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Beverley Jarvis, 74, is a cooking a festive three-course meal for eight using her Instant Vortex Plus machine. An air fryer expert, she hopes to convert the nation – and has already had the backing of Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith.<\/p>\n
Beverley, from Ashford Kent, started using the kitchen gadget after her son bought her one – and quickly fell in love. She’s now the author of the Everyday Air Fryer Cookbook – and is putting her skills to the test on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n
Beverley, a great-grandmother-of-two, said: \u201cI\u2019m doing pigs in blankets, two roast turkey breasts wrapped in bacon, I\u2019m cooking basmati rice in the air fryer for a Christmas salad.<\/p>\n
“Honestly the roast potatoes I made were the crispiest potatoes ever and I just used a tablespoon of oil and two teaspoons of goose or duck fat, and they were delicious.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m also doing a vegetable medley including Brussel sprouts, a salmon side with sliced clementines, parmesan crisps to have with drinks and carrot and cranberry muffins.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother thing I do is a whole camembert with a little bit of rosemary and garlic – put it in the air frier and a few minutes later you\u2019ve got wonderful dip.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrue Leith said \u2018I never thought I\u2019d be an air fryer fan, but Beverley Jarvis has me hooked\u2019 – the advantages are amazing to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
“And It’s three-and-a-half times cheaper to use than an oven.” Beverley first started cooking with an air fryer in May 2022 after her son purchased one and the pair tried cooking frozen sausages and chips in the gadget.<\/p>\n
Impressed by how they came out, she went home and immediately bought one of her own. She began experimenting more and quickly realised how versatile the piece of kit was.<\/p>\n
And as she developed more recipes, she decided to put together a cookbook.She even ran a demonstration for charity on how to use the air fryer at her local town hall.<\/p>\n
She says people were so keen to see her festive grub the demo sold out \u2013 and now she encourages friends and family to take the plunge and invest in the gadget.<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> Foodie lists three ingredients you should never put in an air fryer<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOne thing that\u2019s fabulous for Christmas is dried clementine slices – they take about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n “I just cook them on 82 degrees, and they\u2019ll be on display,\u201d said Beverley, who is also a grandmother-of-19 and a mum-of-seven.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Christmas dinner, I would cook turkey boned and rolled with bacon around it and parboiled potatoes tossed in little oil and goose or duck fat, they only need a little bit.<\/p>\n \u201cI put the potatoes around the turkey joint, and you\u2019ll find it\u2019s cooked in 55 minutes as opposed to an hour and 40 minutes in the oven .<\/p>\n \u201cI also make an alternative Christmas cake \u2013 I\u2019ve got a delicious recipe for a yogurt and oil cake with cranberries and chocolate chips.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so quick in the air fryer. \u201cWhat I say to people is if you’re wondering whether to take the plunge, don\u2019t hesitate – you will really benefit from having one in your kitchen.<\/p>\n \u201cI use it every day for almost everything and am now working on my second air fryer cookbook.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s the efficiency of them that I’m so impressed with, they can cook from frozen, reheat food, it can do fish, meat, veg, poultry – the scope is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n