Pro tip: don't trust the 'air fry' setting on your oven

I tried making frozen fries using my oven's built-in air fry function last night, and it was a total mess. The fan blew the fries around the whole oven, and they came out burnt on one side and raw on the other. I had to clean the whole oven floor after. Has anyone else had this happen and found a good fix, or should I just stick to my regular air fryer?

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3 Comments

simonh741mo ago

Yeah, that's the problem with those combo appliances. They try to do everything and end up doing nothing well. My toaster oven's "air fry" setting is just a fan that makes a lot of noise.

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cooper.phoenix1mo ago

Skip the combo settings and just use the regular bake function with convection if you have it. Crank up the heat a bit higher than the recipe says, works way better than those fake air fry modes.

the_matthew1mo ago

My old Breville toaster oven had that exact same issue. The air fry button just ran the fan at max speed and dried everything out. I mean, is there any actual standard for what makes something an air fryer, or can companies just slap that label on any appliance with a fan now? It feels like a total marketing trick at this point. I'd rather just use my actual air fryer or do what cooper said and use convection bake.