• PieMePlenty@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    That’s true. I own a frying pan and an oven.
    Health benefits don’t really concern me. I’m in no hurry to get anywhere so the time benefits do not apply to me. I never deep fry things. I think I’d sooner buy a rice cooker.

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      2 hours ago

      Dude, you should get a rice cooker. I’ve never had so little trouble cooking rice before. And as long as it’s not a weird batch of rice, it always comes out near-perfect

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      20 hours ago

      It was certainly overhyped, but i can’t say i’m opposed to anything that’s: Lower energy usage Quicker (Allegedly) healthier

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        20 hours ago

        Energy usage is the only consideration for me. It hurts a little when I have to fire up the oven, knowing an air flyer could do it more efficiently. I do use an induction stove for everything else though and that shit is efficient.

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      Sometimes you want to cook things at a different temperature which is where I find the air fryer comes in handy. Also for pretty small quantities the air fryer is essentially just a mini oven that heats up quickly.

      If you have a massive kitchen with multiple ovens then sure the air fryer isn’t overly necessary, but my kitchen is tiny and its the only realistic way to have multiple ovens - the air fryer has 2 compartments with a removable divider so I can use it as 1 small or 2 tiny ovens.

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        17 hours ago

        We have two normal sized ovens. I still prefer to use the air fryer. If only for the fact that it only takes about 8 minutes to make pizza rolls

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            14 hours ago

            So many of the things that people cook in these nasty little grease machines are processed garbage.

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              12 hours ago

              nasty little grease machines

              You mean the machine that is… an electric heater and a fan?

              are processed garbage

              Meat and cheese rolled into a tortilla? Just sounds to me like you’ve got some kind of grudge against these things.

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      16 hours ago

      Imagine someone telling you they prefer cooking on an open fire pit then use an oven.