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Esther O’Moore Donohoe: Air fryer destined for same dusty drawer as bread maker and salad spinner

Everyone’s talking about the air fryer; it’s the latest kitchen must-have; it won’t be like the other unused gadgets you bought. But if you do buy it, don’t bet on it transforming your life

These days, you’re never more than six feet away from someone having a conversation about getting an air fryer. Picture: Getty

These days you’re never more than six feet away from someone having a conversation about getting an air fryer. The last time a kitchen device dominated the small appliance zeitgeist in the same way was the 2010s, when spiralisers and courgetti spaghetti were at their peak.

Experts say the current frenzy around the air fryer can be traced back to a single episode of ITV’s This Morning in March 2020, when Gino D’Acampo cooked “chips ...