Woman who used her air fryer to make a cup of tea in addition to her fries is labeled ‘devilish’
- Whitney Ainscough from Rotherham takes six minutes to brew her tea in the machine
- The mother was branded ‘an absolute disgrace’ for her unconventional approach
A woman has left people completely baffled after she used her air fryer to make a cup of tea.
Brits are fiercely protective of the way a brew is made, and many are already shocked by it more rogue tea drinkers using a microwave for their hot drink.
However, Whitney Ainscough from Rotherham has taken unconventional tea-making methods to a whole new level after revealing she made hers in the air fryer, where some chips from another meal were left behind.
At the start of her tutorial on TikTok, she told her followers of more than a quarter of a million that all you need is a mug, tea bag and some cold water.
“So you grab your tea bag. Get some cold water and some sugar in it,” she said as she splashed water into the mug.
Cooking a brew in the microwave is a bit rogue, but Whitney Ainscough from Rotherham has taken it to a whole new level by brewing her cup of tea in the air fryer
After it took about six minutes to cook, the mom warned viewers in the now-viral clip not to touch the cup right away because it will be hot
After setting the timer for six minutes, the mom who visits @itsmebadmom on TikTok briefly checked her brew.
‘So that’s cooking. So as you can see, the color is starting to come out,” she added.
She told followers to add milk to the hot drink at this point.
After reaching the six minute mark, she was ready to sip her piping hot tea, joking: ‘Absolutely banging. So all you have to do is throw out the tea bag and it’s done – voila.’
In the clip, which has now been viewed more than 2.1 million times, she warned viewers to be careful with the mug as it can be “quite hot” after the process.
However, many were outraged by the way the social media influencer brewed her.
“This is such a shame for us Brits,” one person wrote. ‘How dare you make it in an air fryer? That’s actually diabolical.’
Another said: ‘Spilling milk in the air fryer was my last straw.’
Others were quick to wonder why she didn’t use a kettle, to which one user responded: ‘They didn’t invent a kettle for nothing.’
One viewer even went so far as to offer to buy the mother herself a kettle.
‘Six minutes before. I need two minutes to have a kettle boiled for me and it will be decent’
While some ‘cried in British’, others saw the funny side of the viral clip and commented on the chips left in the air fryer.
However, not everyone was happy with her methods, with many flooding the comments with horror and shock after watching the mum cook her tea in the air fryer. Furious onlookers even labeled it ‘an absolute disgrace’.
“Looks like a chippy tea,” one joked, while another added: “I like a cup of tea with a hint of chip fat.”
“I should have made the food at the same time so it’s all ready,” one follower joked.
Air fryers are designed to prepare dry foods. It is therefore not recommended to boil liquids in your appliance.
According to Better homes and gardensWhen you heat liquids in your air fryer, steam is released that can damage the device.
Cooking methods, including poaching, braising or boiling foods, should be done on a stove.