Good point, maybe we could note in the post oil or no oil. Instructions please Ol Leader.
I understand what you're saying, T.
I recently bought a NuWave air fryer like old Dave's. It does not require oil and I don't add oil to most of the things I've cooked therein.
I have researched and ogled so many of these cookers not realizing that a FEW of them require oil.
How can I let folks know that I am using a real air fryer when I post about using it?
I'll be glad to...
:DNo instructions.... Was just thinking how it is useful to use an easy, perhaps abbreviate term for something you want to convey - but do not want to waste key-stokes.
That was why I brought up the request for possible "short hand" or monikers - such as NO- (No Oil ) and OA for Oil Added.
There are some air fryers that require oil - some do not. This confuses us as consumers.
And then, there are times we choose to ad a little oil. In a NO air fryer - this is a tiny amount typically, but noteworthy if needed to make the food cook correctly. Worth mentioning...
In a OA fryer - one may need to vary the amount of oil required to cook the recipe being posted - Also worth mentioning, so others can duplicate our results.....
No rules about this - no one will be chastised, ostracized or required to exercise if they do not want to do this.
It was merely an epiphany which culminated in a suggestion- and a desire to help us all communicate the complete idea of the exactly which kind of air fryer, or whether we added oil to the cooking.
FWIW - I think there are many recipes for air fryers that recommend oils - when none is really needed. I have tried a few things both ways. There are some foods that I think you have to spritz a little - some that really come out no differently either way.