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[–] Norgur@fedia.io 156 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (15 children)

And it moves way more air than a normal oven, thus removing water vapor faster. This water vapor that partly steams the food, resulting in moisture saturated air that in turn prevents more moisture from escaping, is the main difference between a frying pan and an oven. A deep fryer replaces the water with oil, an air fryer just extracts the water quicker. Both prevent the food from cooking in water or steam, resulting in a crispy texture.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 13 points 8 months ago (7 children)

The past three houses I've lived in have had convection ovens; I thought convection mode was fairly common by now.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Every place I've ever rented has had the cheapest possible electric coil stove with no features, some of them didn't even have a "clean" setting.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Oh, yeah. It's been a long while since I've lived in that environment. You're probably right that most cheap stand-alone stovetop/oven units don't have a convection setting.

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