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Cooking & Baking

In reply to the discussion: Air fryers, anyone? [View all]

RockRaven

(16,937 posts)
9. Does your oven have convection settings? If so, may be redundant.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 10:18 PM
Mar 2024

Because air fryers are basically small differently shaped convection ovens.

Since they are smaller they heat up faster and are more energy efficient than the full size oven for small portions, but they are also limited in volume/capacity and cleaning the basket may be less easy than a basic sheet tray.

I use the convection settings on my full size oven for things like frozen French fries/tater tots, and the improvement over standard baking is noticeable (in a good way). So if I didn't have convection capability in my oven I might be more interested. But for me, at the moment, the counter or cabinet space an air fryer would take up wouldn't be worth it.

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Air fryers, anyone? [View all] grumpyduck Mar 2024 OP
if you like fried air... I would say go for it. lapfog_1 Mar 2024 #1
Not a fan DaBronx Mar 2024 #2
Air fryer nothing like an oven. chillfactor Mar 2024 #5
We can agree to disagree DaBronx Mar 2024 #7
Yes! Ours is from Costco. cilla4progress Mar 2024 #3
Use my air fryer almost every day. chillfactor Mar 2024 #4
Me too. FalloutShelter Mar 2024 #8
I like mine. mercuryblues Mar 2024 #6
Does your oven have convection settings? If so, may be redundant. RockRaven Mar 2024 #9
I started out with a simple one... 2naSalit Mar 2024 #10
I love it! And I do have a convection oven. MLAA Mar 2024 #11
I use mine a lot and almost always for the same thing: happybird Mar 2024 #12
Have one. Love it, it does a lot of different things. onecaliberal Mar 2024 #13
I have a grill insert for mine and use it for steaks AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2024 #14
I find my Costco Air Fryer useful PAMod Mar 2024 #15
We cook in our air fryer everyday. I love cooking Emile Mar 2024 #16
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