Air Fryers….honest opinions!

I have a Ninja double and it's great. Really quick, air fries potatoes in 20 mins, bakes frozen croissants and roasts mixed veg. Easy to clean too.

I have a Ninja, and a small kitchen. I use mine nearly every day and think of it like a mini oven. It has saved me a fortune!

I have a Cosori Air Fryer TurboBlaze, 6L which i love.
I didn't want 2 small drawers, this has one large one which fits most things and goes up to 230°.
It takes up very little space which surprised me, very well designed machine.
I gets fantastic reviews and is worth its weight in gold to me. It is so quick. Roast pots are 20 mins, fluffy inside and beautifully crisp on the outside.
Even when i reheated them the next day just to try it, they were lovely and crispy again. I've not even thought about switching my oven on. Although I've been using a remoska for more than 2 years now which replaced the oven mostly. It felt very disloyal but I'm happy with the cosori and going by what I've read sofar feel no need to swap it ever for a ninja!

LucyAnna, I find cooking quite a calming experience. It's down time for me .

I’m mainly interested in how much money it can save?

kittylester

*LucyAnna*, I find cooking quite a calming experience. It's down time for me .

Ah, ok, thanks. So, not really a ‘fault’ with the airfryers

I have a basic one and it's used daily. It's great for warming up one or two of something such as sausage rolls, when it'd be waste to turn on the oven. It crisps up rolls in just a couple of minutes.
I treat it as a small oven.
A lot of foods now have airfryer instructions on the packet.

Mine goes in the dishwasher.

I bought a cheap Daewoo one, it’s fab. £29
Made roast potatoes with a dash of olive oil & rosemary, came really crispy, delicious! May invest in the ninja duel

Have not got one, or any experience of one.

I saw a recipe for something in the cake line the other day using one, but the cooking time seemed no different to a conventional oven.

But I assume uses less electricity?

LucyAnna, not a fault, just my reason for not using one.

Yes uses a lot less energy Calandergirl
My oven has been declared completely redundant since I owned one I have a microwave an electric rice cooker and my air fryer on my counter and they are used for everything

I've owned a Ninja Speedi 10 in 1 for about 6 months and I love it. For one or 2 people, it's great for grilling, baking, roasting, air frying, sauté ing, steam-baking or just heating up rolls, croissants etc.
It took a little getting used to and I'm still on the learning curve but I now only use the oven if cooking for a lot of people.
I wasn't hugely impressed with the slow cooker function. It's okay but I find my dedicated slow cookers preferable.
Overall, I regard it as one of my best purchasing decisions.

I have been using Ninja one for over 12 mnths now.

I do prefer my oven but as there is just myself the air fryer is easier.

But one thing I do find is it seems to "dry" food up if you don't get the timing and temp correct.

I have a Tower with shelves and find it very versatile. Anything you can cook in a conventional oven you can cook in this. Makes good cakes, the best scones I’ve ever made, roast potatoes, roasted vegetables, cooks meat and fish without drying them out. I don’t use my conventional oven now unless I’m cooking a family roast dinner, and I think it saves me a good deal of electricity. A wipe round the inside with a soapy cloth and it’s as clean as a whistle. Drip tray and shelves go into the dishwasher or sink.

I use mine a lot. I’ve cooked fish, pork steak, chicken breast, fries in it. I’ve reheated things such as pizza, French sticks, scones in it.

It saves putting the oven on for smaller quantities.

As regards cleaning, its simplicity itself. The drawers and shelves remove for washing and the cavity is easily wiped round once the element has cooled - much easier to deal with than a standard oven in that respect.

In terms of cooking time, I don’t find it massively quicker to cook the food but no pre heating is required in my model, so that, in itself, saves electricity usage. Trial and error regarding cooking times, I think, as I suppose different models cook at different rates, rather like different model ovens do.

Like you, I debated for a long time whether to bother or not, but I can honestly say I’m glad that I did.

I've just cooked a sausage bap, 8 mins on air fry, perfect sausages. No pre heating just switch on and go. It is just too easy

Like you, I debated for a long time whether to bother or not, but I can honestly say I’m glad that I did.

me too, I didn't want one

Thank you so much for all the replies. Seems more positive than negative. I may have to purchase one! Ninja seems to be the most popular make.

Skydancer, in the four months I have been using my airfryer and rarely using the oven, my electricity bill for the same period last year was down by 21%.

I really didn't want one initially because of the space it would take up on the work surface. However we bought a Ninja large single drawer one recently and its been a revelation. I use it almost every day.It cooks salmon fillets and other fish beautifully. Is great for bacon,sausage, meatballs etc. I've roasted peppers and other veg.Heated croissants and pastries .Roasted a chicken. Really I'm still learning but it's so easy to use and clean.I'm now an air fryer fan !

Like MissInterpreted I have a Ninja Foodi 9 in one. I use it a lot as its great for pressurecooking dried beans etc. Super for fish, in fact good for most things. I was very doubtful but I've been won over.

Calendargirl

Have not got one, or any experience of one.

I saw a recipe for something in the cake line the other day using one, but the cooking time seemed no different to a conventional oven.

But I assume uses less electricity?

It uses a bit less electricity but also there is no heating up time. My oven takes about 10 minutes to heat up each time I use it.

Cooking times are slightly less than a big fan oven too. I usually reduce the temp and time by about 10% (unless it's a very short cook time or grilling, in which case the air fryer might need preheating for a minute or so) which so far has worked quite well.

I've got one gathering dust and cluttering up my worktop.

I'm very happy with the Cosori I've owned for 3 days! I wanted a basic model, I don't like faff.

Tonight's meal was roast beetroot, potatoes and carrots, herbs and chili flakes, olive oil of course. All cooked in 20 mins at the press of a "Roast" button. I put a half precooked roast chicken on top of the veg for the final 10 mins.

Bluebelle how do you toast bread please?

Just finished our Sunday roast with a whole chicken beautifully cooked in 45 mins, roast potatoes and carrots. I bought it about 2 months ago and am so pleased. I’ve done salmon and cod, chops, steaks, sausages, stuffed aubergine, chips as well as fish fingers for the grandchildren, peri peri chicken, meat balls …..
I hunted hard to find one to fit a shelf because I didn’t want it permanently on the worktop. Eventually found a ninja model. It has only one drawer but it’s deep and perfectly adequate for us.