Steak in the air fryer.

I haven’t tried it in the airfryer but I can imagine it wouldn’t be as nice. It takes so little frying in the traditional way anyway and you would get that slightly charred effect in a hot frying pan. Also deglaze the pan with a little red wine for a little sauce. Lovely.

It was the searing on the outside that was missing.
I shan’t do it again.

I haven’t and I wouldn’t as I like my steak rare and nicely charred . I use a cast iron griddle and it doesn’t take long . Plus I like a ribeye or filet which is expensive and I wouldn’t risk it.

This was a fillet from Sainsbury’s which had been in the freezer for some weeks.
It isn’t something I will try again.

Sadly the only way to cook steak is in a good heavy based frying pan.

Air fryers do not actually “fry” food so can’t do everything. But like microwaves, what they can do, they do well.

Pork and lamb chops cook beautifully in my Ninja airfrier. Airfry mode is the equivalent of grilling. For steak perhaps preheating the airfrier would produce a better result?

Cooks perfectly adequately in the air fryer but not nearly as well as in a frying pan. Mind you you don't get the fat spitting everywhere

I do mine in the air fryer and it comes out lovely.

Did you use a griddle/grill plate?
I have one for my airfryer, it's like the base of a ridged frypan. I think you have to heat it first, not used it myself.

I like to add steak seasoning to mine and then it is fried. I prefer medium rare.

I have a ninja grill which cooks steaks beautifully. It has a temperature probe and settings from rare to well done. You just insert the probe into the thickest part of the steak and choose your desired setting.
Or I do it in my frying pan.

I live my AF but it ruins a good steak! Best seasoned well and cooked in a nice hot frying pan.

I haven't tried anything unusual in my air fryer, mostly cook chicken: and lambs hearts for the dog. I would love to have a go at cooking cakes. I did do a steak once but not impressed, much prefer fried or grilled.

MiniMoon

I have a ninja grill which cooks steaks beautifully. It has a temperature probe and settings from rare to well done. You just insert the probe into the thickest part of the steak and choose your desired setting.
Or I do it in my frying pan.

Yes, this is what I have and it works beautifully on the grill if it's preheated. I do steak on high and burgers on medium as they shrink too much. I have tried it on the straight airfry setting and didn't find it worked so well.

I've been using my airfryer for a couple of years and love it for oven cook chips. I cooked them in the oven instead the other day and my family said they weren't as good as usual. I find the airfryer is great for reheating roast potatoes too.

I have the Cosori Air Fryer Toaster Oven I bought on Amazon a couple of years ago. I've loved it. I've baked pizza, bread, cakes, pies, casseroles, etc --all with success. Looking inside, it's 4 heating elements and a fan. So in my mind, it's more of a mini-convection oven. The elements heat the space and the fan spins the heated air around for more even cooking. It has broil/toaster/bagel settings that seem to heat the upper elements hotter than the lower elements. But it's still just an oven. I wouldn't bake my steak in a regular oven so I haven't in this. It's great to reheat some leftover steak, though.

No, I haven’t cooked a beef steak in mine. I prefer to grill it or fry it on the griddle frying pan. I like the outer crust you get with these methods.
I have cooked pork steaks, chicken breast and fish in the air fryer, with good results.

yes I have. Depending on which cut 2-5'. Absolutely delish, no loss of moisture.

I've cooked chicken fillets which turned out lovely, and burgers ,chips and roast potatoes. I wasn't too sure about baking ,but I tried a fruit loaf and it turned out brilliant

Try melted butter on each side helps it sear itself in air fryer

Chicken thighs, skin on, come out crisper & tastier than any other method in the airfryer.& the fat all renders out. But I've never done steak, partly cos I couldn't fit 2 in my AF & they take so little time, any energy saving is minimal. I used to griddle steak but I tend to grill mine now - lifting pan to sear it - my grill gets really hot & I get better results this way, but wouldn't air-fry it.

We have and by still using the 'Gordan Ramsey' method of steak frying, it turns out lovely- we put small blobs of butter and some salt on one side, (not much salt) then when we want to turn it (according to how well done we like it, or not) we add same on other side.I say 'we' as cooking steak is one of the few foods youngest adult son likes to oversee/take over, and if it passes his steak expert tastebuds, you can be sure its nice!😋

See- Mama B247 knows the secret😄