I always put one under the drawer to catch any drips or crumbs, as well as using it as a liner for fish or anything with a marinade. But those minor quibbles aside, it’s easy to use and comes with detailed instructions (both physical and via a QR code that takes you to video tutorials).

These dishes were always in the recipe leaflets tucked alongside the instructions and often ignored, but now are found everywhere in cookbooks, magazines and online. Keeping your safety in mind, most of our models have a built-in cool zone, which prevents your fryer from getting hot on the outside. That said, this is worth investing in if you’re only looking to cook for one or two and need a multi-tasking machine to save on storage space. That said, it looks super stylish on our kitchen countertop, with its slanting sides, and we love its unique starfish design on the inside, which helps the food cook more evenly.It doesn’t have a child-lock and the components aren’t dishwasher-friendly (although they’re easy to wipe clean). If you really want to level up your kitchen game, then this Philips essential air fryer is the smartest little gadget that will have you cooking crispy chips from your bed. Our chips came out well cooked but – and we’re being picky here – about 20% lacked that golden brown shade we were looking for. Much has been said about air-fryers and their healthier approach to cooking some food ordinarily deep-fried. If chips are your thing, then a chipper makes short work of getting them into the air-fryer super-fast and evenly cut; whether they be regular, sweet potatoes, or made from other vegetables.

I use microfibre cloths for cleaning all around my home, and they’re ideal for cleaning and polishing the air fryer too. The appliance was ready to fry from cold in just four minutes too, and you can remove the door so cleaning is a doddle. She then worked at Zedel and went on to become part of the team that opened Islington’s popular Bellanger restaurant. It is quite chunky, being ever so slightly the widest option on our list, so you will have to clear a space for it on your countertop, but if you love fried food and are after a quicker, healthier option, it’s worth making room for.The Power Air Fryer Oven is a multi-functional cooker—an air fryer, rotisserie oven and dehydrator all in one. However, if you need to use an air fryer multiple times to make enough food to feed your household, you’re probably better off cooking everything in one go in the oven. A decent pair of cooking tongs are so useful for cooking with an air fryer and probably come in first place for my most used kitchen accessory.

We were able to cook two chicken kievs in it at once and the end results were crispy, while our chips were well-browned.We used it for flipping chips and chicken bites, and we scooped up sauté potatoes quickly and easily. Just like our other winner, this Haier air fryer provided consistently crispy results across the board, making it a great choice for delicious fried feasts without all that oil.