Recommendations for new air fryer?

clive0510

I live alone and as such I cook a lot of my food in my air fryer, its more than adequate and it saves heating up a great big oven for one person. 
the issue is my air fryer is so well used, the non stick is coming away in places, and one of the screws that holds the handle on comes loose, and falls into my dinner!
so in other words its time for a new one. 
Any recommendations for a nice compact air fryer for one person? thanks folks.

maisie_cat

I have done some research into cooked versus home cooking of various foodstuffs. Mainly legumes but also grains, I use an instant pot to pressure cook and overnight soak (if I remember)
As most items double or triple in weight from raw to cooked a 70g dry weight single adult portion of rice becomes 210g when cooked and costs £2.60/kg cooked (Tesco) versus 50p/kg raw so 55p versus 10p.
The cooking in the pressure cooker is around 10p (2-4 minutes) although I generally either cook a large batch and freeze portions for stir frying etc or cook both the main and the rice together.
The microwave rice has a convenience factor so it really depends how often you eat rice, we eat it thrice weekly

flo22

It does depend on what type of food you normally cook.  I have 2 Ninja and 2 Cosori air fryers so I have a bit of an airfryer habit.

Do you cook a lot of stews/casseroles?  If so then the Ninja foodi max multi-cooker would be best.
Do you bake?  If so the cosori dual blaze is the best.
or just heating up mainly dry foods then I would say air fryer with 2 drawers

clive0510

maisie_cat said:

I have done some research into cooked versus home cooking of various foodstuffs. Mainly legumes but also grains, I use an instant pot to pressure cook and overnight soak (if I remember)
As most items double or triple in weight from raw to cooked a 70g dry weight single adult portion of rice becomes 210g when cooked and costs £2.60/kg cooked (Tesco) versus 50p/kg raw so 55p versus 10p.
The cooking in the pressure cooker is around 10p (2-4 minutes) although I generally either cook a large batch and freeze portions for stir frying etc or cook both the main and the rice together.
The microwave rice has a convenience factor so it really depends how often you eat rice, we eat it thrice weekly

thanks for the reply. but I fail to see what connection a pressure cooker has to a air fryer for one person?

RedFraggle

I have the little Tower one that's about £30 to £40 quid and it's fine for me. That, a microwave and the slow cooker save me putting the oven on. 

ka7e

I have a 5.5l Cosori and it's fine for 2 people, they do a 4.7l version which should be adequate for one person. They do a smaller one, but a picture on Amazon shows it cooking 2 sausages and 2 hash browns, so it's very small. I'd second a small pressure cooker/slow cooker for economical soups and stews.

travis-powers

I have the ninja, absolutely love it!
 Ironically my wife insisted on two ovens when we did the kitchen but we hardly use them I find the air fryer cooks quicker and tastier.

Alanp

Lakeland do a twin drawer air fryer £99 atm

clive0510

RedFraggle said:

I have the little Tower one that's about £30 to £40 quid and it's fine for me. That, a microwave and the slow cooker save me putting the oven on. 

I went on line looking at these, and argos which is now sainsburys had one in stock, just aboiut 2 miles from where I live, so I ordered it on line and went got it. and its fine. also it was special offer for £27.50. so all good. 

jonnydeppiwish!

I have a twin drawer ninja A400? I think. It’s perfect for cooking for 2 of us. The only time I use the oven now is if I have friends over and I’m cooking for 4 or more

newsgroupmonkey_

Sadly, I did the "buy cheap, buy twice" thing with a Tower cheapy from Lidl.
Lasted about 14 months. We use it at least twice a day (we both work from home and do lunch like chicken and so on plus dinner, breakfast etc.)

Bought a Ninja A300 in what we thought was a sale at £150. They're now available apparently for £125 (this is a google link, so no idea who these folk are)
https://premiumhomestore.co.uk/home/3-ninja-af300uk-76l-foodi-dual-zone-air-fryer-2400w-622356236133.html

Ninja really are the Daddy of Air Fryers.