The faster an air fryer is, per 100g of chips and chicken cooked in our tests, the higher the star rating for cooking time. litre air fryer models, it arguably delivers more – both in terms of capacity and ability to accessorise. With significantly lower fat content and reduced calories, homemade chips and crispy chicken tastes better than ever. This air fryer has other advantages over competing models, including its compatible accessories – such as a divider, baking pan and grill rack – which give it extra functionality.

In an ideal world, it’d cook large amounts more evenly and be dishwasher-safe, but for your money, you get a decently robust fryer with the guarantee to back it up, and enough capacity to be able to feed plenty of hungry mouths.Chicken drumsticks are also cooked in all the air fryers to see how well each does at creating a crisp coating without overcooking and drying out the insides. Read our detailed review of this air fryer to find out whether they emerge appetisingly crispy or unappealingly pale and greasy. Three roast chicken legs cooked quickly and thoroughly after 22mins at 200C, while two pizza slices reheated evenly with a crisp base and crust in a rapid 5mins at 150C.

Featuring Vortx technology, all you need is a minimal amount of oil, and then the hot air rapidly circulates evenly around the air fryer, ensuring your ingredients are cooked thoroughly with a nice crispy texture, all while having 99% less fat for more healthier cooking. There are only two dials on this air fryer – one for temperature, which ranges from 80-200C, and one for time, up to 1hr. A final plus is the effort to include cooking guidance beyond a basic table – three recipes hidden at the back of the instructions are another sign that Tower want its air fryer to do more than occasionally reheat meals.In testing, it was also noticeably noisy: I had to raise my voice to be heard over the whooshing of the fan. If you’re after an uncomplicated, budget air fryer, then the Tower T17061 BLK could just fit the bill. Multi-functional in its design, this health fryer lets you fry, grill, bake and roast, so you can make a wide range of dishes, such as chicken, vegetables, pizza, chips and even cake, which is perfect for a lover of food.

Using efficient technology which circulates hot air around the fryer to cook food, our air fryers use far less oil to offer up a much healthier alternative to traditional fat-fried treats. By signing up to our newsletter you accept to receive Tower’s latest news, offers and promotions directly to your inbox.In a world full of digital displays and different coloured lights, there’s something quite pleasing about an appliance with manual controls that simply gets the job done. It’d even suit a small or solo household who might want a small portion of chips one day, and a few grilled sandwiches the next. One is that parts aren’t dishwasher-safe, which is always a drawback for an appliance that becomes covered in hot greasy splatters. Featuring manual controls, the two dials let you easily adjust the timer and temperature between 80 and 200°C. Anyone who finds touchscreens frustrating, or digital displays confusing, will love its simple functionality – just turn the manual dials and you’re ready to cook.