<![CDATA[Who on earth called it an “air fryer”!?]]>Who on earth called it an “air fryer”!?
1. It doesn't fry air
2. It doesn't fry anything at all
3. The thing is basically a small convection oven with slightly more powerful fans.

I really love my Frittenfön but I refuse to call it air fryer.

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I do not own one but this naming complaint still made me feel better.

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YOUR SKIN IS AN OVEN

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  • it moves heat via convection
  • therefore, it's an oven
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This should go on a shirt:

Do you like my
T
iefkühlfr
itten

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But that would make the thing it föns a Frittat, which is by definition a thing that has been fried.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/wakame/statuses/116386147493034827https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/wakame/statuses/116386147493034827Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:47:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Who on earth called it an “air fryer”!? on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:41:52 GMT]]>@schokopuddingg Frittenfön is fantastic, that should be the official/standard german name for it 😄

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​​ Air fryer
​​ Frittenfön

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