We found this was because one drawer performed better than the other, which is something to keep in mind when cooking. Size, shape and noise level were all key considerations, as well as how fast they cooked, how easy they were to use and, most importantly, how the resulting food actually tasted. Or, if you plan on cooking multiple dishes at once, you may want to consider a double air fryer, such as Ninja's popular Foodi Dual Air Fryer, which has two independent 3. There's no denying air fryers use substantially less oil than deep frying, but just how healthy are they? Then there’s the convection technology, which ensures the heat and vapourised oil is very evenly distributed to every part of your food.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Bisphenol A(BPA), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. It has 12 cooking functions with pause, resume sync and match features to ensure identical cooking times and temperatures. Its clever self-igniting woodfire smoke box uses convenient wood pellets to create smoky flavors just like cooking over a wood or charcoal fire. The digital display didn’t always respond well to our touch and we’d have liked an indicator light to show the fryer was heated and ready to cook.It acts as a grill, flat plate and air fryer and can roast, bake, dehydrate and reheat – a total of seven cooking functions.

Megan has an MA in Magazine Journalism and has previously written for Stylist, Glamour, TimeOut, SquareMeal, and YOU magazine. Our final Ninja recommendation was the most expensive one we tried, but this impressive gadget is what would happen if you combined an air fryer and a maxi-sized George Foreman grill. Let's be honest, some of us just want a basic, easy-to-use fryer that is well-rated and gets the job done – but also looks EXTRA cute on our countertops. In short, air fryers fry food with much less oil than your regular deep-fat frying or even pan frying methods.Home Retail Group Card Services Limited is registered in England (04007072) at 33 Holborn, London, United Kingdom, EC1N 2HT. So, you can fill the large one with your meat or fish of choice and leave the little one for your side, as we did. Whether they’re worth it is of course down to personal preference, but through testing, we’ve found that they can speed up cooking time (for example, the Tower xpress pro combo 10-in-1 digital air fryer can roast a chicken in 40 minutes), deliver delicious dinners and are very easy to use. They use a heating element usually at the top of its cooking compartment to heat up the air and a fan to circulate that air around and under the food.

And even if you do end up making a mess, you can take a look at our article on how to clean an air fryer - which may involve just popping the relevant elements into the dishwasher when you're done.

An air fryer of many talents, the feature that separates it from the rest is its Max Crisp function, a setting is dedicated to frozen food. Its air fryer function is one of the best we've ever tested, and it has a Chef Mode for creating perfectly-cooked meals. Even better, if you’re lacking inspiration for your midweek dishes, it comes with a cookbook, containing 30 different recipes – from brownies to glazed ham.