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I use an air fryer a lot and I'm on my fifth one. The first four were high tech and didn't last long, mostly less than a year. I figured if I was going to keep

I use an air fryer a lot and I'm on my fifth one. The first four were high tech and didn't last long, mostly less than a year. I figured if I was going to keep buying them it was time to go cheap so they were less painful to replace, plus I don't use the fancy features. So I got one with hardly any features, just a knob for temperature and a kind of built in mechanical egg timer for time. But it didn't work out as planned because this cheap model has outlasted all of the expensive ones put together. It's on year five of multiple daily uses. Same happened with sous vide circulators. Now I go for the cheap and simple gadgets first. No apps, no mic, no wifi or Bluetooth, and better for it.

piva00 2y ago
Exactly because I work in tech for a couple of decades that I avoid any smart appliance. I do not need my dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, coffee maker, rice cooker, stove, refrigerator, etc. to be connected to the internet to provide a "smart" feature which is just a timer, while adding to the noise of notifications. The only need I have is that they work dependably whenever I need them, at most with a timer so I can check when electricity will be cheaper and program them to turn on at that time. My coffee maker is a sturdy Technivorm Moccamaster, the blender is a Vitamix from the 90s that still work flawlessly, dishwasher, dryer and washing machine early 2010s Bosch and Miele. They all work exactly as they are supposed to, never had to do anything more than cleaning/upkeep. A few friends bought newly built apartments with smart fridges, washers, etc. installed by the developers, and all of them had some issue with appliances on the first couple years residing in these homes.