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minus-squareUiop@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoA powerfull convection oven, in small people call it air fryer, is extremely good at pumping heat into the thing baked. Which will make fries, because of their good surface to volume ratio, delectable.
minus-squarelemonmelon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAt which point they still are not deep fried.
minus-squareUiop@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYes, you will get a very similar result, but have less oil in it.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoif you get frozen fries they come covered (and maybe soaked?) in oil, which when put inside extremely hot air will literally fry them anyways.
A powerfull convection oven, in small people call it air fryer, is extremely good at pumping heat into the thing baked. Which will make fries, because of their good surface to volume ratio, delectable.
At which point they still are not deep fried.
Yes, you will get a very similar result, but have less oil in it.
if you get frozen fries they come covered (and maybe soaked?) in oil, which when put inside extremely hot air will literally fry them anyways.