Are air-fryers worth it? Or will it end up being a waste of money *

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

12. I use mine all the time.

It depends on what you eat, I suppose. I especially like it for chicken, which on airfrying function cooks in half the time of roasting and comes out much more moist. Chicken pieces coated with Cajun spice come out amazing when cooked on the mesh rack. That's not to say it's not good for lots of other things, too, I just eat a lot of chicken. I almost never use the conventional oven anymore. Now there are caveats.

Clean-up CAN be an issue. Get one that's got a stainless steel interior, and that has slots for the racks/shelves rather than metal pieces that stick out. Also, there are bottom liners available that you can wash in the sink/dishwasher and reuse. Those can help prevent build-up there. Examine the interior before you buy and avoid those that have a lot of nooks and breaks between metal pieces where grease can build up. Finally, make sure you wipe it down after each use, or you might attract six-legged roommates depending on where you live.

Also, get one that's the correct size for what you expect to cook. For example, do you want to cook 12" frozen pizzas or whole chickens? The smaller ones won't accommodate those, but the larger ones will.