Cakes come out well, but you do need to keep an eye on them since all the settings are inaccurate by a fraction. Some ingredients require shaking halfway through the preparation time (see section “Settings” in this chapter).

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. Megan has an MA in Magazine Journalism and has previously written for Stylist, Glamour, TimeOut, SquareMeal, and YOU magazine. The key to crisp fries was to peel and soak the potatoes in cold water for half an hour to remove starch, before drying thoroughly. Air fryers can also be useful for quickly cooking and crisping up frozen foods and snacks such as fish fingers, chicken nuggets, spring rolls and pies.We did achieve attractive grill marks when cooking halloumi, however, and our chips were perfectly sealed and crunchy.

Although we struggled to find any real need for the app (setting the air-fryer to go takes very little time), it is useful to be able to check how much time is left from afar and for the bank of Cosori recipes it houses. 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. This means that you can get a crispy exterior and a juicy, tender interior with just a few minutes of cooking time. This fryer boasts air-blast technology, requiring little-to-no cooking oil, making it easy to clean too.It took a while to roast a chicken but, 45 minutes later, it came out golden and moist, while our fairy cakes were just right. It’s big enough to cook a whole chicken or a 12-inch pizza and, unlike the other fryers (except the Instant Vortex below), you can see inside.