Yer but as you’ve pointed out before she doesn't cook much, doesn’t eat that well and eats out a lot.
Ah, but she did cook up a bunch of things, like chicken breasts, to keep in the freezer to pull out and microwave after work. She has this electric indoor grill (BBQ) that she uses a lot for that.
From what I've heard from
YouTube reviews, air fryers do a handful of things very well, and a lot of other things poorly. That's not unexpected. A hammer is not good for driving screws, and a screwdriver sucks as sinking nails.
If I had a big kitchen, or a butlers pantry off of my kitchen, I might buy an air fryer for the few things it does very well. But, they just don't do enough things better than the stuff I already have to justify the space one would take up.
Same with a crock pot or InstaPot. I have three Le Crueset Dutch ovens, they are my crock pots. I don't need to cook a stew in 20 minutes, so I don't need a pressure cooker. If I want to make fried chicken, I want to make GOOD fried chicken, not "it's okay, but it uses less fat" fried chicken. I'll stick to pan frying or deep frying for that.
Baked potatoes? I have an oven built into my kitchen. It takes an hour? So what. Energy savings? How much? Air fryers typically use 800 to 2,000 watts of power, depending on the model and manufacturer. A regular oven uses 2,000 to 3,000 watts. What's the ROI? How many potatoes do I need to bake for the Air Fryer to pay for itself. Will it take a year? Two years? Five years?
Don't get me wrong, air fryers have their place, just not I'm my kitchen.
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