This week Tovala debuted a brand new countertop cooking equipment, the multifunction Tovala Good Oven Air Fryer. The brand new equipment is the primary new {hardware} from the corporate because it unveiled the second-generation good steam oven in 2018.
Some readers could also be pondering, ‘wait, didn’t Tovala launch an air fryer final fall?’ Properly, they did introduce air frying, but it surely was as a retrofit improve to the gen 2. As a result of the gen 2 Tovala had convection (a built-in fan for air circulation), they may add air frying by a software program improve and an air fry basket.
With the brand new Good Oven Air Fryer, they’ve constructed a wholly new equipment designed round its air fry functionality.
“Our engineering workforce redesigned the oven’s airflow system by introducing a 2-speed motor, and a bigger fan blade and vent to be able to accomplish max air frying energy on this oven,” stated Maggie Condon, Tovala head of communications, in an e mail with The Spoon. “These changes permit for extra air to flow into all through the oven and round your meals quicker, making a stronger, crispier air fry expertise. With these adjustments, we launched a chosen Air Fry setting on the oven and within the Tovala App.”
With the discharge of the brand new air fryer, the Tovala gen 2 equipment – with its steam functionality and retrofitted air fry operate – has been renamed the Tovala Professional.
Apparently, the brand new Tovala equipment is the primary with out steam functionality, which has lengthy been one of the vital widespread options of Tovala ovens. Judging by a latest dialog on a Tovala consumer group web page on Fb, some are confused about whether or not the just-announced Tovala has steam in-built and the way it compares to the now-renamed Professional model.
So why launch a brand new equipment with out steam? My guess is the corporate did it because of the recognition of air frying; even with the improve to the second-generation equipment, many shoppers nonetheless in all probability didn’t notice it had its new operate since air frying was not on the operate dial. With the brand new Tovala Good Oven Air Fryer, the steam choice goes away, and air fry has been added.
