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Annie Collyer

Don't make the same mistake I did — this is the safest place to keep your air fryer in your kitchen

Gourmia Fry ‘N Fold Digital Air Fryer.

My air fryer often makes its way around my kitchen, as I'm always rearranging the layout of my countertops. Truthfully, although it's handy, this slightly obtrusive appliance slightly ruins my aesthetic. It's big, bulky, and in comparison to my white and sage green kitchen, it sticks out like a sore thumb. But the placement of your much-loved air fryer is often overlooked as a mere suggestion in the manual, but really, it's the difference between your air fryer overheating and setting on fire in your kitchen, and not.

After placing my dual-zone stacked air fryer in my pantry for a few weeks, I quickly realized how dangerous this was. It was getting hot in there! It's such a tight space, with three large shelves and a small countertop area on offer. This countertop area also plays home to my microwave and milk frother. So, eventually, I came to peace with the fact that my air fryer had to be on display, for safety reasons.

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