Air fryers

whydoibother

I’m thinking of getting an air fryer but I’m not sure which one. I got one years ago but did not like the way it did the chips… I’m told that newer air fryers have improved a lot, that’s why I’m considering one but I’d like some advice first.
I mostly want it because they’re so easy to clean - but I would like to get one that did chips well.

Advice? Anyone?
Thanks 🙏

super_freddie

We have a Salter dual air fryer (the one at Shop Salter Fuzion Dual Air Fryer with Divider | 8L Capacity) and it does chips very nicely, whole family loves them. Highly recommended. It's a pretty basic model, you could probably get it for about €100 if you look around…

Ash.J.Williams

I've a Ninja and love it

whydoibother

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123147949#Comment_123147949

what ninja do you have? Is it good at doing chips?

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123149256#Comment_123149256

I've a single and got my mother the double tray, decent for frozen chips but to be honest I struggle to master the homemade chips , that could be an entire thread of its own.

Small portions seem to work best for chips

ongarite

What kind of chips are you talking about?

Air fryers are best for oven style chips as that is what they are, a very quick cook oven/grill.

Home-made ones take more time & care to come out well IMO.

L1011

Have a Tower of the shelf type (not on the market anymore, the 5-in-1 is the nearest equivalent) and didn't find it great. Vastly faster than a mini oven but prone to burning the outside of stuff. Microwave in that gaff has a 220C convection oven in it which I use for most stuff other than chips now instead.

Got a Ninja dual drawer (AF300UK) and a lot happier with that. The drawers are apparently dishwasherable but it says not to do it often, which makes me suspect it'll wear them out, so I use liners on particularly messy stuff to make hand washing cleaner.

greasepalm

First of all consider what you want to cook is important.

First one i bought was a JML Halogen oven which i can cook a large chicken or turkey in and has a expander ring for higher cuts.

Philips Air fryer i use to cook oven chips and onion rings and love it.

Ninja Foodi 6ltr as its the smaller model with twin lids and can cook burgers but mainly for stews or a slow cooker.

One needs space to store them all as lucky a shelf next to kitchen holds 3 units and bring in when needed.

Size needed as if more than 2 go bigger and some units are heavy.

Ezeoul

My first airfryer was a manual Tower model that I think was €50 in Lidl.

Then I bought a Tefal Easyfry, which I had for years, but was getting quite old, so I replaced it with a Tefal Dual Easy Fry and Grill - which I thought would be an upgrade - but it was absolutely crap. It took ages to cook anything. As long as the regular oven. I returned it.

I then bought a Cosori airfryer on an Amazon deal to tide me over while I shopped around for something else - and was very surprised to discover the Cosori is absolutely amazing. Without a doubt the best airfryer I've ever had, and interestingly, I am seeing a lot of youtube airfryer recipes, using Cosori airfryers. I'm not buying anything else.

deandean

+1 on the Cosori from Amazon. Very pleased with it. Max cooking temperature is 230degC (great for chips) whereas many air fryers only go up to 200DegC.

whydoibother

I wish I could find a good one where I can also do a pizza so I could put away the oven that gets so dirty… not sure you can with the cosori?

Ezeoul

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123190052#Comment_123190052

You can use paper liners to keep it clean (or tin foil). Homestore and More have them, they're €3 for 50.

These ones fit the 5.5l Cosori I have. But it won't fit more than a 7" pizza.