Sausages cooked in the Air Fryer are awesome, you don’t need to keep turning them. A typical “fat” sausage will cook to perfection in about 15 Mins and you can turn them occasionally if you want. When running this air fryer alongside my Philips air fryer, I noticed that the outside of the Philips model will only get ever so slightly hot to the touch during cooking. The Uten, on the other hand, gets pretty hot to the touch. Not enough to burn yourself, but considerably hotter than the Philips. This tells me the insulation (and possibly energy efficiency) of this unit is not good. This energy-efficient cooking method and the air fryer’s versatile functions make the Uten Air Fryer Oven an ideal addition to any household.

Unfortunately, I think it is pretty obvious to me that some of that air frying intensity has been lost by the Uten air fryer, probably related to buying a budget air fryer of this size. The french fries were barely cooked and not as golden brown as the Philips version. The other option seems to be something like a counter top electric oven / grill with a fan, with a drop down door. We have had to use our 50 years of experience along with tid bits we have found on the Web and have started a spreadsheet for notes and cooking times. It’s early days and the smart oven will not be a “put it in the cupboard job” The horizontal “rotating basket” is good for things like Chips / Fries. “Oven Chips” seem to work fine as these are already “oiled” but IMO, deep fried chips take a lot of beating! If you like “Oven Chips”, you will probably like them done in the Air Fryer.

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We’ve been cooking for over 50 years but this is a whole new way of cooking and using the “new cooker” is going to be a steep learning curve. We only have a small kitchen but decided to see if we could find an Air Fryer that could “potentially” replace our 4 slice toaster and use this space. We could then put the toaster away but not dispose of it (its a good toaster and fairly new).

Whether you have a Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Oven or Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven, these recipes are exactly what you need to start cooking in your to-be most beloved appliance in the kitchen.To be honest, this seems to be a common problem with budget air fryers that I have had experience with. We have used a “Halogen Oven” and had some success but it didn’t really do what we wanted and wasn’t easy to clean. An ideal choice for those looking to invest in a reliable kitchen appliance offering great features, performance, and value for money.