Philips Airfryer €179.99 @ Curry's

soc

This is a pretty good price for this bit of kit. http://www.currys.ie/Product/philips-hd923020-viva-airfryer-ink-black/322950/396.2.9
Picked up one after Xmas a little cheaper than this, but nonetheless, this is still a very good price (normally €299.99). On Amazon it is selling it for more than €179.99.

I definitely recommend this appliance! Since buying ours, we use it almost everyday to cook chips, chicken breasts, sausages, bacon, roast veg, etc. Everything done far quicker than regular fan-oven & healthier too!

bmm

It can sit in the back of the press beside the Soda Stream :pac::pac:

Have you tried frying chips with a hairdryer ?!!?

One of the worst inventions ever!

acquiescefc

Bought it when it was 119 euro. Really like it.

JackNow

bmm wrote: »

It can sit in the back of the press beside the Soda Stream :pac::pac:

Have you tried frying chips with a hairdryer ?!!?

One of the worst inventions ever!

I have been using this for over a year now, and without a doubt the best appliance I have in the kitchen and would recommend to anyone. cooks quicker than the oven and needs less heat than the cooker.
I paid 99 euro over a year ago for mine. if I see it drop to a similar price I will get another one just for backup.

blastman

bmm wrote: »

It can sit in the back of the press beside the Soda Stream :pac::pac:

Have you tried frying chips with a hairdryer ?!!?

One of the worst inventions ever!

You obviously haven't got one, they're a great cooker and not just for chips.

firestarter51

bmm wrote: »

It can sit in the back of the press beside the Soda Stream :pac::pac:

Have you tried frying chips with a hairdryer ?!!?

One of the worst inventions ever!

complete rubbish
i got one for 119 also, great bit of kit, rarely use the oven now
any number of things can be cooked in it

unkel

Got mine for €115 about 2 years ago. Use it several times per week. Great machine and super quick compared to conventional oven or even deep fat fryer.

€180 is crazy money though. When I saw this thread, I presumed it was for the big capacity one. But it isn't.

firestarter51

unkel wrote: »

Got mine for €115 about 2 years ago. Use it several times per week. Great machine and super quick compared to conventional oven or even deep fat fryer.

€180 is crazy money though. When I saw this thread, I presumed it was for the big capacity one. But it isn't.

i agree
currys had them at 119 a few months ago

Lissavane

unkel wrote: »

Got mine for €115 about 2 years ago. Use it several times per week. Great machine and super quick compared to conventional oven or even deep fat fryer.

€180 is crazy money though. When I saw this thread, I presumed it was for the big capacity one. But it isn't.

I presumed the same. Most reports say this is an excellent product and superior to the Tefal equivelant. Price fluctuations seem to be abnormal.

I'll buy one the next time I see a reasonable price.

south

http://www.expert.ie/Product/philips-hd923020-viva-collection-digital-airfryer/298807/5.8

€169

kingshankly

soc wrote: »

This is a pretty good price for this bit of kit. http://www.currys.ie/Product/philips-hd923020-viva-airfryer-ink-black/322950/396.2.9
Picked up one after Xmas a little cheaper than this, but nonetheless, this is still a very good price (normally €299.99). On Amazon it is selling it for more than €179.99.

I definitely recommend this appliance! Since buying ours, we use it almost everyday to cook chips, chicken breasts, sausages, bacon, roast veg, etc. Everything done far quicker than regular fan-oven & healthier too!

This price ain't no bargain

blastman

Yeah, I was wondering about the price, which is more than I paid for the larger model as far as I can remember. Not a bargain at all, IMO

firestarter51

€149 in Harvey Norman


http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-airfryer-black-hd22020.html

vicwatson

Savage money...what the hell is the "expensive" component of this kitchen appliance? .

soc

firestarter51 wrote: »

€149 in Harvey Norman


http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-airfryer-black-hd22020.html

That's an old model.

The one in Currys is newer model (HD9230/20) with a digital display, and also comes with a removable shelf tray to give basket more capacity. I got this one for €119 a few months back - but this price is pretty good if you're on the lookout for one at the moment, as they've around €250 since Jan. This is the equivalent one in HN: http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-digital-air-fryer-health-fryer.html

rubadub

bmm wrote: »

It can sit in the back of the press beside the Soda Stream :pac::pac:

If that is where your air fryer is then why not sell it? or give it to a friend/family. Sad to think such an amazing piece of kit is going to waste.

It is certainly not going to make deep fat fried style chips though, its a fast fan oven, not a deep fryer replacement.

I got mine for €109, I see a lad on adverts recently got €80 for one, they seem to get good money.

firestarter51

soc wrote: »

That's an old model.

The one in Currys is newer model (HD9230/20) with a digital display, and also comes with a removable shelf tray to give basket more capacity. I got this one for €119 a few months back - but this price is pretty good if you're on the lookout for one at the moment, as they've around €250 since Jan. This is the equivalent one in HN: http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-digital-air-fryer-health-fryer.html

I also got the same one as you for 119 in curry sauce, I started a thread on it when it was on sale there recently. just thought I would show a cheaper model

Have this fryer too, again bought at €119. This is an amazing piece of kit. We use it 2/3 times a week ourselves. Quicker cheaper and just as tasty as conventional oven.

SeaFields

We have one as well. Great item. My sunday morning fry up is about to go in to it actually. In about 10 minutes I'll be eating a full fry. Homemade chips are decent if you follow the guide that comes with it. Frozen oven chips turn out lovely from it. Chicken and ribs are my favorite though.

If you can get it at a good price it is a fantastic piece to have in the kitchen.

killbillvol2

SeaFields wrote: »

.If you can get it at a good price it is a fantastic piece to have in the kitchen.

Thats the bottom line.

How the OP can call it a bargain when he/she bought it for two thirds of the price is something of a mystery.

Supercell

HD9220/20 (older model?) £99 on amazon with free delivery - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-HD9220-20-Airfryer-Healthier/dp/B0042EU3A2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431853667&sr=8-1&keywords=air+fryer
Specs look identical , just dial rather than lcd.

peaceboi

Is this better than the tefal actifry?

Thargor

€130 in DID for the dial version, absolutely the best thing I ever bought for the kitchen, it cooks meat to perfection in a few minutes. Oven chips come out tasting like the best homemade deep fat fried chips. Removes half a pint of grease from everything without affecting taste. I whip up dinners in 15 minutes with it that would have taken an hour with the conventional oven. If mine broke in the morning I'd buy another one instantly, only downside is its a bit on the small side if cooking for more than one person.

The best steak and chips I ever cooked with fried onions and peas in 10 minutes from one device with no cleaning besides a rinse and wipe with a kitchen towel makes it my go-to food gadget, especially in shared accommodation where the conventional oven is always in use/manky.

Supercell

peaceboi wrote: »

Is this better than the tefal actifry?

The actifry's seem to have a lot of problems with stuff breaking on them, here's a good thread on amazon comparing the two systems, overall it looks like the airfry is better than the actifry method - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Airfryer-v-Actifry/forum/Fx3S0ST5K3IRNXZ/Tx2UCMMALV8I5V9/1?asin=B0042EU3A2

Outkast_IRE

peaceboi wrote: »

Is this better than the tefal actifry?

Having owned both i would say the philips system is better.

The main issue with tefal, is all the moving parts, most of which are plastic based, so they get brittle with age, and the moving paddle has a motor etc all are potentially prone to failure.

The philips has an element and a fan, and a simple timer. Its so simple i would say its far less prone to breaking once treated correctly.

In my household the tefal seems to have a life of about 2 years before something breaks in it.

The philips certainly feels like a better build quality to me. The only difference with the philips one is that you manually need to stir or move about the food every 5-10 mins to ensure even cooking all over.

Also worth mentioning Philips comes with a 2 year worldwide warranty, tefal is 1 year usually i think.

blastman

firestarter51 wrote: »

I also got the same one as you for 119 in curry sauce, I started a thread on it when it was on sale there recently. just thought I would show a cheaper model

There's a model sold in curry sauce.....mmmm, curry sauce!?!

September1

I have a 4 year old Philips HD9220/20 and so far it still works good if anyone wonders about durability.

Thargor

Any signs of deterioration in it at all?

September1

Outside looks like new, inside is worn away from cleaning as sometimes fat drips from food and is not that easy to clean.

louthuser

Any tips to give it a really good clean out, usually do a quick wipe with kitchen roll after a soak with hot water & washing up liquid. But its looking a bit worse for wear- how do you clean yours?

Thargor

Mine was caked in grease after cooking a fry-up for 3 people the other weekend so I put it in the garden and sprayed it with the hose, came out spotless...

Thargor

September1 wrote: »

Outside looks like new, inside is worn away from cleaning as sometimes fat drips from food and is not that easy to clean.

No deterioration in performance after 4 years though? Thats a good sign.

Akrasia

rubadub wrote: »

If that is where your air fryer is then why not sell it? or give it to a friend/family. Sad to think such an amazing piece of kit is going to waste.

It is certainly not going to make deep fat fried style chips though, its a fast fan oven, not a deep fryer replacement.

I got mine for €109, I see a lad on adverts recently got €80 for one, they seem to get good money.

We replaced our deep fat frier. Literally, we gave it away because we weren't using it anymore.

We make chips in the airfrier all the time. You can use them to make lovely home made chips, or if you're lazy, just buy oven chips and throw them straight into the basket (no oil required)

The Lidl Chunky oven chops are lovely

Best things about the air frier are
1. Way cleaner, way less oil and grease flying around the kitchen, and no mroe having to change the oil in the deep fat frier
2. Less smelly
3. Safer. The air frier turns itself off when the timer runs out, so even if you cook chips when drunk, the worst that'll happen is that you'll fall asleep and forget to eat them. Leaving an unattended deep fat frier is a serious hazard, an air frier will shut off after the timer runs out
4. Less unhealthy - Not 'Healthy' per se, but you'll be consuming way less oil than if you cook the food in a deep fat frier or even a fryng pan.
5. Cheaper to run. - No pre heating required, no replacement oil. If it takes 25 minutes to cook something in the air frier, that's all it needs to be turned on for.

September1

louthuser wrote: »

Any tips to give it a really good clean out, usually do a quick wipe with kitchen roll after a soak with hot water & washing up liquid. But its looking a bit worse for wear- how do you clean yours?

No really, sometimes it is just difficult to clean - it less messy that traditional deep fryers as less. I usually would put it into dishwasher and if much soiled perhaps soak it for few hours. If next edition was Teflon covered I might be happy to replace current unit.

sok2005

My Tefal Actifry is 5 years old and the handle just snapped on it last week but it still works. We replaced the moving arm inside once during the 5 year period. Very sad, it looks like i'll have to replace it now but it did it's job well for such a long time!

Skerries

so what do people use it for beside cooking chips?

sok2005

Roasted chickpeas, sweet potato fries, quorn sausages ( i assume you can do regular ones too), roasting nuts (almonds, peanuts, cashews) onion bhajis, roasted carrot and parsnip, roasted peppers, onions etc!

Thargor

Skerries wrote: »

so what do people use it for beside cooking chips?

I use mine for everything now, lamb chops, steak, full Irish, basically whatever meat is a bargain in Aldi or Lidl this week goes into the Airfryer. Comes out cooked to perfection and doesnt have the horrible burned taste you get from a lot of electric ovens.

I haven't been to the takeaway since I got mine a month ago so its already well on the way to paying for itself and my diet is now way healthier than it was aswell, good meat with a bit of steamed veg instead of the cheap trash I was eating most days.

The best thing you can do in it is steak and chips though, slice up an onion into rings, make a bed of them and put the steak on top, give it 10 or 11 minutes at 200 deg C and out pops a perfect medium steak with a load of caramelized onions, 12 minutes is long enough to do a load of oven chips in there with it too. Also anything battered like Donegal Catch or Southern Fried chicken fillets come out perfectly aswell.

Oat23

sok2005 wrote: »

My Tefal Actifry is 5 years old and the handle just snapped on it last week but it still works. We replaced the moving arm inside once during the 5 year period. Very sad, it looks like i'll have to replace it now but it did it's job well for such a long time!

You could buy a replacement handle for it on eBay for around €20. You can buy replacement parts for just about anything on the actifry.

greyc

Managed to get one of these last December, Amazon had a half day sale, only cost £65 about €91 at the times. We use it about 3-4 times a week, the best kitchen gadget i ever bought.

cherryghost

I picked this up for 110 a few months ago. Don't regret it one bit, potatoes come out extraordinarily fluffy from this. I've made steak, salmon and even cupcakes in this thing. Well worth the investment.

rubadub

Skerries wrote: »

so what do people use it for beside cooking chips?

in the cooking forum
The Actifry & AirFryer Thread

amber2

I know this isn't the digital model but might be of interest to someone.

http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-airfryer-black-hd22020.html

harr

I do fish in mine just takes a few minutes ,wrap the fish loosely in tin foil drop of lemon some herbs only takes about 4 minutes..., was making a curry yesterday and cooked some diced beef at lowest temp for about 20 minutes in the air fry could not believe how tender it was.
Steak on a bed of onions is by far the nicest thing we have cooked in ours...
We just pop ours in the dishwasher and that foes the job. Best kitchen apliance we have.

Thargor

amber2 wrote: »

I know this isn't the digital model but might be of interest to someone.

http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-airfryer-black-hd22020.html

That's a great deal, paid 130 for mine in DID and they've since raised the price to 150. One of the best things you can buy for the kitchen if you're a lazy cook.

The non lcd one is £99 on Amazon but is up for a lightening deal at 5:39pm

Marhay70

How do these compare to halogen ovens?

flyguy

TheTorment wrote: »

The non lcd one is £99 on Amazon but is up for a lightening deal at 5:39pm

Lighting deal is on now, don't get it though, it's cheaper in Harvey Norman @€;109 (basic/small model).
http://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/fryers/philips-airfryer-black-hd22020.html

savemejebus

Lidl have a version of this for €79.99 next Monday
http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=26469

TheDriver

Lidl one says it doesn't use any oil??

Akrasia

yeah. I just got the mail on this too. It looks like it has all the features of the philips model and comes with a 3 year warranty so what's to lose?

It doesn't say what size it is, but if it's the same size as the smallest philips one, it's still big enough to serve most families needs