People left shocked after someone put GoPro in air fryer to find out what really happens

We've all thought it one point or another, how does an air fryer actually work?

Most people know that it's simply circulated air that's heated to cook whatever food item you're fancying that day, but you probably haven't seen what the components of the popular kitchen device actually look like.

Brits have been warned in the past about using air fryers for large-scale meals, so you'll probably be better off using the oven for Sunday roasts or a Christmas dinner.

Almost everyone you know probably has the popular appliance and a lot of them have probably raved about its capabilities one time or another, annoying or not.

If you're one of these people, and didn't know until now that you'd actually quite like to see what goes on inside an air fryer, we've got you covered.

It's likely that almost everyone you know has an air fryer (Getty Stock Image)

How do air fryers work?

Air fryers are like very small ovens, but because of how they work the effect is more akin to a healthier alternative to deep frying than roasting.

Air fryers have a heating element at the top, and a fan that that circulates hot air around the cooking chamber.

How an air fryer works (Getty Stock Images)

Because it's so much smaller than an oven, the cooking is more intense and it takes less time to heat up. Air fryer baskets also have vents in the bottom and sides, unlike most baking trays, which helps circulate the air more rapidly onto the food.

What does it look like inside an air fryer?

A YouTuber known as 'Casual Cooking' has posted a short clip where they've placed a GoPro camera into an air fryer to reveal what the inside really looks like.

It wasn't for long, so nothing got destroyed, but the camera was placed in the tray along with a light and a few tortilla chips as the social media creator wanted to 'see if they blow around' once the air fryer was on.

Setting the air fryer to a low temperature so that the tech would stay intact, the GoPro footage revealed something surprising.

The clip shows a fan above the tray, with the heating element below it providing the required temperature to cook the food item.

The fan simply whirrs away to circulate the heated air and while this is a simple mechanism, it's an interesting enough sight to make people head to the comments section of the video to highlight how surprised they really were.

One viewer thanked the creator, writing: "I’m so glad you did this because I really wanted to know what it looked like inside. I’m glad everything is OK!"

Seeing the inside of an air fryer is slightly odd (YouTube/Casual Cooking)

Another viewer said: "THIS. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. Thank you," as a different user added: "I’m surprised this video doesn’t have more views.."

'Casual Cooking' even clarified in the comments that they only 'ran it for less than 30 seconds' so nothing got destroyed.

A fourth jokingly commented: "Here is a like from me and a positive comment as a reward for you for almost sacrificing your camera like that," with other users claiming it was a 'scary' sight.

So, fans and heat make air fryers go. Who knew?