The UK’s largest supermarket is adding cooking instructions for the devices to products for the first time.
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From October 2, four lines of own brand chilled potatoes will feature the air fry symbol on the back-of-pack cooking instructions.
Maris piper chips with salt and pepper seasoning, skinny fries, BBQ sweet potato wedges and hasselback potatoes with a garlic and parsley butter will feature the labels.
From late October, three new chicken products will display them too, although Tesco did not confirm an exact date.
Customers will find them on own brand frozen salt and chilli chicken strips, southern fried chicken strips and breaded chicken strips.
Tesco will eventually roll out the air fryer cooking instructions on to 100 products in the coming months.
Shoppers will be able to spot them on frozen chips, burgers and BBQ products, frozen baked goods and bacon.
Tesco is also adding them to sausages, chicken and salmon and frozen and chilled party food.
Breige Donaghy, Tesco’s director of product innovation, said: “We know our customers are enjoying experimenting with their air fryers for family favourites and new recipes.
“Putting specific air fryer cooking instructions on packaging will help them to get the best results, which is why we’re rolling this out across more than 100 Own Brand products.”
The grocer is not the first retailer to add air fryer cooking instructions to its packaging.
Foodies went wild last November after discovering Iceland had started putting them on the back of their products.
Air fryers have surged in popularity as energy bills have risen as they can be a cheaper, and healthier, alternative to traditional ovens.
But bear in mind, it depends on how long you use them for, and their wattage – how powerful they are.
Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has warned air fryers and microwaves aren’t always the cheapest option.
It comes as shoppers rush to buy a £20 air fryer from Farm Foods while others are going wild for a Dunelm model selling for just £9.
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