An air fryer is a compact countertop appliance that produces the browned, crisp results of deep frying without submerging food in oil, by circulating air heated to as much as 200 degrees Celsius around food coated in a thin layer of oil in a basket, driving the Maillard browning reaction that also makes deep-fried food crisp. The Dutch engineer Fred van der Weij invented the air fryer in 2006 and brought the idea to Philips, which launched its Airfryer brand commercially in 2010 at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin, using what it called Rapid Air technology, combining radiant heat from above with convection air deflected upward from a shaped base to heat food from multiple directions with a small volume of air. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Patent or First-Use DateYear-only precision. Fred van der Weij invented the air fryer in 2006; Philips licensed and launched the Airfryer under the patented Rapid Air technology name in 2010. The source gives no exact patent filing or grant date, so 2010, the commercial launch year tied to the patent, is recorded with year-only precision. SignificanceThe air fryer is a small countertop convection oven that reaches deep-frying temperatures by circulating hot air at high speed rather than submerging food in oil, producing a fried, browned result with little or no added fat. The 2010 Philips Airfryer launch popularized rapid-air home cooking worldwide. 1 Sources
1. Air Fryer (Wikipedia)
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The air fryer was invented in 2006 by Dutch engineer Fred van der Weij.
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An air fryer is a small countertop convection oven that produces cooking temperatures similar to those of deep frying without submerging the food in oil.
History section, Philips launch sentence
Four years after inventing it, van der Weij took his invention to Philips, who launched the Airfryer in 2010.
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How long did it take the air fryer to go from invention to a product on sale?
About four years: invented in 2006 and launched by Philips in 2010.
The Dutch engineer Fred van der Weij invented the air fryer in 2006. Four years after inventing it he took the invention to Philips, which launched the Airfryer in 2010. The appliance itself is a small countertop convection oven that reaches deep-frying temperatures without submerging the food in oil.
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