The phrase “I prefer using” is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing a preference for something. For example, “I prefer using a laptop to writing by hand.”.
"You know why I prefer using a credit card?
I prefer using organic makeup and pure oils, like coconut or argan oil, as moisturizers.
"Also, the brine made the chicken moist, but I prefer using buttermilk and hot sauce".
In fish pie, I prefer using anchovies in lieu of cheese – a trick I learned from Felicity Cloake.
I prefer using personal experience that is emotional — feelings I've had, feelings I'm afraid of having — rather than experience that is specific to geography.
So I prefer using whole seeds and grinding them myself after a good soaking in wine and water to soften them.
I prefer used books to new — you know where they've been.
Some dinners can be prepared by pouring boiling water directly in the foil bags, but I preferred using a pan.
If it's first trimester I'd prefer MVA and if second I would prefer using miso.
I far prefer using something old-fashioned, which won't gum up Lid It's rubbish that needs to be thrown away.
"I far prefer using buckets," he said, which hang from tall metal shepherd hooks bolted to the posts supporting his backyard deck.
