2019 is the year of air fryer: Score this Black Friday deal and find out why

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The Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer makes it a joy to cook for family and friends. (Photo: Walmart)
The Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer makes it a joy to cook for family and friends. (Photo: Walmart)

Move over, Instant Pot, and make way for the kitchen hero of 2020: the almighty Air Fryer. To say this countertop appliance is changing lives is putting it mildly—and thanks to Walmart’s and Amazon’s amazing Black Friday deals, you can have your very own for a pittance.

The greatest kitchen invention since the coffee maker

So what’s an Air Fryer, anyway? Well, if a convection oven and a deep fryer had a baby—and that baby went to culinary and nutrition school and could therefore offer up way healthier, crispier, juicier versions of your favorite fried foods—that would be an air fryer. Specifically the Farberware Digital Air Fryerwhich is nearly half off for Black Friday. This baby does all of the above and then some. It can bake potatoes. It can roast meat. It can reheat food without drying it out. And it does its work fast and with minimal cleanup required.

Dinner is fun again

Like a deep fryer, the air fryer fries to perfection—so everything from chicken tenders to fish fillets to Brussels sprouts to fries comes out like something from an amazing restaurant. Expect compliments from the family—and requests for repeat performances.

It’s all good, because the food you make in an air fryer is way lighter and healthier than the traditional fried version of the same dishes. Where deep frying requires a vat of oil to deliver crispiness, the Farberware Air Fryer uses just a scant couple of tablespoons. The result? All the foods you love with way fewer calories.

It even bakes biscuits!

You don’t need to be a fan of fried foods to have your life changed by the Farberware Digital Air Fryer. It can roast veggies, and leans meats like chicken breasts and pork chops—with a tiny bit of oil, or no oil at all if you prefer. And because of the unique way it operates, it can even bake.

How exactly does it work? Instead of swirling heat around a big space, like a convection oven would, the air fryer blows hot air directly onto food—it’s fast, energy efficient, and foolproof (as in, it cooks evenly every time).

Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer. (Photo: Walmart)
Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer. (Photo: Walmart)

And it’s extremely versatile; believe it or not, the Farberware Air Fryer even makes light, delicious biscuits and doughnuts.

In some ways, you might find your Farberware Air Fryer casts a shadow on your microwave. When you heat up frozen foods in the air fryer, they emerge with a nice texture and taste‚ like they’re freshly cooked (a big improvement on nuking). Fans love the Farberware Air Fryer for heating up leftovers, especially cold pizza: “It takes just as good as if it was delivered,” one customer gushed.

Once you go air fryer, you never go back

We’re not just blowing hot air here. More than 740 Walmart customers are in love with their Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer and are singing its praises to the moon and back.

“Use it 3 times a day. Fast and easy,” one bragged. My favorite cooking appliance. Wouldn't want to be without it.”

“I love this Air Fryer soooo much!!!,” said another happy customer. “I make so many things within minutes in this Fryer. Meatballs, Italian Sausage, Pizza, Stromboli, Grilled Cheese, Mini Lasagna, Etc.”

“This was my first air fryer purchase and I just have to say I love, love, love it!!!” said one reviewer . “The first thing I cooked in it was hamburgers...I was able to cook 2 good sized burgers at once, 6 mins on each side, and they turned out beautiful.”

For versatility, health, efficiency—and renewed excitement in the kitchen—there’s nothing like this Farberware DIgital Air Fryer. Grab one before they’re all gone, and wish yourself a happy Black Friday with a gift your whole family will thank you for (in hugs).

Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer

Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer. (Photo: Walmart)
Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer. (Photo: Walmart)

Shop it: Farberware 3.2 Quart Digital Air Fryer, $39 (Was $69), walmart.com

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