Best air fryer for family of 4, HELP ME

[puffysthename]

I know I’m a bit behind here, but want to invest in an air fryer. I baffled by all the choices!! Which should I go for? I’m a basic cook and hoping it will help me make quick easy meals!

I've got this one Dual Basket Airfryers | Double Drawer Air Fryer | Philips which is great since I can cook two things at once

I have the ninja grill airfryer, after years of drawer airfryers this is genuinely the easiest to keep clean and has a splash guard to cover the heating elements.

however I am sorely tempted by the ninja flex drawer just for its huge size

You probably won’t fit a whole family of four in any of them - try cooking them 1 at a time. HTH

@puffysthename

Ninja has a good reputation, budget dependent

this or this would suit a family

I’ve got a double ninja, it’s not massive, it is brilliant, and the kids can use it. Win win win. I was a total sceptic and was very late to the air fryer party, but it’s really changed how we eat (for the better!)

Ooo amazing. Thanks for the recommendation. In what ways has it changed how you eat?

Thanks, they look great. I’ve heard ninja is the big name

We’ve found meat is good to cook in it, things like chicken skewers, marinaded pork, salmon fillets, baked potatoes, halloumi. I suppose we’re eating how we do in summer when we barbecue more - meat/fish served with rice, noodles, salad etc. nothing to stop us doing all this in the oven, of course, but we just seem to be having healthier foods more often. I think maybe it’s made cooking more spontaneous. Certainly quicker.

We were going to get a cheaper or smaller one (because of my scepticism and reluctance to have another thing on the counter) but a few friends had upgraded to a Ninja from their original ones and convinced us. I looked at a few in John Lewis and felt the Ninjas were nice quality, so we went for it and have zero regrets. Ours was about £160 direct from Ninja. Not sure why it’s shot up in price but worth looking for a good deal. We chose this one over the digital one purely to simplify it for the teenagers and it’s worked - kitchen averse son came home with raw chicken drumsticks today and was tucking into them 15 minutes later!

ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/ninja-foodi-max-dual-zone-air-fryer-af400uk-zidAF400UK

This is the newest one, great reviews and currently £70 off. Sign up for emails and I think it’s another 10% off.

ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/ninja-foodi-flexdrawer-dual-air-fryer-10-4l-af500uk-zidAF500UK

@puffysthename also just to add, there will be May bank holiday deals on the horizon, if you can wait.

Amazon just had a spring sale, Which has this article about air fryers

Amazing. Anything that makes meat cookery easier!!!! Thanks for the feedback

https://ninjakitchen.co.uk/product/ninja-foodi-max-dual-zone-air-fryer-af400uk-zidAF400UK?utm_source=awin&utm_medium=78888&utm_campaign=Skimlinks&sv_campaign_id=78888&sv_tax1=affiliate&sv_tax2=&sv_tax3=Skimlinks&sv_tax4=mumsnet.com&sv_affiliate_id=78888&awc=8059_1743586005_bbd52acaf9a13fd3f7ada5cebd57e1cc

we've got this one. Honestly it's brilliant for 2 people - but I'm not sure for 4.

We often do salmon (and other fish) fillets from frozen, prawns, lamb chops, - basically stuff we do on the BBQ in the summer. Roasted veg are good in it. But if you are roasting veg, doing some protein and then want to do a basket of chips...I'm not sure it would be big enough.

how do you cook halloumi in the AF? can you still get the grilled effect?

@sunbum

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/air-fryer-halloumi#