I always read every label. But I’d never checked my air fryer.

I’m the kind of person who turns the yogurt cup around in the supermarket.

I check the ingredients. I look at the sugar. I compare two products that, to everyone else, probably look exactly the same.
But at home, life moves faster.

School bags end up in the hallway. Someone’s hungry. There’s laundry waiting, messages to reply to, and usually three things are happening at once.

So when it came to cooking, convenience usually won.
My airfryer had become one of those appliances I used almost automatically. For other meals, I’d turn on the big oven, even if I was making something small.

And until recently, I’d never asked myself what the surfaces in those appliances were actually made of. I knew more about the ingredients in a cup of yogurt than about the appliance I used almost every day.

It started when a friend stopped by for a cup of coffee.

We talked about kitchens, food, and all those little things we’ve learned to pay closer attention to over the years.

She said that these days she deliberately chooses PFAS-free cookware.

I knew the term, but I realized I’d never connected it to my own appliances.

After she left, I took out the basket from my air fryer and suddenly looked at it differently.

What kind of surface was that, really? Was there a coating on it? Which materials came into contact with the food? And more importantly: where do you even find that information?

I didn’t want to suddenly throw out my entire kitchen.

I just wanted clearer answers.

Once I started looking, I realized something else.

Whatever replaced my old setup had to work in real life.

I didn’t need yet another appliance that looks impressive online and then takes up counter space for six months. I was looking for something for the meals we actually make:

A toasted sandwich for lunch. Some veggies or potato wedges. Something quick between two work calls.
Dinner for my partner and me once the kids had already eaten.

For that, I was constantly going back and forth between the air fryer and our much bigger oven.

If I was going to change something, it had to make sense on an ordinary Tuesday, not just look good in a photo.

The first thing I noticed wasn’t a recipe. It was the information about the materials.

According to Safecourt, the Power Oven has a stainless-steel interior, and the parts that come into contact with food are PFAS- and BPA-free, without a non-stick coating. That answered the question that had started my whole search.

Then I looked at everything it can do.

The Power Oven combines six cooking functions: air frying, baking, grilling, roasting, toasting, and reheating. That meant it could take over many of the smaller meals I was already using two different appliances for.

Before I ordered, I took a good look at the size and capacity. The Poweroven has a capacity of 12 liters and is intended for one or two people. For me, that was exactly the point.

I didn’t want to replace our big oven for elaborate family dinners. I was looking for something for lunches, snacks, and smaller meals: the moments when preheating the big oven always felt over the top.

I also checked where it could safely sit on the countertop and read the care instructions before buying. The accessories need to be washed by hand, and I’d rather know that up front than find out later. At that point, I knew exactly why I wanted it and what I’d use it for.

So I ordered it.

I still check labels. That hasn’t changed. The difference is that now I also pay attention to the items I use to prepare that food.

I’m not trying to make my kitchen perfect.

I just want to understand what I’m buying and choose products that fit how we really live. For me, the Power Oven did both. It gave me clearer information about the materials I care about, and a practical reason to use it often.

And that made the decision surprisingly easy.