I may be in a cave, but I just learned about this thing called an air fryer. I googled it, and it markets itself as the "healthy way to fry". You can fry food with "up to 75% less fat"? Wait, and I didn't know about this??
Do you have one and what do you think about it? Does it really fry food better than if you attempt to bake/roast it? Or is it just a fancy "detached" oven?
persimmon / 1385 posts
Friends of our have one. They love it and it does seem to make things crisp BUT, like so many small appliances I think it's only worth it if you don't mind cleaning it (I don't think you can put it in the dishwasher) and you're willing to keep it out on the counter (they're big). I enjoy it when we go over to their house but I think I'll continue making things in the oven on a wire baking rack 
nectarine / 2964 posts
@BadgerMom: So it is indeed an "oven"? I still have to read how it actually works...
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
My friend has a Philips one and loves it. I just can't bear to have yet another appliance in the house!
persimmon / 1385 posts
@irene: Yeah I think it is essentially a small high-heat convection oven. Your food goes in sort of a basket type thing so the heat is able to circulate around all sides of your food making it crispy.
nectarine / 2964 posts
@BadgerMom: Ohhh. Thanks for explaining. hmm I'll stick with my oven then. The thing that bugs me about "frying" in a conventional oven is my "fries" are always too soft and soggy. I thought this magical thing is going to create real fries without oil....
bananas / 9227 posts
@irene: You got me super curious! I found this review on Youtube and after watching a portion of it, I'm not really impressed.
honeydew / 7488 posts
A family member brought theirs over to my house and fried a bunch of wings. They were extremely crispy - I was impressed that no oil or breading had been used at all. That said, it took a while because only so many could fit at once.
nectarine / 2964 posts
@SugarplumsMom: Thanks for the review! Yeah I am not super impressed either.... I can make crispy chicken wings in my oven, not so much french fries... if I like french fries more then I'd probably buy one (but I don't)
@T-Mom: Good point.... looking at the review video too it is so small.
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