• Remy Rose@lemmy.one
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    2 years ago

    The air fryer 💀

    A housemate owns one and I hate it. It pulls such an irresponsible amount of juice you gotta turn a bunch of other stuff off or it trips the circuit breaker. And literally the ONLY thing it actually cooks very well is french fries.

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      2 years ago

      Sounds like janky electrical mixed with a junky air fryer. I love ours as it heats up quick and cooks almost right away. If you think that’s bad, imagine how much more juice your full-sized oven pulls.

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        2 years ago

        I can believe it. My apartment is wired dumb as shit, basically the entire place except appliances and the bathrooms is one circuit. Found THAT out when I tried to plug in an iron when the AC was on.

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      2 years ago

      All they are is a small countertop convection oven. They use less power to cook than a full size oven, you just don’t notice it because those are on their own higher powered circuit.

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      2 years ago

      It pulls less than your typical under counter oven (or an electric kettle). I think you need to check your circuits.

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            2 years ago

            Nah. Grew up with a gas oven, have only had electric since leaving my parents’ house, stuff tastes the same. TBH most people prefer electric ovens because they heat more evenly.

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            2 years ago

            Not that I’ve noticed, but maybe the difference is subtle. I should try for a comparison someday! We’re not using gas for any particular reason though, it’s just what the apartment came with and we wouldn’t have the authority to change it anyway

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      2 years ago

      Cheap air fryers suck but a good quality one is super versatile. Fries up chicken well and you can make so much other stuff. Just avoid the really cheap brands

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      2 years ago

      I use mine instead of the oven for anything that fits and can withstand the “whirlwind” it produces. It’s faster, work at lower temperatures and requires no pre-heating.

      The Philips i have now was quite expensive though. Before I had some other brand that didn’t work any better than a regular oven.