Me when I see an air fryer for cheap 
Me when I realize at home it's so tiny I will basically need to fry everything one portion at a time 
Hopefully it'll still work out to be more energy efficient than the oven 
It's just an oven
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it's the non-Hummer of ovens.
It's an oven with a very strong fan and a small space
I don't pay for electricity 
All the more reason to use electric appliances lol
after getting burned by the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine ("Meat is the new Bread"), I'm a bit gunshy about executive-designed gadgetry like the Funcooker: ashower safe pocket microwave with wheels and four doors.
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It's great for making quick veggies
I got an air fryer exclusively for reheating pizza and it did not disappoint. I also make corn dogs and potatoes. Once I even made a homemade hot pocket with it. Very useful device 
Anything fried is good in it. Roasted veg too like broccoli and cauliflower
you can air fry seasoned chickpeas for a nice snack. Asparagus in a little olive oil is bangin. It does great on anything breaded and frozen, and you can cook bacon and a frozen burger patty at the same time with no mess.
I run two air fryers with one kept to just vegetables. The 'just a little oven' crowd has zero experience or they would shut up, the air fryer gets to 400 in a couple minutes it's nothing like the effort of using the oven. Further, flipping items in the oven causes drastic heat loss and less end crunchiness than just quickly shaking the air fryer basket. Easier to use, clean, less energy wasted, it's a no brainer.
You can get silicone inserts super cheap from temu that make cleanup SUPER easy, too.
I ❤️ fried air
My mother had a microwave with a convection oven built in. Same as an air fryer, but a better size, and is a microwave at the same time.