This article was originally published in 2019 and re-published in 2020 with updated tips. Want to know more about what air frying is about? Read our What is Air Frying info. We put a lot of time and research into this so sharing is caring! Thank you so much. We’ve have issues with people stealing our words and content (photos) and putting their logos on it and putting on their blogs or posts. Just share the link, credit and link back to this copyrighted article. Want to share this advice? Please don’t copy it. Air Fryers aren’t great for everyone or for all foods. Stop Air Frying. Some foods don’t cook well in an air fryer. And if after all this trouble shooting and you still experience smoke, then cook it on the stove top or oven.Still more problems? then THINK about what it is that you are cooking and if it’s the same type of food, then you need to change the recipe or how you are cooking it.Call them and ask for help about your air fryer smoking. Are you still having smoke problems? then it must be a manufacturer issue.Ask your questions in the comments below and we’ll try to help figure out the problem.Īre you Still Problems with Smoke Coming out of Air Fryer?.Examples are light/refined olive oil, grape seed oil, avocado oil, vegetable oil which can help minimize smoke. Use oils with high smoke pointswhich can cook at higher temperatures without giving off too much smoke.Open up windows, turn on your vent hood or try your best to ventilate your kitchen. You need to air fry in a well ventilated kitchen? If you’re in a small, closed kitchen then even the slightest steam or light smoke can be overwhelming.Try cooking the food at the lower temperature for longer. Some air fryer cook really hot and some recipes might call for too high of temperature. Others have also suggested adding a slice of bread at the bottom of the basket to soak up the excess oil. We have not tried this yet, but if it works for other people, it might work for you. Lay slice of bread or add water to Air Fryer. Some people suggest adding water at the bottom of the air fryer pan or basket to help splattering.Still make sure to not overcrowd the basket with food. Try cooking less in a small basket or get a larger one. Your air fryer basket might be too small for cooking at higher temps. Bread crumbs flying around can definitely be a problem for smoking. Is your food battered/breaded? was it sprayed down enough? If not, then the hot circulating air blows food particles around, particularly dried breading and that can cause burning and smoking. Sometimes it’s not just grease but also food particles splattering on the hot element can cause smoking. Burning Food Particles Blowing Around.Don’t crowd your basket or rack with food because even if your food has little oil but you cook a lot at a time, that can still cause oil/food particles to splatter on heating element. What if my food doesn’t have too much grease? Maybe it was because it was battered with dry batter (read #4) Did you overcrowd the basket or rack? read #5.Clean out any old grease leftover at the bottom of the air fryer. Keep your air fryer clean! When it’s completely cool, gently wipe the inside and heating elements or coils to remove old grease or food stuck on it. Dirty heating element/coils or old food crumbs.A lot of the smoke comes from cooking meat at higher temps. Be prepared to see smoke if you’re cooking foods like bacon and chicken thighs. Too much oil and grease on the food cooked at high temperatures (360F or higher) splatters on the hot cooking element which causes smoke.Smoke or Steam? Is all that white stuff smoke or steam? If it’s steam, it’s part of the normal cooking process.Troubleshooting Guide to Minimize Common Mistakes of Smoking Air Fryers Here’s our guide and tips to solve problems with air fryer smoke. But this doesn’t mean that you can’t cook higher fat air fried foods. This causes the air fryer to smoke and release white smoke, often following by burning smells and burnt food. The main reason is because foods with lots of fat will release grease and splatter on the heating element. Why is smoke coming out of the Air Fryer?įatty Foods Splattering Grease: There’s many reasons for your air fryer giving out smoke. What to do? Stop the air fryer, use a paper towel to remove excess oil at the bottom the air fryer or put a piece of bread at the bottom to soak up the oils. It’s most likely because all the oil or food particles (bread crumbs) on the food are splattering on the heating element. Is your air fryer smoking or smoke coming out of the air fryer vents? Don’t freak out.