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Air fryers

LondonMackem

LondonMackem

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Can people who own them confirm if they’re worth the investment? Also point me in the direction of the best value brand/model. Ta
 

If your after a cheap starter one I can definitely recommend the gourmia 6.7l one from Costco I paid £50 for mine and it's cracking but you'll need a dual one like the ninja above if your wanting to cook a few different things on different settings at the same time.
 
It's an air oven, the fryer part of the name annoys me, I had an actual air fryer till it died yonks ago, was perplexed when I got one of these and there was nowhere to put the oil.
They are good to cook quicker than the oven and giving a crispier outside, excellent for cooking a chicken for example, done in hour, crispy skin moist inside.
 
we quite fancied one but there was a feature on the wireless about them a few weeks back and the lass being interviewed said that whilst they are cheaper than a normal oven you'd need to use it every day for about 3 years instead of a conventional oven to recoup the outlay.
no idea if this is true mind.
 
humbug said:
we quite fancied one but there was a feature on the wireless about them a few weeks back and the lass being interviewed said that whilst they are cheaper than a normal oven you'd need to use it every day for about 3 years instead of a conventional oven to recoup the outlay.
no idea if this is true mind.
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What if you don’t buy an oven in the first place and invest in an air fryer?

I can see a time in the future where ‘kitchen designers’ don’t include an oven and provide additional bench space for appliances like these.
 
Kevj said:
What if you don’t buy an oven in the first place and invest in an air fryer?

I can see a time in the future where ‘kitchen designers’ don’t include an oven and provide additional bench space for appliances like these.
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Or just spec something like this.

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Kevj said:
What if you don’t buy an oven in the first place and invest in an air fryer?

I can see a time in the future where ‘kitchen designers’ don’t include an oven and provide additional bench space for appliances like these.
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fair point although i'd imagine just about every household already has a conventional oven so it's still an extra expense to do the same job that can be done by something folk already have. might sound cynical but perhaps it's just a marketing ploy by the manufacturers to milk the fears of huge energy bills.
 
Kevj said:
What if you don’t buy an oven in the first place and invest in an air fryer?

I can see a time in the future where ‘kitchen designers’ don’t include an oven and provide additional bench space for appliances like these.
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I haven’t used my oven since I got my air fryer about 18 months ago, I use my air fryer every day. I use the hob still to boil eggs, pasta etc but the actual oven part I haven’t used at all. The air fryer is quicker and everything tastes nicer out of that.
 
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humbug said:
fair point although i'd imagine just about every household already has a conventional oven so it's still an extra expense to do the same job that can be done by something folk already have. might sound cynical but perhaps it's just a marketing ploy by the manufacturers to milk the fears of huge energy bills.
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I’m of the very same opinion. I just think that with the way people perceive and react to trends etc, there’ll be people who want a kitchen without an oven soon which is just a reaction to a marketing stimulus.
 
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