Eli5 what’s the difference between convection cooking in an oven and an air fryer?

Question

Aren’t both methods just moving around hot air with a fan ?

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Answer 1

Not sure how to ELI5 on this one, but a counter top air-fryer only unit is just really good at it’s job. It’s a lot more efficient and the air is being blowing faster and circulating better because that’s what it’s designed to do. Food also sits in a baskets so air flow goes all around. In a connection oven usually your food is sitting in a pan with a lip so only the top is having air move over it.