You can certainly cook up bountiful gourmet feasts on a sleek built-in or slide-in range, but what if you’re looking for something more? Kitchen ranges come in a wide selection of brands, styles, configurations, and fuel types, but since you asked, ranges can do a lot more than bake a casserole or the occasional tray of cookies. Our selection of ranges from Frigidaire and LG offer new cooking features such as Air Fry to provide healthy, fried cuisine from your home.
To put it simply, Air Fry can now be part of your range. No different than you would change your oven’s settings from traditional baking to convection baking, you can switch the setting over to Air Fry, which is specifically made for frying up all of your favorite foods in far less time than a traditional deep fryer. Forget dealing with messy hot oil, pools of grease, or splash burns—an Air Fry oven range is an easier and healthier alternative to discover delectable fried recipes.
At a Glance:
Frigidaire: Air Fry Electric Range
What is Air Frying?
Air frying is a heating element that is specifically designed to help you create your favorite fried foods in your kitchen. The Air Fry setting operates at much higher temperatures compared to traditional ovens, which quickly browns and crisps the surface of your food. It circulates a super-charged heat throughout the oven, so every french fry and egg roll is evenly cooked to crispy perfection. After a short burst of direct concentrated heat, your air frying range will gradually decrease the internal cooking temperature to ensure a golden exterior while maintaining a soft and juicy bite on the inside.
With just a touch of a button, you can enjoy your favorite fried food with all of the flavor and none of the guilt!
Air Frying vs. Baking
From traditional baking ovens to air fry ovens – there’s more than one way to heat your food. If you’re comparing air frying vs. baking, ask yourself, which cooking style works best for you and your cooking style?
To understand how air frying works, it’s equally important to understand how baking works on a standard oven. When baking something in the oven, the temperature rises from underneath the heating elements and warms up the air. Your oven will increase gradually until it has reached the temperature you have selected and it will remain there during the duration of the cooking process.
With an Air Fry oven range, you no longer need to worry about space on the rack, flipping your food while it cooks, or waiting for your appliance to heat up. Air Fry uses far more heating power than a standard cooking mode and the built-in heating rack still has the cooking capacity to withstand family-sized meals.
Air Fry vs. Convection Oven
A convection oven works similarly to a traditional oven, but instead of the heat rising and cooking your food based on a given temperature, a convection oven uses fans to move air around quickly and evenly distribute heat. This means your food cooks faster, more thoroughly, and ultimately saves you energy and money.
When you break it down, air frying ranges and convection ovens are close relatives, but there are a couple of distinctions between the two. While both ovens use fans to distribute heat throughout the appliance, in an Air Fry oven range, the air moves around much more rapidly, which is why you get faster cooking results. Also, certain foods that are typically made to be fried will turn out much better in an air fryer instead of a traditional oven. Foods like hot wings and onion rings retain their natural texture and flavor when you can simulate a deep-frying cooking technique.
Considerations When You’re Shopping for a Range
If you’re not sure how to choose between a standard built-in range and an air frying oven, luckily you won’t have to decide between the two.
The Frigidaire Air Fry Range is the first of its kind with both convection cooking and air frying options! And following right behind, LG now offers a range with the same air frying technology. Both brands come in electric, gas, or induction fuel types and freestanding or wall-mounted installation options. Feel free to toggle between convection and air frying settings whenever you want, meaning faster, healthier meals for everyone.
Frigidaire: Air Fry Electric Range
It’s time to get down to business. First, let’s take some time to check out this 30” Frigidaire Gallery Front Control Range. We already know it’s equipped with the Air Fry feature which means you get to enjoy the benefit of convenient and delicious fried foods whenever your appetite strikes. And just like a TV infomercial —“but wait, there’s more!”
This electric range is here to expand your cooking capabilities. How do you feel about a time-saving True Convection feature or a 3,200W Quick Boil Element?
This heating element gives you the power to cook faster than you thought possible, saving time spent in the kitchen so you’ve got more time to enjoy your meal. A SpaceWise Triple Expandable element provides three different burner sizes all in one so you can use your smaller, delicate pots and pans and large, bulky cookware at the same time. And when kitchen messes have taken their toll, this range can even clean itself with a Fast Steam Cleaning option that runs a 30-minute light oven cleaning that's chemical-free, odor-free, and fast.
Frigidaire: Air Fry Gas Range
Don’t worry, there are also gas ranges for the cooking purists out there. If a gas range better suits your cooking needs, you can still reap the benefits of an impressive Frigidaire Air Fry Range; you’ll just want to take a gander at this freestanding gas range option instead.
This model is equipped with similar bells and whistles as the electric model such as True Convection and Fast Steam Cleaning option, but it has a few additional features to offer. A five-burner cooktop allows for greater cooking flexibility with an 18,000-BTU power burner for faster boiling, a 5,000-BTU simmer burner for delicate foods and sauces, and a 10,000-BTU oval burner. It includes a griddle pan that you can place on the oval burner to make pancakes and quesadillas and easy-to-clean, corner-to-corner grates keep your appliance looking sleek.
LG: Air Fry Electric Range
Those first two models were impressive, but the LG freestanding electric range is not to be outdone. This model comes with the Air Fry feature to serve up crispy flavor fast enough to feed a crowd, but it offers a more immersive cooking experience. Taking a page from LG’s wildly popular InstaView™ refrigerator, this range lets you check cooking progress without ever opening the door or reaching over a hot cooktop to flip a switch. Just knock twice on the window to turn on the oven light and see just how delicious your food looks.
This single oven also features PrintProof™ Stainless Steel, storage drawers, five burner zones, self-clean, True Convection, and automatic Safety Shut-Down after 12 hours. But the best part is, this model is Wi-Fi enabled and works with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa and includes the SmartThinQ app to connect your appliance, get recommended maintenance tips, and receive alerts for potential problems before they arise.
LG: Air Fry Gas Range
Once again, if you like to drive your kitchen petal to the metal, an LG gas range is what you need. This freestanding gas range comes equipped with the same chic features as the electric model, but with the power of a traditional gas cooktop. Yes, air frying is still included; no cause for concern here.
It’s a single gas oven with PrintProof™ Black Stainless Steel and an oven capacity of 5.8 cu. ft., the perfect cooking appliance for any household. 20K BTU UltraHeat system heats burners quickly so you never miss a beat in your cooking routine. Oven modes include Bake, Broil, Air Fry, Proof, Easy and Self Clean, Convection Bake, Convection Roast, Keep Warm, Frozen Meal, Slow Cook, and Favorite. Seven rack positions, a smart oven light, and a door lock make cooking easy and safe for anyone who steps foot in the kitchen, and if you need to set a timer or look up a recipe, a WiFi-enabled voice assistant will come to the rescue.
Measuring Your Space
When purchasing a new freestanding or built-in range, don’t forget to measure the space of your appliance opening as well as the dimensions of your old appliance. It’s important to carefully and correctly measure multiple times to ensure your dimensions are correct and you have the necessary space available for your new cooking appliance.
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