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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