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Gcodelife t1_j2e2vzv wrote

Reply to comment by Lord_Botond in There are two types of air-fryer owners. Those who have one and never use it, and those who use it too often. There is no middle ground by PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES

They are awful. We had an airfryer. Couldnt wait for that thing to break so I could have good french fries again.

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MacAndRich t1_j2e6p2x wrote

I don't think you can compare a deep fryer to an air frier.

Taking French fries as an example:

Deep fry > air "fryer" > regular oven.

It's definitely more efficient than an oven for smaller portions and because it's a compact convection oven, it definitely does a better job at cooking evenly.

But no, it is NOT A DEEP FRYER. They call them air fryers so they sell better, its more catchy.

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Able_Example_160 t1_j2f4uek wrote

so a deep fryer is better? why?

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ApotheounX t1_j2f8kik wrote

Oil fryers (deep fryers) get food way crispier because it transfers heat better than air. Essentially, you want to cook the food before it dries out. Air fryers work by convection, which is just blowing hot air over the food, which works better than just sitting in a hot oven.

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Caracasdogajo t1_j2f7qdm wrote

IMO the best use of an air fryer isn't cooking stuff, it is heating stuff up.

Left overs are 100x better after being air fried back to temp instead of microwave. Ovens take too long to be worth using just to heat something up.

You can also cook stuff like Corn dogs, pre cooked nuggets etc really fast and they taste just as good as oven heating.

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interlopenz t1_j2fx4ln wrote

Regardless of the down votes you are right that they are terrible.

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