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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does a piece of chicken or even french fries take 15 minutes to cook in a 350 degree oven but only 3-5 minutes in a 350 degree fryer?
gpt
Oil is a better conductor of heat than air, so the oil cooks it faster. That’s also why you can stick your hand in an over that’s warmed up to pull food out and stuff quickly without getting burned. The air doesn’t conduct heat very quickly so it won’t burn you right away unless you touch something metal, since metal is a good heat conductor and will burn you right away. Whereas you can’t stick your hand in the oil of a fryer at all.