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Introducing the revolutionary DIDO 5.5L Air Fryer with Rapid Air Circulation, providing the ultimate cooking experience without the guilt of deep frying. With its sleek design and advanced technology, this air fryer is a game-changer in the kitchen. Say goodbye to excessive oil and hello to healthier, delicious meals with just a fraction of the calories. Cut the Calories, Not the Flavor The basket automatically rotates inside the fryer, so you get even results, and it has a clear lid so you can see the progress of your food as it cooks. It’s controlled via a semi-smart LED timer. Once finished, the removable bowl is easy to clean and dishwasher safe. If, like me, multi-tasking isn’t your strong point, you’ll also find the Shake mode helpful too. I used this when cooking chips on the Fries mode for 15 minutes at 200°C and it reminded me with a beep to shake them mid-way through the cooking cycle. Very handy.
I’ve used so many dif ferent air fryers over the years, starting with the original Philips Air Fryer, then a Power Air Fryer XL, the Ninja Foodi, a Proscenic Air Fryer and the Ninja Foodi Dual. I found that the end results were crispy, but more similar to a convection oven than the two air fryers above. Chips were decent, but didn’t quite have that deep-fried crunch. However, sausages, fish fingers and roasted veg were all cooked to perfection in less than half the time it would take in the oven (with a teaspoon of oil, or less). Programmes: air fryer, Speedi meals, steam bake, steam, grill, steam air fry, bake/roast, dehydrate, sear/sauté, slow cook
They almost always come with a basket or drawer to hold the food you’re cooking, a timer and pre-programmed settings for different foods. Depending on your budget, they’ll be controlled with either manual buttons or a touchscreen display. What we wanted to know is whether they actually work – because, for every air-fryer super fan, there is a critic who says they cook unevenly, have a small capacity and produce dry, slightly rubbery results. All other things being equal, it is still cheaper to cook with gas, which at the time of writing cost 10p per kiloWatt hour, although the size and age of your gas oven may make still make it less efficient than the best modern air fryers. Results are similar to the Philips above. Chips are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, if a little dry. Burgers and sausages cook as well as in a normal oven, and in about two thirds of the time, but again look a little dry. Cakes come out well, but you do need to keep an eye on them since all the settings are inaccurate by a fraction.
As with all cookware, you’re advised to keep your air fryer clean using non-scratch tools to avoid the build-up of burnt oil and starchy foods, the smoke from which can be harmful.
It doesn’t have a separate pre-set for fish, but with a manual mode it’s easy to tailor the temperature to suit whatever you’re cooking, using the + and - signs. The range goes from 60°C to 200°C, which gives you a lot of scope to bake or dehydrate foods at a lower temperature, or blast them at a more powerful heat to create that delicious crispy, fried finish. The aluminium and plastic Cosori Lite comes ‘truffle grey’ and a ‘milk white’, both with a stylish orange trim. The overall feel is premium. It has rounded corners and its basket opens and closes smoothly, without sliding out too fast like some air fryers can. It’s down to two factors: size and time. Air fryers are considerably smaller than conventional ovens. They generally range from around two to eight litres in volume (although models as large as 24 litres do exist). The less air there is, the less energy is required to heat it up. It may look a little like a spaceship (and take up just as much workspace), but this Tefal air fryer performed best in my tests. It heats up in minutes; chips were crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle with just a small amount of oil (from a pre-portioned scoop), sausages and fish fingers were perfectly cooked, and even my “roasted” vegetables were fairly tasty. Manufacturers make bold promises about being 75 per cent healthier than conventional fried food, and in my tests I never used more than one or two teaspoons of oil. For some dishes, I needed none at all. How much oil do I need to add in an air fryer?
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