Frying on Yom Tov

Question

is frying food considered ochel nefesh on yom tov, despite not being the traditional method to cook? Does it make a difference if it’s air frying or oil frying?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    It is perfectly permissible to fry foods on Yom Tov. The only proviso is that the flame used to light the gas come from a pre-existing flame as it is prohibited to kindle a flame on Yom Tov. It is permissible to make the flame higher on the stove on Yom Tov.

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