EMMERDALE fans have been left baffled after the village was taken over by air fryers.
Monday saw the ITV soap air a double episode to make up for the fact that tonight's 30 minute instalment would not be airing due to football coverage.
It saw Ruby Fox-Miligan desperately try to save her marriage to husband Caleb, by attempting to make amends with his family.
The Dingles haven't exactly taken to Ruby since her arrival earlier this year, and things were made worse when she accidentally elbowed Chas in the chest just weeks after her double mastectomy during an outburst in the pub.
Caleb told Ruby their marriage was over, and he wanted her gone by the time he came back from his work trip, but his wife had other ideas.
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She was then seen rocking up at Chas' house with a large square box, and when it was unwrapped, Chas was taken aback to discover an air fryer.
Excited, Ruby said: "You weren't expecting that were you?!"
As Chas struggled to find the words, Ruby continued: "Throw away your deep fat fryer, you don't need that any more!"
Chas replied: "I actually don't have a deep fat fryer."
Later, Ruby was seen attempting to deliver another air fryer to Cain and Moira, but was given short shrift by her sister-in-law.
Undeterred, Ruby then headed to Sam and Lydia's house and gifted them an air fryer too.
Sam seemed perplexed by the item until Ruby explained it would still cook his favourite meats.
Later, Sam was seen testing it out with some sausages, before Cain arrived and furiously told Ruby to leave the family alone.
He then ripped the air fryer out of its socket and took it outside along with the other two she had bought and started smashing them up to make his message clear.
Emmerdale viewers were baffled by the amount of time dedicated to the air fryers, which have also been a hot topic on Channel 5 in particular of late.
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Taking to X - formerly Twitter - one wrote: "This Air fryer thing is stupid!"
Another added: "emmerdale coming to you today sponsored by the air fryer."
A third tweeted: "Did the Emmerdale props department have a load of air fryer boxes lying about for tonight’s episode."
Meanwhile a fourth shared: "A peace offering of an air fryer. Now you can watch the multiple documentaries on Channel 5, Chas."
Another echoed the sentiment, writing: "Sam's air fryer cooking show getting full commission on channel 5 soon. They love the air fryer shows."
Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.
