FOr for some reason, TV is obsessed with air fryers. Air Fryer: Do You Know What's Missing? airs on Channel 5 on Wednesday. – Two weeks after “Air Fryer vs. Microwave: Which is Better?” Don’t forget our Christmas special “Air Fryer: Make Christmas Easy.” Channel 4 also got in on the action with Air Flyers: Are They Worth It? but why?That can't happen that There's a lot of content about air fryers, right? Can these shows actually tell us something about air fryers that we don't already know? There's only one way to find out. I watched everything.
Air Fryer: Is it worth it? (channel 4)
Denise Van Outen is giving this air fryer show her all, even describing her presenting job as “the role of a lifetime.”
She commits to eating as much food as she can in the air fryer for a month, not just considering whether money will be saved or wasted. She then stands in the Crystal Maze's crystal dome and takes one apart before demonstrating how they work. “OK, Dennis, imagine you're a chicken nugget!” she was told as her fans came over. All of this happens in her first seven minutes.
I learned so much and was surprised at how interesting it was. The Crystal Dome fan shows that the air fryer cooks food from all sides, whereas a regular oven cooks from the bottom (the gold token Van Outen is holding represents heat) ). After that there is an interesting section explaining how running costs will be lower. A microwave oven costs £21 a year to run, an air fryer costs just over £42 a year to run, while an electric oven costs a whopping £220. “So you're saying I should throw out everything else and microwave everything?” Van Outen asks so intently that it actually becomes a little worrying.
At times, the show can lean into the weird. Van Outen tests different models of air fryers with an expert who dramatically destroys potato chips right in front of her while her assistant writes down the results on a clipboard. Apparently, these are real jobs. I found a career that was backwards.
Yes, I'm not going to take this consumer show to my grave, but I had a good time. Oh, and according to Van Outen, the air fryer doesn't cook rice very well, so don't try it.
Microwave or fryer: which is better? (channel 5)
“The trusty old microwave oven, which served meals in minutes, was well established, but there's a new competitor in town,” says the narrator of the show, which pits microwave ovens and air fryers against each other. X Factor dubber Peter Dixon (really) chimes in. Let's see which one is the best (no, really).
This 60-minute show tries desperately to be more exciting than it actually is. There are 7 This challenge, which they call rounds, is accompanied by dramatic music and the sound of boxing bells. The boxing ring was also equipped with a microwave and an air fryer, each with boxing gloves, and at one point two people looked at each other with deathly eyes while holding them. .
The challenges start very easily. Electronic fryers win the round because they are cheaper to buy than microwave ovens. In that case, a microwave oven wins out because it costs less to run than an electric fryer. However, as time passes, it becomes clear that there is not much to talk about, and the rounds become more and more abstract. For example, the air fryer is mentioned more than the microwave on TikTok, so it wins the round. The expert helpfully added that air fryers are new and “microwaves were used in a time when social media didn't exist.” thank you.
The final challenge involves holding a microphone to your mouth while munching to see which device makes the crispiest chips. The microwave oven (35 decibels) came second to the fryer (41 decibels) in this test, but it doesn't really do anything.
Can I learn a lot? no. But at least this documentary features someone who met the inventor of the air fryer. This deserves all the praise it can get.
Air Fryer: Make Christmas Easy (channel 5)
For some reason, the show, which is available to watch on Channel 5's website until December 7, 2028, begins with a warning that it “contains mild language and violence” (even if it doesn't). It features broadcaster Alexis Conran trying to cook an entire Christmas. Air fryer dinner including bean sprouts.
“Maybe this will be the easiest Christmas dinner ever?” Conran asks viewers at the beginning, and of course the answer is, “No, I'm making Christmas dinner in the air fryer.”
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Featured personalities on the show include Vanessa Feltz, who talks about air fryers every 20 seconds and at one point says, “Imagine a world without pigs and blankets,” and TV personalities who share anecdotes about air fryer purchases. Includes Tom Reid Wilson. As a gift to warm up the air fryer (that's what the anecdote is all about). The tips include some surprisingly useful ones. If you have a large family, buy a larger air fryer.
As for the central challenge, I'm told that this device requires no preheating and can cook roast potatoes in a fraction of the time of a traditional oven. But the problem is that most air fryers can only cook two things at a time. Keeping everything warm can be a logistical nightmare.
So what can you do to keep your food from getting cold after cooking? “You can also keep everything warm in a low oven,” suggests Conran. hang on. what? Are you using an air fryer to avoid eggs? Here they come.
Air Fryer: Do you know what you're missing? (channel 5)
I have to ask, considering this is the fourth time I've seen a show featuring air fryers. Is there more to say? As the title plays, I start to sweat at the thought of being exposed to the history of airfryer again.
Still, I learned a little: 60 pounds is a good entry point for a functioning air fryer good. Don't add too much because you won't be able to cook everything properly. If you have a smaller fryer, you can install a rack so you can double your cooking space. Some electric fryers also come with lights. Do not use metal tongs as they will damage the inside. Please read the manual! Be sure to soak afterwards! Get outside! Wait, the last one is for me.
Talking heads on the show include Rusty Lee (who has an air fryer for baking and grilling) and Radio 2 presenter and popular drummer Owain Wynne Evans (who has a drawer in the front). (I own a flyer with two windows and a window) that tells your audience the following fascinating information: “I cooked eggplant in the air fryer last night.” Even if it was informative, it's a bit bland.
Actually, I don't have a fryer. Was he ever tempted to buy the Airfryer after experiencing it for four hours?No.
