Are air fryers good for one person

One issue I have with air fryers is how they aren't quite ready to feed a family, with capacity making it hard on the user to properly cook a whole meal for more than one.

I would go as far to say air fryers are only good for one person, due current flaws in all air fryers capacity. Air frying for one would include add one and occasional two food groups to the air fryer, with the option to cook one at a time ready meals. Doing this for two people is practically impossible.

Certainly if you intend to cook ready meals like a lasagna and a cottage pie, then an air fryer of a generous capacity, would be better than good for one person.

Air fryers on the smaller scale are too small for one person, let alone two. And thus its vitally important to buy an air fryer of the larger range - as it will be big enough to cook a small yet fresh meal for one person - or where a ready meal tray can fit in the basket.

Large size air fryers are best for one person whilst small capacity air fryers under 5 litres, I think don't belong anywhere.

Cooking for two people at the same time in an air fryer in my opinion is impossible, unless you're only sharing a small portion of chips, onion rings or/and nuggets, for example. You can add two food items at once, but my god its hard to cook evenly.

Air frying is a one person game in my opinion regardless of air fryer capacity.

I would suggest you buy the largest yet most affordable air fryer you can find, as it will be worth your time and money, where an upgrade wouldn't be needed anytime soon.

I can't stop thinking about possibly upgrading my 5.5 litre Cosori to a larger model, where a dual air fryer would be a strong contender - at least one basket capacity must be around 5.5 litres - whereas the second smaller basket will just be a bonus.

Air fry quick and easy small ready meals prepared in plastic or foil trays for one, while being a little more creative in producing recipes from scratch.

Air fryer suited to one person

In spite of everything you've heard about air fryers, I can say with confidence, the bigger you go, the better chance you have of fulfilling your air frying needs.

Don't listen to thus who say a small air fryer is suited to one person. Its simply isn't true and a complete lie.

In reality, large air fryers are suited for one person for cooking one meal at a time, while air fryers on the small capacity end, aren't good for anyone.

You will have an opportunity to cook multiple things at once in an air fryer, yet it will be rare and very limited in what you can air fry.

Air fry frozen chips with sausage and, or chicken fingers; after that you'll find your options wearing a little thin.

Larger air fryers can open you up to adding additional food items with space to spare, but even then it can be difficult, thus a little imagination would be needed on your part.

Cooking for two is hard to do

Cooking for two people at the same time in an air fryer, large or small, would usually be restricted to just chips, or similar potato-based items.

Chips can be filled quite high in an air fryer yet additional food items wouldn't be flipped and shaken like how aggressive you can be with chips. So you see that leaves you with a choice between removing additional items to shake chips - or leaving the side order in with the chips - thus risking breaking the additional food items apart.

Meal recipes for two people which must be cooked at the same time can be pulled off, yet only if you use the air fryer as part of your meal, thus relying on the oven for making the rest of your dinner.

Cook two chicken portions of thighs or breasts for two people, yet these chicken portions would be good for one person only; with a little room left over to perhaps add vegetables to make up a whole meal for one.

Rely on large air fryer

When looking into buying an air fryer for one, you will often find people recommending buying an air fryer for one person... under 2 quarts (which is translated to 1.8 litres).

Ignore what you hear about smaller air fryers for one people, this is simply not true.

Buy a small size air fryer and you'll quickly find out it isn't suitable for anyone. I can barely cook a meal for one in my 5.5 litre Cosori air fryer; of which, should be big enough to air fry for two, but in reality it can just about cook for one.

Rely on a large air fryer only with 5.5 as your target, yet I would go as far to say, a larger capacity air fryer than this, would still be suitable for a single mouth to feed - and possibly cooking for one person at a time

Simply put, anyone who recommends a small air fryer, are the same people who don't cook with an air fryer at all; as experience will tell them, a small air fryer can cook no more than one food item at a time.

Summary

Air fryers I think are really only made for one person, as I speak from 6 years of experience, and see far to many restrictions when it comes to air frying for two people.

Consider buying an air fryer above a 5.5 litre capacity, which I think I still far too small for one person - because its hard to cook more than two food items at a time - and therefore I avoid cooking for two in an air fryer.

Air frying is suited to one person at any one time because you can add the food portions you want, which is quite small even in large capacity air fryers.

In a larger air fryer, above 5.5 litres, the basket which sits inside the air fryer can be used to cook fries, along with nuggets or fish fingers for example. In addition, this basket should be wide enough to fit a ready meal which would normally be cooked in the microwave.

Don't be fouled into thinking a small air fryer is suited to one person, whilst larger options are best for families of 4-6 - this is simply false information and completely out of touch.

Large capacity air fryers are suitable to cook for one person at a time only, as it can be difficult to add extra food when preparing a meal for two, at the same time.

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