Philips air fryer

This our recent kitchen equipment that we totally in love with. We have Philips Avance Airfryer XL model in black. We love fried foods like fries, chips, roasted meat, chicken wings, etc.

We decided to get it hoping to go on a healthier eating habits. So far we tried couple of store bought fries, chips, fish fingers, chicken wings, etc from the frozen section. They come out really yummy. But the point is these are pre- loaded with oil. So i guess it doesnt cut down on calories if you would use it for coooking store brought food. I really would like to have healthier fresh food coming out of this new technology.  So I am in the process of trying fresh foods. If I would be successful in making yummy healthier meal quickly this would be a great product. I dont find much time for cooking as I need to be running behind my toddler and I am also working. Here is my first impression about the product.

1. Very simple to use, just two functions temperature and time.

2. Fries store bought chips very quick compared to microwave or bake oven.

3. I would say tastes much better than other frying methods but definitely fries are cooked evenly.

4. Cooking time is less.

5. Ofcourse less oil in fresh food, I tried making vada with it. I used about 4-5 tsp oil for 20 vada.

6. Baked muffins and they came out real yum.. So baking works just fine, for those who don't believe the advertisements 100℅ like me. I was like how can this back, fry, grill when there is really no way to change the cooking method.. But infact it does!

7. I am not a big fan of microwave as I don't think it's safe cooking method. My mom and my husband find microwaved food to  be less tasty. IThis air fryer is a clean cooking method.

The only problem I found was cleaning the basket. Sometimes food gets stuck to it when cooked and this is a problem as we dont have a dish washer.  I read about using a baking paper to lay underneath the food that might stick to the basket, which I am yet to try. Philips claim they are dish washer safe, so if you have one may be your job gets even easier.


Finally to comment about the look, it is indeed a classy kitchen equipment. Its a bit bulky for my real tiny kitchen.

Hopping to come up with more recipes of fresh healthier food. I am more curious on how to incorporate it into my everyday cooking and other Indian recipes. That would help me greatly rather than just chips, fries and snacks.

P.S: We spend on the product and the views are completely my own.