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dan@upvote.au ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Baking is letting the food sit in hot air for a while. Air frying is blowing the heat directly onto the food. They also vent the air to release excess steam and moisture, which is why air fried things are crisper.

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ftbd@feddit.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You mean like the convection oven I use for baking?

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- 0ops@piefed.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Eh, that’s like comparing a little fan in the corner of the room with a full-sized box fan pointed directly at your crotch.
  
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- snooggums@piefed.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Similar but not exactly the same, kind of like how pans of different materials are similar but not the same when it comes to cooking on a stove top.
  
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- dan@upvote.au ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  No… A convection oven’s fan just circulates the air. It doesn’t blow it directly onto the food.
  
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