My grandma in Naples watched me flip chicken thighs in the air fryer and called it a sin
I used to stand over a splattering cast iron skillet for 25 minutes, now I just toss them in the basket at 400 for 14 minutes and flip once. She still won't touch them but my smoke alarm finally gets a break, anyone else got family that thinks air fryers are cheating?
Oh man this is the same fight as people who swear by hand grinding coffee or making bread from scratch. There's this whole thing where doing it the hard way becomes proof you CARE, and any shortcut feels like you're saying the old way didn't matter. Your grandma isn't tasting a difference, she's mourning something.