I'm a chef who's obsessed with my air fryer. Here are 13 of my favorite things to make in it.

French toast is one of my favorite breakfasts to make in my air fryer.

Aefa Mulholland I'm a chef.

After years of resisting the appliance, I now love my air fryer and use it often.

It's great for making air-fried, nut-crusted chicken, grilled cheese, and panko shrimp.

I also make desserts in my air fryer, like molten lava cakes and apple hand pies .

When everyone else was buying air fryers years ago, I held out.

I still hauled out my deep-fat fryer and gallons of oil or wrestled with various frying pans and griddles.

Eventually, though, I gave in and bought a Gourmia 7-quart digital air fryer — I was astounded and delighted by how easy it was to use.

Now, I love cooking with the appliance so much that I've even bought a second one.

From breakfast to dessert, here are some of my favorite things to make in an air fryer .

Stuffed portobello mushrooms make for a quick, tasty dinner.

Aefa Mulholland There's no end to the list of things you can pile on a portobello cap and pop in the air fryer.

A recipe from the blog Spend With Pennies pairs them with cheddar and bacon, but I know some people swear by spinach and cream cheese or garlic and Parmesan.

I've also been inspired by crab-stuffed mushrooms with Gouda or ones that are a play on French onion soup.