Air Fry Genius

by Meredith Laurence

After the success of her first air fryer cookbook, Air Fry Everything!, and convinced that air fryers are going to become an essential part of every kitchen arsenal, Meredith Laurence continues with her air-frying adventures with a second air fryer cookbook – Air Fry Genius. In this book, Meredith doesn’t just offer over 100 new recipes to make in your air fryer, but tips and tricks to help you really get the most out of your air fryer and put delicious foods in front of friends and family. The recipes in Air Fry Genius can take experienced cooks to the next level in air frying, but Meredith doesn’t leave the newcomers behind. The book will have designated “Easy” recipes, as well as information on air-frying for beginners, how to convert traditional recipes to air-frying recipes, cooking time charts and explanations on why air-frying does such a great job. Recipes include favorites like Veggie Chips, Dill Fried Pickles and Nashville Hot Chicken, as well as more adventurous recipes like Blackberry BBQ Glazed Country-Style Ribs, Thai Turkey and Zucchini Meatballs, Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wraps, Lobster Tails with Lemon Garlic Butter, General Tso’s Cauliflower, Jerk Rubbed Corn on the Cob, Air-Fried Beignets, plus much more. Everyone’s welcome on board this adventure!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Reference

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 2017

About the author

Meredith Laurence was born in Ontario Canada and attended the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont. She has worked in numerous capacities and settings in the food world - as a line cook in France and the USA, a culinary instructor, a test kitchen manager, a food consultant and a kitchen product consultant. She is known as the Blue Jean Chef® on live television doing on air cooking demonstrations on QVC, giving customers advice on cooking and equipping their kitchens, and writes and appears in the Youtube series called "The Basics".

Meredith is the author of six cookbooks. The first book, Blue Jean Chef: Comfortable in the Kitchen, has sold over 45,000 copies, received rave reviews, and helped home cooks broaden their repertoire and become more versatile with a variety of cooking techniques in the kitchen. In her second book, Blue Jean Chef: Comfortable Under Pressure, Meredith offered easy-to-read instructions for pressure-cooking and provided a wide variety of recipes for the pressure cooker, along with clear instructions and tips, selling over 160,000 copies. Meredith’s third cookbook, Delicious Under Pressure was released in September 2015 and sold 75,000 copies in the first month for a grand total of over 150,000 to date. Delicious Under Pressure was one of Publisher's Weekly's best selling cookbooks of 2015. In 2016, Meredith released a third pressure cooker cookbook, Fast Favorites Under Pressure, which sold over 75,000 copies.

In 2016, Meredith launched into the fast and furious world of air frying with Air Fry Everything! Air Fry Everything! has sold over 235,000 copies to date and was also in PUblisher's Weekly's best selling cookbook list for 2016. In 2017, Meredith's second air fryer cookbook, Air Fry Genius will be released in November. With air frying as popular as ever in the cooking world, Meredith is the leader in the field and Air Fry Genius shows off all the genius tips and tricks that Meredith has discovered with this fascinating kitchen appliance.

As the Blue Jean Chef, Meredith’s belief is that being comfortable in the kitchen is key to successful and enjoyable cooking. How comfortable? Well, as comfortable as you would be in your blue jeans, relaxing with friends.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you have an air fryer you may enjoy this cookbook. Most of the items are breaded but give gluten-free ideas, but there are some healthier recipes as well. Found a couple of recipes I will try.

[Regina Spiker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snacks & Appetizers: Avocado Fries with Quick Salsa Fresca, Dill Fried Pickles, Veggie Chips, Cauliflower "Tater" Tots, Fried Mozzarella en Carrozza with Putanesca Sauce
Breads & Breakfast: Hush Puffins, Peppered Maple Bacon Knots, French Toast & Turkey Sausage Roll-ups, Cheesy Olive & Roasted Red Pepper Bread
Beef: Meatloaf with Tangy Tomato Glaze, Vietnamese Beef Lettuce Wraps, T-Bone Steak with Roasted Tomato, Corn & Asparagus Salsa
Pork & Lamb: Blackberry BBQ Glazed Country-Style Ribs, Lollipop Lamb Chops with Mint Pesto, Crispy Pork Medallions with Endive & Radicchio Salad
Chicken & Poultry: Nashville Hot Chicken, Thai Turkey and Zucchini Meatballs, Maple Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts, Sesame Orange Chicken
Fish & Seafood: Lobster Tails with Lemon Garlic Butter, Shrimp Sliders with Avocado, Quick Shrimp Scampi, Crab Stuffed Salmon Roast
Vegetarian Main Dishes: Corn and Pepper Jack Chile Rellenos with Roasted Tomato Sauce, Quinoa Burgers with Feta and Dill, Spaghetti Squash and Kale Fritters, General Tso's Cauliflower
Vegetable Side Dishes: Fried Green Tomatoes with Sriracha Mayo, Jerk Rubbed Corn on the Cob, Roasted Heirloom Carrots with Orange and Thyme, Parmesan Asparagus
Desserts: Air-Fried Beignets, Hasselback Apple Crisp, Black and Blue Clafoutis, S'mores Pockets

[Linda B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found quite a few recipes I will try in the air fryer. I just received an air fryer for Christmas and was really looking for a more basic cookbook to begin using mine, but this book is a bit beyond basic. It does give troubleshooting tips, helpful information on using the air fryer, but I was looking for basic information, like how long and what temp does one need to cook specific meats, like steak and pork chops. I will try some of the recipes for sure, like smores and hasselback apple crisp. But, I still need an even more basic cookbook.

[Jewelle Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mmm mmm yum

Looks like I have some cooking to do. These recipes look like they're going to be great. A little disappointed there isn't just a simple recipe for a great steak but it gives me some ideas for other things I eat.

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading her first air fryer cookbook, Air Fry Everything!, I was a little disappointed in this one. Absolutely great title, but in order to add to the recipes presented in the first book, these recipes range farther afield and are not as appealing to my household. Get the first one!

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Air fry everything? A fair amount of breaded recipes along with some conventional oven/broiler recipes with shorter cook times. I feel that most of the recipes were nothing special and didn't play much with small entrees cooked for one rapidly.

[Melissa McGuire · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly did not realize you could cook so many different things in a air fryer! After trying some of the recipes they are all delicious and you wouldn't guess it was cooked in the air fryer

[Gretchen Lord · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought an air fryer and didn't know how to use it. "The Blue Jean Chef" has come up with great recipes and even provides some very basic information like cooking times. Really valuable resource.

[Bernadette Blyzwick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book of good recipes

This book is so easy to follow
And she gives you great recipes
You will NOT be sorry
Don't wait

[Jeani · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Sample from Kindle) Helpful tips for beginners in this sample, but I didn't get to try any of the recipes.

[Sandra acock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of new ideas to try easy to read and understand

[Kim Deutschman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best air fryer cookbook I have found yet. The pictures are gorgeous and none of the recipes are overly complicated.

[Lynnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice group of recipes with several I haven’t seen adapted to air fryers before. I’m particularly eager to try the “Hush Puffins.” They sound like the perfect quarantine comfort food.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll make several of these recipes! Great photos too.

[melotato · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 to 3.75 stars

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great pictures and instructions. Very few basic recipes but this one may be fun if you’re up to experimenting with different recipes.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the new owner of a “new to me” Air Fryer – I am still trying to learn my way around it and get some inspiration. This was a great starting point – interesting recipes which give me an idea of what all I can do in an air fryer but most importantly, there is a wonderful table in the back of the book that gives basic cook times and temps for nearly every veg and cut of meat. HUGE help as I get used to this new gizmo.