If you don’t own one, you’re not missing out on much. If you do own one, you love that basically anything you would otherwise cook in the oven for 30-60 minutes+20 minute pre-heat (think: frozen meals) can now be cooked in under 20 minutes with no pre-heating time or anything.
My parents got one and swore by it for about 2 months before storing it in the basement, and I haven’t seen it since. They also have a high end convection toaster oven and it seems to do the exact same thing, except it takes up less space and is way easier to clean. I could see getting a cheap air fryer for anyone who doesn’t want to spend a fuckton on a toaster oven but generally they seem way overhyped
Air fryers are convection ovens. They’re just in a convenient case and size. There’s literally no difference in how they work, other than being less useful than a full sized convection oven.
I suppose technically the air fryer is using a bit less energy due to the smaller size.
Having no experience with a full sized convection oven I believe air fryers are faster since they are smaller. Also, they’re cheaper and more apartment friendly than full-sized convection ovens so I’d argue they’re not useless, just serve a slightly different purpose.
Never heard of a convection toaster oven, but aside from being a toaster that does sound exactly like an air fryer since an air fryer is just a small (read: quicker-heating) convection oven
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Are air fryers really that amazing?
If you don’t own one, you’re not missing out on much. If you do own one, you love that basically anything you would otherwise cook in the oven for 30-60 minutes+20 minute pre-heat (think: frozen meals) can now be cooked in under 20 minutes with no pre-heating time or anything.
Source: went from not owning one to owning one
My parents got one and swore by it for about 2 months before storing it in the basement, and I haven’t seen it since. They also have a high end convection toaster oven and it seems to do the exact same thing, except it takes up less space and is way easier to clean. I could see getting a cheap air fryer for anyone who doesn’t want to spend a fuckton on a toaster oven but generally they seem way overhyped
Air fryers are convection ovens. They’re just in a convenient case and size. There’s literally no difference in how they work, other than being less useful than a full sized convection oven.
I suppose technically the air fryer is using a bit less energy due to the smaller size.
Having no experience with a full sized convection oven I believe air fryers are faster since they are smaller. Also, they’re cheaper and more apartment friendly than full-sized convection ovens so I’d argue they’re not useless, just serve a slightly different purpose.
I wasn’t trying to imply that they are useless. Just that as far as the food you make in them is concerned, it’s just a smaller convection oven.
Convection ovens are just as fast because of how they work. There’s basically no heat up time. They just use a lot more energy to do the same thing.
Oh, ok cool
Never heard of a convection toaster oven, but aside from being a toaster that does sound exactly like an air fryer since an air fryer is just a small (read: quicker-heating) convection oven