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.
Honestly, this was one of the few kitchen gadgets that seemingly lived up to hype for me. We use ours all the time, even though our oven has convection mode which is essentially the same. The oven takes so long to warm up.. where as the "air fryer" is up to temp super quickly. For a small family, the air fryer is used way more. In general I am opposed to kitchen gadgets that are supposedly saving you time or effort versus the "old" way of doing things.
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.
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.
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.
It pulls less than your typical under counter oven (or an electric kettle). I think you need to check your circuits.
Yeah, but my cooker is on a separate 32A circuit of its own.
But that wiring sounds janky.
Unless your under counter oven is gas... like mine is.
Oh, nice! Do things taste different when using one of those compered to electric?
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.
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
That issue sounds to be with under gauge electrical wiring. We run an air fryer frequently in my home with no issue. It does pull a bit of electricity in the short time we use it, but it’s much better than using an electric oven to cook 20 chicken nuggies.
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
That must be the problem I bet! I didn't buy the thing though lol
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.
Oh, you mean a small shitty oven that dries everything out and got really popular for some reason?
Lazy machine for very lazy people, it cooks good freeze trash food. I know one guy that use it for heat McDonald food at home.
Dumb take. It's just a small oven which is great 99% of the time and is more efficient than a giant oven. It's just a toaster oven with a fan inside.
The thing I use mine for most is vegetables. Not sure how roasting Brussels sprouts or making kale chips makes me lazy.
It doesn't, that guy is just a condescending prick.
Agreed. Enjoy your life and food. Don't let others shame you for it.
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.
Honestly, this was one of the few kitchen gadgets that seemingly lived up to hype for me. We use ours all the time, even though our oven has convection mode which is essentially the same. The oven takes so long to warm up.. where as the "air fryer" is up to temp super quickly. For a small family, the air fryer is used way more. In general I am opposed to kitchen gadgets that are supposedly saving you time or effort versus the "old" way of doing things.
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.
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.
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.
It pulls less than your typical under counter oven (or an electric kettle). I think you need to check your circuits.
Yeah, but my cooker is on a separate 32A circuit of its own.
But that wiring sounds janky.
Unless your under counter oven is gas... like mine is.
Oh, nice! Do things taste different when using one of those compered to electric?
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.
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
That issue sounds to be with under gauge electrical wiring. We run an air fryer frequently in my home with no issue. It does pull a bit of electricity in the short time we use it, but it’s much better than using an electric oven to cook 20 chicken nuggies.
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
That must be the problem I bet! I didn't buy the thing though lol
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.
Oh, you mean a small shitty oven that dries everything out and got really popular for some reason?
Lazy machine for very lazy people, it cooks good freeze trash food. I know one guy that use it for heat McDonald food at home.
Dumb take. It's just a small oven which is great 99% of the time and is more efficient than a giant oven. It's just a toaster oven with a fan inside.
The thing I use mine for most is vegetables. Not sure how roasting Brussels sprouts or making kale chips makes me lazy.
It doesn't, that guy is just a condescending prick.
Agreed. Enjoy your life and food. Don't let others shame you for it.