You get a knife to slice my head then weep beside me when I'm dead. You deep fry me and I taste good What am I?
Specs:
1800W
7 preset cooking functions
30 minute timer
Touch control panel
Non-stick coating
Removable frying basket
High speed hot air circulation
Huge 8L capacity
1 YEAR WARRANTY
Accessories not included.
Tony Abbott is drooling
OP is this the answer? I'm pretty sure this is the answer
Correct!
I can't tell if the hate if for jv or deep fried mars bars?
Probably jv.
Thoughts on this one compared to the Kmart Air Fryers?
Aldi's is $10 more but claims 8L vs Kmart's 5.3L
Kmart also have smaller models.
Aldi's is the best cost per cubic litre.
This is a link to the CanstarBlue air fryer comparisons
https://www.canstarblue.com.au/appliances/air-fryers/
A bigger Airfryer should use more electricity (and it uses a lot). So big is not necessarily better.
They actually don't use a lot of electricity in comparison to other cooking methods. The fan is on all the time while cooking, but the heating element is not. It just cycles to keep the temperature correct. This article might explain things better.
Dayumm that Air Fryer be THICC :O
Please stop harrassing the kitchen applicance sir.
You've been on lockdown for too long.
Just don't go near the blender.
I've been thinking of getting one of these, but I'm worried it's just going to become another appliance taking up room in the cupboard. Does anyone use theirs regularly?
if you regularly eat chips and pies .. YES!
Or chicken. 10mins@200C for honey/soy/garlic wings? Yes please.
I mulled over getting one for a year. A whole year of deciding whether I should get, what is essentially, a small oven. Found one for a good price and bit the bullet. I use mine at least 5 times a week. I use it to reheat some types of food. It acts like a microwave, and it's just as fast, too. Sometimes I'll microwave first to heat it up, and finish it off in the air fryer to crisp it up. See, what this thing does well, is heat food up and have it crispy. A microwave can't do it, and if you feel like adding an extra step to your reheating process, then it's worth it. This this does frozen chips exceptionally well, too. 85-90% similar deep-fried chips without the mess and fuss of oil. I haven't used an air-fryer to actually cook an entire thing like chicken or fish, but that just proves how useful it is if I'm still using it that much.
A microwave can't do it
I've got a convection/grill/microwave combo machine… so no point buying this thing it sounds like?
Yeah, same here and now even more on the fence. I use the convection to crisp up leftover pizza, but never done anything else. Might see how it goes with some chips.
@Chapp0: If you reheat chips, submerge them in water first, drain, then microwave, then finish them off in the oven. They're almost as good as fresh - definitely wet them first, it makes all the difference. Same with leftover pizza.
When fresh and hot, these foods emit steam. It's this lost moisture that makes them taste dry and horrible when reheated. Plus they've been sitting in an absorbent cardboard box overnight (which draws any moisture out) in a frost-free fridge (again, no moisture)
I have a spray bottle in my kitchen for this very purpose - rehydrating foods, and keeping them moist. Party pies in the oven now were moistened before cooking, as they've already been part-baked in the production process.
I'll pass on this deal though. I have an electric oven, and while air fryers seem useful, I like the easy cleanup an oven offers. Baking paper in the bin, done.
@Tony76: I will preheat my oven food in the microwave wrapped in a moist paper towel to prevent it drying out. I do the same with pies and pasties. But submerging pizza in water? Surely you just meant the chips
@4agte: Pizza I quickly put under running water and let it drip dry. You want the base moist but not soggy.
@Tony76: How wet are we talking here for pizza? Damp or dripping? Do you let the water soak in before heating?
@Tony76: Mate, you mention submerging food and spraying food in the same breath. You don't have to do it for me, if you're clear in explaining what you do, that's all.
But if you're offering to do it for me, sure, meat lovers thanks. :-)
Not for you, nope.
I have a convection microwave and used it a lot instead of the regular oven. Mother-in-law bought us one of these and we've never used the convection part of the microwave since. The airfryer from Kmart is FAR superior and faster and can handle a good volume. Highly recommend getting one versus the convection. When doing batches, we can defrost using regular microwave function, put in the air fryer to crisp and continue using the microwave for more things.
Which one did you get if I may ask?
yep all that!
but frozen chips are pre-fatted and meant for the oven right?
what would the "deep-fried chips % rating" be on chopped raw potatoes cooked in an air dryer??
yeah use it for hot chips, easier than firing up the oven
I just deep fry them, they taste much better :)
this is driving me crazy … can’t choose what to buy…
On one hand I want the deep fryer taste, but on the other the health and costs of using oil?
@brokeunistudent: when you finish uni, you might never use the deep fryer again. I used to cook chips every afternoon, since I've been married the deep frier has never been used - that's 30 years!
I've been sceptical whether I can deep fry chips with air instead of oil. I would so love it to be true, but I'm almost sure if I buy an air fryer I'll be disappointed.
Yup we hardly use the oven at all now. With two small kids cooking things like fish fingers, nuggets etc is so much easier and quicker.
Did some Pork crackling in it last night and it comes out absolutely perfect mmmmmm
I regularly make roast pork belly with crackling in my phillips.. definitely faster than firing up the oven
What's you process? I can never get the skin to crackle properly in the oven and I've tried all sorts of methods, scoring, not scoring, salt, no salt, oil, no oil, high heat first, then low heat to cook, low heat first to cook then high heat to crisp, combinations of all the above. I even tried using a butane torch which has some effect but not ideal.
@1st-Amendment: Dry in the fridge for a few days with nothing added to the crackling except maybe salt. Dry with paper towels
@1st-Amendment: A lot of people struggle in the oven and so do we, perfect everytime in the air fryer. I cut it off a pork shoulder i was going to smoke, put it in a bag, cracked salt over it and left it in the fridge for 24hours. put it in the air fryer, cracked some more salt all over it. Put the air fryer on 200 and cooked it for about 30mins.
Time will be different depending on the size but open it every now and then and give it a tap to see if its hard.
@1st-Amendment: In an airfryer.. wrap the bottom and side of pork belly with foil. cover the top of skin with coarse salt.
preheat the fryer at 200C, then put hot water at the bottom of the pan, put in pork belly for 30-35 mins.
then remove the salt crust and put back in for another 30-35 mins to get crispy skin.
This method hasnt failed me yet.
The pork belly is just around 800g. rub the bottom with salt and 5 spice etc.
i was a late adapter to the air fryer but once i finally bit the bullet and got one - i have used it almost nightly since :)
Yes I do. Very useful to me. Probably ate too much more unhealthy food though if that a concern of yours, but as long as you can be disciplined about it,
think of it more like a tiny oven than a deep fryer.
they're really great at cooking things for 1 or 2 people, we use ours regularly, but still use the oven if i'm cooking too much for the air fryer.
the heat up time is a lot quicker, and it presuambly uses a lot less power than the oven as it's more efficient on space.
super convenient for those "cant be arsed" nights when you just want some fish & chips from the freezer instead of trying to assemble something a bit more spectacular :)
Yes! I knew it! This product is incorrectly named. It's just a small oven. Everything people here say they're cooking in it are products for baking in an oven, not frying in a deep fryer.
I knew it was too good to be true. I feel justified for writing off air dryers all these years, but really disappointed that I haven't been proven wrong.
i may have the unpopular opinion, i have a panasonic airfryer coming from years of convection oven usage. This is difficult to clean the mesh and the fat just melts to the bottom. If you have a circle mini convection oven, not only are you able to line up baking paper/foil on the bottom to clean up the oil/fats or other deposits, the metal stand is easily replaceable.
If i got to choose again, the circle convection oven is still my choice, but the airfryer wins on portability.
I've had a couple of Philips units and had the same experience. For the amount of money they cost, they are hard to keep clean. However, I have this unit and one of the Kmart ones and they are significantly easier to clean. No mesh is the answer. They have a solid metal bottom with holes punched in to help with circulation and fat drainage. Would never go back to a Philips, especially as you can get 3 of these for the price of one of theirs.
I have one and rarely use it. If you're not sure if you'll use it regularly, you probably won't.
Disagree. I was not sure but now love ours. Great for chips, nuggets, party pies, fish etc. Very quick and easy to use and clean up with a paper towel.
probably good if you eat a lot of processed and frozen junk food like that then
@[Deactivated]: We mostly cook whole chickens in ours. Cut a lemon in half, squeeze half on a 1.2kg chicken with oil, salt and pepper. Put both the squeezed and unsqueezed half in the cavity and air fry for 1 hour at 180 degrees and it comes out perfectly everytime.
Roasted Cashews with hint of salt and pepper.
twice a day at least
Should we buy this or wait for the $50 air fryer deal from Kogan?
And when's that coming?
Who knows, but is anyone in a urgent need of an air fryer?
I dont think, you will find a 2nd hand for $20
How does this compare to the Kogan 8.2L air fryer: https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-82l-digital-low-fat-1800w…
i got two of the kogan ones DONT BUY THEM ive had one replaced under warranty and it was a nightmare ,the other one has problems like key board locks up wont turn on /off ,non stick coating is coming off ,and now the one that got replaced is playing up back to kogan for refund just not worth it .paid $89
I got my airfryer from the last Kogan deal at ozbargain, it was older model with no digital display.
really cheap probably $35-50. I was expecting to break down after 5 months or something but still works awesome.
This is after literally abusing it lol, like handling it roughly, not cleaning regularly and moving it around many times
My non stick coating is gone… How is yours?
Mine is fine. I didn't know there is non stick coating.
The problem with the Kogan one is it doesn't have a big enough gap
between the bottom of the unit and the basket.This doesn't allow enough air
under the food and takes longer to cook.
waiting for that or the 6.2L self stirring one to both go down to $80 again!
The photo shows chip filled to the brim, but my one never works like that as it needs lots of space in the basket. Right?
Exactly… no way could you cook this many chips .. def need room … having said that they are brilliant for cooking chips though…
The Phillips version comes with a metal rack (similar to a steam rack) so you can have two layers for things like fries. So you could fill it up to the top (sort of). For air-fryers it works like a convection oven so you need to have space for the hot air to circulate to heat/dry/cook things.
The photo makes it look as though the chips have expanded like popcorn
We have a Philips one and the basket fits a full bag of frozen chips without a problem. There isn't much spare room after that but you could fit in a couple of pieces of frozen fish as well if needed.
How does this compare to the 30+L multipurpose "oven" Aldi had for $149 a couple of weeks ago?
That one had airfrying capability too but from the comments here some were saying the airfrying abilities of that was not so great since it's not a "true airfryer"?
Is this true? Am I better off buying this instead if given the choice?
I guess the core difference between an oven and an airfryer (beside the size, obviously) is the ability to have hot air circulating rapidly from all directions (that's why airfryer basket has holes underneath). Which is key to heating food up very quickly
For comparisons sake, the diameter of the fan is as wide as the element on the air fryer.
And a basket that you can shake during cooking.
Is this as good, better or worse than the expensive brands like Philips? I have one from Kambrook for a few years still going strong but it is too small. Only 2.5L in size, equivalent to a maximum of two meat pies each cook.
would like to know as well. Kogan vs Philips vs Kmart ones
fyi from experience NOT THE KOGAN ONES.
Aldi ones have a few more features that the Phillips etc
Phillips ones are overpriced imho.
I have both Philips and Aldi. Philips is way more evenly heated and crispy - restaurant quality! I gave away my Aldi one and got Gourmia GAF645 from Costco, much better, still not as good as Philips! Philips still works fine, but basket non-stick coating is all gone :-(
Perhaps the heat and air movement in the cheapies are not as effective as Philips. I tried running Aldi longer with more heat, but still disappointing.
However, perhaps if you have never used a Philips, you may be happy with the results! You get what you pay for..
Philips is still the King in the Airfryer world, only issue is high price, but the quality is excellent and the food always cooks perfectly. I have tried few different cheaper brands but Philips still wins. I had small Philips but changed to the largest size now. Use it at least twice daily. Can’t live without the airfryer now.
Does it cook those cheap frozen pies or sausage rolls from the supermarkets and allow them to not taste like they have a cardboard filled rubber pastry outside them?
yes
Would be interested in comments from people who has any 8L airfryer compared to a smaller air fryer. I had a look at the pictures and the only difference I see is that the internal basket is bigger and closer to the outer shell compared to my 5L airfryer, which means there will be less space for air to circulate. I would be interested to know if this would make it work not as well as a smaller "capacity" air fryer.
I have this unit and the 3.2l KMart one. They both cook food in the same amount of time, despite being different wattages. My oven is broken and I got an air fryer originally as a stop gap before replacing it. That was 3 years ago and I still haven't put in a new oven, but I often use both air fryers at once to cook different foods.
I hear ya. After I got my air fryer, I hardly ever use my oven, unless I am heating one of the frozen pizzas I bought from the supermarket deals on Ozb. What about the cooking results of each unit? That's what I am more interested in. :) Does the heat penetrate the middle of the basket just as well as the 3.2L one?
Certainly does.
A chicken.
Wonder what's the "non-stick coating"? PFOA?
A Caramello Koala.
We have an older Target Bellini airfryer and this looks almost exactly the same. In fact, ill bet they are the same: https://www.target.com.au/p/bellini-digital-air-fryer-btaf19…
Its good, just have to periodically pull the tray out and shake the chips around to ensure an even cook.
Target one is 3.6L, no?
1500W vs 1800W too
No, it's not the same, however yours is the same as the $69 KMart one.
We need a comparison of all different brands of airfryers before making a decision. Now to find someone with airfrying fetish…..
Refer to my comment above - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/534134#comment-8640669
I am a big fan of air fryer, have been using 5+ years! Have tried 3 brands, Philips is the best.
I have the Philips XXL, an Aldi Ambiano 3L and a Kmart 5.2L. That essentially one small (aldi), one medium (kmart) and one large air fryer (Philips). The Philips is one kitchen and the other two are in a second kitchen.
The key is the air movement. Strong air circ ensures the chips int he middle get "fried" as well.
The Phillips is the Gold Standard. It has massive air movement and the inside is shaped to make the air flow effecient and follow a specific pattern. They call it "Rapid Air" technology. In fact the air is that good it moves lighter chips like fries around so you get good crispiness without shaking. For the sake of comparison lets say the Phillips XXL is a 10 out of 10 and everything else has to toe the line.
The Aldi Ambiano i believe is also the same unit as what Kogan sells based on a similar layout of controls and icons. I will give this a 6. Its gets the job done, but dont try and put too many chips in the basket as the air movement is pretty average. heating up a single pie it wont matter so much but load the basket up and you will suffer. If you dont shake you will suffer with some chips not fried.. but cooked and others with blond patches where is sat against other fries. I think the fan is too small and the holes in the bottom of the basket is too small. They are drilled holes in comparison to the mesh on the bottom of the phillips which would allow in 2 times the airflow.
The Kmart airfryer i believe is the same as the Bellini. Same look just different logo. This I give an 8.5. Ok, head to head against the Philips and the Philips wins but this is a great airfryer and is a fraction of the cost. Fantastic air movement. Highly recommended.
I am throwing my Aldi Ambiano out and getting the largest Kmart one to replace it. Essentially you can get both a large and a medium Kmart model for a third of the price of the Philips XXL. Why?? If one air fryer is good, two is fantastic. Whole roast chicken in one. Roast vegetables in another.
Ok you convinced me. Phillips XXL it is. Thank you
This WireCutter classic, The Best Air Fryer Is A Convection Toaster Oven, is a good read for those wondering whether it'll just be another appliance rotting in the cupboard.
An onion?