TOT: Kitchen Appliances

It's all to do with the massive price rises in energy in the UK, especially electric in pence per kWh.Due mostly to the war that Putin started...At one point the government had to rebate every energy customer £400, spread over 6 months.Even then, the cost was relatively very expensive- currently around double what it was 3 years ago. That encouraged everyone to be super efficient in their energy use- both gas and electric.Turn everything off at the socket to eliminate standby current etc. Many people on facebook energy type forums promoted the efficiency of 'air fryers'. Yes, they are basically nothing more than a small electric oven. Some have 2 compartments so you can cook a small chicken + potatoes one side and veg the other. Heating element is ~1800W compared to a conventional oven of ~2500 Watts. Plus cooking times could, on average, be reduced by 10-20% and the temperature could be reduced by 10.20 degress C.Most prominent make is Ninja

In the US, a toaster-size "convection stove" is more or less identical to a small air fryer, and are sold as such. I have the Breville unit, and it works quite well.

Joe Gwinn

Mine's much more efficient than that. For example, a lasagne that would take 25 - 30 minutes at 170C in a conventional oven. I can do that in just over half the time. They're great little devices.

I was just at Safeway and I noticed "air fryer oil" for the first time. So I guess they are here in the USA.

Another gadget that will be out front with a FREE sign some day, probably. With all the goofy exercize equipment and exotic water bottles and strange coffee things.