For that, though, you get an impressive range of features. It acts as a grill, flat plate and air fryer and can roast, bake, dehydrate and reheat – a total of seven cooking functions. This review will focus on its air frying capabilities, for obvious reasons, but it’s worth noting that the Foodi MAX PRO comes with a digital cooking probe for perfectly cooked steaks, burgers, and skewers. Given its size, you could easily roast a whole joint of meat in there. The auto-switch off timer, ranging from 1 to 60 minutes, ensures that your food is cooked to perfection without any guesswork. The adjustable temperature setting, which ranges from 40°C to 200°C, allows you to customize the cooking process based on your preferences and the recipe at hand. These features make cooking with the DIDO Air Fryer a breeze. Avoid overcrowding the basket, as this can hinder proper air circulation and result in uneven cooking. It may look a little like a spaceship (and take up just as much workspace), but this Tefal air fryer performed best in my tests. It heats up in minutes; chips were crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle with just a small amount of oil (from a pre-portioned scoop), sausages and fish fingers were perfectly cooked, and even my “roasted” vegetables were fairly tasty.

That’s why I like the Cuisinart. It just looks like an oven, with nothing scarier than four dials on the front. The first three select temperature, cooking time and cooking mode (air fry, bake, roast, grill or keep warm). With heating elements at the top and bottom, the Cuisinart can be used as a giant toaster. The fourth dial controls how brown you want your crumpets to be. The DIDO Air Fryer 5.5L with rapid air circulation is a game-changer in the world of cooking appliances. With its ability to reduce fat content while maintaining taste and crunchiness, it offers a healthier alternative to traditional deep frying. Its large capacity, versatile cooking options, convenient timer and temperature control, and easy cleanup make it a must-have in every kitchen. Final Recommendation If buying an air fryer, however, make sure it’s big enough to feed your whole family. Having to do two lots of cooking will negate its time- and energy-saving benefits. You will also have to balance its capacity against storage: some can be quite big. Then there’s the convection technology, which ensures the heat and vapourised oil is very evenly distributed to every part of your food. Taken together, these features mean that air fryers can typically save you around 30 minutes in cooking time. A meal cooked for an hour in a typical 2,000 Watt electric oven would use two kiloWatt hours of energy – but if you could cook the same meal in half an hour in a 1,000 Watt air fryer, it would use just half a kiloWatt hour.The DIDO Air Fryer provides an excellent alternative to traditional deep frying methods. By using rapid air circulation, it significantly reduces the need for oil while still delivering the same deliciously crunchy results. You can now enjoy your favorite fried foods guilt-free, knowing that they contain less fat. Versatile Meal Preparation Programmes: air fryer, Speedi meals, steam bake, steam, grill, steam air fry, bake/roast, dehydrate, sear/sauté, slow cook We recommend no fewer than four Ninja air fryers and, in some ways, that would be enough to cover the whole market. They are very much the dominant brand. First up is the AF100UK, Ninja’s bestselling air fryer and one of the simplest to use on this list. If, like me, multi-tasking isn’t your strong point, you’ll also find the Shake mode helpful too. I used this when cooking chips on the Fries mode for 15 minutes at 200°C and it reminded me with a beep to shake them mid-way through the cooking cycle. Very handy. All other things being equal, it is still cheaper to cook with gas, which at the time of writing cost 10p per kiloWatt hour, although the size and age of your gas oven may make still make it less efficient than the best modern air fryers.

The digital control panel is easy to navigate. I like the simple dial allowing me to adjust time and temperature settings, from an accurate 49℃ to 205℃. There’s a good range of pre-set cooking modes for air frying, dehydrating, roasting, baking and grilling. Can I use aluminum foil or parchment paper in the air fryer? Yes, you can use aluminum foil or parchment paper in the air fryer. However, it is recommended to keep the foil or paper away from the heating element to prevent any accidents or damage to the appliance.However, it is pretty special because it steams as well as air fries. The functions are a little awkward: even with the instructions, I struggled to find the compartment you have to fill with water (it’s on top, by the way). It also leaked the first couple of times I used the air fryer. Whether you want to upgrade to a newer model, or your air-fryer has reached the end of its life, knowing how and where to dispose of your appliance is important to avoid creating more e-waste.