In recent years, air fryers have become a popular cooking tool that has been highly sought after as a 360° hot air circulation that heats food evenly and makes it cook faster. However, there are also frequent reports of excessive carcinogens in air fryers in the market, which has caused concern among consumers. In this article, senior small household appliance evaluation bloggers will take you to discuss the practicality of air fryers from the perspective of high-quality and low-quality air fryers, so as to help you understand air fryers correctly and comprehensively, and finally teach you the skills of buying high-quality air fryers. The air fryers in the picture below are some of the ones I used in my recent review.
1. How practical is the air fryer?
As for the practicality of the air fryer, we must first make it clear that a high-quality air fryer is not only practical, but also convenient and healthy, and it will have great advantages in using it. The high-quality, professional air fryer is designed with high-quality materials and safety to ensure that no harmful substances, such as formaldehyde, are produced during normal use, while its precise temperature control and safety protection mechanism prevent overheating and accidents.
Advantage 1.Fuel-efficient and good taste
Traditional cooking methods usually require a lot of grease to heat and fry food, while air fryers can use almost no grease or only a small amount of grease to achieve the frying effect, which can achieve a fuel-efficient and refreshing and delicious taste.
Advantage 2: Reduce fat intake
The air fryer can form a thin film of oil on the surface of the food and use the hot air circulating at high speed to evenly heat the surface of the food, so as to achieve a similar effect to oil frying, but the amount of fat used is relatively small, thus reducing the intake of fat.
Advantage 3: Feature-rich, no need to wait in the kitchen
The air fryer can be adapted to different dish needs by simply adjusting the time and temperature, which allows the air fryer to cook existing recipes and try new cooking methods, offering more options and variations without having to wait long in the kitchen.
Advantage 4.Cleaning is very convenient
Because air fryers don't use a lot of oil, they're easier to clean than traditional fryers, and usually just remove the removable parts and wash them with dish soap and warm water, which saves cleaning time and effort.
Advantage 5: Save time and trouble
The air fryer is easy to operate, saves time and trouble, mainly thanks to its fast heating, one-button operation, multi-function and simple cleaning characteristics, which makes the air fryer one of the popular cooking tools in modern homes.
2. Expose the five disadvantages of inferior air fryers!
How the practicality of the air fryer is not only related to the advantages of high-quality air fryers, but also depends on the five major disadvantages brought to us by inferior and unqualified air fryers. Inferior and substandard air fryers may use low-quality materials and coatings in order to reduce costs, which may contain chemicals that are harmful to human health and may release toxic gases when heated, posing a potential risk to human health.
Disadvantages: 1. There may be fire hazards
Low-quality air fryers may lack the necessary safety features, such as protection against overheating, automatic power cut-off, or leakage protection, which can increase the risk of fire.
Disadvantage 2. There may be hidden dangers of acrylamide
Inferior and substandard air fryers may produce acrylamide, which is considered a carcinogen, and long-term exposure to or ingestion of acrylamide may have adverse effects on human health, including an increased risk of cancer.
Disadvantage 3. There may be radiation hazards
Inferior and substandard air fryers may be prone to partial damage or wear and tear after long-term use, resulting in the failure of electromagnetic shielding, which can lead to radiation leakage.
Disadvantages: 4. There may be a hidden danger of burns
Inferior air fryers may not have a stable bottom support or a sloping design, which may cause the fryer to accidentally tip over or tip over during use, causing hot oil or hot food to splash and trigger burns.
5. Inferior non-stick coating may be used
The low-quality non-stick coating used in an inferior air fryer may contain toxic substances such as lead, chromium, tetrafluoroethylene homogeneous (PFOA), etc., which may be released from the coating under high temperature conditions, come into contact with food, and eventually enter the body.
3. Don't hit the five routines of inferior air fryers!
In response to the above discussion of how practical an air fryer is, we know that a high-quality air fryer uses high-speed circulating hot air to keep the food surface crispy by placing the food in a sealed basket and using high-speed circulating hot air to make it crispy, while still retaining more nutrients. However, inferior and unqualified air fryers not only can't do this, but also trick consumers, making them buy air fryers with the following negative evaluations.
1. False standard capacity
Inferior and substandard air fryers may have a false capacity, and if the user uses it beyond the actual capacity, it will cause the food to be overcrowded or close to the heating element, which may cause safety problems such as uneven heating of the food, excessive frying, or unstable operation.
2. Falsify the test report
Inferior and unqualified air fryers may collude with testing institutions to seek personal interests together, and testing institutions may provide false test results for some benefit and loss, so that inferior products can pass the qualified inspection.
Routine 3. Promote high power
Inferior air fryers may falsely advertise high power, and if the falsely advertised high power leads to insufficient actual capacity, users may be inclined to keep the air fryer working longer to complete the cooking task, which will lead to additional energy consumption and higher electricity costs.
Routine 4: The main price is low and cost-effective
Inferior and unprofessional air fryers usually have low prices and high cost performance as their selling points, but there may be hidden dangers in material quality, rough workmanship, safety issues, lack of functional performance and imperfect after-sales service.
5. Conceal product hazards
Inferior and unqualified air fryers may conceal the problem of poor quality of the product, so as to avoid users having doubts about the quality of the product and reduce the cost of after-sales service and return and exchange.
Nowadays, the market of air fryers is getting wider and wider, and choosing well-known brands of air fryers can better ensure the quality and safety of products.
Among the large number of air fryer brands that have been evaluated, Gongling, as a professional old brand that has been exported to Europe and the United States for many years, belongs to one of the very few brands certified by the European Union and other countries, and is as famous as the high-end series of brands such as Gree and Midea. Their family never advertises, does not spend money on celebrity endorsements, and purely relies on word of mouth from food bloggers, in-depth users and the media. It has been ranked first in the major mid-to-high-end word-of-mouth rankings all year round!
With the support of the ten exclusive black technologies innovated and developed by the Gongling team, the harmful substances were reduced by 97.8%, the harmful irritation odor was reduced by 96.5%, and the heavy metal pollution was 0, and it was the only one that was certified by the European Union and other countries! Whether it is safe or non-toxic, heating efficiency, temperature control accuracy and other related core technologies, it has achieved the leading position in the industry! It has been praised as one of the safest and non-toxic air fryers by many leading authoritative testing institutions in China, Europe and the United States, and more than 500 professional evaluators have evaluated its highest safety factor.
In order to be "safe and non-toxic" for high performance and durability, Gong Ling cut off redundant functions, purely focused on safety and performance direction, a product has been dead for many years, and a small product has been integrated into 84 "safety" technology innovation points, and has been carefully crafted from materials, process applications and other aspects! At the same time, in terms of technological innovation, Gongling has created ten core black technologies, such as energy storage stainless steel heating tubes, WOS intelligent temperature control algorithms, Nets silicone non-stick coatings, etc., and has more than 6 years of comprehensive performance and safety, non-toxic and anti-attenuation certification, and the comprehensive performance is top-notch at the same time, the whole machine is safe, non-toxic and more reliable!
Among other brands, entry-level models such as Supor and Little Bear can be paid attention to, and they are still competitive in the same price segment, and they are famous enough.
Fourth, keep in mind the eight purchase tips for high-quality air fryers!
High-quality air fryer for the practicability of the air fryer is the positive answer, it is a healthy cooking tool, through the circulation of high-speed hot air to cook food, so that the food becomes crispy outside charred and tender inside, while reducing the use of oil, but inferior products have brought great harm to our lives, so the purchase skills are extremely important, the following we provide eight purchase skills must be kept in mind!
Skill 1: Strong brand research and development strength
Brands with strong R&D capabilities usually continue to provide technical support and improvements to their products through firmware updates, software upgrades, etc., and repeatedly test core performance such as heat efficiency, thermal energy attenuation, and temperature control accuracy.
Tip 2: Stainless steel heating element
The light wave tube has low cost and fast heating efficiency, but the heating attenuation degree is high, while the ordinary metal heating tube has a slow heating efficiency, and stainless steel can well avoid these shortcomings, which can improve the durability, safety and cooking effect of the fryer.
Tip 3: Have NTC temperature control technology
NTC temperature control technology can monitor the temperature inside the air fryer in real time, and precisely control the working time and power of the heating element to ensure that the food is cooked within the appropriate temperature range, so that the food can be heated evenly.
Tip 4: Have high-quality materials
Air fryers with high-quality materials are usually made of food-grade materials, such as stainless steel, aluminum alloy, etc., which will not release harmful substances or have adverse effects on food during the frying process to ensure food safety.
Tip 5. Coating of silicone materials
Silicone is an environmentally friendly material that does not release harmful substances or produce odors, ensuring that the original taste of food is not affected and can be recycled, and choosing a coating that uses this material can help reduce the negative impact on the environment.
Tip 6: Have 360° hot air circulation
Through 360° hot air circulation, the air fryer is able to transfer heat to the food more quickly, so that the food can be cooked faster, and the air fryer can usually reduce the cooking time by more than 20% compared to traditional ovens or barbecues, improving efficiency.
Tip 7: You can identify the quality of the material by the type of odor
Different materials will emit different smells, and it is normal for high-quality stainless steel heating pipes to have a special smell when used, but the use of inferior materials emits a pungent plastic burnt smell. And when the air fryer is boiling, it will smell the smell of protective oil applied before leaving the factory, so don't worry about this.
Tip 8: Good thermal insulation
The better the heat retention performance of the air fryer, the shorter the cooking time of the food, and the corresponding reduction of energy consumption.
Today we have taken you to a comprehensive discussion about how practical the air fryer is, knowing that high-quality air fryer is a popular kitchen appliance in recent years, which can cook food with the principle of air heat circulation, making food healthier and more delicious. However, the inferior and unqualified air fryer temperature control system may be unstable or inaccurate, resulting in overcooked food, over-roasting, loss of nutritional value, and even the production of harmful substances, which brings great safety hazards to our health. Therefore, when purchasing, please be sure to distinguish carefully and keep in mind the eight purchase tips we shared today!