• sexy_peach@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    That’s just a forced air convection oven with less insulation though, right?

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      9 months ago

      And a smaller volume capacity. I finally grabbed an air fryer and we use it most days. I didn’t expect to like or use it so much.

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          9 months ago

          It’s not an easy bake oven. Try one out. It also does vegetables and chicken, if you’re not just into eating brown.

          Ours is medium sized and is great for dinner-for-2.

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            9 months ago

            Ours is a large single basket with a rack and the capacity is just not there. It might be enough for one but I am feeding four.

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              9 months ago

              The secret is to take the basket out when you cook chicken. Put the spices or breading on the pieces while the air fryer is heating up. When you put the chicken in, put some pieces of butter on top of them. It will melt on the chicken and coat it. Flip them for 5 minutes at the end.

              You can fit 6 or eight chicken thighs in there.

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      9 months ago

      It has a better shape and size that allows for the air to flow more efficiently. It really does make things crispier than a normal convection oven.

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        9 months ago

        Okay I didn’t know that. Also you can add oil that will be spread evenly or something, right?

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          9 months ago

          Not sure what you mean by that, I just use spray oil on the surface to make it crispy.

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      9 months ago

      And? I’ll be honest. Want to reheat a thing, especially fast food, this is amazeballs. Want to cook something so it’s crispy on the outside and hot, in 5-10 minutes? This. From the freezer? 15 minutes. Laughed at ‘em then got one as a present. Love it.

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      9 months ago

      Less insulation yes, but crucially less volume to heat as well. Overall power consumption is typically less than that of a large oven because of the smaller size.