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What IS an air fryer - and is it worth the hype?
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Cutting back on the fat in you potato is another advantage over deep fried in oil or is that another infomercial gimic
ur videos are so good!!
Never ever put your Air Frier on top of your stove. I say this, because of how your video starts.
If both of them ever wind up being on at the same time, the Air Fryer WILL EXPLODE!
Oil free cooking need revolutionizing for HEALTH reasons while keeping the texture
the major advantage of an air fryer is portion size. If you live alone, or only want to heat up a single piece of pizza, an air fryer is the more sensible choice over a convection oven since it doesnt take as much energy to reach the required temperature, seeing as it is much smaller.
I'm of mind here too. It just works easier for a single serving or portion.
plus money and space saved instead of buying large appliences
Yeah if you are living alone, are a two person house hold or have a small child at home, I think the size of a air-frier makes a lot of sense.
You want to heat up some leftovers for a easy and quick dinner and have it taste miles better than just microwaving it? An airfrier will allow you to take it out of the fridge and be ready to eat in under 10 mins. Without needing to wait for the oven to get warm, have the oven make your whole kitchen very warm in the summer, or heat up a whole oven for just a small thing you want to cook or reheat.
have toddler that is hungry now, and you need to heat up some hash browns or nuggets or something? You can pop it into the basket set a time and get back to dealing with a unhappy toddler. It shuts itself off when it’s done, so if it takes a minute more for you to get to it, it won’t burn or set your place on fire.
For me personally it’s mainly made me use the microwave a lot less. Because it’s about as convenient and quick-ish. and in a similar way doesn’t require you to actively keep an eye on it.
But you actually get something that has a nice crisp, browning and texture to it.
Yeah, it's more of an upgrade to the toaster oven than anything else.
@@dynamicworlds1 I say that it is more of a microwave replacement
Might be worth mentioning that a lot of bagged fries and other items are flash fried lightly which leaves oil for the air fryer to make use of. I've been very pleased with the results.
Yeah I had the same thought, it gets you pretty close to the results of deep frying the bagged items, the oil has already done its work in forming a flavoured layer, the final cook is all about texture, and the results will never be greasy (if anything, excess oil drains out of the bagged fried food when you air fry it as strong air currents encourage it to move off). Best results I've had so far is frozen battered fish, onion rings, and hash browns.
@@InnuendoXP Right on. This video has also left me thinking about electricity savings. I hate to sound like a member of a cult, but...
@@k_tess thats really fucking expensive.... in denmark on a bad day we pay 1 USD pr KW/hr
@@k_tess I don't know the countries but apparently some has $0.50 - $0.20 per kwh with 99% reliability. Definitely the cost of living in US is overpriced when in fact it should be little bit higher. The housing alone cost $350k when there's tons of area in US.
love my Checkers seasoned fries 🙏🤍
My take on fries fried in oil vs. done in an air fryer is that I don't have to babysit the fries if done in the air fryer, so I rather do that 100% of the time.
Plus you can also just pour a drizzle of oil in there anyways and get 90% of the flavor of deep fried fries.
have you tried the roast potato method? it's basically like making roast potatos but in a fry-shape. It's not any healthier, but an oven is probably more convenient to use than a deep fryer
@@1224chrisng Thats how the Brits make chips. Another tip is to boil them first in "fry shape." that softens and helps expose more starch, which when put in the oven will crisp up really nicely. Rivlas deep fried Imo.
@@davekash1 they also add white wine to save on washing dishes
I know right!? plus you don't to clean up as much.
Surprising to me that the food not absorbing a ton of greasy oil is listed as a con here. I've been trying to unclog my arteries and the air fryer has been a godsend.
Yep fries in the air fryer taste the same too me as fries cooked in oil. I season my fries before cooking them so each to their own. I have never been a fan of oil cooked food. Whenever I can I air fry or use the oven over cooking with oil
Most of these food videos care way more about flavor than health. In the "3 level" videos, the level 3 chefs always pan the level 1s when they use more health conscious ingredients.
In reality, people SHOULD be mostly cooking things in a health-conscious fashion, and sacrificing some flavor for it.
The thing people tend to love the most about fried food is the crispyness, which air fryers deliver on. If you still want the oil flavor, coat the food in oil. It's still much healthier than deep frying, and even better if you use something with high omega 3s like olive oil. My post weight-lifting meal is now chicken tenders coated in "whatever" seasoning and olive oil, 20 mins in the air fryer. So much better and faster than baked chicken while just as healthy.
She didn't buy into the thing it was marketed to do in the first place, which is reducing oil usage.
Where do these people even come from? I have a fat fuck influencer in my native language who doesn't anything about health, but knows everything tehre is to know about every cuisine ever.
Liek seriously people all of you food influencers should know a thing or two about health as well. Atleast listen to the guidelines set by major organizations.
Airfryer fries and snacks are already baked in oil before being packaged and frozen. Its still unhealthy.
That's the good thing too about air frying, you can coat your stuff in olive oil and get taste benefits. Olive oil is waaaaay too expensive for deep frying.
I was always on the "air fryers are glorified convection ovens" team, glad to know a bit more of the nuance now!
I'm in the "air fryers are mini convection ovens, and that's fantastic" team, but I also frequently cook for one, so exchanging cook time for small cook volume is generally worth it for me
If ovens get names like convection or impingement, then air fryer deserves its own name. Maybe not air fryer as it doesn't fry air. Maybe wind oven?
More like air fryers are turbo-charged convection ovens.
I'd say even if that were the complete un-nuanced truth, they're still easier to keep clean, more self-contained, better for small portion cooking, and easier for kids or mobility-affected people to use safely.
@Iwan says
Rapid Convection Oven?
Tabletop Impingment Oven?
Air Blast Oven?
As a cook turned appliance tech, my take on air fryers is that they're an item we've loved for many years marketed in an annoying way. Calling them air fryers just made an argument that I'm sure earned someone a lot of money through the buzz of the bickering. They're fine, they're useful for more things than most countertop gadgets, but they aren't what they say they are. I'll stick with my frying and my countertop convection oven though.
Agreed. I love my air fryer but I had the phrase "air fryer." Really, the appliance it's mostly replaced is my microwave - it heats things up almost as fast as microwaving and the results taste way better.
Well if it was really claiming to be "frying" it would be called a fryer. Fortunately they are truthful in creating an entirely new term which can have its own definition. Just as an "air kiss" isn't a kiss :)
to be fair, the countertop convection oven blasts air a lot faster than most full sized convection ovens which gets you a more "fried"-esque result.
the smartphone is just a rebranded PDA, fight me.
Apple made an absolute killing on marketing it as a cellular phone instead of a PDA, if only because more people bought phones compared to PDAs.
Same thing with the "air fryer"
Congratulations on understanding the video you just watched
I've been considering getting an "air fryer" for the following reasons:
1. They do cook certain foods better than a convection oven
2. I don't need to wait for them to preheat
3. I don't need to generate an entire oven's worth of heat for so long, which heats up the house a lot in the summer
I haven't gotten one yet, though. I think I'll probably get one of those countertop smart ovens that doubles as an air fryer, as covered by America's Test Kitchen.
Afaik air fryers also need preheating, it's just less time (mine is 5 mins max)
I will tell you a trick: you don't need to preheat in the oven 95% of the time.
@@KyrieFortune This is very true. It can definitely affect how the cooked food turns out in some cases, but different does not necessarily mean bad.
Look up a halogen oven, its worth it and so much cheaper, also better in my opinion.
I love mine.
I cook a lot, but I'm a pretty unambitious (if health conscious) 'one pan gal'. I never much used my oven, because who does, if it's only for one person? Throwing stuff in my air fryer is so quick and easy, though.
And it's yummi. All kinds of veggies chicken, fish... everything turns out delicious with minimal effort/supervison.
Plus, there's less smell and no oil splatters.
I still pan fry beef and also eggs, but almost everything else gets air fryed.
It's worth considering getting a used one, though. A lot of people buy one and then never really take to it, apparently. It seems to be a love it or hate it thing. But the upside is, you can get barely used ones very inexpensively.
Honestly lack of counter space is half the reason I *do* have an air "fryer." Because my kitchen is so tiny, it's very compelling to have an appliance that I don't need to keep in the kitchen. It works just as well on my desk or coffee table without the risk of being a mess or a fire hazard. So I can cook a side dish or whatever without taking up any space in my kitchen at all.
Until you blow a fuse when you also have a fan or lamp plugged in on the same circuit (as I've done a few times with my microwave haha)
I’m a classic at burning my wax paper in the air fryer. I fold it down but the air whips it up again and eventually touches the elements. 😮
@@marissaburgess6023you don't use wax paper in an air fryer because it'll melt, same reason you wouldn't use it in an oven. You need parchment paper.
There are numerous cases of fire caused by air fryer, and with plastic burnt a lot of toxic fumes come out. Unplug it when not in use, and never left it unattended or close to other flammable materials.
Worth also noting that because of the smaller size it's easier for the air fryer to reach and maintain its temperature compared to most regular or convection ovens. Considering the rapidly rising cost of electricity in much of the world, this can make a significant difference to bills.
As well as not heating up the house in the summer. Once I got the idea of it replacing my regular oven for roasting veggies, broiling garlic bread, baking a baked potato, I was sold! It has been so useful! And in a pinch, if I lost power I could finish cooking my meal in it using my long lasting UPS, lol.
The animations are really adorable in this one for some reason especially the one where she's on the floating tube just chilling on the oil frying pan.....LOL it's weird that it's that small thing that impressed me.
Overall it's a 10/10 vid as expected.....
Our illustrators are the best!!
Got our air fryer a while back and everyone in the household adores the thing. It lets us cook stuff that we normally couldn't cook all that easily with a comparative minimum of cleanup and preparation, it makes reheating leftovers a lot easier and the results a lot tastier, and it's generally a lot faster. I've also made fries and roasted potatoes in it and generally prefer the results to regular fries, though it admittedly depends on the seasoning.
I kept trying to tell my roommates it's literally just a souped-up, smaller convection oven, a feature most toaster ovens come with.
They didn't believe me or care, and I'm kind of glad they didn't. Always wanted to try an air fryer, and it's definitely a convenient and useful appliance in its own right! Not hype-worthy, but nice to have.
here, cheap toaster oven $25 don't have fans, and for the price of fancy toaster with fans $200 I better buy 20l convection oven. My advice is to buy what you actually need and follow your budget
btw I have both cheap toaster oven and airfry, toaster oven to toast bread, and airfry terrific to cook frozen foods.
The hype is the form & application more than the underlying technology. The speed & ease of cleanup is what makes it the convenience product that a convection oven isn't.
@@InnuendoXP Not to mention I can now make cookies in mine instead of wasting a bunch of energy just to heat up a conventional oven for the same purpose. Energy efficient, easy to use, and versatile? ez
If its nice to have then Id argue it *is* hypeworthy
Can you do the science of caramelization and the similar reactions to it? I think that would be great!
Oh I think they once had a guest speaker on for that very topic on minute physics
spoiler alert it's really complicated and we don't know much about it
The best thing about an air fryer in my opinion is the ability to reheat stuff sans oil without it turning into mush as it does in the microwave. Some more on the heat transfer could be a good follow-up video.
I have also made fries in the air fryer using an oven fry method. It took longer due to the limited space inside the fryer, which also relates to the amount of heat it can do. I love how robust it is though, and having a stable surface rather than a grate like in a convection oven expands possibilities for quick reheating.
As a "fryer" yeah they're just ok, you can slightly improve your results by adding oil, but still not as good, using it as a mini oven however, similar to a toaster oven, it's one of the best counter top additions we ever had, you can fix personal portions of food such as a couple biscuits instead of an entire tray and it's absolutely fantastic for reheating leftovers, especially any sort of already fried foods such as chicken where it would otherwise go soggy and not taste that good microwaved, I sometimes use it more often than a microwave since it only takes a few extra minutes to heat up and can usually be wiped clean.
For "frying" the best results I've had are on foods that have already been fried, with the air fryer in place of the 2nd fry step that you'd normally do to crisp them up. For that application, it's pretty good at getting a good texture while encouraging excess oil to drain off as heat expansion & internal steam pressure pushes outwards. Not 100% there, or even 90%, but it's easily close enough most of the time.
For "frying" food from scratch, yeah it's better than a regular oven in fake frying, but nothing like the real thing..
I have been leery of toaster ovens since I was young.
Back in the 1970's and 80's (I am old) they were not very safe counter-top appliances, and that superstitious outlook on them has followed me since then.
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I should really do some research on the newer version, as to safety and utility. Facts usually calm down the demons in my hind-brain.
Have a dual ninja and it’s better at frying than my old deep fat fryer. Much crispier.
I just got mine,i'll have to try using it next time i want to heat up leftovers,instead of using the microwave,thinks.
A big selling point for me has been the efficiency. Looking at my smart meter, it's clear that the air fryer uses far less electricity compared to our oven, especially if you are just doing a small amount of food, like a tray of oven chips.
Oven can use up too 240 watts of power just to heat up the elements once it’s reached it’s temperature the elements will shut off and the heat in the oven cooks the food. An air fryer uses less then half of that making it way more efficient.
@@ryans413The primary way it is more efficient is by being smaller and designed for a few types of use only. Most ovens needs to be a top-bottom oven, a convection oven and a grill all at once, while having a much larger volume to cook in, and needing to be able to handle long roasts.
@@ocadioan ovens still have there use yes a roast or a turkey a big ham makes sense but to use all the energy to make some fries is a waste. That’s where an air fryer can be beneficial.
I personally really want an air fryer so I can use it like a small oven without having to use up so much energy heating the big 'ol chamber for a few chicken tenders
Those little eggs are such a weird form factor. I bought a convection toaster oven a couple of years ago and I love it. I literally haven't turned my gas oven on since.
I think that where air fryers excel is at reheating partially fried food such as frozen fries, frozen spring rolls etc. Also, they make very good chicken wings. Other than that, I think that it's just a cheap and portable alternative to convection ovens.
I use mine for French fries a lot and boneless pork chops and wings. Works really well.
Well, the fact it uses very little fat and gets nearly the same results as frying, is fast, small and has a ton of other benefits makes it ideal to me without an oven or place for one.
Though there other techniques in preparing fries without oil while minimizing loss in crispiness. Food Theory handled that topic as well with oil-less method of parboiling or low heat boil potatoes before preparing them for deep or air frying.
@@Aereto This video did a disservice to air fryers due to their lack of cooking skills.
My air-fried-baked potatoes taste the SAME as if they were deep-fried. I first boil them from cold and at a low temperature until they are very soft. Then blasting them in the air fryer at max heat with oil while mixing and turning them occasionally.
I was skeptical at first. I didn't think we needed one. My wife finally convinced me and its now one of my most used appliances. We don't have a convection oven. As someone who used to work at a pizza place I really missed the huge impingement oven. You could cook anything in that thing. The air fryer gets us most of the way there. Deep frying at home sucks.
As a student, this is as useful as a frying pan or a casserole, it's small so it doesn't take too much space, the cheapest models are actually really good (bought mine for like 45€ A year and half in it's still kicking), and it's quick like 3 min on the highest setting to reaheat Fridge food and 15 min for cooking pork or chicken. Really saves time and space BUT the major drawback well it's space, cooking a meal for more than 3 people is borderline impossible without having to cook in multiple batch
We got an air fryer almost 3 years ago, and coming from the camp of "I'm unable to stand for long periods of time," it's absolutely amazing. It still comes in second to the microwave. >_>
in what way is a microwave better?!
Even more energy(for stuff with loads of moisture) and being able to used with liquids, generally rewarming anything that isn’t a big piece(left over rice or noodles)
@@maximiliandeisz2961 yeah i agree but it's only good for things with moisture though
I use mine all the time. Way less messy, healthier, and simple. I bread chicken and chuck it in there without worry, put frozen fries in there and able to garlic them without fuss, and it is much better than just reheating stuff in the microwave.
I absolutely love what you do on this channel. I love to cook, and I look to cook more smartly. Thank you for helping explain the science. 😊
They're great for reheating food. They really are, I've managed to make fried stuff recover their crispiness after putting them in my fridge. And they taste very similar. Definitely better than microwave.
I loooooved this quick explanation! I fully understand air fryers now. Also, that was THE smartest way to include an advertisement in a video. It was actually incorporated into the video and by the time I realized it was an ad I already got the point of the ad. Actually probably gonna get it. Good job!
I have a combo air-fryer and pressure cooker, so it doubles the value of the counter space (although half the time it's put away from the actual counter). It's not great for making fries from scratch, but IS great at taking any already cooked fried foods and warming them up, such as frozen fries, frozen fish, etc. If you already have a convection oven, then that might not be needed, but if you only have a normal over, it's a huge improvement.
Great video, thank you for the information. We got an Instant Pot a while back, and since we were getting one anyway (for things like slow cooking roasts and pressure cooking steel-cut oats), we decided to get the model that includes the air fryer top. We use it all the time, and the results have been generally excellent, with a few caveats. It seems to help to either coat with oil (for things like dumplings that would otherwise be pan fried and then steamed), or to use something that's got some oil in it (tater tots come out better than home-made fries, though the home-made fries are good too). I'm not sure I would buy a stand-alone air fryer, but having the attachment for the Instant Pot that we otherwise use for many things has been nice.
I personally really enjoy our air fryer. It's great at "baking" meat. Like baked chicken. It's gets a much better "crust" on the chicken while maintaining the same ease of making baked chicken. I hate baked chicken in the oven because of the texture. It just tastes bland. But the air fryer makes a lot of things that go in the oven, traditionally, have way better texture making it good.
For someone who is constantly seeking healthier alternatives, the air fryer has made this much simpler.
True, but cooking the inside of the food is still something an oven tends to do better. Its fine if you're just making some chicken pieces, but I wouldn't try to cook a whole rotisserie in one.
Heck the thing about the air fryer I love most is the basket. It is could outside so you can just toss the stuff around(esp fries). If you space in the basement you can also store your airfryer outside the kitchen and only get it out when you use it saving a lot of counter space(just like you don’t have pots and pans just sitting on your counter).
someone who actually spliced an ad in without cutting to something else entirely, i'm impressed 👏
The main thing you didn't mention is energy efficiency, part of the reason they are so popular in the UK since our energy prices shot up, much cheaper to use than a convection oven.
Thank you for explaining (and naming) the "impingement oven" - I got that the air fryer was a point on a spectrum, but now I can see it as a point on the *correct* spectrum and it makes a lot more sense that they even exist :-)
That's a funny name. Now if we can just put Biden into the impeachment Oven, all of America would be fed.
I bought an airfryer for my dad some 4-5 years ago on w him, when he looked at it.
It was used for a couple of months, then put aside, never to be used again.
This xmas, my dad gave it to me, because my current situation means that I don't have access to a normal oven.
So I am in the middle of setting up a "kitchen" corner in my room (near the window) where I can place my rice-cooker, electric kettle and aforementioned airfryer.
It helps that the food I love to eat, is also fairly well matched for airfryers, such as BBQ ribs, chicken drumsticks etc.
Comebined with my rice-cooker, I am expecting to look at a meal-prep lifestyle, where I cook... say... 10 chicken drumsticks, or 20 small ribs, in one go, pack it down, then have rice on the side.
All of which I can either bring to work, or freeze down for later consumption.
My parents and I recently got our air fryer. And my take is, that it's great as a small oven. If you just need space enough for a one person meal, you don't have to heat your oven and waste lots of electricity doing so
My family got an air fryer recently, and it's great, we use it frequently.
Good to find out what actually makes it so special
Just a heating element with a fan they are very basic but very handy to have one
How about energy efficiency? Am I right in saying cause they're only heating a small volume they're more efficient?
Yes, very much so! They also don't heat up your kitchen much, which can be a bonus.
Personally i wanted a toaster oven for better control over browning vs a traditional toaster (the window is very useful) and upgrading that to include an air fryer felt like a no brainer. So for me it is a mini oven but i find it very useful for cooking meals for 1 and it makes great frys without the hassle/oilwaste of actual frying.
Absolutely, not just because it's smaller, it also cooks faster with less heat, for example if you have something that would normally be cooked at 350F in an oven for 14 minutes, it may take as little as 8 minutes at 325F in an air fryer, so it can use roughly 1/3rd the energy to cook the same amount of food.
I love the concise yet nuanced approach of this video. Great work!
For the counter space, you can find some pretty decent multi-appliances. My apartment doesn't have much counter space, so I got a toaster oven with an air fryer setting. This is a bit bigger than a normal toaster, but overall smaller then having a toaster and air fryer seperate, plus it has more space inside than either individual appliance would have on its own. I'm sure if you get deep into the technical specifications it's worse than dedicated devices, but it works and saves on space overall for me.
A question remains though: I always put in a couple of spoons of oil on top of the fries before putting them in the air fryer. That should at least in theory help close the gap a little bit between regular fryers right? Because the oil can be soaked up by the fries and should make the heat transfer slightly faster?
That probably doesn't change the heat transfer rate a whole lot but does help with some of the other critical things oil does - flavor, etc.
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“There’s a niche for this that it excels at, which I unfortunately am not in” is one of the most mature conclusions this video could’ve had, and I appreciate that
I appreciate the drawing of a Minecraft convection oven. Amazing vid!
This also made me look up impingement ovens, which are apparently one of the most common industrial ovens but very rare in homes
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I have an oven with an air fry mode. I've found dipping the food oil before air frying really helps a lot while not making it as greasy as straight up deep frying it. Thanks to your video I think a good idea why. The oil probably helps conduct heat into the food. I previously thought maybe it was chemistry or something.
I’ve been skeptical about the air fryers and thought they’re basically just convection oven I already have. But, decided to try out a cheap one from Costco for $49 and after a few times getting the understanding how to properly use it, it has totally replaced my $200+ convection oven! I have been using it everyday to heat up stuff or to crispy the skin on roast chicken. It’s quick, easy, and it really makes things crispy fast.
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I have a toaster over/air fryer hybrid. I rarely use it as an actual air fryer, but it makes awesome toast, heats way faster than my full size oven for small quick foods like corn dogs and such, and is awesome when I'm using the oven for something at one temperature and need to bake/roast something else at another temp. For me personally it saves counter space too because I used to have a normal toaster and a normal air fryer, and used both regularly so having one appliance that does both is awesome
I had to log in *just* to say that that was *by far* the best transition to an ad I've ever encountered. I quite literally laughed out loud. Thanks for a brilliant video and *thank you* for a most fantastic segue into sponsored content.
I had a convection oven for a long time, but only used it occasionally. When I got my air fryer, I used it a lot. The difference? The ease of use with the basket that pulls out and back in easily. I also got a toaster oven with an air frying function on it. And while it works, it has a couple of disadvantages to the actual air fryer. The toaster oven will only "air fry" at a set temperature that you cannot change, and using the drip tray under the rack doesn't work nearly as well as the air fryer's all-in-one basket. So the air fryer is still easier to use overall.
My brother gave me an air fryer for Christmas last year. I won't have counter space until I get my kitchen re done. I'm looking forward to using it. My oven doesn't have a convection option and I don't like the hassle and left over oil of deep frying.
I've seen people use a light spritz of oil on air fried foods before cooking to improve taste, crispiness and it uses much less oil in the food vs. usual frying!
I thought Air fryers were a fad until I tried one. I instantly fell in love with the ease of use, excellent taste, and hassle free clean up.
I love my air fryer. I’m a college student and I just dump everything in the air fryer, eat and go back to studying. I love it.
What an absolutely excellent review. I got the distinct feeling that you really, REALLY did explore ALL the pro's AND con's.
Regards Mark in the UK
I love mine, but only because I have a special counter space for it. I would indeed hate it if I did not because it's super big for very very little food I can put inside. I got mine as a gift and if I had to choose one for myself, I would take one with a square basket. A round basket is really bad at fitting stuff like chicken legs
Thank you so much for this video, always wanted to know what the hype was about, and what the convection setting was on my oven. 😁
Finally an explanation of the differences I understand. Thanks!
this video is so brilliantly well done! so simply and scientifically explained and with great visuals! thank you so so much!
1:30 is that CORN on a pizza??!!? Pineapple I can understand, but that's where I draw the line lol.
Never had southwest style BBQ chicken and corn pizza? A unique flavor for sure.
Apparently the stock photo options for impingement ovens are...limited.
Corn and bell peppers on pizza is actually an amazing combination :) But with what looks like Salami, idk...
Love my air frier. My difference to your situation is that I don’t deep fry anything. Air frier has helped me get a bit closer to deep frying without dealing with everything about hot oil.
Before I got it I wasn’t even sure if I’d use it!
Sometimes being late to the game is an advantage. When it was time to look for one, we saw a Russell Taylors on sale. Unlike the conventional tubular form factor, this was like a cube. A miniature oven. The door swung down and there is a window you can watch your food through. An interior light can be turned on to help. There is even a guard over the blower. The accessories include a circular cage which we promptly used to roast cashews - yes it rotates. The missus couldn't be happier.
2:30 you can fry food in an air fryer by brushing or coating food with oil, which is almost as good as deep frying, it uses way less oil, and is a thousand times easier to clean. In my opinion, it's superior to deep frying at home due to the amount of oil waste and time it takes to clean. Air fryers are, like you said, a better version of the standard oven.
How to claim your airfryer as a business expense, a video.
Just wait for the videos on sous vide and induction cooking :)
Hope y’all are doing good
My new oven has an airfry and a convection mode so it's nice to know the difference as I did notice some in testing. I like the airfry as it's just fast and easy. Same reason I like a microwave.
I enjoy having an air fryer. I also have an electric pressure cooker. I thought of getting a combination air fryer pressure cooker, but the air fryer usually has a permanent place on my counter and is really easy to just pop some food in, and i don't think I'd get the same usability from a combination air fryer pressure cooker all in one device.
Chestnuts. I know it may sounds crazy, but we found out that the air frier is THE PERFECT TOOL to bake chestnuts. Just cut them, throw a bunch in a couple of times to find the perfect setting and go frickin nuts.
I find the oven style air fryers to work better not only because it replaces the toaster oven saving space but because it has more rea on the frying rack which is what matters more when air frying. Its also way better for left overs since it preheats much faster is at chest height and provides dry heat unlike a microwave.
The thing I like most about the air fryer is that I can cook fries that taste like they've been deep fried....
I've always been someone who is willing to make the greener or healthier choice, so long as there's not a compromise to be made. ie. Paper straws get soggy, LED bulbs don't have a nice quality of light to them, small cars aren't luxurious enough, electric cars only come in SUV or hatchbacks - never saloons, so I never use them etc.
But with the air fryer, it literally tastes like it's been deep fried, so it's not a compromise in my book - I'm happy to use it. And the fact that it saaves energy is a hidden benefit.
Thx for making my ad and video suggestions 80% air fryer content. Needed that
A lot of ovens now have an air fryer mode plus convection mode.
This came out at the exact time our oven died so very helpful.
We we're trying to figure out what was the difference between air fryer and convection.
They seemed like the same thing.
It may not work as well as a traditional air-fryer since one of the reasons air-fryers work is their smaller sizes. An oven-sized air fryer requires an enormous fan and heating element so I have my reservations about it
As a person not a huge fan of oil, I love my airfrier. Best birthday gift ever. I use it basically as a smaller, more effective oven, as well as cooking all kinds of stuff that would otherwise need a pan and some oil. Juet a couple quick sprays with some cooking oil, and sometimes soy, for flavour and let the machine rip. Half of my meals use the airfrier in one way or another.
Also, I have started to collect the bacon greese from making bacon in my airfrier, so that I can use that when cooking in regular pans~
Best video explaining air 'fryer' I've seen so far.
Our oven broke a few months back and we're in the middle of renovating the house - buying a new oven would have restricted us to one that fit the same space as our old one. So we opted for an air fryer and haven't felt any rush to get a conventional oven. For two people it's fine - ours has two drawers which can heat to different temperatures and times and sync with each other to be ready at the same time.
It takes less energy (though this is a comparison with an oven that was on it's last legs) with no need to preheat and heating a smaller volume around the food. It's healthier than cooking with oil too.
Main draw back for me is that the amount of food you can do is relatively small - just the two of us at the moment but for a full family I'm not sure we could fit enough in
5:28 reasons an air fryer is a good thing - What is really refreshing is to see a video where someone concludes that they don't need something, but that it might be great for others. Objectivity. Instead of promoting something you like, or destroying something you don't like, showing the two sides of a story. Thank you for that.
This video has me considering getting one. Then being close to impingement ovens seems like a good selling point, and as I live alone and currently don't have an oven at all, it would seem like a good alternative to an oven.
Stumbled across the channel and love the cute illustrations! Great explanation too!
thanks for condensing this information into a short concise video
I have attention issues and clinical depression and was given an air fryer, and it's been a godsend for my nutritional variety. I can just put some frozen food into the air fryer without having to keep an eye on it, and I get to eat hot food more often now.
I'm with you, they have their moments but they aren't worth the counter space for the standalone units. When we upgraded our oven we found one with an air fry setting, works pretty nice!
Thank you for explaining how it works.
I don't see much advantage of an air fryer over a microwave.
Microwaves:
1. More energy-efficient (Look up the stats)
2. Faster
3. Can heat up a plateful of dinner (with a variety of foods together) or a mug of any beverage, or both at the same time!
4. Quieter
5. Don't heat up the house at all in the summer.
6. Can heat up soups or sauces.
7. Usually no clean-up.
8. More versatile. You can cook chicken or bake a cake. I have a great microwave chocolate brownie recipe - you mix and cook it in the square glass pan (no mixing bowl!)
If I want something crispy or browned or I want a cheese topping melted, I stick the food in my oven under the broiler (no pre-heating) after cooking it FAST in the microwave.
I'm glad you said "won't have the same qualities" instead of "won't have the same quality." Big difference, since quality is subjective and some may prefer air fried foods over deep fried.
Another thing is, an air fryer is probably suitable for 1-4 people max.
For families, a traditional oven with multiple shelves/ racks would be more suitable.
I've had a counter convection toaster oven long before air fryers were a thing and it works great. It's great for heating up, toasting even broiling foods when I don't require the space my oven offers. Saves time and money. Plus toaster ovens are much cheaper than the gimmicky air fryer.
My apartment is a matchbox so it's a case where I don't have space enough to have nice things in the kitchen. I found an air fryer one day for low enough a price that even though I swore I'd never get one I finally caved. While I don't make meals in it, I use it to reheat leftovers all the time since I don't have space for a microwave. I reheated some lasagna recently in it and it made the cheese super roasted and flavourful to the point it's the first thing I've used it for where I actually preferred the dish more than when I originally put it together and cooked it in the oven.
This was very helpful. I recently bought an oven that comes with convection mode and air fry mode and I've been trying to figure out what the difference is 😅
Awesome vid, succinct and to the point but with enough detail and scientific perspective! Loved it!
I really appreciate the thorough explanation and great presentation.
My toaster oven has a convection setting that basically does the same job - small space, big fan, high heat.
Bought a CRUX convection "air fryer". By far the best I have tried. Sent 3 others back as they were slow and not hot enough.
thank you, I've been looking for a good video on what air fryers even are
I love my mom's airfryer! I don't like my fries too greasy, so a light toss in oil and seasoning before airfrying, is actually perfect for me.
Just got an air fryer toaster oven. Great item that does sooooooo much for so little counter space!
As a hobbyist bread baker turbo machines (or a very large air fryer inside glass) was a good alternative for someone who doesnt have a convection oven. Things are easier to burn and crust to char but I suppose thats because ive been treating it like an electric oven rather than a convection one.
simple and to the point 🎉 appreciate it
I'm in your camp as well! Deep-fried potatoes are amazing and a hack to serve restaurant-quality food. For everything else, there's the oven or the pan.
It would have been interesting to know where a fan oven would sit in this comparison. Fan ovens blow the heated air at the food too, so should be faster than a convection oven, but unlikely to be as fast as an impingement oven. Would have loved to see some heat transfer numbers for those
Great video! And easy to understand!! 👏