honestly I can’t remember what unfried air tastes like and I don’t want to remember
Tabletop convection oven
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IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
A true air fryer cooks by blasting hot air from directly above the food. The fan and heating element sit on top, and the food rests in a basket with holes that let air flow underneath. This creates a fast-moving vortex of heat that surrounds the food, cooking it evenly and making it crispy with very little oil.
A small tabletop convection oven works differently. Its fan is usually in the back or on the side, pushing hot air around the chamber instead of straight down. The air moves more gently, and the food often sits on a solid tray or rack that blocks airflow underneath. It still cooks evenly, but it produces more of a roasted texture than a fried one.
Personally, I prefer tabletop convection.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
What is the source of the pic?
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 7 hours ago
Calling Evangalion ‘unhinged’ might be the understatement of the century
MintyAnt@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Evangalion and correct
AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 6 hours ago
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I just see a picture of an air fryer, what do you see?
Nikls94@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes because AirFryer is that one company’s name for the HEISSLUFTFRITTEUSE
wieson@feddit.org 23 hours ago
Oh wonderful Heilufri
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
Heil Ufri
I’m not sure if this is going down the right direction…
BossDj@piefed.social 1 day ago
It has been said about so many appliances and tools, and it’s hard to know what to believe some times, but air fryer is game changer!
Imagine your convection oven could heat up in two minutes or less. And no tray. No tray at all. Just toss it in then scoop it out. Game changer.
PS if you don’t own a rice cooker what the fuck are you doing
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
if you don’t own a rice cooker what the fuck are you doing
Not eating rice
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
PS if you don’t own a rice cooker what the fuck are you doing
I put rice in the pressure cooker. It’s faster and just as easy.
baines@lemmy.cafe 10 hours ago
buy a zojurushi a you’ll give up that shit
BossDj@piefed.social 1 day ago
No man that’s got the chicken in it.
Bonus points to anyone with stickers of Queen and or David Bowie on your cooker
yakko@feddit.uk 1 day ago
My pressure cooker always makes rice too gluey. I’ve tried different timings and measures, nothing works. Though I do have a really decent sushi rice process for the pressure cooker.
I didn’t get a rice cooker for years after my zojirushi mysteriously broke and I couldn’t get it repaired. Didn’t want anything teflon. Finally got a tatung. Really happy.
toeblast96@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
im MAKING it on the STOVE like a CAVEMAN
dbtng@eviltoast.org 22 hours ago
Way to be. Fuk these machines.
FishFace@lemmy.world 1 day ago
How much counter space do you have? My rice cooker is already on top of another appliance.
If you’re not cooking rice all the time it is just not worth it
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They’re the same thing. A small oven heats up faster than a big oven. It’s only faster because it’s 1/10th the size.
Anivia@feddit.org 21 hours ago
The airflow in a regular convection oven is not nearly as violent as in an air fryer. Even when preheated food will cook faster and become crisper in an air fryer than a convection oven at the same temperature
sudo@programming.dev 1 day ago
I’ve considtently cooked better rice on my stove than any rice cooker. It takes more practice to dial in but once you’ve got it, its better than a rice cooker.
ProTip you can just pick up the pot, hold the lid down and flip it to see if there’s too much or too little water left.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 12 hours ago
Limited space and a saucepan is just fine for rice. I generally avoid over specialised cooking tools and go for more generic equipment. Like I also don’t own a waffle iron or sandwich toaster.
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I use a Tupperware rice cooker and it works really well.
howrar@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Couldn’t you achieve the same thing using a ceramic bowl with a lid?
causepix@lemmy.ml 23 hours ago
nah. you will not catch me using a plastic receptacle in anything that gets hot enough to boil water.
ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Can we agree air fryer is just a rebranding of convection oven? Also, it is useful (specifically for smaller kitchens)
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
ish, except the different form factor gives it a different use case. mostly based on scale. gotta feed 2 to three people, an air fryer will heat up faster and use less energy than heating up the big kitchen oven that will do the same.
it’s like comparing a kei truck with a semi truck, they do the same at different scales, you just gotta use the one appropriate for your scale.
maccentric@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
What if you have a convection toaster oven and live by yourself—still worth it?
LyD@lemmy.ca 19 hours ago
Air fryers do use air convention for heating, but they aren’t just smaller convection ovens. They have lots of design features that make them much more suited to certain types of cooking. The basket, much higher airflow, etc. all make a big difference in how you use them.
I had a countertop convection oven that was about the same size as an air fryer and they both had different use cases.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No, because they have different characteristics. A convection oven moves far less percentage of volume and takes 4x to heat up. If you put the same exact food in tech it will come out differently.
einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Buyed the cheapest airfryer there was, 15 bucks, it has a mechanical timer and is on recall for causing house firers. Worth it? Kinda…
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 22 hours 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.v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
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
Fla@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
It was certainly overhyped, but i i cant say i’m opposed to: Lower energy usage Quicker (Allegedly) healthier
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 21 hours 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.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
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.
CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml 18 hours ago
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
Grimy@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Imagine someone telling you they prefer cooking on an open fire pit then use an oven.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
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.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 12 hours ago
Who doesn’t love open fire cooking though?
Revan343@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
You don’t?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
True but when I have kitchen space the thrift store has plenty. I came dangerously close to buying one when I went to get a food processor (yes I eat processed foods)
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I used to dismiss airfryer, think i could just deep fry stuff with a pan/pot, until i realise that i have to wash so many thing and wipe away all those oil from the wall, just for a single piece of hashbrown or 5 or 6 piece of wonton. Getting an airfryer is like a whole new experience, and i can crunch up fried chicken quickly after thawing it with microwave. It’s great!
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
can crunch up fried chicken quickly after thawing it with microwave
I would warn this is something you can actually go to hell for
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
I’m definitely going to hell, adding one to the sin list isn’t going to affect me much.
dbtng@eviltoast.org 22 hours ago
I made my brother take his air frier with him when he moved. I think it made it as far as the dumpster.
Stinky fukin thing.
Dearth@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Isn’t that all an airfryer is? A convection oven?
howrar@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
An air fryer is a convection oven. But not every convection oven is an air fryer.