Last Updated on August 15, 2023 by River Tree Farms
Like any other air fryer, the GoWise air fryer cooks food by circulating heated air around it. Unlike deep frying, air frying makes healthier food considering you won’t need oil to fry your food.
For best results, experts recommend preheating this equipment before loading it with food. Most homeowners have questions about how to preheat the GoWise air fryer.
In this article, we will learn how to preheat this appliance and dive into more details concerning preheating. Stay tuned.
The GoWise air fryer has a preheat function. So, connect the empty fryer to the power and press the preheat button. Let it heat up for about 3-5 minutes before you load it. For models that lack this function, you will have to preheat them manually.
How to preheat the GoWise air fryer?
As described earlier, preheating a GoWise USA air fryer is straightforward. Follow this detailed yet simple procedure to preheat your air fryer.
- Empty the appliance and connect it to the electricity outlet.
- Confirm that the air fryer is receiving power from the supply. Check out for any lit LEDs.
- Use the timer button to set the preheating duration.
- Select the preheating temperature,
- Identify the preheat button from the air fryer controls and press it.
- Let the air fryer stay on until it produces a beep sound or lights an LED to show the end of the preheating process.
- Open the door and load the air fryer basket.
- Start the cooking process.
If your air fryer does not have a preheating button, which is common in older models, go the manual way.
- Connect an empty air fryer to power and confirm its receiving power.
- Turn the cook function on.
- Let the air fryer run for about five to seven minutes before turning the cook function off.
- Open the appliance and load the basket with food.
- Restart the cooking process.
How Do I Know When My GoWise Air Fryer Is Preheated?
Typical GoWise air fryers take anywhere from 5-10 minutes to preheat. However, the best preheating time should depend on the size of the air fryer. Specifically, smaller air fryers should take a shorter time to preheat than larger ones.
Before preheating a GoWise air fryer, you must set the timer and target temperature. For example, if you want to preheat it to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, ensure you indicate that on the controls. This way, the air fryer will alert you upon attaining the set temperature.
Different GoWise air fryer models will indicate successful preheating differently. For instance, while some may produce a beep sound once the preheating temperature is achieved, others will light up some LEDs. So, understand how your appliance works; this way, you will know when preheating ends.
Also, if you’re working with a manual or analog air fryer, you may have to test the temperature manually. Once the preheating time has elapsed, open the appliance and use a thermometer to measure the internal temperature.
Must I Preheat My GoWise Air Fryer?
There is no straight answer to this question. This is because it all depends on your recipe. Some recipes will instruct you to preheat your equipment to a certain temperature before loading it with food.
So, if you’re working with such a recipe, rest assured you will have to preheat the appliance first. If not, you can choose to preheat or go straight into cooking.
Benefits of Preheating a GoWise Air Fryer
While preheating an air fryer is not mandatory, it has some benefits. First, preheating makes your food cook faster. This is because, by the time you load the basket, the air fryer will have achieved a high temperature.
So, your food will start cooking immediately, and the overall cooking time will reduce. The outer layer of the food will also brown faster. This is unlike loading a cold fryer which will take some time to gain the right temperature before cooking starts.
Preheating also makes food crispier. You will be air frying at high temperatures when you load the fryer. In other words, your food will be exposed to hot air from the word go.
Thus, the outer layer will not only brown faster, but it will also become crunchier. If you’re a food enthusiast, you can attest that nothing beats chicken breasts that are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. That’s what a preheated air fryer does for you.
Conclusion
It is always prudent to preheat your air fryer before cooking your food. It causes your food to cook faster and makes it crispier. If your air fryer has a preheat button, you need to press it and wait a few minutes for the appliance to preheat.
If not, go the manual way. Whichever method you choose, you will still achieve the end goal, which is a preheated air fryer.