Voted cold, bought this thinking it was a hairdryer. BUT IT WASNT !

You've been warned.

Nope, it's worse than starvation, poverty, disease, terrorism...

Just how lazy are you?! You only need to shake it slightly every five minutes!

You have to ask if he was joking? Oh dear *facepalm*

Btw if you only use setting one it can be placed upon the head for even hair drying just Remeber to shake halfway through drying to get even crispyness of the strands.

In my opinion the Airfryer is better than the Actifry, but I am only basing that on the fact that I've had chips cooked in an Actifry at a friend's house but I have an Airfryer myself. You can do most things in an Airfryer, not just chips. I cook frozen fish in it too (in with the chips) as well as other things like reduced fat sausages. Can you do that in the Actifry? I don't know.

Anyway, this is a fantastic price! Heat added.

Thanks for the mini review. Much appreciated. Will keep my eye out. We'd probably need a bigger capacity one.

I do rate the Lidl air fryer, its the same capacity and spec as the Phillips product listed here and I prefer the shape of the Lidl basket. There are things I don't like about the Lidl product though, The text rubs off very quickly, and the timers hard to set accurately , but it's fine for me as I use an external timer anyway. I also find it easier to clean the Lidl product but both units are easy to clean.

This and the Lidl products are considered low capacity, they are fine for a couple mostly, if you want to cook for a large family then you might need a larger capacity or more units. I can do 750gm's of frozen wedges in the Lidl fryer though. The best Chips by far are the Aldi premium chunky chips though, just a dash of your chosen oil and 18 minutes at full heat, shake on the 6'th and 12th minute.. crispy fluffy perfection.

Of course you never know when the Lidl product is going to be stocked, It has a few times so far and was priced £49. They sold out very quickly though, I got mine the day before it was due to be sold. You will have to keep an eye on their catalogs.

soldierboy001 thx, I see that now, was still running the first time I asked, oh well, wait till the next time.

Read the top of the page, that might explain it to you.

help please..... its saying £99.99 for me, and not £69.99?

Ordered mine yesterday

I've got one and I paid £49.99 on Amazon in a black Friday deal.

Some of the praise on here is well over the top but I would say it's worth the money I paid. I'm not sure at this price though.

Chips are nowhere near as good as proper fried one's but if you do them right they are far better than oven chips. I advise to slice the chips pretty thin and soak them well to remove the starch.

zzzzzZZz

Where exactly have i displayed anger? don't state opinions like they're facts, your opinion is irrelevent unless you can currently link us to an actifry at the same price as this, and no ones fault you are incapable at operating an airfryer and being unable to produce decent chips from it, pretty hard to get them wrong, you must suck at real cooking thats all i can say. chips are chips, if you prepare then right, you should be able to cook them with any appliance, i could produce decent chips with a grill or even a wok if i wanted, and i'm not exactly jamie oliver

When i make chips in this i do exactly as i do when i fry them, and thats to par boil them first then let them steam dry, then coat in oil then into the airfryer at 170, any higher and you end up with blotchy chips, and this process is still faster than the actifry

These devices don't produce magic, they are basically ovens and most of it is down to the individual, a bit like not being able to cook and then buying a top of the range oven and complaining that your food still sucks

anyway, we both had our opinions, no need to keep on about the same thing

It's coming up at £99.99 for me, when I click get deal?

Because this is far quicker and costs a lot less than putting the oven on

These air fryers are fantastic, I have had this one a long time so it is the first model so it is probably old stock, the newer models are digital, nonetheless brilliant bit of kit

I did the chips right, I just didn't like them, they weren't nice. It's pretty hard to get it wrong.
And I'm hardly trolling am I? I was just giving my opinion, it just so happens you don't like it. Don't get so angry, it's only an airfryer, you're defending it as if you invented it and I've insulted your baby.

Chips are excellent in the Airfryer, perhaps you aren't doing it right, anyway troll another thread, no one cares, this thread has more heat than all the actifry deals put together.

Scroll down the page, the Duronic, similar product £59.99. As it's from Amazon should be no problem if you get problems, if you see what I mean.. Lots of other similar products on sale the Tower from Dumelm mentioned earlier on thread is a good buy, not sure of the size because no seller seams to have a standard size chart but at least you can see it if you go to Dunelm if you have one close by.

Because it's cheaper and quicker and results are better. Some say this or Actifry, I say this as have had both and this does not mash the chips up and also other things like pies and cakes can be made in this, if poor you can't be bothered to shake mid way through then go to the chippy.

​Get the actifry - it's much better!

Just about to log into Amazon to buy this but it's gone back up to £99.99

I find it useful for more than just chips. The philips one isn't even useful for that.
All you have to do is look for some recipes, to know it does much more than chips, they even have some on their website.

Always on offer... All those links you just gave me are the wrong prices for the deals. And one is a tesco wild goose chase. They're about £100 or so rrp anyhow.

It would be on offer too seeing as it's a best seller and has been around for a while now. Just like mostly everything else.

http://www.dunelm.com/product/tower-t17005-air-fryer-1000073496?cm_mmc=pla_google-_-PLA%20-%20GS%20-%20Electricals-_-Food%20Preparation%20-%20New-_-keyword&kpid=136668573392&gclid=CjwKEAjwg6W6BRDn6v__7vzN9QkSJAC9l9C3WfiRhV80wu8eNqjeaNx4LpLvbP-y_V3I5hyZBkAfuhoC_N7w_wcB#


What's the Philips like compared to the Tower one at £47? Does anyone know.

Absolute bargain, as a student whos used this all his home life and is now moving out I bought this instantly, cooks chips, frozen foods, pastries, chicken, meat, its amazing, cooks it in like half the time, tastes nicer and has less oil! Every home should have one of these!

When there's no oil it's not exactly "fried" is it. Can you imagine KFC using one of these and calling it "fried chicken". I can see the versatility in one of these sure but "fried"...? Nowhere even close.

My friend Mr Chips has asked me to reply on his behalf because he can't use a keyboard. He said "Who you calling fatty? You big beaky thing". Then he hopped about a bit. Then went to bed in a huff.

Proportions? lol............. and i think you summed the actifry up, its just for chips, and it even breaks them up, you can't cook much else in it, so a silly comparison to this?

Besides, the actifry is also on offer all the time, it's on offer right now, its ALWAYS on offer! :smile::smile:

a quick search shows its on this site at least once per month, but gets poor heat though, wonder why? (because everyone else thinks it's 'crap' - and poor value for money)


http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tefal-actifry-plus-fryer-white-89-tesco-2442490
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tefal-fz740840-1kg-actifry-plus-low-fat-healthy-fryer-black-94-99-free-c-c-very-2440916
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tefal-actifry-low-fat-healthy-fryer-al806040-1-kg-white-89-exclusively-for-prime-2425935
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tefal-al806040-actifry-fryer-white-reduced-clear-45-50-tesco-hatfield-extra-still-2386313

Sorry but these are total crap that's why they get reduced all the time. The actifry is far better because it actually moves the food around to cook evenly, we had the Philips one and the home made chips weren't good to say the least. Also, the actifry can cook much bigger proportions.

I'm not sure why anyone thinks the Philips one would be superior in any way, unless you're thinking about saving a bit of space.

Great! I used prime now app to purchase it. Code 30primenow got me another £10 off & same day delivery!

Might take a punt on the lidl one and see if we like it. You rate the lidl one yeah?

Looks like the concensus is that this is better than the actifry.

Not great deal as purchased for 50 notes last year. But the product is amazing, nothing beats it.

An airfryer is a brilliant piece of kit, especially if there are just 2 of you.
You can make chips out of 'real' potatoes just by adding a few sprays of oil OR as we do by placing a few ml of Flora cuisine in a bag & shaking up to coat. You can add fish on top - fish always tastes FAR better than cooking any other way - you can taste the fish.
Chicken breasts come out really succulent as does any small joint of meat cooked in it.
TBH we rarely use the oven now as things taste so much better, also take about 2/3rds of the time in the air fryer.
Cleaning is a doddle, usually just wiping the bottom of the container out, unless you cook something really fatty.

The timer went on ours after 2 years but we replaced it immediately as we really didn't want to be without one. You can also make cakes, pastries. It's ideal for heating up Pakoras, spring rolls, bhajis. instead of heating up a huge oven for little amounts.
Just remember to turn it down about 20C and cut the cooking time by about 2/3rds. It certainly saves on the electric bills.

So hard to keep clean

I bought one a month ago. Awesome gadget, have some heat.

Tried finding the dimension of the basket..even on the Philips website... hopefully it's just because in on a phone.

Does plaice and the long frozen cod fit in this?

Why not just use a regular oven?

I use caustic soda with drain cleaner from asda (http://homecaretechnology.co.uk/product/drain-cleaner-with-caustic-soda-500g/)
I fill a run with boiling water and add this to it and leave the basket submerged overnight to soak....then I get a wire brush and clean the basket by hand with more hot water....you HAVE to rinse and clean it throughly but found that it takes all the stuff off the basket to make it new and I do this every six
Months (in the meantime I stick it in my dishwasher after every use)

Other than that you can also get cheap replacement baskets from Phillips website

Thanks for the Aldi chips tip. Will try those. For those who are comparing to oven chips...don't. They are much better.

Great fryer, had one for months now. The only downside is capacity, only does enough chips for 2 so somebody waiting for theirs. Buy a bigger one if poss. HOT for price though.

:laughing:

Actifry is slower and is more restrictive on what you can cook with it

As an example, when i order a takeaway pizza and can't eat it all, the airfryer is excellent at reheating it quickly and not going soggy like it does in the microwave, the actifry is useless for this

I have the cheaper Lidl air fryer, but its the same sort of thing and that's fanastic!, I love mine and use it everyday. Gone are the days when I would have an hours scrubbing of a deep fat fryer every week and buying those 5 liter oils all the time, and its super quick too. I love Aldi's premium chunky chips cooked at 200c for 18 min, I give them a shake to toss them around the pan about twice. The thin fries about 10-12 min to get the nice and crisp. There's lots of cool air fryer ideas on youtube too, I cook perfect bacon and small plum tomatoes in 9 minutes and no fat spitting all over the cooker.

Use it 10x more as my oven but has been £20 lower in past. Perhaps lean towards the actifry for an extra £20

best thing we ever bought
used daily
its basically a mini oven with air pushed around inside rapidly
use to reheat things or grill things
burgers, meat just about anything can be cooked in it.

Voted hot and I'm tempted (especially after a few Stellas) but for most people would it not end up as an expensive chip fryer? Once you've peeled the potatoes and cooked them a few times, the novelty would wear off, and then back to frozen chips, which you may as well cook in the oven you already have? Not had home cooked fried chips (despite being the best) for years mainly as they were deemed unhealthy and also deep fat fryers are dangerous. Bought a Crock Pot slow cooker back in Feb, which is good, but I've only used it about 4 times, despite cooking 5/7 days.

Edit: Decided to buy one and give it a whirl.

Great machine, use it all the time for everything small enough!

a product I use everyday. it cooks everything so much better :smiley:

nice find

Hot. These are great chicken and frozen chips.

I love my air fryer, I'd always wanted one, but was thinking is it going to be one of those kitchen AIDS you use once then it sits on the side forever, well after trying to lose weight I decided to take the plunge and I've never regretted it, as others have said frozen chips actually taste nice cooked in one of these, and I cook all sorts of food, chicken, sausages, fish. If I have one grumble its cleaning it, a bit awkward but not a big issue

Also bought for £49 at Christmas. Outstanding fryer, would by another without hesitation. I dropped and cracked the front plastic on the basket and Philips were more than helpful sending a replacement without fuss or quibble..

I bought one of these in the Black Friday sale (Tesco £69 I think). I never imagined it would be so good. It's really brilliant. I'm not a terrible junk food eater, but I do like a handful of chips occasionally. I use the McCain ones in the yellow pack. The really chunky McCain ones are good as well.

You can also make lots of random things in it - a toastie, warm a gregg's pastie, part baked bread (I make costco ciabatta in it), garlic bread (slices or ciabatta ones), potato croquettes come out good too. Really good baked potatoes too. I microwave them for 3 or 4 mins, then put them in the airfryer for 25-30 mins. Nice and crispy. I'm veggie, so I'm sure you can think of many more things to make in it!!

Chips taste like chips because they're fatty. Never understood the need for these machines unless you eat a lot of junk.

Nope, it's worse than starvation, poverty, disease, terrorism...

Just how lazy are you?! You only need to shake it slightly every five minutes!

You have to ask if he was joking? Oh dear *facepalm*

Btw if you only use setting one it can be placed upon the head for even hair drying just Remeber to shake halfway through drying to get even crispyness of the strands.

So much quicker than an oven and more efficient for making small (two people) amounts. Regularly make sweet potato wedges and once made a cheesecake in mine. Well worth it.

Some ridiculous comments on here about this,in a few words,best thing since sliced bread,it can do several different types of food to an excellent standard,wouldn't be without it,once you have used it you will be hooked.

Just had offer of £65 from Flubit

Flubit

Great fryer, had it around a year now and wouldn't be without it as its so quick and easy.

Voted cold, bought this thinking it was a hairdryer. BUT IT WASNT !

You've been warned.

Because it was £49 for less than one day from one seller and it hasn't approached that price since.

Paid £49 last December for this from Amazon why so much heat? But my wife loves the fryer but not very good deal.

Is this worth it?

Best way to cook oven chips, voted hot!

Got one during Black Friday. It's amazing. Healthier option to making chips. Taste like they've been fried, as it says. Really worthwhile. Heat.

If I am not mistaken the curry's one has a digital screen rather than a rotating dial/knob.

A quick look 9230 has digital setting. Still 800g.

If you have chips once a week is it really worth it?

Went to buy it
Saw an amazon warehouse version £59.88
Happy days! Thx op

Couldn't live without mine now. If you haven't got one buy one, cooks faster and better tasting stuff you would normally stick in the oven. Easy to clean also.

Is this essentially just a micro oven? I thought the mini ovens were much cheaper?

It's brilliant in my opinion! Heats up in 2 mins and can cook pretty much anything in it. Usually quicker too. Even cakes! Great for those little extras too for when your main oven is full

The acti-fry has a rotating paddle and cooks things better, I've had both but stuck with the Tefal, nothing worse than having to shake the food to get it evenly cooked.

At this price though the air fryer is a great buy!

I always wanted one of these, people that have one is it good ? Also what do you make ?

9230/20 is £30 more in currys. Whats better?

In my opinion the Airfryer is better than the Actifry, but I am only basing that on the fact that I've had chips cooked in an Actifry at a friend's house but I have an Airfryer myself. You can do most things in an Airfryer, not just chips. I cook frozen fish in it too (in with the chips) as well as other things like reduced fat sausages. Can you do that in the Actifry? I don't know.

Anyway, this is a fantastic price! Heat added.

​one of the comment on Amazon reviews..
 bought this to replace a Tefal Actifry. After a few months of use I can say with certainty that this is a far better piece of kit.
Unlike the Tefal Actifry, there's no rotating paddle to smash your chips up - all is required is a shake part way through cooking and you're good to go.

It is approx 2L inside, quite tall and narrow basket, could be an issue for some people. 12 minutes for frozen oven chips, and they are better.

For some reason, frozen oven chips taste so much better cooked in one of these!

Hot!

Voted hot for price but I prefer the acti-fry

Thanks looking for air fryer just order one

What is a food capacity anybody? Model number suggest this is a 2 litre but description says 0.8kg, confused.