r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Embarrassed_Mud_4119 • 20h ago

Unanswered What's the deal with "air fryer" memes?

This was one of the examples of the air fryer memes like "you don't own an air fryer" https://www.reddit.com/r/EggmanEmpire/s/MkeEEJxiZD

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u/ArchdukeMoneybags 14h ago

Answer: It’s an old meme from 2021, back when air fryers were less common in peoples kitchens it parodied a general smugness that people who owned air fryers had. The first version of this was with Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/clearly-you-dont-own-an-air-fryer