Philips Air Fryer with Rapid Air Technology for Healthy Cooking, Baking and Grilling, Plastic, 1425 W, Black, HD9220/20

I was nervous of this product 'cos it's expensive and would I use it enough to make it good value?I am very pleased with it. (We have not had a deep-fat fryer in the house for over 10 years, both for health reasons and because they are so dirty and greasy).I had bought frozen chips, both chunky and string type to be ready when it came. We had children visiting so the AirFryer was unpacked, rinsed out and plugged in within minutes of its arrival. It is so simple to use, just plug in, set the timer and walk away. It looks good too, with a shiny black easy-clean finish. The children were very impressed with their chips and at ages 11, 10 and 9 they are competent and honest critics. We went through both bags of frozen chips in the one sitting.My husband normally would not think of eating chips but he loved them too.It is a heavy object but I like that, it feels as if it is sturdy and has quality and it will not get knocked over easily. You pull out the food drawer, pop in the food and close it. It says you should preheat but I don't, instead I add a minute to the cooking time as I feel the preheating is wasted when the food drawer is opened. It is not very loud - sounds like a low-powered hair dryer during cooking and a pleasant bell sounds when the food is ready.Cooking times are approximate, but you MUST shake the food to turn and crisp it, we keep peeping in and tasting. I have added a couple of minutes to get the crispiness we like to the chunky chips.We have it 3 weeks now and it is being used regularly. Aside from the chips and potatoes another thing we cooked in it was chicken legs. This was very brave I thought, as chicken is so dangerous if not fully cooked thru'. My son found chicken pieces in the fridge marinating in a thick sauce I'd made, and decided to have our dinner ready when we came in from work. I had intended to precook the chicken before Airfrying it, but he just lobbed it into the Airfryer and said he gave it 20 minutes and left it standing in the machine for another 10.IT WAS GORGEOUS! Really crispy and very moist AND cooked right thru'. I kept checking for 'pink bits' but there were none. The only problem was that the sauce dribbled and burnt inside the machine and took a lot of cleaning (well ok, the dishwasher did most of it). I would recommend using less sauce, more a drier mixture to coat the chicken.I have 'fried' cold leftover potatoes in it and they were great too.All in all I like this product a lot and am glad I spent the money to get a really good quality appliance.

I bought this almost 6 years ago back in August 2015 because my main oven broke.I was so impressed by this device that I never actually bought a new oven as I live alone and this Airfryer did an amazing job on it's own, in fact it did an amazing job right up until a few days ago when it finally died from being used every. single. day. since I bought it.There are of course some pros and cons and I'll go over them quickly now.First of all, it's very quick at cooking, most things you cook in a real oven can be cooked in half the time with this airfryer and the food always comes out very hot, crispy and not soggy at all. The only foods that take longer are baked potatoes and other similarly dense foods but even then it's still quicker than a real oven.As you may have noticed people saying, this is not like a deep fryer and that the foods don't taste deep fried... well that's kind of true and false. Its similar to a deep fryer in the sense that it has a basket instead of a tray but if you're cooking breaded/battered foods there's usually enough oil in the food to give it the same kind of effect you get from deep frying, sometimes the oil taste is there too but that depends on the food.It's quite difficult to clean, I feel like it wasn't made to be cleaned in the way you'd expect.The basket and the part the basket sits in are both easily cleaned...but the main unit itself is a massive pain, it's impossible to clean around the element and the fan without disassembling the entire unit.It also tends to give off quite a lot of smoke when you cook things like fish as the oil spits up at the element.Both of those negatives can be remedied with the 'splatter-proof lid' and the 'fat reducer' accessories, neither of which are included with the device but in my opinion are imperative if you want to keep this airfryer clean.All that aside though, it's an incredible device, I'd have bought another to replace my one but airfryers have improved since 2015. Please do not let that dissuade you, this is an amazing device, especially if you live alone, but please consider buying the accessories or you're gonna face the same issues I did.I highly recommend this airfyer, it did an amazing job for almost 6 long years.Hope this review was helpful!

A way of cooking chips and other foods with virtually no cooking oil.This was the reason for buying it - being able to eat chips etc without the unwelcome calories of cooking oil.As I had never heard of an 'air fryer' before, the recipe book that is included was quite welcome, to give me an idea of what it can do. I could see that there are a host of potato types it can make - chips, cubes, wedges, roast, croquettes, rosti, slices.Other foods include, meatballs, chicken legs, roast mushrooms, peppers and seafood such as prawns.It also comes with a 60 day money-back option if you are not satisfied with it which was a comfort because the product was fairly expensive.There is a quick guide and a full guide, but to be honest it is a piece of cake to work out how to use it. First of all, take all the protective labels off (including the one inside). Then give the basket a quick wash. The top control sets the temperature and the centre control is a mechanical countdown timer that switches it off. A single ping is sounded when finished. If you want a longer alarm then you will need to use your digital kitchen timer.Sizewise, it is about a foot high, a foot wide and a foot deep. It is fairly light and so it easy to carry for storage. It does however take up a lot of space on the counter top and it might be difficult to fit into most kitchen cupboards for storage. The design however is stylish and sleek and I wouldn't be ashamed to have it on view in my kitchen permenantly.In operation, it does make a noise, like a fan on medium speed I'd say but it isn't really a problem and you soon get used to it.You have also got to be mindful of the very hot air coming out the back - don't push it against a wall.For my first batch of chips, I sprayed them with cooking oil, then placed them in the basket. The cooking basket simply pulls out, then press a button to lift the wire holder. I set it to 18 minutes and shook the pan half way through to allow for even cooking. Do make sure though to heat it up first or to count an extra three minutes into your cooking time.They came out fine, slighty brown as I wanted and reasonably crunchy.Benefits of device:* Healthy - uses 80% less fat* No greasy mess of a conventional frier or saucepan* Safe - no dangerous, hot oil* No greasy smells* No disposal of cooking oilDownside:* It makes a noise, but nothing outrageous* It will take up space* They don't have the same taste as deep fried chips but that isn't really a major problemI would recommend this device if you have the room for it and are keen on using a very low fat method of cooking chips and other foods.

I recently purchased the Phillips AirFryer after my wife complained about using our traditional deep fat fryer and the amount of oil you have to use, the smell it creates and the general un-healthiness of deep fat frying!. We do not fry very often which means either replacing the oil every time or using slightly stale oil which mars taste and produces odours!I did my usual research (for which Amazon is invaluable) comparing the Tefal Actifryer to the Phillips Airfryer. The main difference seemed to be in build quality, reliability and the overall price of the unit. The footprint (which is smaller), aesthetics (sleek, modern and quite discrete sitting in the corner of the kitchen) along with price, functionality and the 60 day no quibble money-back guarantee all swayed me towards the AirFryer.After receiving the AirFryer from the as ever reliable Amazon I had the unit set up within minutes and set on 3 minute preheat to "fry" some chips. I'd soaked the potatoes beforehand and "fried" a full basket for about 18 mins on 180. The colour was great however they were not as crispy as I expected. However, having read some reviews I think with a bit of trial and error I will soon cook the perfect chip with little or no oil!The AirFryer works more as a mini oven than a fryer so since then I have tried various foods that I would normally grill or bake in the oven. Marinated chicken with skin on came out succulent with crispy skin. Fish fingers and nuggets were perfect. The main advantage is its size - rather than heating a whole oven and the cost of that, you simply preheat the AirFryer for 3 mins and your food is cooked in approximately 3rd less time. Although I have to admit the tray is not huge so you cannot cook mountains of food, it is still adequate for our small family.This is definitely a kitchen gadget that will not sit in a cupboard gathering dust and I envisage using it regularly for health(ier), delicious food!

Even better than I thought it would be. Some people have complained about the small capacity but that is actually a PLUS point; one can cook individual pies amazingly quickly. Potato waffles come out really well. Crumpets with cheese on are very good.It is easy to clean. I do not have a dishwasher so I wash it up in the sink. It normally only takes a few minutes, unless cheese is involved, which might involve some scraping if the cheese has solidified.I am amazed at how good it is with oven chips. At the moment I have only tried the french-fried style but they have come out so perfectly that I can hardly believe it. I am talking about oven-ready french fries, obviously. All chips used in this contraption should be oven-ready, but it comes with a recipe book which tells you ow to make perfect chips from whole potatoes..It will not cook onion bhajis, despite what you may read elsewhere on the internet. But it will reheat precooked onion bhajis and various pakoras to perfection in just a few minutes.There are a few downsides. The temperature dial is rubbish. It goes up in 40s. The usual cooking temperatures are 160 to 200, sometimes 170, often 180. But all there is on the dial between 160 & 200 is one single dot. A DOT. So you have to roughly guess where 170, 180 or 190 degrees might be.THERE IS ALSO a definite problem with the timer. It is flaky in the extreme in that it is not set to zero, that it stops the fryer early and that it does not stop if one removes the basket.Over all, though, I thnik this is a great object. It bakes, cooks, roasts, toasts, reheats... all dem ting. Worth getting.