Black Friday question: Does an air fryer make a good gift?

Finding the right holiday gifts can be a conundrum. Buying presents for children is easy. Ask them what they want, and they’ll come up with a multi-item list without hesitation. Ask an adult, and a shoulder shrug is often the response.
Roaming the aisles of Costco with an eye on practicality, it was a mountain of well-priced air fryers that caught my gift-seeking attention. For a penny less than fifty dollars, these five-quart (13-inches high, 11 1/2-inches wide) barrel-shaped wonders prom