The secret is in the spiral, rapid airflow technology, which lets you fry with zero added oil as it creates a vortex of heated air that surrounds the food with even heat distribution, cooking it from all sides. This isn’t the most energy efficient air fryer we’ve tested, but it’s close, especially given its capacity.

Ninja’s new 10-mode multi-cooker stands out for its innovative “Speedi Meals” function, which allows you to cook your grain of choice at the same time as meat and vegetables, thus quickly preparing a full meal for up to four people at once. This will lower the temperature inside the device and, for "Smart" recipes, it may disrupt the cooking settings designed for optimal results. This space-saving 3-in-1 solution combines an air fryer, grill and steamer all in one convenient appliance. She lives in a village in Buckinghamshire and reviewed this air fryer from her own kitchen, which is in a 17th-century cottage with unnervingly low beams that make her glad to be short.First the fruit gets cooked in the dish for 15 minutes using the dessert setting, then you add the crumble topping and cook for the same time again. Air frying bacon took 8 minutes at 190oC, there’s easily enough space for four slices, but if you overlap them slightly you can probably squeeze in six. It earned a perfect score for producing golden, flavourful chicken with a beautifully crisp exterior.

I had trouble with the timer resetting every time I opened the drawer, which was frustrating, and I couldn’t figure out why it was happening. This multi-cooker's top feature is that it only has one lid, unlike many that need one for pressure cooking and one for everything else (including the Instant Pot above). The 4-in-one Combination Steam Oven also features a grill, and 36 preset functions that combine the different cooking elements to suit different types of food or drink.

Once you've filled the appliance's 800ml reservoir, it will boil this water to produce steam and release it through two steam outlets. The menus are clear, sensible and you even get prompts to help ensure you cook things right, such as being told to use the supplied non-stick pan for air frying something as an example. The good news about its exterior bulk is the way that the Sage the Combi Wave 3 in 1 features plenty of space on the inside. As the outstanding balance, plus the interest now form part of your payable balance they will attract interest at your account rate, meaning you will pay interest on interest. Very little water was used in this time, and none ended up in the water collection drawer at the base.

The result was two beautifully cooked chops with slightly blush meat in the centre and crisp, well rendered fat along the edge. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Using hot air which is rapidly circulated around the cooking chamber, these health fryers create deliciously golden and crispy fried foods without the need for deep frying.

Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Switching to ‘Grill’ mode, I kept it at its max 200°C setting and shut the drawer for a total of seven minutes, only breaking the cycle halfway through to turn the meat.