Comment on 'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• tessa@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  An air fryer is literally a convection oven, so that part was accomplished. But a wifi stove is just bizarre.

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  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Traditionally, convection ovens have a fan at the back that pushes air over the food and around the oven, while air friers have a fan on top that draws the air through the food from the bottom. But for majority of the use cases, the results are very similar.

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes and no. My understanding is an air fryer is just more convection. No actual definition but some brands have both convection and air fry. But I couldn’t find that with an induction top.

    This does have “convection bake” vs “convection roast”, so I still need to understand what distinction they’re making

    I’ll figure it out as I cook more. I do have a countertop air fryer that I was hoping to get rid of (I need the counter space) that I used a lot for chicken breasts and stuff. But the ultimate test is tofu. I’ve never been able to make tofu right so if I can use the convection oven to get the right consistency, I’m golden

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    • 3abas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah, air fryer has significantly more airflow than a additional convection oven, and the fan is right behind the hearing element instead of on the sidewall.

      It delivers heat and circulates it more effectively. An oven with proper “air fryer” function usually has multiple of large fans that go above the heating element.

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    • The_Jit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I am in the market for one as well. I found KitchenAid makes an induction stove top with convection and Air fry oven. kitchenaid.com/…/p.30-inch-4-element-induction-sl…?

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      • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I actually did see this as one of my choices - looks nice, fits my requirements better than the one I got, and is $1500 cheaper!

        But that stupid horizontal display is stupid. It meant the range sticks out an extra inch or more and I really couldn’t do that in my kitchen. It also means smaller burner space than the one I got - it doesn’t need to be much but a little extra room to move pans around rather than crowd them

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      • shifty@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        brander.ca/range/

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• shifty@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Food for thought: Replace Your Range With a Modular Kitchen

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  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This is functional, but looks ugly as sin and I don’t see how it’s better than an integrated stovetop? Those are also usually separate from the oven so you’re still good on the oven if the stovetop dies.

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Interesting idea, and a great money saver! I find it strange that portable induction cooktops are so much cheaper and at least seem more technically advanced than a fill sized range.

    But yeah, more clutter and probably not great for selling a house. Not for me

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