One of the issues with frying bacon in an air fryer is that there’s not enough surface area in the Crisper Drawer for the bacon slices to lay flat and cook evenly.

These slices could be chopped up and put in a salad, but on their own, the flavor was lost. The bacon strips looked shriveled up and were so crunchy that they bordered on burnt. I air fried the bacon for 10 minutes at the maximum heat of 400˚F and it did not turn out as I hoped. I placed three strips of bacon on the Crisper Tray, folding them like in the picture below so that they would fit inside the Crisper Drawer. I tested the Dash Digital Tasti-Crisp 2.6qt Air Fryer’s capacity to air fry smaller servings of meat by making bacon. For French fries specifically, make sure the potatoes are dry before frying and, if you want to add a small amount of oil, do so right before air frying. The tip I followed to get the best use out of the air fryer was to not overcrowd the Crisper Drawer since doing so will prevent an even cook. I air fried the wedges for 16 minutes at 360˚F and they came out perfect: crispy, fully cooked and held their shape. The third and final attempt at making fries in the Dash Digital Tasti-Crisp 2.6qt Air Fryer was the most successful. For my first attempt at air frying potato wedges to make fries, I followed the recipe provided in the Dash Digital Tasti-Crisp 2.6qt Air Fryer instruction manual: 15 minutes at 320˚F. Ever since air fryers exploded in popularity, French fries remain the favorite recipe to try out. Like onion rings, French fries are notorious for their crispy texture but also for the copious amounts of oil needed to fry them. When you think of air fryer recipes, the idea of healthier French fries comes to mind. While the onion rings came out cooked throughout, they were a poor substitution for the classic deep fried onion rings. I proceeded to air fry the onion rings for 10 minutes at 290˚F. I started over without the oil and the panko breadcrumbs stuck to the onion rings a little better.

The recipe calls for you to coat the panko breadcrumbs with grapeseed or vegetable oil but I found that this prevented the mixture from sticking to the onion rings, even after dredging them in flour and egg. Onion rings are a classic deep fried appetizer and I was curious to see if this air fryer would be able to replicate this rich and crispy dish. There are three preset buttons that you can customize based on the temperatures/times you use the most.įor the first use, I decided to delve into the recipe section of the instruction manual and try my hand at the onion rings. The time ranges from 0 to 60 minutes on the Tasti-Crisp Air Fryer. The same can be said for setting the time on the right side. You can set the temperature with the up and down buttons.

On the left side of the digital display is the temperature setter, ranging from 200˚F to 400˚F. When you plug in the air fryer, the digital display lights up and you can press the START/STOP button to begin. The Dash Digital Tasti-Crisp 2.6qt Air Fryer was very easy to use and the digital display is straightforward.

The Crisper Drawer itself was also wrapped in plastic as well as the cord and plug. Opening the box I saw that, to keep the air fryer in place, Dash had utilized the very unsustainable styrofoam material for their inserts.

Dash air fryer 2.6 qt