By: Nathan Omprasadham, Co-President
Look, I know it's pointless, I know it's a question of semantics, I know It's a dumb thing to care
about, but this is the hill I've chosen to die on. Air fryers are, and I cannot stress this enough,
f****** ovens.
In case you are blessedly unaware of this incredibly stupid debate, air fryers are small tabletop devices that produce wonderfully crispy food, almost akin to what you would get by frying something in oil. Families and culinary traditions that don’t use ovens will scoff at this clunky old machine while praising their sleek new ~Air Fryer~ and its ability to magically create healthy versions of their favourite fried foods. The dark, insidious truth behind this saccharine facade is that air fryers are just tabletop convection ovens with a snazzy marketing name made to prey upon the health conscious and easily impressed. I know...the real world is a grim and painful
place
But wait, doesn't that mean... I have an oven... and it has a fan setting... are you saying... that I... hat I have an air fryer that... came with my house?
Yes, my bewildered friend, you have an air fryer built into your house. A large, clunky, kind of
expensive air fryer, but an air fryer nonetheless. Take a second if you need to, but I urge you, let
the blinding light of this realization be not a source of pain but a spark of joy instead. All of
those trendy air fryer recipes you've been seeing online? Go make them, go make them right
now, I'm serious, put down this article and go make a freaking air fryer recipe in the boring old
oven you've learned to ignore when surveying your kitchen for trendy gadgets. Fall in love with
it's boxy shape and culinary potential the way you once loved it so long ago. Be liberated from
the chains of hearing your friends go on about how they made their Thanksgiving turkey in an air
fryer and how "you should totally get one they can do anything."
And look, despite what it may seem, this is not an attack on air fryers. I, despite my grievances about the nomenclature, actually think air fryers are like... super rad. If your home doesn't have an oven (or just has a super janky one), this cheap investment can cover a whole array of food that you've been held back from by your cruel and exacting landlord. Air fryers use way less electricity, they heat up way faster, and they will even (I begrudgingly admit), occasionally even do a slightly better job at crisping up food because of the closed nature of the heating chamber. They're cheap, they're easy, they're fast, and most of all... they are (say it with me now) OVENS.
Rant over
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