Aria Air Fryers CPW-908 Aria Ceramic Air Fryer, 5Qt, White

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You can also use your frying pan as a mould and serving dish, like Anna Glover did for this frying pan filo tart.

Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148). It scored the highest marks across the board for ease of use, thanks to its intuitive, easy-to-read buttons and clear and useful owner’s manual.

The temperature dial turns smoothly and without much force, but the timer dial requires more strength to turn. When the ingredients need to be rotated or shook during cooking, it chimes loudly until you open the door – this ensures more even cooking, though it's a feature we find rarely with other air-fryers. You can even gently dry fruits and vegetables to make your own crisps or snacks for work or your children’s lunchboxes. It has only four buttons: air fry, roast, bake, and reheat, along with a simple dial that can be used to adjust the cook time and temperature.

The Vortex Mini also helpfully makes a light beeping noise halfway through the cook time to remind you to flip the food, regardless of the setting. After removing the rest of the packaging, cut a cross, insert a couple of garlic cloves (unpeeled, whacked with the back of the hand), some fresh thyme or rosemary leaves (a fair bit in fact). portion size is suitable for small families, while air fryers with 6+ portions are ideal for big happy families. Most air-fryer models are small enough to keep out on your worktop (depending on the size of your kitchen), with others offering space-saving features, such as cord storage. Our chips were a pale golden colour after 25 mins at 190C (using the 'fries' preset), and had a fluffy middle and crisp, well-sealed exterior.

With its fast airflow technology, you get the tenderness and crunch of deep frying but with much less oil or even no oil. litre capacity – ideal for one-three portions – and takes up very little space on the kitchen counter. The Vortex has a built-in preheating time, so in other air fryers that start the countdown immediately, you may need to add a couple of minutes. Suitable for all cooktops, the hard-anodised aluminium triple-layer, non-stick body is supported by two silicone-protected handles that are ergonomic and comfortable to hold. We checked for even cooking, looking for machines that can cook a whole tray of ingredients consistently, with no overdone or underdone pieces.