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An air fryer. It’s really a badly marketed product. Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. Essentially an oven on ste
by spaceman_2020 4y ago
An air fryer.
It’s really a badly marketed product. Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. Essentially an oven on steroids.
It’s made cooking so much easier. I usually toss some boneless chicken in with a light coating of soy sauce and cornflour. While the chicken cooks, I prep a basic Asian sauce on the stovetop.
The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes. Never have to check on the chicken (unlike a pan) or wait too long (unlike an oven). Mix them together and dinner is ready.
- ufo 4y agoExactly! Convection ovens are devices for roasting, not for frying.
- J_cst 4y agoThe reason is that it's much smaller in terms of internal volume.
- brainzap 4y agoso it is not a meme?
- linuxftw 4y agoIt's mostly a meme. They are good at cooking some things, but frying is not one of them. They're basically an expensive toaster oven. *Edit: 'are'
- atkailash 4y ago[dead]
- J_cst 4y agoExactly that. 100% correct
- DamnInteresting 4y agoI disagree. I cook with a fairly wide range of techniques (e.g., sous vide, convection oven, slow cooker, smoker, pressure cooker), and my recently acquired air fryer has been a pleasant surprise. I was skeptical, but happy to be proven wrong. It is fast, versatile, and the results are often outstanding. It is great for things like fries, reheating frozen food, and fish. It is easily the best pizza reheating device I have yet encountered.
- ilyt 4y ago> It is great for things like fries, reheating frozen food, and fish. It is easily the best pizza reheating device I have yet encountered. So the thing toaster oven/convection oven is good at ? Aside from big oven heating slowly of course
- DamnInteresting 4y agoYes, it's essentially a miniature convection oven. It cuts down a lot on preheating time. Life is short. It is also quite easy to clean. edit: Also, I should point out that the "basket" form factor of the air fryer is helpful. In the convection oven things tend to lie flay on a sheet, and cooking is less even. Granted, I could put a basket-like container in the convection oven, but it would still be much slower to heat.
- linuxftw 4y agoNone of this changes the fact they more or less cook the same things as toaster ovens.
- Ekaros 4y agoI hate to call it convection oven. In my mind convection oven is just bit better regular oven. Pretty much the same, only difference is that it is bit faster and you can put more stuff in if needed.
- JohnBooty 4y agoThey're like... plus ultra superior toaster ovens, because they circulate the air.
- pricci 4y agoIt's an oven with a big fan.
- binarypaean 4y agoAn airplane is a car with a big fan.
- stu2b50 4y agoIt's definitely not a toaster oven. The fan is important - there's a reason CPU radiators have fans on them, and it's not because they don't do anything. You can argue it's just a convection oven with a faster fan, but that doesn't make it a "meme". They're also, like, very much not expensive at this point. It's a very commoditized, competitive market, and you can pick them up for <$50.
- browningstreet 4y ago100% not a meme I cube tofu, cover in corn starch, throw in air fryer for 8 minutes. (chicken wings can be made the same in 20 minutes -- way better than anything from a restaurant) when tofu is done, i add a little water, toss in some broccoli, close for 3 minutes, done nuke pre-made rice and i have lunch in no time i still use oven for longer-cook items like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and brussel sprouts, but only if I have a main cooking in the air fryer. but the oven gets used a lot less these days.
- linuxftw 4y agoChopped brussel sprouts are really good in the air fryer if you like some of the leaves to crisp up.
- WrtCdEvrydy 4y agoWait till you cook some salmon or pick up an inexpensive slow cooker (Walmart had a 2 quart one for like $11 over the holidays)
- teekert 4y agoYeah this is it, right? People throw fries in airfyrers that just soaked up fat before put in their packaging thinking it's healthy, and it just takes 3x the amount of time to "deep fry" some french fries. But that is really not it's strong point indeed! It's not an alternative to a deep fryer (but that is primarily the way I see it used), it a faster oven.
- gnicholas 4y ago> it just takes 3x the amount of time to "deep fry" some french fries Perhaps if you have a deep fryer with oil that is already at temperature. But if you have to heat the oil it's definitely not 3x faster than using an air fryer. Also, no need to clean up splatter afterward, or monitor hot oil while it's cooking. Or figure out what to do with several cups of oil after you've deep fried some french fries.
- Ekaros 4y agoAnd it certainly smells lot less than your heated vat of oil...
- stronglikedan 4y agoI just put fresh cut potatoes in mine, and they're done to a crisp in less than 10 minutes. So, it actually takes about half the time, when compared to deep frying them. And there's no mess or used oil to worry about. And I don't have to air out my house afterwards. So many benefits, including health!
- majikandy 4y agoNo need to pretend it’s healthier. Some things will be, some things won’t be. Definitely doesn’t take 3x in a home setting. If anything 3x faster start to finish in my experience.
- spapas82 4y agoI was thinking if buying an air fryer however cleaning seems like a nightmare. Can you please share some insights on how easy (or hard) it is?
- reidjs 4y agoCleaning mine is extremely easy. It's just a basket with a detachable grate.
- sowbug 4y agoThey're all a little different, but this works for me. When it beeps to say it's done, in a single arm motion I pull out the tray, dump the cooked food onto a platter, and then rinse the tray in the sink. The key is to get the tap water on there while the oils are still hot. But temper your expectations. If you need your cooking implements to be squeaky clean, an air fryer will be a lot of work. If you're satisfied with your regular oven having a few bits of carbonized food bits here and there, then you'll also be satisfied with a "camp clean" level of air fryer cleanliness.
- majikandy 4y agoExactly this. It is kind of always a little bit greasy, a little bit crispy burnt crumbs inside. Really fatty foods like sausages, you dump the waste oil after taking the food out, and rinse it a bit. It’s hard to describe without sounding gross, but strangely seems not that gross when you have one.
- tomjen3 4y agoI have one: all I do is take the basket out and clean it. Both parts of it are non-stick.
- pcurve 4y agoThe tray is usually two piece that separate. They're not hard to clean. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P_nUcqzNi00 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P_nUcqzNi00 Airfryer doesn't get hot enough like pan over direct flame so food doesn't seem to get burned / stuck.
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- candiddevmike 4y agoWe bought a nice one and it smelt terrible, like awful melted plastic. We didn't even use the thing, we returned it. From what I can tell, the insides are covered in some kind of PFAS and I do not want to eat something from it. My oven does convection just fine.
- gnicholas 4y agoWe had this issue at first also. The company told us to run it on the steam setting with a bit of water and some vinegar. Did that a couple times and hasn't made a smell since then.
- max937 4y agoIt's a small convection over marketed as an "Air fryer". It's genius marketing!
- Spivak 4y agoClearly it’s working for them but it also I think loses them sales from people who would absolutely buy an oven that evenly cooks (if you’re an apartment dwelling baker you know the pain) and preheats in seconds where “air fryer” sounds like it does something totally different. It’s the same thing with instant pot where they probably lose out a bit by not marketing themselves as a serious electric pressure cooker that can also do other stuff.
- Auracle 4y agoAir fryers blow significantly more air than a convection oven. Even my Breville toaster oven which is touted as an air fryer clearly isn’t - I find I need to cook foods somewhere between the convect instructions and air fryer instructions.
- MegaDeKay 4y agoThis I did not know. But besides the time, is there anything the air fryer does better than a convection toaster oven? Does the food taste noticably better? Otherwise, an air fryer strikes me as a unitasker that just takes up counter space. We get a lot of use out of our Cuisinart toaster oven because it can do a lot: bake a loaf of bread, roast a tray of vegetables, or broil a piece of meat. And, oh yeah, it makes great toast!
- testfoobar 4y agoDoes the fan get all oily & grimy? Is it hard to keep clean? I like being able to wash greasy kitchen items in lots of hot water and detergent. I can't imagine it is possible to immerse the business end of an air fryer in water?
- crispyambulance 4y agoNot as bad as you might think. Splatter happens when moisture comes in contact with hot oil/shortening. In an air fryer you don't have much oil and it doesn't as easily splatter. It's relatively contained. AFAIK, there's no mist of oil droplets like with a frying pan or a fryer.
- AnotherGoodName 4y agoA good air fryer should have a pan/grill that's detachable from the fan/heater section. The pan/grill should fit entirely in a sink. If you get an air fryer that's the size of an oven it will be as hard to clean as an oven and will take just as long to heat and cook as an oven since internally the tech is 100% identical to a fan forced oven (a heating element with a fan). Don't make the mistake of bigger is better for an air fryer. Air fryers are meant to be small pots that have a fan forced oven element bolted to the top that can easily be detached for washing in the sink. That's the whole appeal of it. It's a teeny tiny oven that heats up extremely quickly for little power due to its size. It's easy to clean because the non-electronic part fits entirely in the sink. It's only the size that gives air fryers an advantage. If you buy an air fryer the size of a fan forced oven you have literally just bought a less good fan forced oven.
- majikandy 4y agoThe fan, not that much. Out of sight out of mind :)
- spreiti 4y agoWe got one in 2020 and we use it daily. Chicken, french fries, sausages, fish and bread is what we use it for most of the time. Some things like spring rolls are better fried with oil but overall we love it and it is a real time saver and of course less oil is used.
- freediver 4y agoHow do you make bread with it?
- 650REDHAIR 4y agoMy partner is vegetarian and I’ve found that tofu and soy curls are near life changing good in the air fryer. Cube the tofu, cook for 75% of the total time, pull out and dress in liquid seasoning, return for the last bit and the outside gets crisp while the inside remains juicy!
- uuddlrlrbaba 4y agoThank you this is a killer tip I have to try it Curious -- what do you use as a dressing?
- Alex3917 4y agoHave a full recipe? This is interesting.
- ianbutler 4y agoSame here I got one at the beginning of 2022, I cook steak, chicken, pork and more in mine. It has made it significantly easier to cook lunch and dinner instead of what used to be the much easier choice of just ordering out.
- LecroJS 4y agoAny recommendations for one from OP or anyone else with one they’re pleased by?
- bmitc 4y agoI recently got a "Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro". I love it. It gets a little dirty inside, but it cooks so much better than a traditional over, is great for reheating food over the microwave, and the air fryer works really well. And it is a great example of user interfaces because it has no touch screens with dedicated knobs for everything. It is a breeze to use and a nice breath of fresh air when it comes to having physical knobs, which are additional quite nice knobs. https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/ovens/bov900.html https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/ovens/bov900.html
- AnotherGoodName 4y agoI'm going to argue the above largely misses the point of what makes a good air fryer and what you have linked about is actually just a fancy toaster oven. You did mention it yourself - "It gets a little dirty inside". Compare it to the $30 air fryers that are essentially an insulated cooking pot with a detachable heating element. They do the same thing but are so trivial to clean since they are a cooking pot that fits in the sink. It's one of those things in life where cheaper is better in my opinion and i do not recommend the above product at all.
- lkois 4y agoYou'll get some proper recommendations, but I'll mention that I have a very cheap no brand thing that cost under $50 at a grocery store. A skeptical, low investment purchase. It's amazing. No fancy features, the design could clearly be improved, but chuck anything in this small chamber, crank up the timer and delicious food comes out 10mins later. I've gifted nice models to others, without feeling any need to upgrade my own. Maybe when it breaks. I would suggest sticking with a small one though. Quicker to heat, better circulation etc
- nerdawson 4y ago> It’s really a badly marketed product. I think the marketing is really smart. It's positioned as a new category of product. Oven on steroids won't sell because people already own ovens. It has to be a distinct appliance otherwise it's competing against a full sized oven. That's not the comparison you want a consumer to make.
- fknorangesite 4y ago> otherwise it's competing against a full sized oven Even worse: a full sized oven that I already own.
- J_cst 4y agoTotally correct. The marketing category theory is sound
- snapplebobapple 4y agoI think you and the op are wrong (or maybe right?) for different reasons. Positioning it as a new category with less oil was right initially to get the thing off the ground but now it's maturing into a broader market with an installed base and that installed base has produced a ton of content, most of which is not for use as a less oil fryer, it's for use as a quick oven for when you aren't making enough of a dish for a family bigger than 4 people/aren't making something that will have leftovers for days. The next wave of people buying these things are not going to be fryer junkies looking to cut oil, it's going to be people like me that looked at it and realized instead of waiting 20-40 minutes for my oven to heat up I could throw enough food in the air fryer to finish a dish in 7-12 minutes, which changes the dynamic of how I live my life culinarily for the better by a large margin. With the airfryer I can plan meal timing way less, have less pressure to be in the kitchen earlier, have flexibility to cook something like a roast in the oven on lower heat while polishing off fancy veg or multiple fancy veg (because the run time to cook is so low) in the air fryer, plus I save a lot on cleaning at the end because there aren't multiple big dishes to wash.
- AnotherGoodName 4y agoThe only issue is that people may get misled into buying an oven sized air fryer which defeats the whole point since their advantage is that they are a much smaller oven. If they were called 'tiny oven' people probably catch on a bit better. I have an air fryer which is literally a double walled cooking pot with a fan forced heater bolted on top. It's amazingly fast to cook and trivial to clean since it is small and fits in the sink but i fear many people hearing how good 'air fryers' are might do something dumb and buy an full size fan forced oven that's badged as an 'air fryer' which defeats the whole point.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoHow does an air fryer compare to a speed oven? I want to remodel my kitchen someday with a speed oven (convection microwave) over top a steam convection oven (for cooking things with steam without pressure). I'm not sure what I would be missing without an air fryer (and none of those are less than $2-3k, so the price ranges are completely different).
- bobchadwick 4y agoIf you're looking to do speed oven stuff (use the heating elements and the microwave to cook the same dish), don't get a Bosch. I have the Bosch 800 speed oven and while it's convenient to have a single appliance that acts as an oven and microwave, you can only use the speed oven for pre-programmed dishes, of which I think there are eight seemingly random ones.
- jjice 4y agoFast is absolutely it. Quality cooking that's fast and requires pretty much no effort. Using my right now as I type this. It's also fantastic at reheating most things that aren't soup.
- Merad 4y ago> Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. > The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes. Normal sized boneless chicken breasts should cook in a pan in about 10 minutes or less, and you really don't need to do anything other than flip them once. If air fryers are convincing people to cook their own fresh food I would say that's a good thing, but I'm still struggling to see how they're actually better than "traditional" cooking.
- satvikpendem 4y agoIt's a miniature convention oven. There are foods you can cook in a pan but also foods you can't and must cook in an oven, like pies. It's best useful for individuals that don't want to waste the time nor energy heating up their large oven just to make an individual portion, at least in my case.
- bitcharmer 4y agoI wish this was mentioned more often. Air fryers are tiny compared to ovens. In my case where I typically cook a meal for two days for a family of four an air fryer is utterly useless.
- electrondood 4y agoI poach mine in the microwave with a bit of water, drain, then shred with forks and add salsa/tomato sauce/etc. Dead simple. Super tasty. 10 minutes, easy cleanup.
- Gareth321 4y agoAfter a lot of research I've come to the conclusion people who swear by these often eat a lot of ready-made food from the freezer. The air fryer cooks it faster and makes them think it contains fewer calories (even though most frozen ready-made food already contains all the oil it needs to cook well).
- satvikpendem 4y agoOr they're individuals without the need to make large portions. For example I make lots of stuff in the air fryer, none of which are frozen. It's simply that I don't want to wait 30 minutes to heat up my oven when I'm not going to be using all of that space and heat.
- TurkishPoptart 4y agoI have the instant pot vortex, which is really cool. The weird thing is all the oil and grease that materializes on the bottom rack thing. Does anyone else use instant pot vortex?
- sgc 4y agoWe just got that as a backup to our (older, Polish-made model) Philips air fryer. The Philips is much better, although the instant pot is as serviceable as other brands of air fryers we have used. All air fryers get grease build up below. If it's the same recipe, you were likely eating that before, so I am happy to see it.
- miki_tyler 4y agoI had multiple air fryer models over the years. The stirring functions (a rotating paddle that stirs the food) is an ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER and a must for me. Unfortunately those equipped with a stirring function come up as expensive. I would love to see a < $100 air fryer equipped with it.
- sinak 4y agoWhat exactly does the stirring function allow you to do that you couldn't do before? And which model of stirring air fryer did you end up going for?
- miki_tyler 4y agoI had both a De'Longhi FH1363 MultiFry Extra and a T-fal ActiFry. You can throw in frozen vegetables, meat and seasoning, turn the machine on, come back in 25 minutes and your food will be cooked uniformly to perfection. E.g., frozen brussels sprouts, chopped chicken sausages, a bit of olive oil and sambal sauce. Prep time under 30 seconds. Bonus points: Both fryers come with dishwasher-safe paddle and bowl. You can detach and wash the lid too of the De'Longhi one.
- stronglikedan 4y agoBut the basket shaking is half the fun of air fryer cooking! Sooo satisfying.
- majikandy 4y agoAgree, and actually less necessary than you think. Sometimes you forget and it’s usually still fine.
- uhtred 4y agoThese do nice job with tofu. Cut into cubes, toss in some oil, salt and pepper, and air fry for 15 mins. Tofu comes out like that deep fried take out tofu!
- 650REDHAIR 4y agoI use mine daily. It makes tofu better than any other method and is a staple in our household. My only wish is that the basket style models had more robust options. We go through one every ~6 months.
- scotuswroteus 4y agoI like air fryers but my food doesn't stay warm for as long as when I cook it in the microwave, for whatever reason
- Ekaros 4y agoMaybe it removes more moisture thus the cooked food is dryer with less mass. Haven't noticed that myself. Then again I mostly only cook pre-fried or that kind of stuff in my air fryer.
- empressplay 4y agoSpent $150CAD on a combo Ninja air-fryer / pressure cooker. You pressure cook the food then air fry it. Crazy!
- nibbleshifter 4y agoI have the same thing, makes the greatest roast potatoes. Wash and cut the potatoes into whatever's the appropriate size, put in the frying basket, pressure cook on high with the timer set to 2 mins (timer only starts once pressures built), release pressure, remove basket and drain + shake roughly. Leave to sit for ~15 minutes on the counter while doing other shit, empty and dry the main vessel. Bit of olive oil (or other fat) and seasoning onto the potatoes with shaking to make more surface area by fucking up the surface, pop it back in and air fry for 20-25m on 200*C, shaking halfway through. End result? Absolutely perfect roast potatoes. Glassy crunchy outsides, fluffy insides, every time. Also functions as a dehydrator and is super good enough to turn harvested mushrooms dry enough to powderise to make seasonings.
- no_wizard 4y agoInterestingly, the Wirecutter recommends people just get a really good high end toaster oven[0] over an air fryer, since its just a convection mode cook. [0]: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-fryer-toaster-oven/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-fryer-to...
- carlmr 4y agoIf you like baking bread and you have the space, I would suggest getting a steam-convection oven, like the one from Anova. You can also steam-slow-cook meat and get juicy tender chicken.
- stronglikedan 4y agoThat style of "air fryer" is just a convection toaster oven with an air fryer rack. Shameful marketing, if you ask me. A real air fryer (the ubiquitous basket style) cannot be replaced with another appliance, but replaces many, while doing a better, faster job.
- majikandy 4y agoFor example, George Foreman decommissioned. Sausages never cooked any other way. Chicken nuggets, love them or hate them they cook great in the air fryer. Main convection oven only really used in our house to bake bread.
- lupire 4y agoWhy is the basket useful?
- AndrewDucker 4y agoBaskets are useful because they allow the items to cook from all sides, and not require turning in the same way. Personally, I use a separate metal basket in my convection oven. But it's entirely possible that more convection would be better.
- rndmize 4y ago
- uuddlrlrbaba 4y agoThe "air fryer" marketing is actually quite good. It justified a whole new class of countertop appliance, even though many already have convection ovens. And if you've had frozen fried foods like mozz sticks, chicken nuggets or eggrolls in an air fryer, it really does live up to the name
- paxys 4y agoIt's the exact opposite. The "air fryer" marketing lets companies present it as a healthy alternative to deep frying, and people eat that up (heh). If they sold it as what it really was – a toaster oven – there would be a lot less enthusiasm and demand, and people would definitely not spend multiple hundred dollars on one.
- stronglikedan 4y agoYou obviously have not owned an air fryer, if you think it's a mere toaster oven. Or you got one of those convection toaster ovens with an air fryer rack, which really isn't an air fryer, like the basket ones are. I haven't used my stove, oven, or microwave since I got one.
- Gigachad 4y agoI’ve had one before and I don’t really get the hype. It’s an oven that heats up faster. I see the value in that but it doesn’t seem useful enough to take up counter space when I could just wait a few minutes for the oven.
- stronglikedan 4y agoIt's cut my cooking time down by magnitudes, but even more so, my cleaning time. But I suppose it all does depend on the use cases. I, for one, plan on never having to wait for anything to preheat in my kitchen ever again!
- nsxwolf 4y agoI wanted an air fryer, so I got the same one my friend has last year, one made by PowerXL. Mine produced this horrific chemical smell that filled up the whole house and soaked into the food. Reddit told me that it just needed to be variously washed or run a few times and it would go away, but it never did. I had to return it. I suspect the plastics used were changed, or some preconditioning process was skipped to get more units out for a Black Friday sale or something. I haven't revisited the product category since.
- TYMorningCoffee 4y agoIt's a shame how you and your friend received very different products. An additional hypothesis: Could it have been a counterfeit?
- hammock 4y ago> oven on steroids Aka convection oven. Which is a fancy marketing term for having a fan inside your oven
- dgaaaaaaaaaa 4y agoAlso small enough to make preheating near instant.
- Mouthfeel 4y ago[dead]
- gooseyman 4y agoThe marketing for air fryers is fantastic. It's a small convection oven, which a lot (definitely not all) ovens come with standard today. I bought 2 of the cheapest whole kitchen "packages" from HD and both came with a convection setting. The electric even called it "Convection/Air Fryer." A friend saw that setting and busted with excitement "Your oven has an air fryer!?" Yes my oven has an oven. Really good marketing. Never underestimate the power of the oven.
- AlchemistCamp 4y agoWhat's a "basic Asian sauce"? I'm not trying to be critical, but am genuinely curious as someone who's lived more than half the years since 1997 in Taiwan without hearing that term before.
- Smilliam 4y agoNot OP, but I am half Asian and worked in various Asian restaurants growing up in the US. When I read the term "basic Asian (brown) sauce" I'd assume some combination of soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, and chicken/beef broth. With options for garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and rice wine, plus whatever else to tailor towards the dish. I'd wager that having spent so long in Taiwan you've probably never heard the term because there it would just be "sauce" :P (or less tongue-in-cheek, it's just something that is implicitly and silently understood and recognized rather than having some kind of formal name).
- AlchemistCamp 4y agoAh okay, so definitely more Chinese than Indian (or even Japanese or elsewhere). Yeah, I’d tend to think in more specifically, in terms of which of those ingredients you listed are in it but all of those are familiar.
- hinkley 4y agoNo reply from OP, but I know or know of a few people who do something along these lines. There are a set of ingredients relatively common though clearly not universal across East Asia and I suspect OP is making a pastiche of those. If it were a language you'd call it a pidgin. But it's food so I dunno what you call it. Though the phrase "White Man's Teriyaki sauce" is running around in my head and yes I get the irony of that.
- sfmike 4y agoAs someone else living in taiwan a long time, You wouldnt hear asian sauce in asia its just sauce haha 東亞醬 doesn't exist. We dont say american ketchup. But in usa numerous friends say make a quick asian sauce to dip the protein which as comments below explain is a concoction of personal tastes.
- hinkley 4y ago... and put them over rice that you made in your $130 rice cooker
- latchkey 4y agoI have a small house/kitchen. I got rid of the entire oven. Replaced it with a two burner counter top and an instant pot that does 7 things (including air fryer). Certainly it limits cooking a bit and requires some creativity, but at the end of the day, couldn't be happier with all the extra space.
- SergeAx 4y agoI googled air fryer and found out that is a second generation of kitchen tech. First generation was known as Air Grill and was good, but quite bulky, with big glass cover and not easy to wash after using, to be honest. Does anyone have used both and can share an experience?
- dave333 4y agoThe reason I love my air fryer is that meat and fish both taste great cooked in it and there's no need to stir it or even turn it over since it cooks all over at the same time. About the only thing it isn't good for is eggs.
- XCSme 4y agoIs it any better than a normal electric oven + ventilation?
- danudey 4y agoWe got a Panasonic combination microwave/broiler/oven/air fryer/etc. I kind of assumed it would be pretty mediocre at everything, but during this past summer where temperatures were unseasonably warm and our kitchen has no ventilation or access to fresh air/windows/aircon. The device itself was more expensive than $200, obviously, but the "small oven" aspect of it saved us from having to run our regular-sized oven at all. I'd been wanting a small (not quite toaster-oven style) oven for a while, but without the counter space we could only justify it by sharing space with the microwave. Not a literal lifesaver, but definitely a figurative one.
- askiiart 4y agoWhen getting an air fryer, I'd highly recommend getting a rack-style one, not basket-style. It cooks better when not stacked together.