Yes.

But they heat up so quickly. It is much quicker.

I love my toaster oven w/ airfry option! I got it online at Williams Sonoma...but can get at other places. Click my link below

Instant Pot Omni Plus Toaster w/ Airfry

Interesting. The New York Times Wirecutter reviews (which is basically the only internet review site worth anything, because they actually use products in their reviews, instead of just cull (fake) reviews from amazon) says that all air fryers are a waste because the best is your existing convection oven. Of course, their air fryer tests involved things like frying fresh vegetables - and reality is they're best for junk food. So i never knew if i could trust the Wirecutter reviews.

i hate gimmick appliances, but my husband bought me one for xmas a few years back (for lack of any other gift ideas) and we use it pretty frequently: fries, onion rings, taquitos, mozza sticks, tofu, breaded cauliflower.... no fresh healthy veggies though :)

My husbands small indoor double sided grill broke. I was thinking of getting an air fryer to make his burgers. I am a vegan so I thought I could also make healthy veggies and fries in the air fryer. I guess I have to research which brand is best. Any suggestions as to what brand? I see the Cosori and Ninja are rated pretty good.

I used to DESPISE brussel sprouts until we got an airfryer. Now I eat them like candy! So goooooooood if you really crisp them up! Chicken wings are so good, I don't like the deep fried restaurant ones anymore!

Yes, they are and I tested this out! I've only tried with gluten free eggrolls but will try with gf nuggets and corndogs soon. I put a really light coating of oil on them and then convection bake them on an oven safe cooling rack with about 2 inches of space between the cooling rack and sheet pan. It's magic! I've done it twice (today for lunch actually) and they are crunchy and crisp. I'm sold and now don't need to buy another appliance. I want to buy an oil spray bottle and maybe a wire basket/pan set.

Everyone raves about airfryers, but I have not wanted yet another counter appliance especially since they are all so tiny. (I cook double batch foods for left overs and was also disappointed with pressure cookers.)

Has anyone air fried salmon? I love broiled salmon, but the mess splatters all over the oven . Hoping air fried salmon is just as tasty & cleaner to cook.

Air fryers use less energy than heating the oven and accomplish the same thing. I use it all the time since I only cook for 2. Yes, salmon would cook well in an air fryer. I have even baked biscuits in mine.

Not all air fryers are THAT tiny. Ours is about 14" --a 14" cube. Big family, tho.

I haven't actually said "don't waste your money" but I have derided the air-fry functions on full size ranges' ovens as being no more than supplying a wire mesh basket-tray to be used with a "preset button" that merely enables a range's oven's "convection roast" feature. On ranges, the air-fry button is like the "chicken nuggets" buttons we used to see on Samsung ranges. These were just a "pre-set" for things you already could do with the ovens' regular functions.

It is a little more nuanced when it comes to countertop-ovens (a/k/a toaster ovens.) Some countertop ovens' offer air fry functions that are the same as using the wire-mesh basket with the convection roast setting on models that don't offer a specific "air fry" pre-set. That's the case with the Calphalon countertop/toaster oven I bought cheap at Costco a couple of years ago. It does not have an "air-fry" preset but did come with a wire-mesh tray-basket for air frying.

Other brands are offering models with two speed convection fans. The higher-speed is used for air-fry functions. IOW, they are still using roasting or baking with the convection fan but the fan runs at a higher speed than for the regular roasting or baking. An example of this is Breville's "Smart Oven Air." It is a Breville Smart Oven with a two-speed fan. FWIW, that model was the Cook's Illustrated recommendation when they tested air-fry countertop ovens last fall. IIRC, CI found that the Breville Air's air fry function works as well as dedicated countertop air fryers but the Breville makes much larger quantities at a time. The tradeoff for capacity is that Breville Air needed to preheat for about 20 minutes while the dedicated, small capacity countertop air-fryers seem to be "instant on." BTW, CI thinks the Breville ovens (including the Air) make good toast. The Smart Oven Air is priced about the same as the regular Breville Smart Ovens, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less.

My experience is only with my Calphalon Quartzheat countertop oven. As I said, it does not have an air-fry button or setting. Using 400° and 450°F and its single-speed convection fan, setting it to "roast" with the "turbo convection" enabled, I cooked frozen french fires in its wire-mesh tray, it produced about the same results as my friends get with their countertop dedicated air-fryers. It just took longer.

I got better results with the Calphalon when using made-from-scratch "oven fry" recipes from Cook's Illustrated/ATK and Kenji-Alt's Food Lab (also found at the Serious Eats site). Those recipes would need to be adjusted for my friends' countertop air-fryer thing as they got weird results when they tried my recipes. Same thing when testing "oven fried chicken wings" with drumsticks for New Year's. (Used drumsticks because they were much less expensive than wings at the time.) These recipes also worked fine when made in much larger amounts and "air-fried" using my stove's regular sized oven with its convection fan running. For the range's oven, I put the food on wire cooling racks. With dry foods like french fried potatoes, i just lay the cooling racks over the oven racks. For wetter and battered foods (like the drumsticks), I put the racks in half-sheet pans to catch the drips.

Don't know anybody with one of the Breville Air models, but maybe we'll hear from somebody who has one.

Eventually, I can check it out myself, looks like. GE Appliances is upgrading smart ovens & ranges by adding no pre-heat air fry feature. It's just a software upgrade, probably spins the convection fan faster & manipulates the heating coils. I just got a new Twin Flex oven, so perhaps air fry will work well in the small oven cavity. I liked convection roasting in my old oven, though it didn't roast things to a crackly crunch. If air fry is simply convection roast with more oomph, fine by me. Especially if it's a free upgrade.

I have an air fryer lid for my 6 quart insta-pot. I like it quite a bit. Handy for just a few egg rolls or some french fries for two of us and I don't want to heat up the regular oven for just a couple things. The lid also does other oven functions. Handy, versatile, and portable. I do sometimes wish it were bigger or just square in shape for stuff like fish or chicken that sits a bit odd in the round shape.

If I had a chance to upgrade some kitchen action with a convection option on the oven, I would do so.

It’s a mini convection oven. I got an Instant Pot Vortex for my temporary reno kitchen. Everything sticks to it and the non-stick coating has flaked off. It vents out the back and there’s always a puddle of water on the counter. Someone posted the damage their air fryer caused to their upper cabinets.

@awm03 I use the air fryer for anything that splatters in the oven or stove. Don’t flip salmon or fish when you “air fry” bake it. Steaks and burgers turn out really well at 400F for 8-10 minutes.

my Breville counter top oven is convection and does have an 'air-fry' setting. It also make great toast.

@jwvideo: "I have derided the air-fry functions on full size ranges' ovens as being no more than supplying a wire mesh basket-tray to be used with a "preset button" that merely enables a range's oven's 'convection roast' feature."

I believe that air fry mode of the Frigidaire FGIH3047VF induction range causes the fan to spin faster than it does in convection mode and only turns on the oven's top heating element.

This video shows the cost savings and cooking results between and air fryer and convection oven. I have both and use the air fryer all the time. comparison video

@Cherie invest in the pre-cut parchment with holes in it. Cheap on amazon and worth it.

I have a Tovala countertop oven that convection bakes, broils, steams and reheats. Since it is just the two of us, I use it a lot, even though I also have a Samsung oven with the two oven capacity so I could use the smaller oven.

This thread has been an eye-opener. I love the way baked veggies taste and frozen potatoes cook in the Tovala. It never occurred to me that this is what the "air frying" hoopla is describing. Off to learn more, thanks!

Re the comparison video, I would think the energy savings of countertop vs. oven is reduced if you have to air fry two batches to make family sized quantities. Also, what's with 45 minutes to air fry a batch of brownies?! Mine are done in 20 to 25 minutes in a convection oven.

My airfryer toaster oven has a larger capacity than a typical airfryer. We also love it for the 'reheat' button. Leftovers and cold pizza are super easy to reheat. I'll have to try out chicken wings in my regular convection oven and see if they turn out as wonderful....I'm curious. But after the national chicken wing shortage is over. :-) I just heard it was due to the Texas freeze.

@awm03 Air fry BROWNIES?!?! What?!?!

c9pilot, here's a recipe for air fried cinnamon rolls:

https://www.geappliances.com/recipes/air-fried-cinnamon-rolls

Always good to find creative ways to use our gadgets :)

I toast my bagels in my Ninja air fryer.

I figure the primary difference between a convection range/oven and an air fryer is the air fryer being a smaller physical space with the heating element and airflow closer to the food. My GE range can be set at 550°F for convection (it bleeps an error attempting to set 575°F). The little countertop air fryer gifted to me is maximum 400°F.