英语随身听，天天磨耳朵 - 空气炸锅的流行

学英语，英国B-B-C的经验是，“为什么不用学母语的方式学英语呢？”大家学母语都是先学说后认字的吧？听说应该先于阅读才对。

B-B-C的慢速英语收集整理了很多生活话题，它从身边事物入手，引导大家循序渐进学习，侧重于听力练习，让你不知不觉学会英语。

空气炸锅是一种越来越受人欢迎的小家电。这种电器不仅能加快烹饪速度，还有多种功能，但它能取代传统的烤箱吗？本期节目介绍空气炸锅的工作原理及其能做出的美味佳肴。

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BBC英语-空气炸锅的流行.mp3（没法传音频，需要私）

先听一遍，肯定有生词，不要紧，看看下面的单词表。

⇒gadget 小器具
⇒air fryer 空气炸锅
⇒chef 厨师
⇒singing the praises 大加赞扬
⇒flying off the shelves 抢购一空，畅销
⇒the best thing since sliced bread 非常好的事物
⇒hot air 大话
⇒deep-fry 油炸
⇒bake 烘烤，烘焙
⇒fat 油，脂肪
⇒oven 烤箱
⇒versatile 多用途的
⇒meal 一餐，一顿饭
⇒crispy 酥脆的
⇒flavoursome 美味的
⇒cooked to perfection （饭菜）烧得恰到好处
⇒juicy 多汁的
⇒whet your appetite 勾起兴趣
⇒serve up 做出饭菜，盛饭，分菜。

学习了生词，回过头再听几遍，争取每句话都听懂，没听出来的对照下面的英文原稿。

For many time-poor, health-conscious people, the must-have kitchen gadget at the moment is an air fryer. From top chefs to humble students, many are singing the praises of the device that seems to be flying off the shelves at shops and online. One British department store reported sales increased by 400% in 2021. But are they really the best thing since sliced bread, or is the hype all just hot air?!

If you got one as a present, or bagged one in the sales, you'll already know the benefits. An air fryer avoids the need to deep-fry food in hot and often unhealthy oil. Instead, the food is cooked by having very hot air blown on it at high speed – it doesn't actually fry but bakes the food.

The technology sounds simple, and Dr Jakub Radzikowski, Culinary Education Designer at Imperial College London, told the BBC: "You could compare it to drying your hair with a hairdryer." The combination of a powerful fan and a smaller compartment makes the air fryer more efficient and reduces the time needed to pre-heat it. In addition, because the food is cooked in a basket, excess fat will drip to the bottom, so you don't have to eat it. And it's good to know air fryers use less energy than a conventional oven because of the shorter cooking times needed.

Some people may question how versatile they are and whether they can be used for cooking whole meals. But experts have prepared crispy sweet potato fries, chips, and chicken and fish, quickly and with good flavoursome results – cooked to perfection. Dr Jakub Radzikowski's favourite is chicken legs or thighs, which he says after 20 minutes gives you something that's "perfectly juicy inside" with a skin that is so crispy it "shatters like glass".

If this whets your appetite, remember that, because of the air fryer's size, there is a limit to the amount that can be cooked in them at one time. So your oven may still come in handy. But if you're on a budget or in a rush, it might be worth giving one a try and seeing what amazing meals you can serve up.

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