Is an Air Fryer just a Convection Oven? Let's put it to the test.
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- Is an air fryer just a convection oven? Scientifically yes, but there's more to it than that.
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Air fryer's have become very popular over the past several years for getting crispy food without the use of oil. I've been interested in the practical application of air fryers, what does it do well, what does it do not so well, and is it worth it to buy an air fryer? Today I put that to the test with three different foods: Chicken tenders, roasted vegetables, and potato wedges.
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What do you all think about air fryers? If you have used one, what's your favorite thing to do in them?
not a big fan of em
@@lordofnut3272 Don't feel like dealing with an extra appliance or just wouldn't find much use for it?
@@EthanChlebowski Don't like dealing with an extra appliance.
I received one as a gift a couple years ago. It made awesome fries (from frozen) but it’s a bitch to clean and ultimately ended up in kitchen exile.
@@PapaBearCDXX That's probably how it would go for me if I was gifted one, I don't think I would get much use out of it.
Whoever decided to call tabletop convection ovens “air fryers” is a marketing genius.
i was really amazed by this awesome technology until i realized just that...
Are they really exactly the same? I looked for a conventional toaster oven vs air fryer, but I couldn't find a video for it.
you could probably get a convection toaster oven and its the same trucking thing
Air fryer probably used a lot less energy just because it is a lot smaller
@@fozziebear411 vs. a toaster oven with convention setting?
Preheating should really be taken into account here. I never thought I’d use an air fryer. Thought it was a pointless waste of space. But it can turn out incredibly crispy chicken nuggets in 10 minutes, less time than it takes my oven to preheat to 400.
Yeah I have kids and its helps with quick lunch chicken nuggets
Get a toaster oven.
@@vincedibona4687 Depends on the air fryer. In the video the air fryer isn't being used optimally. Using it the way he does is effectively using it like a toaster oven which you would be correct. No difference. BUT proper use of an air fryer can mean preheating takes less then a minute. A toaster oven just can't do this. With the one I have purchased, in the time I have placed the food on the rack, the air fryer is ready. Bacon takes 7 minutes TOTAL to cook including preheating, wings usually take around 19 minutes, and I consistently can shave off around 15% of cooking time for any premade food from the store. Some I have noticed I can do in half the time. Just like his deep frying videos, it matters how you use an air fryer to get the best results. Most air fryers are just rebranded toaster ovens though so research is important.
I agree, preheating time should've been included in overall cooking times. And the preheat was far too long, if not entirely unnecessary for the air fryer.
@@123321negima what air fryer do you use
I'd say most people factor preheating into "time to cook." For me it's the difference of waiting 15 minutes for my oven, or 2 for my airfrier.
Or just not preheating at all in the air fryer. Usually I just chuck some food in and press the button, it comes out perfect because that tiny space doesn't take nearly as long to heat compared to a whole giant oven. That, plus the food is like 2 inches away from the heat source, so it's really broiling and convection cooking at the same time.
@@Fudgeey yeah good point. I've been doing the same lately. Plus (and this is small) the oven heats up my whole kitchen whereas the air fryer doesn't.
I wonder how much money is saved on electricity over a years time when comparing preheat and cook times. I spend a lot of time waiting on my oven to preheat and I know she has to be chewing up some serious electricity doing so.
@@1bcordell Electric appliances use next to no electricity. For example even if you live where electricity is ridiculously overpriced like California, running an oven at full heat for 1 hour only costs 40 cents of electricity. Most of the world your electricity cost will be half of that. So lets say you use your oven a ridiculously high amount like 5 hours a day which only people who run a restaurant would ever get close to, you are only paying $60 in electricity per month.
So I have tested my oven and it takes around 8 minutes to reach 200C 400F and 10-12 to reach 250C 480F.
I usually preheat for 5 minutes and then put the food in.
Great video. 🙂 I am not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but another pro of the air fryer is that when it's super hot outside in summer, it does not heat up your home like an oven does.
You could also take it outside and cook not leaving any heat in your house :)
That seems the most obvious benefit.
Oven cooking in the southern US is one of those things that doesn't really make good sense. No other culture near the tropics does that sort of thing. They all cook on stovetops. I live in Florida and that's one reason I ditched baking in favor of cuisine that doesn't use an oven. That's also why I'm interested in an air fryer (I have a counter-top convection oven, but it's only a marginal improvement).
So that's a con in the winter...
@@Flippokid Not if you live in a hot state... lol
@@raminolta not sure what you are commenting on as I don't see anything that could possibly relate to what you just said here. My comment was that if your house is hot and you don't wish to add more heat by cooking in the kitchen, an air fryer is portable and can be taken outside to do your cooking thus not making it hotter inside your house.
air fryers are nice for reheating when you dont want to wait ages for a big oven to heat up for those two slices of pizza and you dont want that wet slimey texture you get in the microwave.
You can also reheat your pizza in a skillet on the stove; it gets nice and crispy.
i microswave it then put on skillet just to get the crisp
@@saireece4585 Yeah, the microwave starts to melt the cheese and saves time.
I use a toaster oven for that
@@LikeCakeIDo Same. It's good for reheating pizza and fries. Anything I want to stay crisp.
Air fryers are great for people with rental homes where the oven in the house provided by the landlord and is the cheapest, crappiest oven that you are stuck with.
So are counter top convection toaster ovens.
@@stephentilley9675 yes. Mini ovens are the best. Bonus points for models that have an air fry setting
@@matthewrs7 Its not called air fry. Its called a convection setting dont fall for that marketing ploy to spend extra cash.
@@gamezahoy712 Not true.I don't know where you people get your information, but I've been using convection ovens for decades and it really isn't the same technology. My airfryer preheats in under 2 minutes, there's no way that my similarly sized convection oven would be ready to cook that quickly.
They both use convection as the primary method of transferring heat to the food, but the fans that the air fryers use are significant. Typically, you can reduce the temperature by about 50F and the cooktime by about 20% on the airfryer to get similar results to what you'd get out of a convection oven. If it were really just a marketing ploy, those settings would be much closer. On top of that, by being able to operate at a lower temperature over a shorter period of time, you're likely to save the difference in purchase price over the time you own the appliance.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade I guess you didn't watch the video, because none of what you're saying about faster or lower temp turned out to be true when he tested it
I live in South Korea and most apartments here don’t have an oven already installed. So, I’m going to buy an air fryer bc my microwave can’t do what an air fryer can. Still enjoyed this video!~
They also sell tabletop air convection ovens in Korea. Just read some reviews and buy the cheaper one
Yeah just like the other said. You can even get steam injection convection table top oven, if you want to be serious about your cooking
Yup, the air fryer is like the missing half brother of the microwave.
very smarter
Air fryer would probably be a better choice for Asian cuisine than a convection oven. I have a convection oven and it's really only a marginal improvement over a regular oven. It is more energy efficient and smaller, however.
Engineer quick answer: an air fryer is a marketing term for a tabletop convection oven
Incorrect. Air fryers do not use convection. This is the single most frustrating thing when I try to sell appliances.
@@Monochromicornicopia "the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat."
Constantly circulating hot air with a fan is convection
@@WolfBangAlpha You just proved yourself wrong by posting the definition of convection. Convection is moving air due to gravity. A fan spinning around pushing air is not movement due to gravity.
@@Monochromicornicopia if a fan blows hot air up, the cooler air will fall due to gravity
@@WolfBangAlpha And? You're missing the point. Convection is only due to gravity (you even posted the definition) not mechanically assisted.
It's a good comparison. I'd only say it depends on how much you typically cook. I have a friend who lives alone, she uses her air fryer virtually exclusively for her cooking. I have sons that live with me, so I need the capacity offered by a convection oven.
Can you tell me which model you have?
@@justinnguyen3906 Currently I have a Toshiba 1.5 cu ft capable of 425 F on the convection side. It's rated at 1000 watts, that's a tad light, but it's a combo micro/convection. I use it all the time, it's absolutely the best way to make garlic bread, warms meats well without the microwave drying out thing I hate. AND it does everything a micro needs to do as well. It's a replacement for the one I had that was 2 cu ft, 1400 watts, and totally awesome, but getting one that big and powerful is like $600 this one cost me around $200 on sale. it bakes very well, it cooks pizza exceptionally well, and on those occasions I need to "finish" something coming off of the grill, the ability to control the temperature to bring a hunk of meat to safe temps is a real boon. This has happened in the past where I have a thick chuck roast or big poultry quarters that are done on the outside but the inside temp isn't quite what I'm comfortable with, so I set the convection to around 200 and let it ride in there until I feel ok. My big oven could do this too, but it takes longer to heat up and because the heating elements are at the bottom then it can at times scorch the underside of whatever I'm trying to heat up.
I haven't used it for actual "air frying" as of yet, but I've done regular and sweet potato fries in the past in my old one that came out fine, as well as roasted vegetables. Various brands have either racks or pans to do that type of thing on, I tend to use the rack and put a paper plate beneath it if it's meat that will drip. I *really* favor it for cooking ANY frozen item that you would otherwise fry, like battered fish, meat pies, pierogis, chimichangas, or chicken nuggets, it heats so evenly and quickly as well.
Ok you got me talking about the damn thing sorry for the exposition here ;-)
Not a good comparison since he used an air fryer with an oven design, so of course the results are gonna be close
This is the exact test I was looking for, every single aspect. Thank you!!!
I have both. I use my Ninja pot&airfryer, bake, and more just to cook small portions: one or two pieces of chicken, a few chicken wings, or a piece of meatloaf, also to warm up 2 or 3 pieces of the bread-oven set. I reheat leftovers from restaurants, homemade food, or pizza. It works very well and the food back to life wonderful. I use my convection oven for big or large meals, which works perfectly.
I love and use both. HAPPY to have them.
The one thing I love about my airfryer is the lack of having to preheat. It's convenient for putting foods in quickly to reheat them. I find that if you factor in the preheat time then they are much quicker to use. Of course they shouldn't take different amounts of time to actually cook the food, the temperature is the same. What he also didn't factor in is the cost saved not having to heat a big oven. I live alone and I find an airfryer great in that situation. You're not having to heat a big oven to cook a relatively small amount of food. Of course if you are cooking for probably more than two people, normal oven is better. I can do quick toasties and pitta bread pizzas easily. They're also great as an additional oven when cooking for an occasion such as Christmas when multiple things need oven cooking.
May I ask which brand you have. It’s confusing there’s so many different types on the market
He literally mentioned it at 6:24
@@d.f.rizaldi36 Mary Rose is literally asking Christine Haworth (OP), what brand SHE has?
You are supposed to preheat an air fryer. People seem to get away with not doing so, but perhaps that is on the smallest models.
The entire comment section: Bruh, that's Babish's royalty-free music.
Eulogy they’re not wrong, but then again, pretty much nothing on his channel is original
@@ajayparthibha5702 You made me look and I just noticed his entire style is a mishmash of other food UA-camrs, haha.
@@ulogy As if food yt can be original :shrug:
Eulogy but honestly, i think thats why hes the best! he focuses more on the people who want the best food with the least amount of effort in the shortest amount of time. Babish and weissman just make cooking vids for entertainment like making ninja turtles pizza or making in n out better. none of that shit is actually going to apply to someones home cooking its just way too complicated and annoying to even consider making.
@@TripleEightss Might I recommend Adam Ragusea?
Thank you, this was so helpful. I have been contemplating an air fryer but I have a convection oven. Your video has saved me a few bucks and reorganizing the storage cupboard above the fridge.
One nice thing about having both an air fryer and a convection oven is that you can roast two dishes at two different temperatures at the same time. No need to choose between getting extra crispy potatoes and not overcooking the chicken when you can do both.
We have a Miele Speed Oven. It microwaves, bakes, broils, and does combinations of those. It is also convection. It cooks things anywhere from 50-75% of the stated time on a pizza, or most other baked items. It is a bit slower on the microwave, but considering all that it does, albeit expensive, we rarely use the big oven and it does an amazing job on fries, onion rings, etc.
Want one of these and a steam combination oven! I think that’s the perfect pair
I have one similar. Ninja Foodi 9 in 1.
Doesn't have the microwave function but it's a pressure cooker (with associated functions like steaming) mixed with an air fryer (again with associated functions like grill and baking/roasting)
Excellent video for comparison. Very well put. I have an Omni, and do like it. I mostly wanted this to reduce the heat in the kitchen during summer months. I agree with everything you have said. Yes, I do have a large convection oven and the air fryer.
This was the main reason I just bought an air fryer - to reduce heat and to be able to bring it out on the balcony so I can leave an air condition on, and don't have to open windows to get rid of the cooking smells (which is generally difficult, due to all windows on one side of the building and wind mostly blowing parallel to them... )
I appreciate you answer the question in the first 10 seconds. It kept me and made me at least curious why they weren't the same.
I love the air fryer for the energy savings and the fact I can use it on my porch on blistering hot days without air conditioning.
Yeah I got gifted one and am planning on putting it in my backyard kitchen. Will be making wings, and sippin beers in the great outdoors.
It's not really energy saving if you consider air fryers are prone to self combust and burn (watch out for your house, there's a YT video out there where it was caught on camera) and essentially die leaving plastic and electrical waste which 1. costs money and the environment to make and 2. costs money and the environment to dispose.
My gifted air fryer started smoking from the top and set off my fire alarm. I quickly unplugged the damn thing and it still kept burning for a few minutes, but by this time I had put on my oven mitts and took it outside.
My opinion, stick with normal convection ovens if you can. They are safer, cooks better and from what I can see, better for the environment 💪🏼
Thanks for making this video, I really needed a air fryer - oven review, hope you still posting, and congrats for the good quality
Glad it was helpful!
You did an amazing job with this video! Loved it!
That my friend is one dope blind fold.
It's a tie
please stop the babish music, its confusing my brain
It's doing the same thing to me
Babish music?
Ik it’s kinda sad find ur own style
Its probably just some stock music
Hey! Watch in buddy! That is the music Trump loves listening to!!
I like your scientific approach!!!
I have a convection oven yet I blindly set it to bake based on the package directions for things like fries.... DUH! Thank you so much for this video! Can’t wait to try using the convection setting and a rack in my cookie sheet. Great info!
Love the ability to take notes with the blindfold on. 😂👍
I recently bought an air fryer after everyone hyped them up so much. It definitely cooks things better than my oven and is significantly faster (even when not taking into consideration preheat time). Some things I use it for that I didn't consider before buying:
garlic bread - mine is wrapped in foil. in my convection oven (called fan-forced here) it takes about 15 mins to preheat and then 10 - 15mins to cook. In my Air fryer it takes 5 mins to preheat and 8 - 10 mins to cook. So it's preheated and done before the convection oven has even finished preheating. It also produces a better result and it doesn't heat up my house.
french toast - I will never cook french toast any other way! It cooks french toast exactly how I want it. crisp-ish eggy coating on the outside, soft squishy bread on the inside.
fish and chips - I'm sure many people use an air fryer for this. I buy frozen battered fish and frozen chips and the air fryer does an awesome job. Not as good as deep fried, but definitely better than my oven, and again it's faster. Takes about 17 mins inc. preheat to get from off to done.
I always preheat with mine. It has a preheat button and sets it's own preheat time based on the temp. The manual suggests using it for everything so I do and it always turns out well.
At 6 mins, I like how you tasted blind folded and then wrote your score with the blind fold on...HAAahhaa
Thanks for this comparison. I've been thinking about this recently. I already have a small convection/microwave/grill and full size convection/grill oven(s) built in. It seems that the preparation, slight adjustment to cooking times and mesh-style bakeware seems to be the best option. so, if you already have a convection fan oven (especially a smaller one) then no need . However, if you're a single/couple household in a small bedsit/apartment then an air-fryer seems to be the thing to go for.
“It took the convection over 12 minutes to beat from 0 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit”
Must be real cold in your house.
😂
You really don't need it to be a set temperature in order to beat a convection oven - all you need is brute strength and a baseball bat. Perhaps this guy used his fists instead of the bat.
Took mine about 4 minutes.
Or there is a gap somewhere around the opening. xD that's why mine started fo suck
Crying laughing... 1) at the joke itself 2) at the people that obviously missed the joke 3) the reply about beating the oven. 🤣
This video was the one i was looking for in terms of whether to buy an air fryer or not. It was to the point precise and just perfect. Thank you for making this ❤️❤️
You had me at Maillard. 🙂
I use a convection toaster oven for everything since I only cook for myself and don't like heating up my apartment. The standard oven functions as storage for pots and pans.
I thought I was the only one! And since I’m getting up in years, pans in and out of the countertop oven are just way easier than the stooping over, bending on my knees that an oven near the floor requires.
Thank you! I have a deep fryer and a convection/toaster oven as well as gas oven with convection. Thank you for the explanation. Great video production too.
I loved the clip of you making notes while still blindfolded. LOL 😂 Thank you for the unbiased experiment. This video answered a lot of my questions. Well done! 👍
Real good summary, great approach. Probably not going to buy one, as I'm lacking the space, but I'll keep it in mind :) You've earnt a new sub!
Airfryer does not heat up your house like the oven does, helps in the hot summer months.
Also really really fast
@@mechanicalmonk2020 because I’d the fan!
Not in my experience, the baskets are so small I have to use >4 loads of fries and stuff to feed a family (5-7), 1500W for almost an hour. We started just running the thing outside. The oven is gas powered and much larger so it's cheaper to run.
@@leerman22 well yeah, when you’re cooking for that many people, they’re too small.
@@leerman22 ehhh trying to make food for a family of 7 with an air fryer is.... well.. I think you know.
I wasn't expecting so much thought to be put into this its appreciated haha
Very helpful! Just what info I was looking for.
I went from a regular oven you can buy in the stores to an XL air fryer and I never looked back at the oven ever again I love my fryer faster and easier clean up but much more expensive than on oven that's for sure
Excellent review. Now I know I don't really need one since I have a convection oven. Thank you.
Yes, I agree with all this.
It is however a convenient oven for small batches and the added automatic turn off switch is better for safety and allows you to go do other things without having to worry about things burning.
Another option is to spend ~$250 for a Breville Smart toaster oven that is a small convection oven that is top rated by America's Test Kitchen. It does so much more than an air fryer.
Thank you! Very helpful. Looked at and considered many air fryers, viewed a lot of comparison video reviews. Getting one, for sure, this convinced me, as I am replacing a toaster oven, not adding an appliance. Now which one???? Back to square one :-)
i was planning to purchase an air fryer but i was confused as i already have a panasonic convention oven thats is working wonderfully for me....now i know i dnt need to put my money on an air fryer. thank you for uploading this useful content. 👍👍
Glad I could help!
Most air fryers don't look like the one featured in this video and with our air fryer the times are less than what was shown here. We do have an convection setting on our oven but we opt for the air fryer nearly every time. The convenience of the air fryer and the quickness of it has all but made our microwave null and void 😂 Ours is also simple enough to be kid friendly and the kids will pick it over the microwave every time.
Very well thought out method of comparison I applaud that
Making smaller portions of food is a plus in my book. If I'm living alone I don't need to heat up and clean a large oven to make like 5 nuggets.
I'm sticking with my convection toaster oven that has a drip tray and flat walls to wipe and clean.
@@practicalguy973 Isn't that pretty much a air fryer? Either way a smaller cooking station is a plus.
This was really helpful. I’ve been considering something in between - a countertop convection oven. Sounds like it would be a good option, allowing for somewhat larger quantities of food. Thanks for this.
I got me a air fryer toaster oven, it's doing a great job. It's an all in one. I got a bigger sized one that can fit a quarter sheet. It can do what an air fryer and what a conventional oven can do. The big regular oven will be only used for what doesn't fit.
I have a great Breville convection oven, but people love air fryers so much that I've been tempted lately. That's for the video.
If you have the Breville smart toaster oven you have it better tbh
My tests were completely different from this. I have a convection oven and not only does it take 3-4x longer to heat up, but also goes through a "cooling cycle" at the end wasting more power for no reason. My air fryer uses less power and heats up in 3 minutes flat. Food in the air fryer cooks in 1/3rd to 1/4th the time compared to the convection oven, and things crisp up far far more than in the oven without using the broiler.
I can literally cook food in my air fryer in most cases in a quarter of the time it takes to cook in the convection oven. Which also uses far less power. In most cases I can have a dinner cooked to my liking in about ten minutes in the air fryer, and sometimes that's too long, but in the oven it can take an hour or longer for the same results.
Lot of factors here... wattage, efficiency, size...
Thank you SO much for this excellent and expedient comparison. Had been considering an air-fryer. Already have a convection oven. I now know that I really don't need the second appliance and can start fixating on some other piece of equipment that I also probably don't need!!! Great process of comparison, excellent presentation of the findings, very personable presenting.
One big thing they missed here is that most air fryer recipes have significantly higher temps than their convection oven counterparts and therefore actually do cook quite a bit faster especially when factoring in preheating time which can be forever on older ovens. Honestly I use mine for almost everything.
This would make sense. Explains why something I put in there cooked hard. Usually takes 25-30 mins in the oven. Cooked it for about 7-11 mins in the air fryer. It wasn’t burnt, but it was hard.
My oven has a max temp of 250c, but my airfryer 200c, so not the case always.
Use your what? Which one?
@@jonathanberry1111 true. My Maytag convection oven has an upper limit of 550F (287C).
@@Melissa.SimmonsYou need to adjust temps. Air Fryer is typically gonna run hotter than an oven so if it says 400°F on an oven try at least 10°F lower (at least) and definitely waaaaay less time. He is just flat out wrong on the times. Simple as that.
One pro for me : It's small. If you live alone in a rented room and don't have something like small kitchen, this can help you to "fry" your food if you ever need to cook some food in that particular way.
Exactly what I need to know-Thank you!!!!
Nice vid. I really liked how serious you took the tests. Very useful info
As I watch this, I am dehydrating and making beef jerky in my Chefman air fryer.
PS since getting the air fryer I have not used the deep fryer at all. As many of us do not have convection ovens and to get one would be a major and expensive construction job, an air fryer is a less expensive option.
The significant advantage of air fryers is the fact that they’re a lot easier to clean, more practical for everyday use, and uses a lot less energy.
I’ll stick to using mine for years to come, in fact my old one just conked out after 6 years and just bought a new one by xiaomi lol.
Have you received your Xiaomi one yet?
Interesting review. One thing during the times of pandemic hardship, the electric range after years of service stopped working. Instead of getting a new or even used one, got a moderately priced counter top convection toaster oven. For two people just great. If had more people around, would have gotten a bigger counter top model or put in the bucks for a standard electric range with convection oven. Thing is, all the cooking videos using air fryer on YT look absolutely great.
I haven't been using my air fryer for much more than potatoes and chicken thighs and legs, but I do like it. My oven is a convection oven, but there's something to also consider beyond preheat time, and that's how much heat the oven generates. The chamber for even a large air fryer is much smaller than an oven. A lot of heat energy is built up into an oven that will eventually dissipate into your kitchen. With an air fryer, you're not pumping as much heat into your kitchen. In the winter, I don't mind running the oven, but in the summer? Anything that helps me not heat up the kitchen is a bonus!
I have a Delonghi Multicuisine "air fryer" which actually does a bit more because it has a paddle that moves the food around. For some things, it's amazing and saves me time (self-stirring really helps). Even then, it still falls short of what I imagine a convection oven can do (convection ovens aren't common here). It just won't get the air blazing hot enough.
My air fryer actually gets hotter than my counter top convection toaster oven, fwiw.
ey, that sounds like BWB's music
I love bwb but he just uses the same blue Wednesday song in most videos lol. Love blue Wednesday too but it is funny
Or something else from the chillhop playlist. It's good music to talk over so I can't really blame him
Yeah dont think he owns it. He just uses it a lot and is more popular.
"Juparo" by Broke for Free
It’s just random royalty free music
One of the best comparisons I've heard in a long time. You basically confirmed what I was thinking since, I already have an oven with air fryer and convection capabilities.
HW was wrong with the times for sure. It takes at minimum around 15 minutes longer than an air fryer from preheating alone as real air fryers don't require preheating at all like ovens.
Presentation, research, stats, and information make this video a benchmark ♥ thanks for an amazing thorough research!
The biggest advantage of the air fryer is that it's a second oven that can be set to a different temperature.
If you want to cook some things low & slow, and others higher & faster, that's where it's a godsend.
And of course on occasions where you're cooking of one or two, it's faster & less energy.
I have a double oven but neither of them are convection, so the air fryer is amazing for quick meals or for items that I want to get pretty crispy. If I had a convection I might not bother with it but it’s great if you jus that’s a regular oven.
A blindfolded test, where I also write notes at 6:05
i mean, its not difficult writing down numbers blindfolded
c'mon.. he's using a tie to blindfold. Everybody knows you can take a peek with that.
Thank you for this amazing video. I have been conflicted dor a while and I am glad to know you can achieve the same effect in conventional oven !
This was such a thorough and useful review I subscribed
Now you can add a third choice: a combi oven.
I've gotten the new Anova Precision Oven, which cooks by radiant heat, convection, and steam. It can air fry, slow cook, proof bread, and using wet bulb technology, which determines the temperature at the surface of the food, it can cook sous vide. Not to mention the advantages of being able to apply steam.
Maybe not the best at any one method, but that's going to be true with any multi-use device.
Though If I had it to do again I'd wait a while for the early bugs to get worked out.
The best and most informative test I have ever heard. I am so glad I saw this before purchasing an air dryer.
To me, Air Fryer changed my life! As a single person living by my own thats an incredibly useful, time saving tool. I cook almost everything in it, chicken breast, bacon, vegetables, frozen bites etc.
Great for summer when you dont want to heat up your place and faster because you dont have to pre heat your machine.
Love love love it
This is useful. Good general cooking tips, like patting dry wet food to help browning, as well as a good review of air fryer vs convection oven. We’ll done. Thank you!
Just realized he has natural Cheetos fingers
Lol
@Gawky Ginger what’s that?
Could be eating lots of carrots. My dad turned orange when he was young and putting them in his smoothies all the time
@@thomasr1051 the most logical answer. Not the google extreme response.
Hot cheetos
I have a toaster oven that can air fry, broiler, toast and do a lot of other stuff to
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This is very thorough. Thank you very much!
'Superbrain' ('advert' before the air fryer video) What a wonderful story. Thank you so much (Jim Kwik) for sharing with everyone....
As a matter of fact Ethan, I just baked your home made crispy French fries in an airfryer (brand: Philips) and they came out amazing and crispy AF. Your recipe was working out great. One advantage the airfryer has over a regular oven, is the frying basket. It makes it easy to toss around the fries to get them golden brown on all sides.
I have a wire basket from a pan my mom got me (I presume the pan is for conventional frying), so I’m planning to give it a try in the convection oven.
I agree. I have both and I prefer the air fryer for fries. Its basically a $100 basket
This is great, thank you for doing this video! I just got an air fryer cookbook for my birthday, but I don't have an air fryer, lol! I have a convection oven, though, and tried one of the air fryer recipes and it turned out great. I was also able to finish it in the broiler (they were chicken thighs), which I felt added better flavor.
Excellent analysis. I love how you were jotting notes with your blindfold on! Lol.
I LOVE my OXO Avocado slicer. As a product designer myself, I tend to be critical of every product or service that I come into contact with. This is one of the few products that I deem virtually flawless, it does what it is intended very well. In fact, I just recently moved and must have stuck it in a rando non kitchen box that won't be unpacked for a while. Having to go back to a knife and spoon sure makes me appreciate it. I dare you to try one.
I have an air fryer and it definitely cooks faster than my oven. If I cook fries in the oven it takes 10 min to warm up and 18 to 25 min to cook and my air fryer requires no heating up and 8 minutes they are done. Mine doesn't look like yours though. It has basket
Great Video... I have to concur with your assessment, that one doesn't cook fast than the other... However I do own one, and it has a permanent place on my counter-top. As someone who cooks for one or two people, and have a very small kitchen... the oven would heat up the whole kitchen and then some... while the air fryer makes a minimal impact on room temperature. Thus, its great for small places, or those who don't need to cook large quantities. Thanks again for another thought provoking video !!
Amen! Our Ninja air fryer is perfect for my wife and me who are empty-nesters.
idk, I... well I cook for one person but I only eat once a day so I tend to cook enough for 2 at a time, so lets say I cook for 2 people and I am not remotely convinced that little air fryer would have enough space for the things I do in the oven. I mean it might do one aspect of a meal, like if I were heating up the oven simply for fries or just for the vegetables, but I don't think the one shown here at least (I don't know how big they get) would have enough space for both for 2 people. Though I have a deep fryer so if I am just looking to make fries I will usually use that (unless I'm also frying something else more important).
I suppose if you don't have a deep fat fryer then it would work as a, probably healthier, alternative when there's only one thing you aren't doing on the top, but personally I really don't need another appliance, I wouldn't have anywhere to put it.
7:10 and then the ad for the avocado knife. Killed me. Great video!
I have a bench-top device which states in its instruction manual in different places that it is both a convection oven and an air fryer.
It is a circular glass bowl of 12 litres capacity with two free-standing racks inside, one about 2 cm from the bottom, the other around 10 cm higher. It has a removable lid incorporating a fan, a 1300 watt halogen, a handle plus time & temperature dials. A separate aluminium expansion rig increases the capacity to 17 litres for cooking larger items such a whole chickens or roasting joints of meat.
I tested it. My Baumann air fryer cooked a whole chicken faster than my Brikk convection oven. It's crispier too. I don't know if it is with the quality of the Brikk convection I bought. It was a totally waste of electricity. More than 30 minutes in the convection and it is as pale and stiff as a scared person who saw a ghost.
Air fryers are great. They are not a replacement for your oven, though they can do many of the same things as your oven. I'm not going to heat up my oven to cook a couple of burrito's, but I have no problem tossing some frozen burrito's into my air fryer for a nice crispy burrito. One of my favorite things to cook in the air fryer are actually Cookies. They get a slightly crispier exterior while still having a nice soft center. For me its a noticeable improvement in my cookies, but its certainly not like oven baked cookies are bad or anything. Using an air fryer vs a convection oven is often about convenience and size. If you need something like a whole chicken your air fryer is most likely not big enough and you should use your oven. But if doing something small like a couple of burrito's, or some fries, etc... the air fryer is a much faster (preheat) and convenient option without having to heat up a giant oven just to cook a small amount of food. I love my air fryer and I wouldn't trade it in for anything, I have a convection oven as well. I use both, I just use them for different things and different scenario's.
Also if you have ever cook hot dogs or sausages you will love an air fryer, no more constantly babysitting the food, they will come out perfectly cooked/browned without having to turn them once.
You can get normal convection ovens with smaller form factor, that have a higher usable area ratio, so if both are the same size you can make MORE in the oven. The only benefit is pre heat time.
Thank you for this video! This actually confirms my thoughts, I live in an apartment with a basic oven. Been thinking about air fryer and it's so difficult to clean and kinda stinky sometimes. Another benefit to the small air fryers to go hand-in-hand with the pre-heating time. Having a smaller space, you can have more control over your consistence I feel like.
Excessively helpful. Thank you.
We have been using a toaster convection oven for years and yes I agree with you that since we have a convection oven, there is no need to buy an air fryer, however since we are empty nesters now, we find that with the latest model of air fryer, convection oven and toaster, it is so handy cooking just for the two of us on a daily basis, and we have our convection oven for family gatherings.
Actually, I think energy cost is more with the air fryer. Gas is way cheaper than electricity. I worked for a power provider and customers with electric water heaters, all electric kitchens had ridiculously high electric bills. Electric space heaters would spike power bills in the winter. If you heat a cup of water with gas and one with an electric hot plate the cost is way more for the electric method. We can all afford the cost but it is a con for the air fryer. At least in my humble opinion. Great video.
Gas isn't cheaper than electricity everywhere
@@DJmiczet One person's perspective taken with a grain of salt.
Gas is cheaper but has ovens done cook the food evenly as they down circulate the air very well like fan based electric ovens
From my experience with an air fryer, it is a truism that you need less oil to get the same results. I have a regular oven (no convection), and so the air fryer roasts veggies (for example) in half the time, with half the oil, a third of the energy, and only needs 3 minutes to preheat. Downsides are too small a volume to make big meals, and... well, that's about it. Cleaning, as you mentioned, is much easier with the air fryer.
Ethan - just stumbled upon this vid while researching our convection toaster oven. Excellent analysis ! For us, we concluded there's no good reason to buy another appliance when we already have one that will do the same job. Thank you Thank you Thank you for your thorough analysis and demonstrable facts.
UPDATE: Today we used our convection toaster oven to "air fry" sliced potatoes. Sliced raw potato 1/4 inch, sprinkled with kosher salt, set on a metal grid (a re-purposed steamer insert) and convection baked at 400 F for about 18 minutes, flipping half way through. Result ? Crispy, crunchy deliciousness. Garnished with Kewpie mayo.
The main advantages I find with my air fryer is that is heats up much faster and because it can also act as a dehydrator (can set temp lower)
Convection oven does that too.
It'd be interesting to compare a convection toaster oven to an air fryer (as it'd be an intermediate step in terms of power consumption and most people keep a toaster in their kitchen)
Copped an $8 airfryer at goodwill. Love that thing.
I have a large non stick Caphalon pizza pan. It has lots of perforations to crisp crust. I put frozen fish filets & sweet potato fries on it, cooked a 425 degrees, flipped everything in 15 min. Total time 25 -28 min. Not our usual fare, but everything came out nicely done. Close enough for us. Jeanne
Ethan, I think your analysis was spot on and well done. I have a convection oven and a Breville convection toaster over, so for me the air fryer is redundant, but I liked your measured conclusion about it being ok for small quantities and for people who don't have a convection oven.
Yea I liked how the analysis came out on this one as well, thanks John!
John G
I feel the same way
I have the breville with the “Air Fry” option and it basically just kicks the fan up higher
Thank you for that comparison.
So they are both convection ovens except air fryer is "electric" but oven can be "gas" or electric.
It would be good to see the running cost of Electric VS Gas
Sort of, they both use convection to heat the food, it's just that since an air fryer uses a powerful fan to aid the air currents caused by convection, the air next to the food is closer to the target range. The result is that there's no need to heat the entire unit to get a stable temperature and increased energy efficiency.
Additionally, because the air currents are stronger, the surface of the food gets a different finish than you'd get with just a convection oven.
Very good video! I was wondering this myself, and your vid told me everything I needed to know.
Thank you. I've been wondering if I should get an air fryer but you have cleared up that my half sized convection oven is all I need,😄