Do you have an air fryer? Would you recommend us getting one?
We love home-made chips, we don’t make them often because it takes a lot of vegetable oil to cook them. That’s a bit of a waste if you’re only cooking chips once in a while. Also, unless you have a deep-fat fryer, it can be a dangerous undertaking cooking them in a saucepan on the stove. Here are 3 air fryers that we’ve found to buy online, each has its pros and cons.
#1 is compact; perfect for a small, space-challenged kitchen like ours… and it’s the cheapest by far.
#2 has two separate cooking compartments; again, ideal as I’m veggie and Justin isn’t. He’d be free to cook his chips with a spoonful of dripping if he wants! Also, it can be used as a dehydrator – which is something I’d be interested in learning to do.
#3 is a beauty! It has a massive capacity, lots of bells & whistles… but at over £300, I’d want to be sure it’s an appliance that gets regular use!
- Lakeland digital compact air fryer: £59.99, Lakeland
5 pre-set functions: poultry, steak or meat, bakes, fresh fries and veg, frozen fries and veg – plus a manual option
1200W power output
(H)30cm (W)25cm x (D)18cm
Heat settings: 60°C-200°C
Capacity: 2.25 litre pan; working capacity 1.6 litres - Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK: £179.99, Argos
6 pre-set functions: crisp, roast, bake, reheat, dehydrate and air fry
2 independent cooking zones
2400 watt power output
(H)31.5cm x (W)37.5 x (D)35cm
Heat settings: 40°C to 240°C
Capacity: 7.6 litres - Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer: £330.00, AO
10 pre-set functions: toast, crumpet, bake, roast, grill, pizza, air fry, reheat, warm and slow cook
2400 Watt power output
(H)48cm x (W)27.8cm x (D)40.3cm
Heat settings: 50°C-230°C
Capacity: 22 litres
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Don’t have an airfryer, so can’t recommend
I haven’t got one but my uncle has he seems to find it good for heating up pastries
I do not currently have an air fryer but it would be a great thing to try for cooking
I’m old fashioned I still use an oil fryer as my husband likes his chips that way (plus its good for things like bhajis etc) but will consider an air fryer when the oil fryer gives up the ghost
Love this air fryer!
I’d love an airfryer but wouldn’t know where to put it in my overcrowded kitchen!
We don’t have an airfryer but used one twice. Feel they are waste of space if your cooker has a grill.
I have heard they are healthier so l would love one
I dont but im considering getting one – im in a group that shares recipes and stuff and they are all about the air fryers
I don’t have an air fryer but my mum does, I’d love to get one eventually.
Never had one, love to though
Don’t have one but I have a freind who does & loves it so am seriously considering getting one.
We have an air-fryer and I love it! I feel safer with the kids using it and chips are tasty from it. The only downside is you can’t throw in another batch of chips to cook quickly.
This is something that is on my wishlist, as I am interested in air frying different types of veg rather than just potatoes for chips.
I don’t have one but I do want one so thanks for the advice!
I haven’t got one, but I’d like to try to compare it.
I don’t have an air fryer but I’ve heard really good things about them and am thinking of getting one.
Our air fryer has just about died on us – think I will check out a Ninja when we finally get round to replacing our old one
I don’t have one myself but gifted one to my son and he really loves it and uses it to cook the family meal several times a week!
Haven’t got one, but some great things about them
I don’t fry anything because I don’t like the smell in the house. Maybe an air fryer would be a good idea?
No I did have one but it broke unfortunately xx
Have not got an air fryer but would love to try them to see what chips really tasted like