Air fryer - combi microwave - oven? Help!

When I first moved into my flat, I had no oven for the first couple of years, and purchased a lovely combi microwave which was great for everything except the grill!!!

When I had the kitchen re-done a couple of hyears back, I had the normal large oven put in, with a very good grill (Which is now about the only part of it that gets good use), plus a combi microwave.

Total waste of a lot of money, just really needed a normal microwave. I stopped using my halogen cooker when I move here as it took up so much worktop room and I found the lid part difficult to keep clean. Since having the kitchen done I have discovered the wonders of airfryers.
Like the OP I live by myself, do not batch cook, partly because do not have enough space in freezers for that, party due to the fact that I like food freshly prepare most days. AND....I do have salad as the main part of my main meal most days.
I would now go for cheapish oven with a good grill, basic built in microwave, and ensure worktop space for a good airfryer. Those three, along with a good quality induction hob should cover anything and everything likely to be required.

Thanks Franbern. Yes I agree about keeping the halogen oven lid clean - almost impossible. So maybe then I could ditch halogen. I would guess an air fryer does the same (and more).

That's all really useful to hear, as you're in a similar position to me. And you've pretty much confirmed my line of thinking. I was going to stick to a gas hob - but prepared to consider induction. Did it take you long to get used to it? I've used one once when I went to a workshop at a cookery school, but it wasn't really enough to gauge whether I'd want one or not.

I've recently replaced all my pots and pans and I'm sure they must be induction friendly as these days most are.

Thanks!

All I now use is the microwave, my air fryer oven, the induction hob and my George Foreman all in one grill and griddle. I can cook a full breakfast on the George Foreman machine and heat the beans in the microwave and cook a full meal in the air fryer oven. All items get well used and because I live alone, I have no use for a large oven. I thought about having it taken out but I cannot get matching cupboard door units to fill the gap so I use it as a cupboard for baking dishes.

I had only ever used gas hobs until I moved here (I was 78 years old then), Here there was a normal ceramic electric hob ,which I found surprisingly easy to use. (All items took longer getting heated, but then I usually switched off the hob before it was finally cooked.
I had made the decision that when I had a new kitchen I would get a induction hob ,so when I replaced my saucepans, etc I did so with those that were definitely okay for induction. I think most decent ones are.

Took a little while to get used to induction hob. Mainly the speed with which it brought water in saucepans to the boil, Did destroy one small saucepan as it boiled dry and burned, but I love it now. So safe ,so quick, find it just about as controllable as gas. Does have a tendency to 'beep' at me um after I wipe it down, but it is so very easy to keep looking clean and just as new.
The real luxury item I had put in my new kitchen was a boiling water tap, and I do find that excellent. Between that, the air fryer, and microwave, life in my kitchen is very quick and easy.

Anybody living in a retirement village

How much space do you have? I have a combi microwave with air fryer facility (a Sage 3 in 1 combi), an air fryer (Ninja Foodi 14 in 1 and a full size cooker (with grill and double oven) and I use them all.

The grill on the microwave isn’t great, but everything else works well. If I were going to ditch anything it would be the Ninja, purely because it is large and heavy (so has to sit on the worktop) and it duplicates things like the pressure cooker and slow cooker that I already have. I am a fan of kitchen gadgets though, and find that different ones do different things better (or worse) than others. So I would use the microwave airfry facility to roast vegetables, for instance (as you can put them in a single layer on a tray) but use the Ninja for chips or roast potatoes as you can shake them instead of turning them and it holds more.

I seldom use the oven now, but do occasionally for traditional cooking such as Sunday roasts or Christmas dinner where you need space for numerous trays and dishes to be used at once.

My kitchen is a reasonable size though, so I have space for this way of doing things, and I enjoy cooking a range of different dishes.

I have an Instant Pot air fryer it has a roast/bake/slow cook/pressure cook/ grill functions.
I couldn’t be without it.

I have a freestanding cooker (oven grill hob), a microwave and two airfryers, (different sizes)..I rarely use the oven, occasionally use the grill, hob a bit more...air fryers and microwave all the time..quick and convenient...take a look at how you're cooking now and go from there..