Price Points: Air fryers

Air fryers

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.

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.

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!

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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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Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
£330.00
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
£179.99
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
£59.99
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
£330.00
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
£179.99
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
£59.99
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
£330.00
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
£179.99
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
£59.99
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
£330.00
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
£179.99
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
£59.99
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
Sage Smart Oven™ air fryer
£330.00
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
Ninja 7.6L Foodi dual zone air fryer and dehydrator AF300UK
£179.99
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
Lakeland digital compact air fryer
£59.99

Price Points: Deep fat fryers

Selection of 3 deep fat fryers | H is for Home

We spent a lovely weekend with friends in Windermere at the weekend. When it comes to this wonderful corner of the country there are lots of attractions – walking, climbing, cycling, breathtaking views, country pubs…and of course, the large Lakeland store!

We had an hour’s mooch as we drove in. The store is full of useful things – some you knew you needed before entering the store – others that suddenly seem essential as you wander round. They always have a good selection of  kitchen appliances on display, and we got to mulling over the deep fat fryers. Our last one gave up the ghost a few years ago and we never replaced it. We used to use it for tempura, fried Camembert, crispy onion rings – and of course, delicious home-made chips.

There are all manner of fryers on the market – electric and stove top options – with various oil reduction, cleaning & filter systems. We’ve chosen three at various price points. What’s the first thing we’ll make when we get ours? Will it be the spicy vegetable tempura? Maybe… but probably not – the chips will no doubt win the day. We can almost smell the salt & vinegar!

  1. LOGIK L30PFS12 professional deep fryer – stainless steel: £19.99, Currys
  2. Premier Housewares enamel deep fryer – black: £32.99, Argos
  3. Sage™ The Smart Fryer™: £117.00, Lakeland