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I use mine every day. Don't knock it just because you don't know how to use it.
An air fryer has a heating coil 5 inches away from the food and a powerful fan behind it that blasts whatever youre cooking with the heat in a small, concentrated space. Toaster ovens, at least the one i have, have a fan that circulates air around the oven compartment, but not directed at the food. Its the difference of a fan blasting in your face, and a ceiling fan.
I can very easily burn or crisp the surface of chicken, steak and other types of meat in an air fryer, but have never been able to do that in a toaster oven, it just isnt strong enough. The concentrated heat makes a big difference, so much so that i prefer using my air fryer to my grill. The results are very similar and its just much easier to get going.
Note though that not all air fryers are the same. Ive used the gourmia one and its not very good.
It's literally one of the most useful appliances of the last 20 years.
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I love my analog dial air fryer. Does anybody actually use the different digital options? I use my air fryer like I use my microwave on at full power and off. I don't even use the timer so it's even more basic than my microwave. If there was an instant on at high temp for 5 minutes button I would love this. But most of these digital ones require 3-4 button pushes to get on at full power. I know, first world problems, but still.
It's a quickstart conventional oven. Instead of heating up the whole oven for something small, you can use an air fryer (even if the name is gimmicky).
Serious question: I have a toaster oven with convection....is this air fryer going to be any different?
I just got the Bella ink blue analog one for $25 that was recently posted, but I'm returning it for this one. The analog one was a pain for me. It had no pre-heat option. It was simple enough to just set the temp and timer, but this one will make it easier. This one also has more settings than the other one.
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I can very easily burn or crisp the surface of chicken, steak and other types of meat in an air fryer, but have never been able to do that in a toaster oven, it just isnt strong enough. The concentrated heat makes a big difference, so much so that i prefer using my air fryer to my grill. The results are very similar and its just much easier to get going.
Note though that not all air fryers are the same. Ive used the gourmia one and its not very good.
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It's a quickstart convection oven. Instead of heating up the whole oven for something small, you can use an air fryer (even if the name is gimmicky).
*Edit: Changed conventional to convection
Serious question: I have a toaster oven with convection....is this air fryer going to be any different?
Oops, I meant to write convection instead of conventional.
I haven't owned a toaster oven with convection, so I'm not sure :C
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Can you provide a link to any that have a stainless steel basket?
Gourmia sucks, don't get it