Can you use parchment paper in an air fryer?

Using parchment paper in an air fryer

Can you use parchment paper in an air fryer? It’s a question we’re asked an awful lot, and in our opinion, yes, you can indeed use parchment paper in an air fryer if you’re careful. In fact parchment paper is one of the accessories for air fryers we turn to time and time again.

What is parchment paper – why use it in the air fryer?

Parchment paper is a form of relatively oven safe paper that’s used most commonly in baking. The paper is treated to make it non stick, plus it can also withstand certain oven temperatures too. Parchment paper can be a great application in the air fryer when cooking up sticky and greasy items. Food products that might otherwise stick to your air fryer basket – e.g. chicken wings in a sticky sauce – won’t stick at all to the parchment paper.

Tips for using parchment paper in an air fryer

Check the max cooking temperature

Before using parchment paper in your air fryer be sure to compare the maximum temperature it can sustain against the temperature you usually cook food at. Our preferred paper can be heated safely through to 425F. Given the air fryer we cook with maxes out at 400F we feel pretty safe that nothing will ignite. Still, please see step four of this list

Make sure you have the right paper

The air fryer needs to use high-temperature resistant, non-stick parchment paper. Don’t accidentally use a different type of paper – say wax paper.