It is in a position to do that due to a pair options most air fryers lack: twin top-and-bottom burners, and a broad cooking floor. The Dome 2 is formed in a different way from different air fryers: Its 5.6-quart basket is shallow, but additionally expansive sufficient you possibly can lay out a 12-inch pizza or two dozen get together wings throughout its floor. This maximizes cooking house, and likewise air circulation throughout a single layer of meals.
But additionally, this implies warmth can come from each the highest or the underside, to cook dinner totally different meals in a different way: A grill operate heats by way of direct warmth, from the underside. Thus the good char or leopard spots on my pork chops or pizza.
As a facet profit, the Dome 2 has a self-clean operate similar to the one in your oven that’ll burn off any aerosolized oil, that means it will not begin to odor humorous or smoke as you retain on utilizing it. Firmware updates have added a number of options, like guide begins on the self-clean operate.
The draw back is that it is huge: The Dome 2 takes up numerous house in your counter, and can also be a bit cumbersome to drag out and in of a cupboard. It is best for the one that really loves the pace, crispness, and straightforward clean-up of an air fryer however likes the added grill or toasting capabilities as a bonus.
That stated, if what you really need is an oven that may perform a little little bit of air frying, I would go for the Breville Good Oven Professional ($350) as a substitute. As luck would have it, that Breville can also be on sale throughout Prime Day. It is a modest deal, however nonetheless an actual one—$50 off.