The box itself explains all options: max crisp, air-fry, bake, reheat and dehydrate but, if you’re too excited to bother, a comprehensive quick-start guide and instruction booklet will do the same. These gadgets are much faster to heat up and designed to circulate hot air efficiently, meaning food can be cooked much quicker than in a traditional oven. As for what you can cook with them, air-fryer chicken breasts, halloumi, doughnuts, buffalo cauliflower wings and, of course, air fried chips can all be made using air crisp functions. This smart air fryer that’s compatible with Alexa has 16 different cooking functions, including bake, defrost, fry, grill, roast, dehydrate, toast and reheat.

What makes it unique from Instant’s other models is that it can be switched between two independent 4.This air fryer is a good alternative if you’re cooking for one or two, or don’t have room for a dual-drawer model. We checked that every component of the air-fryer was built to last and able to withstand regular use. It’s a bulky bit of kit, but we found it easy to use and appreciated the included cooking charts that detail how to use the machine to prepare different foods. After a brief flick through of the manual we were able to get cooking pretty quickly thanks to the easy set up.

If you’d rather not yell over the whirr of the air fryer in the kitchen, the sound is a natural consideration, and our winners won’t drown out your conversations. I have been using Frylight instead of oil for things that need it, such as homemade chips and mini roast potatoes and found I don’t need to coat as much as I would in my oven. Like our top-scorer, it has two drawers and a sync function, so you can cook two different foods at once, safe in the knowledge they’ll both be ready to eat at the same time. Our chips came out well cooked but – and we’re being picky here – about 20% lacked that golden brown shade we were looking for. Her previous role saw her specialize in small appliances and all things cooking, and she loves putting new products to the test, whether they're air fryers, blenders, or even pizza ovens, and her family and friends love eating the results.At first, I started simple with frozen chips and escalated to the dizzying heights of pork steaks and roasted mini potatoes! A larger version of the star performer Ninja 4-quart, I own this model at home and truly find great results for the basic functions we use it for.

The one accompanying this product focusses on its grill and air-frying features but there’s a comprehensive cooking guide for everything in the box. It's a fairly hefty appliance, so if your kitchen is compact it may not be for you, but you can fill its two drawers with different foods and sync the programmes so everything is ready to eat at the same time – a process we found intuitive on test. Air fryers essentially work their magic the same way a toaster oven does—by circulating hot air throughout an inner chamber, giving your food crunchier and crispier skin than if you'd tossed it into the oven.These days, they’re present in plenty of home kitchens, including those looking to make quick and simple meals or those adding an option beyond the oven or the stove while cooking for a crowd. I have heard many a good thing about air fryers in general, my mum and one of my sisters have them so it made sense that I would want to try too!

The removable trays and rotisserie insert made it easy to use and easy to clean after every recipe we tested. This guide is regularly updated with new models that have been tried, tested and top-rated by BBC Good Food’s reviews experts.To test the baking capabilities, we made cornbread, and once we found the top performers for the first four rounds, we tried roasting a whole chicken. The chicken legs we roasted were juicy inside and evenly cooked, while the chips in the next drawer required a little more attention with shakes mid-cook, but had a good crisp finish on the outside.