desertcart.com: CHEFMAN 2 Qt Mini Air Fryer – Digital
Space-Saving Compact Air Fryer with Nonstick and Dishwasher Safe
Basket, Quick & Easy Meals in Minutes, Features Digital Timer and
Shake Reminder – Black : Home & Kitchen
Review: I hate cooking... but this air fryer changed my life!!! -
I never write reviews... but I'm obsessed with this air fryer. No
joke it has literally changed my life hahhaah. First off - I
don't cook. Never have. Always hated it. I'm neurodivergent and
I'm very good at a lot of things but just not in the kitchen - I
hate the prep, the smells, the number of options for tools and
pans, etc... the way the stove or oven heats up the whole
kitchen, and the huge amount of dishes and whatever you have to
clean up afterwards. I think the thing that bothers me the most
though is that it's hard to find good recipes - people will just
share horrible recipes that take forever to make (and groceries
are expensive these days!) You spend all that money and end up
with something gross. Or I would mess up and burn something or
undercook something because there are so many nuances that go
unspoken in cooking. All ovens have different internal
temperatures... cooking on gas or electric stoves affect the
types of pans you may be using... I don't even know which pans
are good for what types of foods... there's so much to consider
and it all goes widely unsaid in recipes. So I often would try to
make something and end up throwing it out. Not fun. Long story
short, it's just not worth it to me. Luckily my spouse is an
amazing cook and loves the art of it. He knows how to make
anything and how to take a recipe and alter it to be GOOD, so he
does all the cooking! Fast-forward to him having to leave for
about a month this summer and I'm really struggling in the
kitchen alone every day. My mom suggested getting an air fryer to
make my life easier - just a small one (she recommended this
exact model backed by research and thousands of great reviews). I
thought okay maybe it would be nice to heat up some frozen food
and have it be cooked better than a microwave at least, I don't
know. I always thought air fryers were a gimicky thing - just
another dumb gadget to take up space on the counter. Not
interested. But I ordered it anyway... she was adamant I would
like it. And oh. My god, was she right. I had no idea!! First of
all, pretty much everything frozen or pre-packaged has air fryer
instructions on the back. You just dump some stuff in, set the
temperature and time, and in a few mintiess, you have something
that is PERFECTLY COOKED. It's too simple. Nothing comes out
rubbery or unevenly cooked like in the microwave. Everything is
chef's kiss - crispy, cooked, perfect... almost like grill-level
good. And you just push a button. It's so small, there are no
pans or excess dishes to wash after. You just wait for the basket
to cool off then rinse with a bit of soap and water the end. Or
you can even use those air fryer basket liners - even less clean
up! Then I tried making real food... he air fryer recipes on the
internet are sooooo simple - buy a thing, season it, maybe spray
the air fryer basket with some olive or avocado oil, then press a
button. So then I tried to make stuff not from frozen bags! I
made buffalo wings... brussel sprouts... cheeseburgers... chicken
breast... asparagus... even steak!!! It may sound stupid but this
is HUGE for me. Like - I bought raw meat and was 100% confident
that the air fryer would cook it correctly and that I wouldn't
make a mess or overwhelm myself. And that's exactly what
happened! Quick, easy dinners in MINUTES with no mess. It's a
miracle. It's like, what I always wanted cooking to be lol, just
pop something in a little drawer, set the time and temp and bam,
it's done. It reminds of that gadget in Back to the Future 2 - I
hope someone else remembers this - when they go visit the McFly
house in the future and they're cooking dinner in that "hydrator"
thing and the mom pops the food in the drawer and says "hydrate
level 4, please" and the food comes out perfect in like 30
seconds, hahaha. THAT'S what I always wanted and THAT'S what the
air fryer is to me!!! I'm so obsessed. My spouse is back and I've
been cooking multiple nights a week and he is STUNNED he can't
stop laughing at my new obsession and is also very impressed that
the stuff I'm air frying is really good! So he calls me the air
fryer queen now. I just bought another one - a 4 qt. Chefman
model so I can cook multiple things at once! So anyway - if you
hate cooking and never thought you had a chance... I'm here to
tell you there is hope haha. And this lil mini 2 qt. chefman is a
hero for the ages.
Review: Great small air fryer - Very nice, little air fryer.
Works very well. Easy to clean, fingerprint magnet though. Easy
to use, i like the round control knob. Definitely recommend -
buyer be aware, it is a small air fryer
