• RejZoR@lemmy.ml
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    7 个月前

    I’ve had air fryer before they became popular. It was called glass convection oven. I still use it because it’s larger than any air frier you can buy.

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        7 个月前

        Glass convection oven works in exact same way as air friers. Heating element with fan on top blowing air downwards which then circulates in the glass bowl. Mine even has custom made non stick perforated plate where I put the food and it’s surface is way larger than largest air frier I’ve ever seen.

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          Heating element with fan on top blowing air downwards

          A lot of convection ovens have fan in the rear, now what?

          it’s surface is way larger than largest air frier I’ve ever seen.

          Is that a flex? Air fryers are faster because their volume is much smaller than the traditional oven.

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            7 个月前

            Glass convection oven specifically always has heater and fan on top.

            Yes, it’s a “flex” because companies advertise how XXXXXL their air frier is and is still smaller than 10 years old glass convection oven that also costs 5x less.

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            Air fryers cooking speed isn’t because they are small, it’s because they produce a large amount of heat compared to their volume. Being small makes that cheaper and easier to do.

            Toaster ovens/convection ovens can match the same affect, although most dont. Some, do.

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      The magic of “air fryers”, other than a good marketing name, was that they were also much cheaper that those awesome glass convection ovens and were not targeting a higher class demographic.

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        Thing is, that’s not even true. Glass convection oven is 60€. Air friers of somewhat similar size from brands like Philips or Tefal cost almost 400€. And are still actually smaller in usable space to make food. But thry look fancy and have a big color display and WiFi and whatnot. Convection oven just has temeprature and timer knobs and thats it.

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          We’re clearly thinking of or seeing different products. The older glass convection ovens I used to see were in the $300-$400 ballpark in the US back in the 90s and early 2000s, where as typical air fryers here are all sub $100 unless you are getting a “fancy” model that includes some sort of “grilling” or rotisserie functionality. As you are referring to prices in euros, I can only assume that we had very different marketed products.

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            7 个月前

            Only air friers that cost under 100€ can fit 3 chicken nuggets and a sausage. And they are full.

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              Must be a Europe thing, I see listings this very moment for some under $100 that can fit a whole chicken.