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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I've found that air fryers often make far better results than conventional ovens. Conventional ovens tend to cook things unevenly, will more easily burn some parts of the food, take more time to cook and dry things out.

You'll never get homemade chicken wings as crunchy and juicy as you can get them in an air fryer in a conventional oven.

[–] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For the longest time in my life I didn’t realize that a conventional oven is different from a convection oven. Some regular size ovens have a convection mode even though they are also conventional.

I assume that’s why when someone finally came up with a decent word substitute for “convection” – that is air fryer – it sold well.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've had experience with convection ovens too and they still suck compared to an air fryer. I have no idea if the ovens with an "air fryer" function are any different to convection or if it is just a gimmick though.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

A convection Oven means a fan in the oven to move the hot air around.

An Air Fryer typically has a fan that moves a alot of air, and typically in a much smaller space such the super heated air moves quickly all over.

Air Fryer gets way crispier, preheats faster(my old one took 2 minutes), doesn't waste huge amounts of power bill, oh and bonus pounds - it shuts off when timer goes off so I don't have to worry about ADHD brain burning food.

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