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I think Gary has too much time on his hands.


Gary will send you some.OMG, making mayo....sigh
OMG, making mayo....sigh
Hey...you know you’ll eat well at Uncle Gary’s summer camp.
OMG, making mayo....sigh

Gary has been looking at air fryers for awhile also. Mary Lou says no, we're out of room. Gary doesn't have a countertop oven/convection/broil/rotisserie/air fry. Gary doesn't have a toaster. He uses this round, thin, flat, sheet metal type pan with silicone handles for the rare occasions when toast is called for. Gary thinks the main reason we don't have toast is because we don't have a toaster. The pan works great for quesadillas and making tortillas. Instant heat ... it's so thin. Gary is intrigued by the rotisserie and air frying capabilities. Gary has been looking at rotisseries and air fryers ... but Mary Lou has been kiboshing any attempts to slip one into the kitchen.Our toaster broke the other day after 17 years of almost daily use. Started looking at toasters then that turned into toaster ovens... I returned the first one I bought online because it was too small - the dimensions on the site were wrong. Then I ventured down the rabbit hole of product reviews and Q&A's and sale prices and model numbers and shipping costs and needs vs. want. I saw the convection oven/toaster oven combos. Bake, convection bake, broil, convection broil, rotisserie, air fry! Does it make toast? Small enough for the counter-top but wait, it has to fit a 13x9 pan right? What about muffin tins? And my casserole dishes? Exterior dimensions? Interior dimensions? Dimensions that are different from one site to the next. Number of racks? Temp controls? Timers? Interior light? Good reviews, bad reviews, obviously fake reviews, video reviews, qvc reviews, reviews with photos, reviews criticizing other reviews! And the pricing - oy! Sale prices with shipping charges, higher sale prices with free shipping, clearance prices, coupon codes, promo codes, friends and family discounts, out of stock, on backorder, in stock but overpriced, 4 easy payments, 12 months no interest, use your Amex points...
In the end I bought one that also is an air fryer since I've been looking at air fryers lately so this one does it all - toast, bake, convection oven, air fryer, broil. Exhausted and I never left my desk! We'll see if we like it when it gets here. I'm the Queen of returning things.