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Cooking & Baking

sorcrow

(580 posts)

8. We use a countertop oven

Reply to Oopsie Daisy (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:44 PM

Jan 26

Bigger than a toaster oven. It has an air fryer setting, basically high-temp convection, that suits my needs.
It's also big enough to bake two loaves of bread, and even has a Proof setting.

Bon appetit,
Sorghum Crow

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Are air-fryers worth it? Or will it end up being a waste of money * [View all] Oopsie Daisy Jan 26 OP

Junk. Throw away appliance. Bluethroughu Jan 26 #1

I love mine Freddie Jan 26 #2

I use mine from time to time. They are nasty to clean. Srkdqltr Jan 26 #3

I like mine. mercuryblues Jan 26 #4

I think Rebl2 Jan 26 #6

I have one with trays, not a basket mercuryblues Jan 26 #13

For the rare occasions I wanted to use one, I refuse to buy a separate appliance so I bought the air fryer hlthe2b Jan 26 #5

I use mine occasionally and store it in the garage. No trouble cleaning. Sneederbunk Jan 26 #7

We use a countertop oven sorcrow Jan 26 #8

I use mine all the time. peacefreak2.0 Jan 26 #9

Ninja foodi grill Keepthesoulalive Jan 26 #10

Had my first one snowybirdie Jan 26 #11

I use mine all the time. DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 26 #12

Also depends on... 2naSalit Jan 26 #25

Check Goodwill or similar second hand stores. Bobstandard Jan 26 #14

Sort of spinbaby Jan 26 #15

We were very disappointed by the results and it has been in the basement ever since. Take a lot of space on a Martin68 Jan 26 #16

They're called air fryers but can you actually fry battered fish and chicken with no oil? brush Jan 26 #17

If you are like me and your guilty pleasures include anything fried you will love it. MLAA Jan 26 #18

I think of it as a tabletop convection oven NotASurfer Jan 26 #19

I bought a combo countertop oven. pandr32 Jan 26 #20

I like using mine, especially in the summer Redleg Jan 26 #21

I love mine. love_katz Jan 26 #22

Thanks for your thorough and detailed reply. Oopsie Daisy Jan 26 #23

I use our Ninja air-fryer quite a bit La Coliniere Jan 26 #24

I like ours but would get one with French doors if.. yourout Jan 26 #26

I love mine... 2naSalit Jan 26 #27

Yes, the one I was looking at is a "twin" basket style (side by side, separate independent controls) Oopsie Daisy Jan 26 #29

Definitely... 2naSalit Jan 26 #32

My husband loves it & because he loves it, I love it. CrispyQ Jan 26 #28

Our daughter gifted us with one Christmas 2022 and we love it yellowdogintexas Jan 26 #30

We use our air-fryer almost everyday. Emile Jan 26 #31

It's a counter top convection oven the uses less energy than a full sized oven. The Wizard Jan 26 #33

I love my air fryer. I've been using Air Fryers long before they were readily available in stores. tulipsandroses Jan 26 #34

Our first air fryer was a round NuWave. Worked great, but the plastic Emile Jan 27 #36

Very mixed reviews IbogaProject Jan 26 #35