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by bmitc 1260 days ago
I recently got a "Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro". I love it. It gets a little dirty inside, but it cooks so much better than a traditional over, is great for reheating food over the microwave, and the air fryer works really well. And it is a great example of user interfaces because it has no touch screens with dedicated knobs for everything. It is a breeze to use and a nice breath of fresh air when it comes to having physical knobs, which are additional quite nice knobs.

https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/ovens/bov900.html

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I'm going to argue the above largely misses the point of what makes a good air fryer and what you have linked about is actually just a fancy toaster oven.

You did mention it yourself - "It gets a little dirty inside".

Compare it to the $30 air fryers that are essentially an insulated cooking pot with a detachable heating element. They do the same thing but are so trivial to clean since they are a cooking pot that fits in the sink.

It's one of those things in life where cheaper is better in my opinion and i do not recommend the above product at all.

I.e., pros and cons exist for products that do different things. I can't reheat items, such as pizza, in just an air fryer.
You can if you slice it