Comment on Tabletop convection oven
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s true. I own a frying pan and an oven.
Health benefits don’t really concern me. I’m in no hurry to get anywhere so the time benefits do not apply to me. I never deep fry things. I think I’d sooner buy a rice cooker.
Sometimes you want to cook things at a different temperature which is where I find the air fryer comes in handy. Also for pretty small quantities the air fryer is essentially just a mini oven that heats up quickly.
If you have a massive kitchen with multiple ovens then sure the air fryer isn’t overly necessary, but my kitchen is tiny and its the only realistic way to have multiple ovens - the air fryer has 2 compartments with a removable divider so I can use it as 1 small or 2 tiny ovens.
We have two normal sized ovens. I still prefer to use the air fryer. If only for the fact that it only takes about 8 minutes to make pizza rolls
Taquitos also take 8 minutes in my air fryer at 380°F.
So many of the things that people cook in these nasty little grease machines are processed garbage.
Imagine someone telling you they prefer cooking on an open fire pit then use an oven.
More power to them. I love it when I get to use a flame to cook, as long as the fuel is wood or charcoal.
That’s true. If I had the time, space and weather for it, I would charcoal every day.
Who doesn’t love open fire cooking though?
You don’t?
Dude, you should get a rice cooker. I’ve never had so little trouble cooking rice before. And as long as it’s not a weird batch of rice, it always comes out near-perfect
This is just like a rice cooker. Since the toaster and microwave, there have been few kitchen gadgets that actually make life easier, but they are my rice cooker, my coffee pods, and my air fryer. All of them turn a common food process you need to pay attention to, to simply press a button and walk away.
And before people talk about junk and processed foods …. My air fryer is great with chicken breasts and tofu. I’ve used it to cook more actual chicken than processed chicken-like food product. An air fryer is just a tool/gadget: it’s entirely your choice what you use it for
Fla@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
It was certainly overhyped, but i i cant say i’m opposed to: Lower energy usage Quicker (Allegedly) healthier
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Energy usage is the only consideration for me. It hurts a little when I have to fire up the oven, knowing an air flyer could do it more efficiently. I do use an induction stove for everything else though and that shit is efficient.
saigot@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Otoh tho 2 uses of the airfyer is almost certainly worse than a bigger single session with an oven. Personally I find meal prepping to be important way of saving time and energy alike.
also in winter both waste no energy since whatever energy is not used for cooking ends up warming your house.
I dint want to yuck anyone’s yum, but I dont have a lot of use for a tool that only has a benefit half the year when doing small batches.