Air Fryer

Mine's a Ninja and I'm so pleased I got it.

It honestly depends on what you want to do with it - if you just want a basic air fryer, there's no point spending a fortune, but like Hetty58, I love my Ninja because it does so much more than just air frying. But if you don't think you'd use all the other functions most of the Ninja models offer, there's probably little point splashing out on one.

Ninja Foodi for me too, only switch on the oven if expecting an influx!

Ninja every time. I have the Foodi 7 in 1 pressure cooker, the Ninja Grill and the Ninja blender and soup maker. I think I'm becoming addicted.

Size is important, I live alone and have a small one which is great for me. It would not be big enough to cook for two or more or to cook more than one thing at a time.

I bought a small one as I was sceptical but its certainly been well worth it. I've hardly used my oven since I bought it. Its small but perfect for one.

I have a double drawer similar to the one advertised heavily just now on TV at a cost of around £200 but mine came from Lidl at half that price. It is Salter brand and can be purchased now around that price from Argos. I am on my own and haven't used my conventional oven since Christmas. I find the two drawers very handy when my DGS comes twice a week for dinner. You can bake, roast as well as use the air fryer and I have done all of those but mainly use the air fryer as it uses a lot less electricity.

I love mine and use it daily. It’s a Tower 4.2litre with a single pull out drawer. It’s labelled as a family size but I would struggle to cook a family meal in it. But it easily fits my full single meal. If I ever replace it I will go bigger. I would say if your budget and worktop space allow it go for a big one. I only use my oven when the family are visiting.

I was in B&M Home Bargains at the weekend and they were selling a Tower 7.6 litre size for £99. It had 2 pull out drawers.

I’ve got a small one drawer and use it a lot for the two of us. It was a SilverCrest bargain from Lidl and does an admirable job.

Thank you you all for your suggestions . Need to give it some thought now , will look online and pop into stores and see what I think will be best . There is only me and DH so would obviously need one big enough for the two of us.

Corsori and we love it

Shelflife, there are dozens of threads about air fryers. If you do a search you should find lots of posts about the pros and cons of different models.

Best I think to look at a few. You do not want to buy one which is too small and you end up cooking food in batches which I loathe.

I did not want a Ninja which does everything some of my other gadgets do so that kept the cost down. If you are not in a hurry, look daily at Amazon which has some very good limited time bargains.

Thank you all.

I don't have an air fryer ( we have a Remoska which is different to an air fryer - its basically a casserole dish with a heated top-but also uses much less power than a conventional fan oven) but noticed Lakeland had offers on some simple ones if that helps anyone for whom that type is suitable.

I bought an inexpensive one from Asda a couple of months ago. I didn't want to splash out on an expensive model in case I hated it and never used it. Well, I love it and use it almost every day. It's only got one drawer though which is a bit restricting. A Ninja would be lovely but for now I'm happy with my bargain basement model.

I recommend buying a cheap one-drawer to see if you like it. Then upgrade to the larger two door models. You can then pass on the small version for someone else to try (maybe grandchild going to uni.).

I’ve also got a ninja 15-1 I love it and I’m also on my own but I got the bigger one because when family are here. Also got ninja kettle and soup maker and I bought both my daughter inlaws one each too. Ive done roast dinner to yogurt to soup ice cream in mine never used my oven since I got them lol

Thank you all for you posts. Nannashirlz, you are clearly delighted with your Ninja15 , will take a look at one - thanks!

To be able to advise you, it would be helpful to know what things you cook.

We rarely used our oven previously and have not used it at all since getting an Air Fryer a year ago. Mainly we used a frying pan, grill and pressure cooker. I am not a baker, so I can’t say how good it would be for cake or pie making.

Our Air fryer roasts, bakes, grills as well as air frying. It is big enough for 2 people. If we have visitors we would have to use the oven.

Do any air fryers come with recipe books?

For a number of years we had been tabletop Halogen oven devotees. When it developed problems we decided to look at air fryers. When we looked at two drawer ones, we saw the advantage of being able to cook different things at different temperatures. However this meant that the drawers were smaller. As we had worked out quite easily how to adjust the temperature when cooking two or three different items in the Halogen, we felt that we would go for a large drawer. We bought a Cosori dual blaze which is 6.7 litres. It has heating elements in the top and the bottom so you do not have to turn things you are cooking, neither do you have to ‘shake’ and there is no pre heating.

The controls are very easy, and I have used the Roast, bake, grill, (broil), reheat and keep warm functions very successfully. We use it every day and I would certainly buy it again.

I understand the reasons that others prefer the two drawer versions, but this is just what works for us. Incidentally everyone I know who has bought a small one, wishes that they had bought a larger one. There are normally just the two of us, and this model is ideal for us.

Each type has its pros and cons. I fancied one which stirred food for me but I think I was put off by cleaning being a tad difficult.

My first air fryer, a Pro Breeze was round, my latest a Cosori is square which I prefer.

I have kept my old air fryer for when I am cooking food such as potato Dauphinoise and macaroni cheese or some fish dishes with a sauce. It no longer matters if the solid base the food sits on has it sticking to it and it is difficult to clean. (This is non-stick of course!)

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We have a Tower, with shelves and a downwards opening door.
It is used every day and since having it we hardly use our oven.

It is like this one, Robert Dyas appear to have an offer at the moment.
Here is a cake I made in it recently.