A brilliant, simple air fryer

Verdict

Easy and simple to make use of, the Ninja Air Fryer AF100UK delivers crispy meals quick. Its advisable handbook pre-heat is a little bit of a faff, however general, the easy controls and good outcomes make this an amazing air fryer for smaller households.

Introduction

Whereas Ninja has a full vary of air fryers with fancy additional options, resembling grilling and steaming, the Ninja Air Fryer AF100UK is a pure and easy air fryer.

It has an honest 3.8-litre capability, dishwasher-safe components, a low value and is very easy to make use of. What’s to not like?

Design and options

• Compact physique
• Spherical drawer with 3.8-litre capability
• Easy controls

At 360 x 250 x 320mm, the Ninja Air Fryer AF100UK is without doubt one of the extra compact air fryers obtainable. It’s sufficiently small to tuck away in a kitchen cabinet, however in the event you do depart it out, it gained’t take up a lot kitchen floor.

There’s a single drawer on this mannequin, which pulls out merely from the entrance. Inside is the crisper plate, which retains meals off the drawer’s base, permitting air to flow into. Its 3.8-litre capability is fairly good: that’s sufficient house for a small household or couple, in a position to deal with an honest quantity of chips.

I like air fryers with handles, because the drawers are straightforward to take away and shake partway via cooking.

All Ninja Air Fryers, together with the double-basket Ninja Foodi MAX Twin Zone Air Fryer AF400UK, are easy to make use of, and the AF100UK isn’t any exception. On the entrance are the 4 modes: Air Fry, Roast, Reheat (nice for pizzas) and Dehydrate.

As soon as a mode is chosen, you possibly can choose the temperature (as much as 210°C for air frying) and the cooking time. Hit Begin, and the air fryer kicks into motion.

Ninja recommends a three-minute warm-up time, which needs to be utilized manually, earlier than including meals. On the dearer merchandise, such because the Ninja Foodi MAX Well being Grill & Air Fryer AG551UKDBCP, there’s an computerized preheat.

With this handbook course of, the Ninja Air Fryer AF100UK doesn’t pause when it’s time so as to add meals. To keep away from forgetting so as to add meals, in the event you’re going to make use of pre-heat, set the timer for 3 minutes; when the air fryer beeps to let you realize it’s prepared, simply reset your cooking mode and temperature, drop your meals in and begin cooking.

Warmth comes out of the vent on the prime, which must be left uncovered.

On the finish of a cook dinner, the drawer and crisper plate might be put within the dishwasher, making this air fryer straightforward to scrub up after.

Efficiency

• Cooks quick and evenly
• Able to crispy outcomes

I began off by cooking chips within the Ninja Air Fryer AF100UK, beginning with a three-minute heat up. I discovered that this air fryer cooked very quick. It’s value bearing this in thoughts whereas cooking, and lowering cooking instances as required.

On the finish of the cooking time, with a number of shakes of the chips in the course of cooking, my chips had been very evenly cooked, with a pleasant crispy exterior and smooth inside.

I then upped the temperature to 210°C and tried cooking hash browns. The very best air fryers can do these shortly at 240°C , giving a crispy coating and smooth inside. Right here, the outcomes had been a little bit extra normal. I discovered the skin crispy, however missing that definitive crunch, and the within was a little bit smooth.

Outcomes had been higher than in an oven, however high-temperature air fryers can do a greater job, though you’ll must pay much more for the privilege.

Dehydrate is a great tool to have, working between 40C and 90C. I discovered it helpful for drying out herbs within the backyard earlier than the chilly climate might kill them off.

I reheated pizza on the Reheat setting, becoming in a few slices at a time. Restoring the crispy base whereas warming the highest, my day-old pizza was virtually nearly as good because the day it was cooked.

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