It’s really like comparing a heated swimming pool with a circulating filter to a hot tub.
The much more aggressive air flow in the very small vessel means the air stays hotter and makes the food crispier.
It also heats up to 400° in just a few minutes so you don’t need to use massive amounts of energy and warm up your whole kitchen just to make a serving of fish fingers.
so far as i’ve been able to sus out, an air fryer literally is an oven.
It’s a tiny convection oven. My wife wants one. Despite us having a convection oven. This has caused arguments
It’s really like comparing a heated swimming pool with a circulating filter to a hot tub.
The much more aggressive air flow in the very small vessel means the air stays hotter and makes the food crispier.
It also heats up to 400° in just a few minutes so you don’t need to use massive amounts of energy and warm up your whole kitchen just to make a serving of fish fingers.
It’s essentially a small convection oven on steroids. You can also get oven style airfryer with trays, rotating baskets and rotisserie spits.