Overview

• O’Toole, a best-selling cookbook author with 4.8 million TikTok followers, shared the recipe on June 4, 2025, highlighting its simplicity.
• The process calls for peeling and slicing potatoes into batons, tossing them in a tablespoon of oil and salt, and air frying at 180 °C for two 15-minute cycles.
• Air frying slashes oil use and reduces fat and calorie intake compared with traditional deep frying.
• Research indicates air fryer cooking significantly lowers acrylamide formation, a carcinogen generated when starchy foods exceed 120 °C.
• Home cooks can customize the chips with seasonings—from Chinese Five Spice to Italian herbs—to create a range of flavor profiles.