Best tried and tested air fryers in the Amazon Prime Day deals

0Air fryers have become as ubiquitous as microwaves in most kitchens. And for good reason: they cook food faster, with little to no oil. Some dual-zone models even do this simultaneously on different settings to finish at the same time. In short, air fryers are a kitchen dream.

Expert appliance tester Rachael Penn, who recently reviewed the best large air fryers, said: “Appliances vary in both size and function. While dual-zone models cook your mains and sides simultaneously, modular setups have interchangeable containers for versatility when making family-sized meals.”

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“The larger capacity means you can cook complete meals in one go, and the flexibility of the dual-zone models allows you to prepare different foods at different temperatures and have them finish at the same time,” Clare Andrews, air fryer expert and cookbook author, added. “An air fryer can also use less energy than heating a full-sized oven, helping to save both time and money.”

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Tower’s air fryer was praised by Rachael for its “Space-saving vertical design, smart finish function, and good-sized viewing window”. She added that it “doesn’t compromise on cooking capacity, thanks to its two 5.5L drawers.” Plus, the interface is “user-friendly with six preset meals, including fries, steak, bake, wings, veg and manual.”

If you’re looking to crisp up your food to the max, Ninja’s appropriately named function ‘Max Crisp’ delivers. Rachael deemed it the best large air fryer with high temperatures: it cooked food evenly without preheating, and it even has a sync finish button so both baskets can finish cooking together.

With a temperature range of 80-230º and two generously sized 4.5L baskets, the Cosori Turbo Tower Pro Smart Air Fryer is a smart air fryer with the ability to cook almost anything.

Rachael was most impressed with “how well and fast it cooked, without any preheating. Chicken is perfectly done and juicy, while chips are crispy yet fluffy. There are seven cooking functions – including air fry, roast, bake, grill, reheat, dry and proof – so there’s very little that you can’t cook in it.”

The twin 4L baskets on the Instant Pot Vortex 8L Dual Air Fryer allow you to cook two separate dishes at the same time. The sync finish function ensures everything is ready to enjoy at the same time. This is an air fryer that is ideal for cooking an entire meal that can cater for the whole family.

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