I don't think they deserve hate tbh

An air fryer is a convection oven but more so.

When I looked a couple years ago there wasn’t a standard definition. But if you look at the specs of similar products from a specific manufacturer, you’d see air fryers moved more air than convection ovens

I had to get a new stove and wanted one with an air fryer but at the time there were none that were both induction stove and air fryer. I had to settle for convection oven but the only difference I found on the specs was more air movement. However the convection oven on this brand had more air movement than air fryer on a different brand

I don’t know if definitions have been standardized since then

An air fryer is a convection oven. But not every convection oven is an air fryer.

The memes on Lemmy are definitely pushing towards having alt-text like “a picture of some guy I dunno”.

Zomg teh Rei!

Calling Evangalion 'unhinged' might be the understatement of the century

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Evangalion and correct

I just see a picture of an air fryer, what do you see?

My oven already heats up in 2minutes? What is the problem with trays?

PS if you don’t own a rice cooker what the fuck are you doing

It's hard to find a good one that doesn't have PFAS. And having one that has isn't an option because it can easily kill my birds

if you don't own a rice cooker what the fuck are you doing

Not eating rice

im MAKING it on the STOVE like a CAVEMAN

PS if you don’t own a rice cooker what the fuck are you doing

I put rice in the pressure cooker. It's faster and just as easy.

ish, except the different form factor gives it a different use case. mostly based on scale. gotta feed 2 to three people, an air fryer will heat up faster and use less energy than heating up the big kitchen oven that will do the same.

it's like comparing a kei truck with a semi truck, they do the same at different scales, you just gotta use the one appropriate for your scale.

Air fryers do use air convention for heating, but they aren't just smaller convection ovens. They have lots of design features that make them much more suited to certain types of cooking. The basket, much higher airflow, etc. all make a big difference in how you use them.

I had a countertop convection oven that was about the same size as an air fryer and they both had different use cases.

Dude, you should get a rice cooker. I've never had so little trouble cooking rice before. And as long as it's not a weird batch of rice, it always comes out near-perfect

This is just like a rice cooker. Since the toaster and microwave, there have been few kitchen gadgets that actually make life easier, but they are my rice cooker, my coffee pods, and my air fryer. All of them turn a common food process you need to pay attention to, to simply press a button and walk away.

And before people talk about junk and processed foods …. My air fryer is great with chicken breasts and tofu. I’ve used it to cook more actual chicken than processed chicken-like food product. An air fryer is just a tool/gadget: it’s entirely your choice what you use it for

It was certainly overhyped, but i can't say i'm opposed to anything that's: Lower energy usage Quicker (Allegedly) healthier