
Trust us, if you’re thinking you don’t need a dual basket option, it always comes in handy – our tester cooked both chicken and steak fajitas at the same time, and everyone was happy. But this Salter style covers all bases with its relatively large baskets, countless cooking options and incredibly easy-to-use design. The race for best overall air fryer was incredibly close, as, ultimately, it depends on what type of food you like to cook. So, if that sounds rather tempting, keep reading below to see our team’s tested favourites. “Because air frying reduces the amount of fat content by up to 70-80 per cent in foods, this can also drastically reduce the number of calories eaten without sacrificing on the crunch and texture that frying provides,” she added. “The largest benefits one can get from air frying food is reducing overall fat content – in particular, saturated fats and trans fats, which can be harmful to health when eaten in excess,” shared registered dietician Megan Hilbert MS, RDN. Plus, when it comes to cutting costs, they average around 17p per day, which is certainly a good thing, considering the current cost-of-living crisis. Using little to no oil, they cook food by rapidly circulating hot air, like a convection oven but even more powerful, creating a crispy finish, as if by magic.

In short, air fryers fry food with much less oil than your regular deep-fat frying or even pan frying methods. In fact, they’re still selling out at record speed, with the likes of Ninja, Tower and Salter harder to get our hands on than a PS5, which is really saying something.įor those who already have one, we don’t need to convert you to this cooking machine, and for anyone still sitting on the fence, let us fill you in on why they’re so popular.

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Air fryers were the kitchen accessory of 2022, and it looks like we haven’t fallen out of love with them just yet.
