What's The Difference Between Air Fryer And Convection Oven?

Air fryers and convection ovens are similar in that they use a fan to circulate air. Despite its name, air fryers don’t actually fry food. In fact, your air fryer and convection oven are more alike than you may think!

Before that, let’s get to know what an air fryer is before we begin to talk about the differences with a convection oven.

Air fryers use convection heating to circulate hot air around food in order to cook it. The food sits in the air fryer basket, and a small fan circulates the air. This process is similar to the way that deep fryers work. However, instead of hot oil, your food is “fried” using hot air. In other words, it is considered healthier as it uses no oil.

A convection oven can be considered as a toaster oven. The fan inside the oven causes air to circulate to cook your food. It cooks faster than a conventional oven.

Now that you’re aware what an air fryer and convection oven is, let’s talk about some of the major differences:

• Air fryers cook more quickly than convection ovens

• Food gets crispier in an air fryer

• Air fryer is ‘healthier’ as you’ll use less oil

• When it comes to size, convection ovens are larger than air fryers

• Air fryers can be more costly to own

• You can’t see inside an air fryer during the cooking process like you can with a convection oven.