Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Air Fryer Book: Calorie-counted, budget & time-saving air fryer recipes Hardcover – 16 Mar. 2023

I bought this for my dad, who’s new to air frying, and he’s found it really useful. The recipes are straightforward, healthy, and easy to follow. He’s enjoyed trying different meals and says it’s helped him get the most out of his air fryer. Great for anyone wanting simple, calorie-counted, budget-friendly ideas!

Great recipe book for those with an air fryer trying to eat a bit healthier.

Firstly- 4 stars seems a little harsh- but it’s not 5 stars, for the reasons listed below.I think the book is full of some good recipes that will be really handy for some quick meals in the week. The recipes look delicious, the book layout is great, being split into different themes and something which not all recipe books do.. there’s a handy picture for every recipe. Can’t fault that bit.Given that this is a healthy book, and these recipes have been calorie counted, there are a number of different “meals” that are quite calorie dense. Most of the recipes are for individual things, rather than a complete meal- a burger (660 cals) sweet and sour chicken (468 cals), crispy pork belly (526 cals), chicken Parm (595 cals) etc.. but the carb side to go with the main (chips, new potatoes, rice, spaghetti.. etc) are A. shown in the photo, but B. not included in the calories- pushing the total meal cals up to 800-900+, plus any sauces, that’s nearly 50% of my daily cals on dinner!!Some of the recipes also call for things to be pre-cooked, not in an air fryer, or no instructions either.. is this an air fryer recipe book, or a book to tell me how to cook meat in the air fryer?The book has not been proof read- it is littered with mistakes and seems like it has been cobbled together quickly- although this is probably a reflection on penguin!Perhaps I got the wrong end of the stick for this book. For those not buying this book to be heath conscious, the above probably does not matter. However, if like us, you are trying to be healthy, then perhaps take the recipes with a pinch of salt!Bottom line- for £10 it’s got some value. Will we flick through it, yes! Is it as good as the slow cooker book? Not a scratch on it- it’s just not quite the complete package and some recipes will need adjusting!

Informative, easy to read, great pictures.

Easiest recipes !

The book itself is great with a lot of different style recipes to try, however I was very disappointed to find on arrival the book was damaged. The only options available to me were replace and return or refund. Due it being part of a set of presents neither were applicable to myself and I had to include the damaged product in the set. A significant disappointment in an otherwise good product.

Love this book! Loads of great ideas

I bought this after seeing it at one of those overly expensive posh gardening stores somewhere on the west coast. You know the type, cafes with 6 euro coffees. Now, the book has good ideas and air fryers are brilliant. Burgers, veggies, it has recipes that cover them all. It's well written and the pictures are very good and informative. I'd recommend it for that. I'm knocking a star because, frankly, the temperatures / times are way off. I mean, who would cook a salmon fillet for 12 minutes. I do 6 normally unless it's very thick, and then I might do 7 or just 6 and leave it in the closed drawer for a minute. Except for that, it's a great book for the ideas and I am glad I have it.