I was always sceptical of air fryers, I didn't see what all the fuss was about for two reasons. I thought it does basically what a conventional oven does and secondly, the name air-frier always confuses me. I associate the word frier with deep frying and so this has always put me off trying. Is it just me that thinks this?

But over time observing friends and colleagues using the machine and seeing what other recipes home cooks are using it for on Cookpad I was inspired to give it a try with a recipe from @MALContentKiwi

I was so surprised with the outcome and now see the benefit of the air-frier. It isn't deep frying at all...it is essentially a fan oven that uses less power in a much much quicker time so is energy efficient during these hard economical times. It cuts cooking times down by half in many cases and because it's a small space versus a large conventional oven saves energy. The food turns out great as well.

I will keep experimenting.