With so many different models of air fryers, you want to know all your options before making the best purchase. Foods can also be cooked from frozen using trays or accessory racks, kebabs on skewers and special racks and dishes for reheating leftover foods too. For example, large, clear function icons and controls, or perhaps an audible indicator for when each function has finished?

We did achieve attractive grill marks when cooking halloumi, however, and our chips were perfectly sealed and crunchy. The T31 beeps noisily as you flit between its 12 presets, which include favourites like chips, chicken and vegetables.litre capacity tray has nice high sides that allows room for cakes to rise and small whole chickens to roast. We looked for fryers with clear, simple instructions, so we could get them out of the box and cooking our dinner as quickly as possible. If you want to adapt a recipe for air-frying, BBC Good Food’s food copy editor Samuel Goldsmith recommends reducing the cooking time by 20%. Just like in the oven, banana breads and bundt cakes tend to take a bit longer to bake than cupcakes, muffins and Madeleines.

Another container for the likes of meat or fragile fish fillets can then be added over the central stalk, to double up cooking space. Just as in regular cooking and baking, it is advisable to check that food is cooked thoroughly, so a reliable thermometer is imperative.We’ve have issues with people stealing our words and content (photos) and putting their logos on it andputting on their blogs or posts. It’s a smart looking machine with flat, touchscreen controls on the hood, tactile accents on the handle and useful cord storage at the back. A lot of thought has clearly gone into the user-friendly controls, such as the bright display and preheat and keep-warm buttons, and though it's large and boxy, it's versatile enough to justify a permanent spot on the counter. After a brief flick through of the manual we were able to get cooking pretty quickly thanks to the easy set up. For smaller quantities and specific ingredients, air-fryers will be switched on for considerably less time, which equates to less electricity consumption.