Which air fryer and are they worth it.

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I need some help choosing an air fryer. We are 2 adults both full time jobs. Enjoy home cooked meals. Don’t want to spend loads , maybe no more than £70. There are lots if choices out there

Are the budget ones worth it.
What’s the best size?
do they take up a lot if room?

any recommendations? thanks in advance

They are basically small ovens which do well for heating things up but as you enjoy home cooked food I suspect it would be wasted on you. I'm sure people will be along soon to tell you that you can cook anything in them (curry/bolognaise etc) but I don't really see the point when the hob is more efficient and easier to clean (the elements get dirty with wet food)

Watching. Just 2 adults here too. One veggie and one pescatarian. Not sure if we'd get enough use out of one.

We have a Ninja Duo, so not one of the cheaper ones.

Basically, it is useful to cook small portions, and with the Duo, you have two drawers so you can cook two different things at once. However, for a roast or a lots of stuff, I still used my cooker. As @eetee says, they’re basically a smaller cooker that cooks things slightly quicker, using less electricity.

I reckon it will take at least a year to r3coup our money!

We also have the ninja duo. We've been making quick easy dinners in ours so seasoned chicken breast in one side and roasted veggies/ brocolli etc in the other. Dinner is ready and perfect in 12 mins

I have a cheap version from Amazon. It's handy for baking things quickly, especially frozen foods (for example, croissants/Quorn burgers/frozen fries) cook much quicker.
Foods such as tofu, chicken, meat and veg also bake well and quicker than in oven. I find it very convenient.

I bought the Tower family size 4.5L. Had for about 8 months. So far, so good.

We are two adults and also have the giant ninja duo one so not within that budget, but we do love it!

We love cooking and making homemade food, we tend to use it for quick easy lunches / teas when we're super busy with work and it's really good for doing slightly healthier versions in my experience - I make fab chicken tenders / crispy shredded beef / homemade spring rolls / homemade chips and all sorts, which I no longer need to fry in oil so it's well worth it for us.

I've never done the roast chicken or lasagna people say they can make in theirs which I'm always amazed by though!

They see a bit ‘emperor’s new clothes’ to me. We have a Ninja 14-in-1 bought by dh during a panic about energy prices. It’s useful for cooking fish fingers in a hurry but otherwise I find most things taste better cooked in a normal oven. And the noise is really annoying.

And a PITA to clean, wiping out any time saved cooking.

I've got one from Lidl but I wouldn't recommend it at all. Doesn't seem any quicker than the oven, although it will use less energy. Oven chips are just as awful as they are in the oven. I was really disappointed with it.