#and yes i Have seen people make such s huge fuckin desl abt air fryers. like gen sense of superiority becsuse [checks notes]

[enbykelpie]

Keep seeing people shitting in air fryers because "thats jus a small oven" and like... okay, and??? Do you know how much of a difference it would've made growing up if my family had had an air fryer? Our stove/oven went out when I was like. 8, and we didn't have another until I was almost 17. If something was cooked, it was either grilled outside on a portable propane grill (in the summer almost exclusively, and only when it was less than 84°F outside), in the electric skillet or crock pot, but mostly everything was done in the microwave. And like... Toaster ovens exited already, yeah, but they weren't easily accessible here, like I genuinely cannot remember ever seeing them in stores, and they're usually really small and not big enough to make a meal for four.

But air fryers? Air fryers are decently affordable if you catch them on sale, and sometimes even when they're not, especially when compared to the cost of a full range. They're available in every store that sells kitchen appliances, I've even seen them at Aldi and Kroger. They're practically portable, too, you could have one in a hotel room or dorm with little fuss.

You can make a moderately healthy dinner in 20-30 minutes, if that, and some of them have big enough baskets to make enough for four, and the ones that don't, can cook so quickly it's not a big deal to make stuff in batches. You can even bake in them! You can make cookies or desserts or a cake for your kids birthday!

Like, yeah, they're basically a small oven. But that's what's great! Because, guess what, this might be a shocker but not everyone has access to a full size oven. And even for the people that do, not everyone's able to do the bending that comes with traditional oven placement, or wants to heat up their house possibly even further than it already is, or has the time it takes to pre-heat... Or also, maybe, they just... don't have to have a reason. Maybe they just like their air fryer for it being an air fryer.