CHEFREE Dual Air Fryer, 8L Family Sized, 2 Nonstick Viewing Window Drawers, Low Energy 8-in-1 Smart Muticooker, Roast, Grill, Bake, Dehydrate, Less Oil, Low Fat, Dishwasher Safe, Black, AFW20

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The performance of the AFW01 Air Fryer was good overall but there are some areas that could use improvement. For example, as there are no recipes, or guidance for cooking different types of food, I was unsure what programme to use for frozen food, although as 200°C was the highest temperature available, this seemed like the best option. Not only did they taste delicious, they were cheap, required little effort and no washing up. They were quite small compared to other Yorkshire puddings I have eaten in the past, but that didn't bother me, I just put two or three on my plate instead.

Both baskets can be cooking food at the same time or you can use only one of them, as they are independently controlled. If you are going to cook the same food in both baskets you can enter the time and temperature settings in one basket and then copy those settings to the other basket with the cooking synchronisation function by pressing the L=R button. LED display: large touch screen with double display (one per basket) to control its functions independently. The Chefree AFW20 air fryer is the latest iteration on the air fryer concept, building on the well-established form and function, yet still managing to add a few new appealing features. While the maximum 2400W draw at full capacity will see a drain of roughly 71p an hour on current electricity tariffs, that’s still much cheaper than a conventional oven, and more importantly, it’s not very often you’ll use the air fryer for that long.

You can also search recipes by your specific Chefree model (Chefree makes more than one air fryer, as you can imagine), so the app will tell you exactly which buttons to press. It's the ultimate idiot's guide to air frying, but genuinely useful to get you up and running. Once you get the hang of things, new ideas and ingredients should start to pop into your head unbidden, as the potential of the device gradually dawns on you. The dual 4L basket design allows you to cook two different foods at different temperatures and even different cooking modes, at the same time, with a Sync Finish option removing the need to manually time your cook so all your food is ready at the same time.

Also on the control panel is the light button, which illuminates the cooking cavity for a minute, thanks to a window within the drawer. The window itself is small, slightly tinted, and obscured by a handle, so it’s not always easy to see how brown the food actually is. Intelligent preset programs: 8 presets (AIR FRY / ROAST / AIR CRISP / BROIL / BAKE / GRILL / DEHYDRATE / REHEAT)The CHEFREE AFW20 air fryer offers 8L of capacity distributed in two baskets that allow you to cook more in less time and using less electricity. Both baskets have a transparent window so you can see the cooking status of your food at all times without having to open the basket. Having two completely independent cooking drawers means you can easily prepare two different foods at once, also using different programmes, times and temperatures for each drawer (e.g. roast in one; air fry in the other), yet also instruct the Chefree to have everything ready to serve at the same time. This 'Sync Finish Function' is actually reasonably amazing, to be fair, and it takes a lot of hassle out of cooking large meals to feed a family or even just something for yourself of an evening. No need to cook elements of the menu sequentially: everything can be ready at once (provided your planned meal fits into two drawers, obvs).