• TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    As an honest answer, no preheat time. But I have an air fryer-pressure cooker combo, so the air fry is more of a bonus. If you already have a connvection oven, yeah there’s absolutely no reason to get an air fryer.

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      1 day ago

      I use my air fryer a lot, despite having a fan oven also.

      The fan circulation is more powerful than in a typical oven, so air fryers are really good at is crisping things up, and doing it quickly.

      If you ever get take-out and have left over fries, you can put them in the air fryer and they go from fridge-limp to deliciously crisp in just 3 minutes, it resurrects them perfectly. Can’t get results like that in the big oven.

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      1 day ago

      I still use my little airfryer a lot, even if i have a good oven. It’s big enough for me, it’s faster and easier to clean.

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      21 hours ago

      Most air fryers still need to preheat for a few minutes for best results.

      Also some ovens now have an air fryer setting.

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          19 hours ago

          I’ve also owned a few different brands and it is true for most of them. They even say in the instructions to preheat for 1-5 minutes depending on the brand.

          Thank you for your anecdotal evidence. It’s also not hard to just Google and see that you are wrong. Trying doing that next time before you look like a fucking dumbass.

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            1 hour ago

            The instructions may recommend preheating, but with the two air fryers that I’ve had in my life, for both of them I found myself taking off last minute or two because it tends to overcook. Doesn’t matter if it’s anecdotal, directions are words on paper and they can’t understand the reality of the rules they set.

            The people who write directions aren’t thinking of use, they’re thinking of legal consequences. Any company that makes an air fryer would rather have you burn your food than eat it undercooked.

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                13 hours ago

                You’re right, my anecdotal evidence was inferior to yours, as you had a Google link attached that so thoroughly trounced me. Also my statement was factually correct, all the air fryers I have owned have not needed a pre heat. Stop reading between the lines and finding things that aren’t there. Be kinder to others, you’ll live longer.

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                  13 hours ago

                  Tell me what brand of air fryers you’ve had and I guarantee they recommend a few minutes of pre-heating.

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                    13 hours ago

                    I’m not interested in getting into an argument on the internet, particularly not with someone who called me a “fucking dumbass”. You can’t convince people with name-calling, and you in particular can’t convince me of anything.