On 6/3/2021 4:44 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 8:29:55 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:41:26 -0400, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>>> Not sure how to fit a tenderloin into the AF- might have to be cut in
>>> half just to fit in some of them and I have a 6 qt.
>>>
>>> It's be nice to hear other uses of it. One of its silly pleasures is
>>> how it handles hot dogs. They come out just the way I like them, as if
>>> they were grilled.
>> Which is why I endorse my convection toaster oven in lieu of air
>> fryers. My current one is kinda shitty, but much more versatile than
>> an air fryer since it's flat and rectangular. All metal
>> construction (except maybe some knobs). It sits on a stand in the
>> far corner of the kitchen, which also hold several other things as
>> well as hanging some pans. The pans and racks are removable and
>> washable - just as is in an air fryer. And this one even costs less
>> than an air fryer. But you can get better ones for only slightly
>> more than your average air fryer. And some can get pretty fancy and
>> expensive (like the Breville).
>>
> My issue is with the term, "air fryer." They are mini convection ovens.
> They don't fry. Frying involves immersion in hot fat, vegetable or
> animal, even shallow immersion. The result is very different. One can't
> fry in air any more than one can boil in oil.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> --Bryan
>

OBVIOUSLY the name is metaphorical, not literal.

Ever cook with a "radar range" - how many bogies did you heat up?

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