You may prefer a digital version, where you press buttons to set this, and can see the remaining time digitally displayed.

Presets for fries, chicken, vegetables, steak, and fish make life easy, while manual options allow you to tailor things to your liking. Digital touch controls are easy to use and feature a 90 minute timer and temperature adjustment up to 200 degrees C.For example I start the fries and after about 11 minutes, i add the bacon so they will both be ready at the same time. The Reuse Network lists the nearest charities and community projects that will welcome your old gadgets. Hugely versatile, they work by circulating hot air to create a ‘fried’ finish on food, using little to no oil.

Always check the size as the capacity varies enormously – important if you’re feeding the masses or just want dinner for one.

In comparison to deep-fat frying, air-frying is a healthier alternative – using convection cooking rather than oil means there's less fat in the finished food, which in turn means fewer calories. You can operate it from a smartphone too, which is a fun bonus, though for safety reasons it has to be switched on manually. Our salmon fillet also had even browning, crisp skin and a good crust on the top, but the real winner was chicken breast, which was among some of the best air-fryer chicken we've ever tasted: juicy, tender and packed with flavour. With most air-fryers, you need to shake your chips halfway through cooking (or more often if you want to see how they are getting on).

The rotisserie function must be manually switched on, which may be confusing if you only skim-read the instruction manual.As for what you can cook with them, air-fryer chicken breasts, halloumi, doughnuts, buffalo cauliflower wings and, of course, air fried chips can all be made using air crisp functions. But both the preset times and temperatures are higher and longer than they need to be, so we recommend reducing the cooking time and temperatures slightly to avoid any overcooking or burning. The one accompanying this product focusses on its grill and air-frying features but there’s a comprehensive cooking guide for everything in the box.

Built with eight presets (steak, chicken wings, seafood, fish, pizza, chips, bake, vegetables), its sync function adds convenience and was effective when cooking different dishes at the same time – we tried this with salmon (10 mins at 180C) and chicken breast (20 mins at 180C). This Ninja air-fryer stood out to us for several reasons – the first being its fully recyclable packaging, which was a huge plus, not to mention we were able to use the appliance almost straight out the box. This is the smallest air-fryer in the Cosori collection and it's currently seeing one of the biggest discounts of the week.So we received this air fryer on a Tuesday morning while both working from home and immediately tried making some chips (as you do), and I was blown away by how good this is, and how fast!