I have the smaller Philips Air Fryer and it's OK.

I've never had any luck making crisp chips from scratch (they always come out soggy), but it works really well for:

- Frozen oven chips (cooks them in half the time vs oven or grill, and really even cooking)
- Baked potato (make sure you cook in the microwave first, and then crisp up the skin in the Air Fryer)
- Bacon (12 minutes for perfect crispy bacon)

There's a mad (in a funny way) Indian guy who shows some brilliant Air Fryer recipes on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djmgqrl_stM&list=PLecDmWZ6vbWTjFPqyBd8w1APtlqLNofXh

probably 3 or 5 year warranty as well.

I would try this if I didn't have the Philips, Heat from me

Are these any good? can you do the typical chips and chicken with them? cheers

Frying without faffing - prepare delicious goldenbrown dishes with hot air, without the need for messy oil or fat
Temperature adjustable from (°C): 80 - 200
With a 30 minute timer and automatic shut-off and a non-stick coated and dishwasher safe frying basket and pan
Max. 1650W
Frying basket capacity (L): 2.3
3 year manufacturer's warranty

So no oil, hot air....
Does anyone else think this could be a fancy oven?

You have to add a small amount of oil to home made chips, I have a Philips machine version, I use Olive Oil

Yeah, I know the Philips one is add 1 teaspoon or something. But this doesn't mention any of that at all. So wanted to make sure it's not a 50quid oven.

These types of fryers are great. I use mine ( different make )all the time and prefer the chips cooked by hot air. They work better than an oven due to the close proximity of the hot air, crimping the outside of the chips better. I love adding a spoon of groundnut oil as I find the taste improves the chips even more and seems to give them a great colour. Highly recommended people try hot air chips

P.s also cheaper to heat than switching on an oven, preheating it, if all you are putting in there are chips

Does anyone know what date these are in store

there in Thursday 11th june make sure you get there as early as possible as these kind of items fly out and lidl only get a certain amount of stock in :smiley:

You get the same effect with a small bucket and a hairdryer

thats good jimmybo!

If its anything like the Philips its **** hot

What's the difference between one of these and a halogen oven? Genuine question as I already have a halogen oven gathering dust and not sure about committing to one of these

To confirm, 3 year warranty.

I bought the Phillips air fryer. If this is as good I might by this
In my opinion It's better than an oven. My kids can make their own chips without me worrying about them burning themselves or the house.
Thank op I'll go and have a look

that's because most people that shop at lidl can't afford £50 for a fryer :]

Yep, In the sixties I used to tie a couple of Kate and Sidney pies on to the head of my motorbike with a bungee strap and ride home from the shops, bing. Ready to scoff.

which are the best variety of potatoes in the Phillps air fryer for chips ?

Apart from the melted plastic...

Capacity 2.3L. How much is that in chips? a handful or enough to feed 4 people.
Don't want to buy it and its too small

Standard Philips air fryer is 2.2L and the XL is 3L.
So i would imagine it would me more of a 2-3 person rather than 'family' fryer.

I have the smaller Philips Air Fryer and it's OK.

I've never had any luck making crisp chips from scratch (they always come out soggy), but it works really well for:

- Frozen oven chips (cooks them in half the time vs oven or grill, and really even cooking)
- Baked potato (make sure you cook in the microwave first, and then crisp up the skin in the Air Fryer)
- Bacon (12 minutes for perfect crispy bacon)

There's a mad (in a funny way) Indian guy who shows some brilliant Air Fryer recipes on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djmgqrl_stM&list=PLecDmWZ6vbWTjFPqyBd8w1APtlqLNofXh

I have the Philips one and it looks like identical to this Lidl one apart from a few cosmetics. All the controls are the same and in the same place. Cooks oven chips in 2/3rds of the time of a fan oven without having to be preheated. Does them lovely too, very crisp on the outside. I also have a halogen oven which is just a big fan blowing heat round but that doesn't fry stuff anywhere near as good or quick as the airfryer.

I never add any oil unless using regular home made chips from potatoes and that's just a faff so just buy frozen ones. Good for scampi and party food like spring rolls or samosas too.

Good for when you get in hammered from the pub too. Chips in 15 mins and you don't burn the house down when you fall asleep as it's on a timer.

I have the andrew james halogen with the air fryer adapter

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-James-Halogen-Attachment-Suitable/dp/B00GLRVZZK/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434035947&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=fryer+rack+andrew+james

it works, but this is specifically designed as an air fryer.

When I bought my halogen, air fryers were hundreds of pounds, so this has to be a good deal, especially with the 3 years warranty.

Is that how Lidl deals with warranty issues now? I haven't had anything electronic from there for years but years ago I did return something after considerable time and got a full refund without too much hassle.

Anyone else comment on how Lidl are with returns / warranty based issues?

Never a problem here. Returned a product with a bit missing, instant refund....

Just bought one and will road test it tomorrow, hope it's good!

bought one earlier and made some chips in them, turned out amazing, very crispy and cooked in a third of the oven time.. will be trying some sweet potato fries in them tomorrow

how much misterboum

B&M do an air fryer which also passes as an halogen oven, a 2 in 1 device :smile:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tower-airwave-low-fat-air-fryer-29-99-b-m-2128339

Ooooh how much how much?
And when you say "too big! how big is it?

I've bought one from Lidl this evening. Used the Philips before for a bit so been in the lookout. Just now got a flubit response discounting the Philips from Amazon from £99 to £84.

Thanks OP. Got the last one at my local Lidl store cooked chips and chicken thighs this evening, best crispy chicken skin I've had in years, decent chips if not amazing.

So which ones the best? This one, Phillips air fryer or the tefal actifry .. bit confused :/

You didn't mentioned after how much time you returned.
I returned lots of things to them with no problems, but they were all under the 30 days return period.

If I could get the Philips via Flubit / Amazon for £75, I would go for that instead. Philips are reputed to make the best air fryers and Amazon as the best suppliers. It's the small one I was enquiring about. The larger ones tend never to be on offer.

So do I have 3o days no quibble return option with Lidl or only if there is a fault?

yea frozen ones. the mccain piri piri ones which are great btw

I have had to return a few electrical items for family members over the years - never a problem. Refunded without a fuss. Another very good reason to buy from Lidl.
Quite a few were under 12 months, 3 were over 20 months.

I see from your numerous messages you have a Phillips, you paid £75 and are very happy with it. Obscessing about how it compares with this, a Lidl product which costs considerably less is not helpful. Obviously the service you receive and the quality of the product is somewhat dependent on price, but speaking anecdotally I have several Lidl electrical products, some several years old, and although they may not be the best are at worst very servicable.

You made yourself look like a total *!*!, you managed to miss everything and get all your facts wrong...

I only pointed out you failed to mention if your post had any relevance with the question of the poster you seemed to answer, as he was worried about the way Lidl deal with warranties, and indeed it seems you had zero experience with that.

I never said I got mine for 75, you seem to have a tendency to see things that do not exist and miss the obvious that do exist. I got mine for £65.75.

I only posted 3 times, not sure why you think I posted "numerous times" and that I am obsessing about something... out of the 3 posts, 2 were totally unrelated to my device, made no mention of my device...

So you got all aggressive just because I asked you if you returned your product under the 30 day returns window or actually had a fault and had to use their warranty... wow... from that to build up such an aberration of a post. You should really be worried about your social and comprehension skills.

Nobody asked you what is your opinion on the leel of service you should receive for a certain price, just if you returned a product at Lidl under the warranty and had the same excruciating experience as the other guy. I buy there all the time but never had to return something under the warranty, I'll definitely buy less know that I know they use the "pro-rata" trick like eBuyer and it takes them so long to deal with your case.

Also nobody asked you anything about the level of self-serviceability of Lidl products, no relevance what so ever, and even if one product was, there is no guarantee another would, for instance, if your LIDL fan heater is serviceable, good for you, no relevance to a TV or an air-fryer...

I'll actually post one time more as someone asked me a follow up question and I am trying to help... hope that doesn't make you too (barking) mad?

You definitely have the 30 days no quibble return with Lidl, but not sure how they would deal with something like this, that might have residual grease on it if used. Although they do not really check the box when you return something...

I wasn't being aggresive, just pointing out that you already own an air fryer ( which is not generally available at £66.75, so is irrelevant)...so endlessly going on about Lidl's return policy without adding anyyhing useful to the discussion is pointless. And if you think using flowery language instead of concise English is impressive...think again!

I took a jet washer back after 6 months and they just gave me my money back. I have another I lent a mate that I've just been informed is dead, so will see how that goes as it is about 18 months old.

EDIT: Also purchased the last of these in Stafford on my way to work, in case anyone else was thinking of heading there.

Do Lidl treat own brand items different to other items? So is it that Silvercrest they tend to refund and other manufacturers they would refer you to the manufacturers?

On a side note, I checked the receipt I was issued yesterday from Lidl for the Air Fyrer I purchased... It is no at all legible. Seems the ink did nit print in large strip going down the middle. So my warranty will be worthless without proof of purchase. Will have to make another trip today to sort out my proof of purchase. Not happy!

Hmm, possibly. Lets face it, if you bought a silvercrest or a Parkside then it had to have been from them. Not sure what happens if you have no receipt though, a problem I may well have with the jet washer.

so anyone that got one (as I just did from Sunderland) where there any instructions in the box, or do you just whack stuff in it and wing it so to speak?

Yes there was a white boocklett inside called user manual, there are also pictures on the fryer itself for those who cant reed or right very well.

I tried to purchase in 3 different stores local to where I live, all sold out within the day! :disappointed:

I got the last one in Stafford at 9am Friday, these seem to have been popular.

I didn't get the user manual in mine, but I managed to make some great chips :smile:

I once returned a drill to them, having used it for the first time three months after buying it and finding it faulty. Just a phone call did the trick. Full refund even without the receipt, as I'd lost it. So very good customer service.

. me. hahaha il have it

The halogen has a halogen bulb which can but not always blow and can only be replaced on some units.
The silvercrest one is a ring element.

would love to buy one but my local is out i already have a philips air fryer which i love but i want another one for my caravan any ideas ,cant find my local stockist help

dunno where you're based , anyway Welling & Abbeywood are regional clearing stores and always have stock long after most places sell out.

first year i think its a full refund at the shop, after that you get referred to customer services

How do these compare? Any good? Any reason they would be cheaper?

I saw this when i went to a new store by me this morning. Loads in stock. I've been checking the net for reviews. Still very sparse but for a single guy who likes fried food and uses his oven a lot, this could be a god send. And £50 and a 3 year guarantee (yes i've read the possible hiccups etc if it fails) i think its worth a punt. I'm gonna pop back and get one. I'll try and post a first impressions later

Well i got one yesterday and i love it! I tested it on frozen chips, stuffed chicken breasts, and sausages this morning. All cooked perfectly and in a fraction of the time usually in my oven. I can see this getting a stupid amount of use and my oven already has been relegated to second place. Being Objective i'd say the basket isn't huge so for a family it may be a problem. For myself as a single guy its perfect.

Had this product 2 weeks now and thought I should share some thoughts. It's works very well, however.. The Decal printing on the top rubbed off, it's really hard to see the white arrow on white turn knob to set minutes, its also not very accurate at "pinging" at the 0 marker, I use an electronic timer instead now, just turning the knob to give a little more time than the minutes suggest.

Also be very careful when you take out the basket holder, the underside is metal and extremely hot! , I've bought a heat resistant slab to place in front of the fryer to sit the basket holder.

The above niggles aren't serious, I'm enjoying the fryer, but they are shoddy mistakes. Manufactures would be aware of these kind of issues quite quickly, it makes me wonder if "Silvercrest" is a brand for slightly shoddy products sourced with known faults that can be sold cheap. This is based on quite a few of that brand's products that have had similar issues.

As for returns, not all items can be taken back to the stores for a refund. I've had to contact by letter the German offices for some products, they have mostly resent a replacement item in the post. Its a bit of a hassle. One I bought some Silvercrest Hair Trimmers, the rechargeable battery would run out with in 5 minutes desite starting with a full charge and the display saying 60 min remaining. They got replaced, yet where exactly them same, which then got replaced a third time and yet again the same issue. I'm am a little weary of Silvercrest now, you won't have these issues with a proper branded product.

Anyone baked cake in one of these?

Looking for where to find an ideal sized baking tin / pot that would fit within the air fryer pan?

The SilverCrest box pictures a white casserole type dish but nether includes it in the box and nor sells it as an accessory.

Any able to suggest from having resolved that query?

Anyone baked cake in one of these?

Looking for where to find an ideal sized baking tin / pot that would fit within the air fryer pan?

The SilverCrest box pictures a white casserole type dish but nether includes it in the box and nor sells it as an accessory.

Any able to suggest from having resolved that query?

Just bought it for £39 at lidr of Stratford centre

How do these compare to the Philips air fryer?

The Philips is a better machine for sure. I have the Silvercrest and have family with the Philips and so this is my opinion based on having used both.

It all depends what you pay for any of these machines as all is relative to price / value for money.

Philips currently £70 but the ActiveFry was just on offer for under £50 just moments ago. That was the deal of the year I'd say.