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I kept hearing that "air fryers are just convection ovens" and was very confused, because I know air fryers use a fan. But it turns out Americans call fan ovens
by globular-toast 2y ago
I kept hearing that "air fryers are just convection ovens" and was very confused, because I know air fryers use a fan. But it turns out Americans call fan ovens, the one type of oven that specifically does not rely on convection, "convection ovens". Another thing on my list of things Americans say that mean specifically the opposite.
It makes me wonder, do Americans take into account the fan when following recipes? Common wisdom is to lower the temperature by 10 degrees for a fan (assuming recipes are for a real convection oven). Or are all American recipes written for fans?
- unsnap_biceps 2y agoIt's presumed generally that you don't, which is why I presume airfryers are so popular.
- silisili 2y agoThe vast majority of ovens in the US are not convection. So any recipe is written for a standard oven. But, even convection ovens don't cook the same as an air fryer. Air fryers are like a mini turbo convection ovens. It's like comparing a camp fire to a blow torch.
- ftigis 2y agoThey do rely on convection, just forced convection rather than natural.