Fred van der Weij

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Fred van der Weij
Born1962 or 1963
Died2022 (aged 58-59)

Fred van der Weij (born 1962 or 1963, died 2022) was a Dutch inventor who is best known for inventing the air fryer in 2006. [1] [2] He went on to sell the patent to Koninklijke Philips. [3] [4]

Van der Weij died in 2022 of cancer. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Fred van der Weij's Inventor Profile on IdeaConnection". www.ideaconnection.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. ↑ here, This story was originally published at washingtonpost com Read it (2021-01-20). "I was an air fryer skeptic, but now it's the only thing that gets me excited about pandemic cooking". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ↑ "BBC World Service - Witness History, How the air fryer was invented, 'My dad invented the air fryer'". BBC. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  4. ↑ "The company that launched the air fryer". businessleader.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  5. ↑ "Witness History - How the air fryer was invented - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 2026-01-21.


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