Can air fryers ignite fat without adding oil?

[Stephen Tashi]

At a local Walmart, I notice a half aisle of "air fryers" for sale. The web says these appliances use convection heating to fry foods. Do they work well?

(An air cooking appliance I don't like is "air" popcorn poppers. The popcorn they pop doesn't stay hot for long.)

 

[davenn]

Do they work well?

Ohhh YES ! ... our one ( a Philips brand) is almost two years old.
Its gets used daily. Tons of stuff that used to get cooked under the grill in the oven
now go in the air fryer. So much faster, saves lots of power and more fat is drained ...

Sausages, oven fries, fish and chicken fillets, rissoles, burger patties to name a few.couldn't live without it now

Dave

 

[chemisttree]

Sausages, oven fries, fish and chicken fillets, rissoles, burger patties to name a few.
Dave

Rissoles? Thanks for that! Never heard of them until just now. I’m going to try that soon.

 

[256bits]

A counter top convection oven. Cool.

Any chance of these air fryer things igniting fat with a food.
they say to never add oil.

 

[Spinnor]

"The short answer is no! Although there have been occasional reports of air fryers catching on fire, this is not the norm for air fryers. With proper use, you should not experience an air fryer catching on fire. Other than user error, the only way is if your air fryer has been shipped with a fault from the manufacturer. The alternative is a vat of hot oil, which is a much more hazardous proposition."

https://airfryerbro.com/will-my-air-fryer-catch-on-fire/

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+often+do+air+fryers+catch+on+fire&gs_ivs=1

 

[davenn]

A counter top convection oven. Cool.

Any chance of these air fryer things igniting fat with a food.
they say to never add oil.

you don't/cant add oil as the food sits on a wire mesh a couple of inches above the rest of the tray that collects the fat/oil dripping from the food ... makes it much more healthy

The only way (other than electrical fault) it could catch fire may be if you set the timer for way too long 15++ minutes when the food literally burns to a crisp like overdone bread in a toaster. Frozen food, say oven fries, fish fillets etc etc thaw and cook in ~ 12 mins max. thawed food in 8 - 10 minutes. Cooking times are really quick, hence my comments in my previous post ... a great power saver.Dave