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[-] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago

Not everyone has a convection oven. They are portable convection ovens, not portable ovens.

I have a toaster oven because I don't need to heat my entire oven and use much more energy and time to heat the entire thing to reheat a slice of pizza.

I use the convection function when I'm working with large amounts but for 1-2 people, the air fryer is much faster.

[-] droans@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

In my experience they work better than convection ovens. Air fryers can move much more air over the food.

[-] chuckd@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Air fryers are convection ovens.

[-] Pipoca@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Fundamentally, yes.

Practically, things labeled "air fryer" make different tradeoffs than things labeled "convection ovens".

In particular, air fryers have comparatively big fans, and vent way, way more air out the back to keep humidity down, so they make food much crispier than a convection oven does.

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I keep trying to use my convection toaster oven as an air fryer and it doesn't work out and then I'm like "SEE?! AIR FRYERS ARE STUPID." But really I've never tried one.

[-] funktion@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Small, very concentrated convection ovens. I have both a medium sized convection oven and an air fryer. They do different things well.

I can bake stuff in my convection oven but would never try to get a crisp fried chicken from it.

[-] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Air fryers are convection ovens that circulate air much faster, resulting in a larger transfer of heat.

My convection oven actually has an air fryer setting and it basically turns up the fan to 11.

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

But convection ovens aren't necessarily air fryers. To be fair though some air fryers I wouldn't even consider air fryers. If they can't turn something that already has a decent oil content to at least 60% of their deep fried version then it's just a piece of junk.

[-] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

But windy, not breezy.

[-] fujiwood@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Have you tried reheating pizza in a pan with a lid on the stove top?

It's kinda amazing.

[-] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I use the convection function when I'm working with large amounts but for 1-2 people, the air fryer is much faster.

In how much of a hurry are you if you can’t wait 4 minutes for the oven to warm up?

[-] mellejwz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

What kind of oven do you have that warms up in 4 minutes?

[-] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

A Bosch series 8, specifically model no. HBG976MB1

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