| CPC A47J 37/0641 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |

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1. An air-based fryer, comprising:
a housing to define a cooking chamber;
a basket to support food items to be cooked, the basket is configured to be mounted in the cooking chamber during a cooking operation;
an air guiding element located above the basket;
a fan to circulate air within the cooking chamber; and
a heater to heat the air circulated by the fan,
wherein the heated air flows upwards towards the air guiding element through a channel formed between the heater and the housing,
wherein the air guiding element is configured to deflect the heated air vertically downwards into the basket,
wherein the fan comprises:
a base plate;
a circumferential side wall extending axially from an upper surface of the base plate; and
a plurality of fan blades, and
wherein the basket is further configured to be at least partially mounted within a volume formed by the base plate and the side wall of the fan.
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