Are air fryers worth it?

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Considering an air fryer for Christmas (yes I am that person that likes to get a gadget/something for the house for Christmas!).
Does anyone have one and would you say it's worth it?

I'd like one too but wonder where I'd put it.

@OhioOhioOhio yes a lot of counter space to sacrifice! So want to be sure it's worth it

I've just been sitting wondering the same thing this evening. Watching with interest

We shall sit and wait for the air fryer owners to arrive with the knowledge.

Worth it yes. We have no microwave and the only other thing out is a kettle so plenty of worktop space.

I have a Philips air fryer. It broke a few months ago and I replaced it straight away as I use it quite a lot, great gadget!

I have a Phillips one too and it's fabulous. My one kitchen gadget I couldn't live without.

I love mine! Totally worth it

We have literally just bought our 5th actifry!! (Eat shite loads of chips), each one used almost daily. Well worth the money.

Think that's sold it to me then
The Philips one has £60 off right now in the amazon prime day sale! Although I think I would quite like one of the ones with the presets...
Can I ask do you still brush some things with oil when you cook with it?

Yes definitely they're worth it yes brush with oil or spray with oil only need a touch .

I have a tefal genius one and I love it! I make stir fry a few times a week, meatballs, chilli, it does fresh chips and I make a chocolate brownie in it too. You can cook frozen stuff like chicken nuggets, oven chips etc too.

There is an official tefal recipe app and a Facebook page with great inspo but also loads of unofficial ones where people share recipes with photos.

Was a bit expensive but it’s used most nights for something.

I bought a Ninja grill with gift vouchers and it's great, if a little small for my family of five. It acts as a grill, oven and air fryer and it has pretty much replaced my oven. Size wise, you can just about get a whole chicken in it.

The chips (fresh or frozen) are marvellous.

Wow a whole chicken in it!

I can understand doing chips in it, save on the fat, but why a chicken?

@Autumngoldleaf

Wow a whole chicken in it!

I can understand doing chips in it, save on the fat, but why a chicken?

Oh, I have a pressure cooker as well so was experimenting. 24 minutes in the pressure cooker then 10 minutes to crisp the skin in the air fryer!

We have just bought the Ninja Foodi Max!

Cooked fresh chips in it at the weekend! OMG, they tasted like chip shop chips. 😋

I actually have Foodi Max envy, but have an Instant Pot so can't justify it!

Well in mine I cook....sausages, bacon, fish fingers, chicken nuggets, fishcakes, parsnips, pigs in blankets, mushrooms, yorkshire puddings, chips, wedges, onion rings, stuffing balls, roast potatoes with beef dripping. Im sure there's more...oh and it reheats pizza slices without soggyness like you'd get in the microwave. Its also tends to reduce cooking time.

I've just sold mine as I've used it twice in 2 years. Friends use them all the time though so I would say it depends on use! I found it used quite a bit of electricity for not a huge amount of speed gain, I also am quite happy with oven chips and couldn't be bothered to make chips in it. I kept it in a cupboard so no space issue but it was large if you had to have it out all the time.

Is it reducing fat? Why are people using them? Does it make the food more tasty?

@Autumngoldleaf a selling point for me is smaller and easier to clean than an oven so wonder if this could be part of it?

I absolutely bloody love mine and use it almost daily. Best kitchen gadget I ever bought.