Your Air Fryer Isn't the Problem. Its Coating Is.
Crispy without the oil, dinner in fifteen minutes, the whole pitch turned out to be true. So this is not an article about whether to air fry. You settled that. It is about what your fryer cooks on.
The SymptomsCheck your basket
And here is the part nobody frames honestly: replacing the fryer replaces the coating with a new coating. The cycle is the product.
The MechanismWhere a worn coating goes
The UpgradeNot a replacement. An ending.
Fritaire is the version with nothing to wear off: a tempered glass bowl, stainless steel accessories, the same 15-minute crispy, plus rotisserie, plus a self-cleaning function, plus you can watch it cook. You are not switching away from air frying. You are switching away from the part you were never told about.
Fritaire Self-Cleaning Glass Air Fryer
The MathCheap fryers are a subscription
A $99 coated fryer replaced every two years costs more over five years than one glass fryer at $199.99. And every replacement resets the peeling clock. Glass does not wear out, so the math only has to happen once.
The Test30 days, both fryers, one counter
One household ran both side by side for a month. What stayed the same: speed and crispiness. What changed: cleanup, visibility, and which one earned counter status. The old fryer ended the month in the donate box.
ProofFrom former basket owners
"Best purchase I've made. Cleanup is nothing."