Should You Get an Air Fryer?
What is an air fryer and why are they popping up everywhere? Wirecutter kitchen writers Lesley Stockton and Michael Sullivan walk you through what these machines actually do and whether they are worth the money.
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Pretty simple Ford Chevrolet Harley-Davidson Honda whatever suits your needs personally I prefer my air fryer
oil in air fryer??? wtf, genius bro
They are not relatively recent
Glad I watched, cheers
So marketing just spun a new oven and called it ‘Air’ even though the conventional oven has greater crisp?
For a single person an air fryer is a good choice. Yes, it’s just a a convection oven. But it’s very portable, it’s less expensive, and it’s easier to maintain.
Very helpful review!
So basically if you don’t have any space for an oven, Its a grate, relatively cheap option.
So its just a oven?
Bought my Ninja airfryer and it has served me well. This reviewer doesn’t know how to use it properly. This stupid review is going to dissuade people from buying this wonderful appliance. A very bias review. Thumbs for you.
So: air ‘Fryer’ if you’re single, and convection oven if you have family/housemates. Glad I bought an air fryer then **SOB**
Dumb and Dumber
My little toaster oven has never failed me. It literally cooks almost anything I want in minutes. Waffles, bagels, toast, etc. An oven does the job just fine too for a lot of stuff. I don’t really get the air-fryer thing. It just seems like another gadget you’ll use once.
I always wanted to know how what the eff an “aIr fRiAr” was. Like how can you fry without oil. So turns out its just a fricken oven eith a fan. God. Marketting is stupid.
Way over priced next to traditional and cheap deep fryer..
For one person, it’s perfect!!
I just desuaded my fam from wasting cash on an it fryer. We already have a oven and counter convection oven. These dang trend really have people spending money a lo menso.
Um… Let’s see. If I have a crap-load of fries, or shrimp, or any breaded food like Mushrooms, or even Chicken drummies or wings, etc, I wonder if I could shake the basket halfway through cooking? Duh…
The reason you don’t like an Air Fryer is that you don’t know how to cook with it.
they forgot 1 important thing.. its smaller footprint!
if you fry fries, won’t leave so much oil and left over. If you fries chicken, of course it will be oily etc.. convection oven will do the same
good that you show what’s similar between these two, but not so fair
I used a Turbowave halogen oven for years. Loved it! Then the bulb went. I then bought 2 air fryers, love them even more!
So if I don’t own an oven what so ever…air fryer worth it?
You have to buy custom made pans for the air fryer? Eww. The toaster oven is much better.
Hmmm well… some rich people have two ovens in their house… I suppose its not entirely irrational to have a convection oven already for the main course and an air fryer for the sides or something. 🤷🏼♀️ I mean… I guess it is all psychology isnt it, but somehow smaller seems easier.
Air fryers cook quicker than convection ovens and don’t require heating a large appliance, like your full-sized oven. Their perforated racks also allow fat to drip onto the drip pan so your food doesn’t absorb excess oil, which minimizes calories and becomes crispier since it is more dry.
Informative
That’s awesome!
So air fryer is just a marketting gimmick.
Well that’s 200$ saved
I think people just love the concept and the novel, compact form factor, but eventually air friers will fad away like many other cooking devices of the past.
Great advice.. Thanks
Bar none, best review and comparison I have seen.
And I’ve seen roughly 4.8 hours the last few days, looking at air fryers.
wrong info. Air Fryer much better than oven. Everything is crispy when we use it.
I have a $50 air fryer and a ~$130 convection toaster oven. Using it properly, my air fryer cooks everything evenly and crispy (oven quality crispy). Also finishes cooking a meal before the toaster can finish preheating. It even finishes cooking in about 50-70% of the time of what certain directions say . Compared to the toaster, air fryer cooks evenly because the heating element literally covers everywhere towards the direction on the food. The toaster (just like an electric oven), the heating element is in some odd shape that doesn’t completely cover the food. So, this is going to create hotter spots and more uneven cooking. The fan helps, but can’t fix that uneven heating element. So him saying you can cook a pie in that toaster, sure but it’s going to have parts turning dark brown, so you’ll need to constantly rotate and move it around.
For 2 people, the air fryer is perfect. He tried to sound smart by acknowledging that it’s convection heating, but clearly doesn’t understand the physics on why the air fryer is better from a purely cooking aspect.
My flatmate got one and she barely uses it. Now I know why.
But an air fyrer seems cooler
ok waaay handier than a convection oven, cooks food to perfection. super crispy and tasty food
Good job, guys. Thanks!
Were a family of 8 and we love our air fryer and instantpot, it cooks our food super quickly !(:
Haha. The look on her face is "OMG you are stupid if you buy one." I bought a $39 Air fryer and it is awesome compared to upgrading my oven to a convection oven. So I suppose I am stupid…………but very happy with my quiet as a mouse air fryer. This channel is not the place to come to for good advice.
An air fryer is faster than your oven.
Air fryers are blowing up because us Europeans don’t use convection toaster ovens. They’re faster and result in a crispier end product than our conventional ovens
OK why does this dude hate the air fryer so much
I saved money
lol professional cook cant use an air
fryer properly
i have a toaster oven that can air fry as well. that thing is a miracle. i have such delicious filling dinners every night now.
This cemented my decision. I won’t be buying an air fryer. I already own a convection oven!
A totally biased "review".
morons
Lol this cheap one my family bought has the same cook times as an oven
This man cannot cook!!!!!!