Air fryers have swept into South African kitchens in recent years, making everyday meals faster and far more manageable for busy households. It’s no surprise these smart little appliances have become so popular: they heat up quickly, cut cooking times dramatically, and use less electricity than conventional ovens.  

Air fryers deliver beautifully crisp, evenly cooked results, whether you’re roasting chicken, browning meat, or simply heating frozen favourites. Because air frying requires very little oil, it offers a lighter, healthier way to enjoy golden, crunchy textures and full flavours – without relying on deep frying or long roasting times.  

Now Royco is making air frying even easier so you spend less time cooking and more time enjoying moments that really matter with your loved ones. With our convenient new Coat & Cook range, you can prepare delicious family meals quickly and easily every time: Coat & Cook gets food ready for air frying in only five minutes!

The range is also wonderfully versatile: use it for conventional oven roasting, or to add bold flavours to braaied meat or veggies. The Coat &Cook range comes in four tasty flavours:

Royco Sticky BBQ Flavour Coat & Cook

With a tangy, slightly sweet flavour and a beautiful glossy finish, Sticky BBQ Flavour is ideal for ribs and chicken portions. Try it as a coating for lamb ribbetjies or pork rashers, or even as a sticky glaze for butternut or pumpkin cubes. 

• Get the ribs recipe

• See how professional caterer @cooking_with_noli makes mouth-wateringly tender ribs for her family.

  Watch the video

Royco Southern Fried Chicken Coat & Cook

Now it’s easy to make everyone’s favourite crispy golden chicken in an air fryer! This recipe uses hardly any oil, and there are no artificial colours in the coating, making it the ideal quick snack for kids. It works very well with button mushrooms too. 

• Get the chicken recipe

• Let working mom @tamryn_geldenhuys show you how to rustle up yummy chicken strips in under 30 minutes.

  Watch her video here

Royco Shisanyama Flavour Coat & Cook

Fill the kitchen with irresistible shisanyama flavours without hassle and smoke: all you need to create juicy browned lamb chops, steak or wors is a sachet of Coat & Cook and a light brushing of oil. If you have plenty of time to light that fire, try the Shisanyama Flavour Coat & Cook  with your favourite braai meats cooked over coals.
 

• Get the lamb chops recipe

• Catch Chef Leyfort of @leyfortskitchen making his excellent air fryer Sunday Kos
  with shisanyama lamb chops.

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Royco Nacho Cheese Wedges Coat & Cook

Skin-on potato wedges cooked quickly in an air fryer are a fabulous healthy alternative to take-out fries or oven chips: again, you need virtually no oil, and they take just 30 minutes to cook to cheesy, crispy perfection. You can also try this flavour with sweet potato wedges!  

• Get the potato wedges recipe

• Talented cook @kwanda_zondi effortlessly prepares potato wedges from scratch in her air fryer.

  Watch the video