What Air Fryer Is The Best??

[Eileensde]

I have been trawling through Amazon and at on-line sites but my brain is now full of fog. The amount of Air fryers there are out there is amazing!! I am now totally confused. I am looking for a medium sized one that is easy to work and understand - Any suggestions please. TIA.

[Buenchico]

The internet is full of so-called 'review' websites, that are actually nothing more than ads for particular products. However there are a few genuine review sites, which I have total faith in for the quality of their reviews and their absolute independence. One such site is TechRadar. So I suggest that taking a look here might help you to narrow down your options a bit:
https://www.techradar.com/news/best-air-fryer

When it comes to cooking matters though, the BBC Good Food magazine is a trustworthy site too:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/best-air-fryers

[Eileensde]

TY Buenchico - I will have a look at the sites you mention later - off for a late tea party at a friends. Thanks again.

[Zacs-Master]

We have a Ninja Foodi (which is also a pressure cooker, broiler and a few other things, to boot) which is very good.

[Gizmonster]

We had an Air Fryer for quite a few years before it recently conked out.
We've now got a Ninja ..... best move we ever made :)

This is the one that we have:
https://ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/ninja-foodi-dual-zone-air-fryer-af300uk-zidAF300UK

[gness]

Same as Giz. Fantastic bit of kit.

[Bobbisox1]

I have a Ninja ,great bit of kit

[Giggsie]

Depends if you like the basket type or oven one. Check out Pro Breeze air fryer and cosori

[rockyracoon]

My nephew has just bought a Ninja and he thinks it's great.

[sunny-dave]

Yep - the dual zone Ninja (as per Gizmonster) is brilliant

Cheffy Dave

[naomi24]

I’ve no idea how they work. What CAN’T you cook in them?

[Buenchico]

^^^ Naomi:
It depends upon which type and model that you buy. If you look at my TechRadar link above, you'll see that some just have 'Air-fry' against "Cooking mode", whereas others might have things such as 'Air-fry, roast, bake, reheat, broil and dehydrate'. (Some have 'grill' listed there too).

Basic models simply fry things that you'd probably normally deep-fry but more advanced one can do a great deal more.

[Gizmonster]

//// What CAN’T you cook in them? ////
If you can fit it in - it'll probably cook it.
We've cooked lasagne (freshly made), pizzas (had to cut it up first in order to fit it in), chicken, joints of meat ..... I'm scratching my head now, wondering what my Ninja can't cook .....

[sunny-dave]

I think Naomi would be disappointed to find her Pot Noodle won't cook in the Ninja, Giz ...

[Tilly2]

Anyone tried meringues in a Ninja?

[Canary42]

Ninja Foodi MAX AG551UK scores top on Which? and other Ninjas also score well, as do Tefal.

[Gizmonster]

//// I think Naomi would be disappointed to find her Pot Noodle won't cook in the Ninja, Giz ... ////

Well ..... as long as she didn't put the plastic container in, she'd be fine.
Pour contents into a heatproof container; add water and away ya go :)

[Blubster]

I have one of these - more of a mini-oven, but it's
cooked everything I've thrown at it. It has three wire shelves (for the heat to circulate), a rotisserie (which I have yet to use), and auto-cook times for different foods. I've used it more or less every day, from cooking breakfast bacon and sausages, to steak and toasties.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[DTCwordfan]

one of these perhaps?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/691139563

[naomi24]

Thanks gizmonster, It sounds good. I asked because having bought all sorts of gadgets in the past that are reputed to do wonderful things, most have ended up in the charity shop, so I'm reluctant to buy another that could well go the same way.

sunny-dave, I've never had pot noodle. Would you recommend it?

[Zacs-Master]

The only pot noodle worth having is a Bombay Bad Boy.