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Chef Sifu 4QT XL Air Fryer

  • Trade in all your canola… for AIR! Because this bad boy doesn’t need no oil to cook.
  • Not only does the lack of oil make for healthier “fried” food, it’s also easier and safer to use than traditional fryers.
  • Comes with a fryer basket, a baking pan and rack, and an oil sprayer.
  • The oil sprayer is for flavor, not cooking.
  • It’s dangerous to kick oil cold turkey.
  • Model: AF-01, cuz this shit is number 1 AS FUCK, BRO!! Oh, sorry. AF stands for ‘air fryer’ here. Got a little out of hand there. I’ll go ahead and put the airhorns away.
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The Times v. Dad

When I first saw that we were selling an air fryer, I was torn.

On the one hand, Wirecutter pretty emphatically stated that they don’t recommend these things for how expensive they are. If you’re not familiar with Wirecutter, they’re basically one of the best and most straightforward resources for when you’re buying kitchen appliances, electronics, and just about everything in between. They do a lot of research and provide simple, easy-to-understand articles replete with concrete purchasing recommendations. So, their opinion carries a lot of weight.

On the other hand, my dad has an air fryer and he likes it.

Two venerable sources. Two contradictory opinions. I didn’t know who to trust. So I began to dig deeper. Here’s what I found:

  1. While working on his Wirecutter article, Michael Sullivan conducted more than 35 hours worth of air fryer tests. In the end, he was so unimpressed with them that he recommended buying a simple convection toaster oven to get a better bang for your buck.

  2. Back when I was in high school, my dad used to change my car’s oil. Not just check it, mind you, but perform a full-blown change. He had a little pit in the garage, so you could pull your car right in and he’d take care of it every 3000 miles.

Given those two facts, I came to the following conclusion: it was possible that my dad had also used his air fryer for 35 total hours, yet it was very unlikely that Michael Sullivan had ever changed the oil in my car when I was in high school. This seemed like a pretty clear “checkmate” situation. But then I remembered that an air fryer’s greatest selling point is its oil-free frying. Thus, it only seemed fair that all oil-based arguments need be discarded. I found myself right back at square one.

Then it hit me: my dad is a Meh customer. He likely bought his air fryer right here on this very site. Meanwhile, Wirecutter suggests a model that retails at about $250, which is FIVE TIMES AS EXPENSIVE AS THIS ONE. Furthermore, they never say they’re outright bad; they just say they aren’t worth the money. Which makes sense: my dad would likely not be the satisfied air-frying customer he is today had he been required to fork over more than 200 bucks.

Therefore, Wirecutter, I know we’ve suggested this before, but if you’re reading this, consider an addendum to your initial verdict of “Not recommended”: something like, “unless it’s selling on Meh for almost a fifth of the cost, in which case, go to town.” I’d be happy to put you in touch with my dad if you need any more information.

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