Air Fryer - what to get?

[twoplustwo]

My mom is buying us an Air Fryer for Christmas. Any suggestions on what to get.

I have some counter space but really dont want to add to it.

I can probably find cabinet room. I have one that has the pressure cooker, rice cooker and a few other items. It goes very deep so I tend to not use the back half.
I also have a htuch that is full, but likley I have move some things around or purge to make room there.

My sister has a ninja. Hers sits out because of its size and weight. She had a smaller one that was more portable before this one. Any one else want to chime in on type or size?

TIA!

[ViolaMum]

I don't have one, but my sister does. When I asked her about it a couple of months ago, she said to get the style that has a basket that pulls out, rather than the top that lifts off if you have space constraints. The lift-up type often doesn't fit under cabinets. She has one of the Instant Pot air fryers and really likes it.

The top three at Cook's Illustrated:

1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VHFMZHJ...pchart-20&th=1

2.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VH2CXPJ...oequipchart-20

3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0106RV5JG...oequipchart-20

[Soliloquy]

I bought a Ninja double basket and am returning it. For a family of 7 we need a much bigger one. I can't do things in two 35 minutes batches. I am looking for one one with several racks and a door in front, not baskets. I'll keep it in my back closet when not in use.


I was looking at ranges last weekend and when I get a new one, I'm hoping to get one with a convection option. That's what an air fryer is, a counter top convection oven.

[ViolaMum]

We technically have a convection oven. It doesn't work very well, though. (It's a Whirlpool.) If I ever have it to do over again, I think it's a feature worth spending more money on. I've used commercial convection ovens and a couple of top of the line home convection ovens and they are absolutely fantastic! My friends with average consumer-grade convection ovens, though don't notice much of a difference. Just my

[marbles]

we have a ninja foodi air fryer/oven, the one that flips up. We really love it. We can fry, bake, roast, toast, dehydrate in it. We had it with us in the camper because it could flip up and you can use counter space under it. I barely even used the oven then.

[twoplustwo]

Originally Posted by marbles

we have a ninja foodi air fryer/oven, the one that flips up. We really love it. We can fry, bake, roast, toast, dehydrate in it. We had it with us in the camper because it could flip up and you can use counter space under it. I barely even used the oven then.

That is the one my son's barber has too!

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Originally Posted by ViolaMum

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The top three at Cook's Illustrated:
1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VHFMZHJ...pchart-20&th=1

2.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VH2CXPJ...oequipchart-20

3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0106RV5JG...oequipchart-20

Originally Posted by marbles

we have a ninja foodi air fryer/oven,

Ahhhhh . . . so many choices.

The first one on the Cooks Illustrated is the one my sister has.

[mommychem]

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

I bought a Ninja double basket and am returning it. For a family of 7 we need a much bigger one. I can't do things in two 35 minutes batches. I am looking for one one with several racks and a door in front, not baskets. I'll keep it in my back closet when not in use.


I was looking at ranges last weekend and when I get a new one, I'm hoping to get one with a convection option. That's what an air fryer is, a counter top convection oven.

My oven has a convection setting. I did NOT know this!!

[bananacake]

We are a family of 5 but have some big eaters, so I'm definitely interested in hearing more about the larger ones.

[ViolaMum]

My sister just bought a Turkey Air Fryer. It's HUGE!! She sent me a picture of it with a 20 lb turkey inside.

[tempus vernum]

I love having an air fryer and love mine but it’s needed repairs (warranty) so I wouldn’t recommend it

We use it for so much stuff. Anything we’d bake fry or toast.

Dh makes homemade breaded chicken and garlic bread regularly , anything frozen that needs cooking.

I have the rack type (counter top oven). If we weren’t a gf/gluten mixed house this would replace my toaster for sure as my waffles and toast are faster than the gluten peoples toast and waffles LOL I make bacon My family uses it more than daily

I’ve also made a ton of random homemade items when I crave them—- homemade onion rings, homemade mozzarella sticks, homemade egg rolls.

I don’t wanna ever live without one again.

Our oven may have broken and we r like “eh the toaster oven is fine for now” and not in an emergency hurry to fix it. We will fix it because I can’t fit a lot of stuff in it but it’s a lovely option

And makes “fried foods” so so not greasy and so much faster.

My requirements when I get a new one
*minimum two wire racks
*a sheet pan that fits (we have a custom one that slides in like a rack).
*rotisserie attachment
I have to ask DH who uses it more heavily. He was skeptical when I bought it but it’s very heavily used now.

I spent $300 on ours. When it died we got a brand new one. Time will tell if the second one lasts and it was just a random quality control issue.

Size is important and I can’t help the bigger families. We do NOT have big eaters (opposite actully) and have a household of 4 now. Many nights we cook for obit 2 or 3 due to work schedules . It’s rare all 4 of us are home for dinner

[Soliloquy]

I definitely want one with racks, not baskets.


Costco has one with racks and a rotisserie. It was $40 off the first two weeks if November, but I didn't buy. I'm going to keep watching the price.

[ViolaMum]

Our toaster oven died this week and my dh just ordered a Ninja Foodi Toaster/Convection oven combo. I don't think he realized there was the flip-out-of-the-way option because he got the (I think, larger) cube model. I tend to use electrics in hot weather, so maybe the bigger size will be an advantage. I'll let you know.