.
- Mix in baking soda, salt, and flour.
- Stir in chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.
- Press cookie dough into the bottom of the greased pan.
- Bake one pan at a time at 175°C for about 10- 12 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges.
SPICED APPLES
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 Small apples, sliced
- 2 Tbsp. Ghee or coconut oil, melted
- 2 Tbsp. Sugar
- ½ Tsp. Ground cinnamon
- ¼ Tsp. Ground nutmeg
- Dash Ground ginger
DIRECTIONS:
- Place the apple slices in a bowl.
- Drizzle with ghee or coconut oil and sprinkle with sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground ginger.
- Mix to evenly coat the apple.
- Place the apple slices in a small pan that can fit into your air fryer’s fry tray.
- Set the air fryer to 175°C for about 10 minutes.
- Pierce the apple slices with a fork to ensure they are tender.
- If needed, place back in the air fryer for an additional 3-5 minutes.
- Serve with ice cream or whipped topping.
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