Is a separate air fryer worth it if my oven already has an air-fry mode?
My oven has an 'air fry' setting I never touch. Everyone says a standalone air fryer cooks faster and crispier. Counter space is tight and I'm not buying two appliances that do the same thing unless there's a real difference in the electricity bill or the crunch. For someone who mostly does frozen fries, wings, and reheating leftovers — keep it or skip it?
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- COSORI TurboBlaze 6-quart
Quick math: the TurboBlaze draws about 1725W and hits 450°F in a tiny chamber. Your oven's air-fry mode pushes similar wattage through a 5-cubic-foot cavity. Half a pound of frozen fries goes crispy in roughly 12 minutes on the counter; the oven needs 25 plus a long preheat, and energy per batch is around a third. If you're doing fries and wings three times a week, the standalone pays for itself in about a year of electricity and time.