As a chef, it’s an insult to hear “air fryers are as good as frying”. Air fryers are fucking bullshit scams and are just convection ovens with an extra fan added.

Seriously, pan searing or regular baking will always be better. I swear to shit Jared if I hear you compare fried chicken to air fried chicken one more time I’m gonna smack the gob out of you.

Edit: I’m in danger, I never realized how deep the air fryer fandom goes. I will die on this hill

Edit2: I’ll never stop upvoting and loving you all but… but I’m just gonna go cry about something totally different..

Edit3: i think id be a lot less upset if it was called an “extra air oven” as its a convection oven with extra fans.

Edit4: if I had a dollar for every comment “you clearly don’t own an air fryer” I’d be able to put it towards a new toaster oven.

Edit5: the chances of getting doxxed over kitchen appliances isn’t high.. but never zero.

Edit6: apparently air fryers are taking my job? Sorry boys and girls, no more foi gras for the rich.

Edit7: I just woke up.. what have I created? Talos be with me.

Edit8: If you’re telling me air-fried chicken is better than real fried chicken that only means you haven’t had good fried chicken… still love you all though!.. heh.. I’m not crying you’re crying..

Edit9: I thought I’d die on this hill, but like the beacons of Gondor my fellow convection brethren have made a stand. A civil war has begun and I was the powder-keg; blood shall be shed on the battlefields.

Edit10: the amount of chefs coming out of the woodwork to tell me how incorrect I am is absolutely staggering. BigAirFryer is sending their agents after me, I don’t have long - hear my warning - they’ll come for you next.

Edit11: there’s a knock at my door… I feel warm air and hear wooshing… this is it guys. If my body is found warm and crispy just know I wasn’t fucking fried I was baked.

Edit12: A better battle story than Le Miserables. Ps. If you have to threaten someone in their DMs over an airfryer then you’re not giving your food enough love.. or yourself.

Edit13: currently on shift and the tides of war hath slipped into the real world. My Sous is on your side… You beautiful heathens.

Edit14: you sinners are keeping my line from getting anything done today. Still love you all… the gods have abandoned me.

Edit15: BigAirFryer is coming after my edits now. They can take my fries but they’ll never take my freedom.

Edit16: “Chef we need Tartare on 13” “Sorry Brandon, one redditor wants to murder my dog and the others have determined how upset/triggered i am; 13 will have to wait.”