My wife and I decided to dip into the ‘alternate appliances’ pool again after falling in love with pressure cookers in recent months, to try our luck at something we were a little dubious about….air fryers. Mentally, frying has always been generally low-use to verboten in our household, because we are getting older and working harder to eat right and stay fit. We started to catch all the buzz around air fryers recently, and wondered if we were missing something. As it turns out, we were. The only negative piece of the review I can offer is this: I didn’t get a big enough unit. We had a choice of the regular air fryer or the XXL, and she talked me out of the big boy. Regrets. Lots of regrets. Where to start? Form and function- it is pretty sleek and simple, ours is gloss black and looks great on the counter (it actually makes the pressure cooker look fairly frumpy….) and I’m not sure there is an easier device to use. You have a dial to select cooking temperature, and a knob on the front that controls time, it doesn't get much easier than that. The handle pulls out the cooking chamber assembly, and if you have done your research on air fryers, you know that it is essentially a small convection oven. The chamber design is pretty neat and simple, a cook basket for the food with a raised perforated plate on the bottom that allows the heat to spin around the food, and any generated fat or grease can run down into the bottom. Easy fat removal and reduction, and it works extremely well at that. The internals are easily removable to wash, and I don’t mind the effort (minimal, it is all non-stick) in that I am getting all the grease out of the food product. This is where the real homerun was for me…I’ve thrown a good amount of everything at this particular Philips unit, and have yet to be disappointed. I love crispy foods, and this is where the unit delivers. I have beena ble to eat things I haven’t eaten in twenty years (fish sticks anyone?), along with the standards like chicken wings and fingers, dumplings, and my wife’s homemade experiment with her own pickle chips, and everything was uniformly crispy on the outside, yet tender and moist on the inside. Chicken was not one bit dry, the fish was flaky and tasted great, and while we thought the pickle chips might really be the test that fell apart...they were great. Easy cook, easy cleanup, and an internal motor and fan that really gets whatever we throw at it done, and done quickly. Also a HUGE homerun if you are a leftovers person. Leftovers like fries re-therm and crisp up amazingly. I used to throw fries away, or tell the waitress to not bag them because soggy. No more, this thing serves them up as if it were the first time. While it is not technically getting us to the healthiest servings of food we envision most days, it is a great way to get reacquainted with some foodstuffs we let go for good reasons, allowing us the enjoyment without all of the guilt. Can’t say enough about this air fryer, other than hoping it grows overnight so I can throw a whole chicken into it.

The Airfryer one of the best inventions ever created, there’s no better way to fry without oil than this. There is not much science behind how this thing works, a heating coil and a fan circulating hot air, similar to an over but smaller, better, and faster. I was much impressed with how quiet it was, and how it heated almost instantly.This airfryer has two analog dials, one for the timer up to 30 min, and the heating dial that goes up to 400 Farenheights. In the box is comes with the airyfer, basket with a removable mesh, a fat reducer adapter, manual and a recipe book. I grabbed a bag of frozen curly fries straight from the fridge dumped it in the basket cooked them with no oil for approx 15 min at 325F and they were ready to eat, 10 additional minutes and they come out crispy. I have done Salmon, chicken breast, pork loin, and steak, you will be amazed how your food taste with this thing. If you are on a protein diet there is no better way to cook meat than this thing. In this airfryer you can fit a whole chicken it will fit as long is not the size of a turkey. Somtimes is recommended to brush the meat or fries with olive oil, you don’t have too, I cooked with no oil and food come out perfect. Most meat require to be flipped to be cooked even, all you have to do is pull the tray and flip them, then put the tray back in. The cleaning portion is very easy, once you take the tray out almost everything or removable including the pan handle. I recommend to wash it with soft sponge is you don’t use a dishwasher, that way you don’t damage the non stick protection on the mesh and the tray, also try to use rubber tongs when flipping the food. One thing the manufacturer fail to mention was the capacity on this Airfryer, it is not on the box, the manual, neither the website specifications, the only thing I found was 0.8KG for fries, I believe it has to be approx 2Q maybe less. Another thing I kind of dislike is that the actual dispenser is about the same size of the airfryer but with the required attachments you lose cooking space. Overall this is one the best way to cook a healthy meal and fast, and the glossy black look will fit any decoration in your kitchen, it is versatile and easy to clean.

The Philips HD 9721/96 Airfryer is an attractive plastic compact unit with simple analog controls for setting the temperature and timer. I like the simplicity of these controls and I don’t miss the digital controls from more expensive units. At the top of the unit are nice icons showing recommended settings for certain types of foods. For example, there is an icon of frozen potato sticks with the setting 350 degrees and 14 to 18 minutes. Inside the package was the Airfryer, a User’s Manual, a simple recipe book, a removable bottom mesh grill and the star shaped fat reducer. Setup and installation was simple. Just remove some packing tape holding the pan and basket in the unit Remove the pan Use the release button on the handle to remove the basket from the pan. Place the star shaped fat reducer on the bottom of the pan Place the removable bottom mesh grill in the basket Put the basket back into the pan. Put the pan back into the Airfryer. The User’s Manual was a little confusing because it shows some optional equipment (baking pan, double-layer rack, non-stick grill pan) that only comes with other models of the Airfryer. I’ve been hearing great things about air fryers, how versatile they are, and how every food comes out really great from them. People rave about them so I really wanted to see what all the fuss is about. So far, I’ve used the Airfryer for frozen food and snacks such as chicken strips, chicken nuggets, tater tots, steak cut potato fries and they all came out fantastic. They were all crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. They come out much better compared to using my old toaster oven. For the first time I decided to try cooking some fresh food. I decided to try something super simple for my first dish so I tried to cook some naked drumsticks by just rubbing some seasoning (Lawry's Seasoned Salt) on it and they came out really good. The skin was crispy and the inside was so juicy. I was surprised that something so simple and easy to make could come out so good. The Philips HD9721/96 Airfryer is a fun kitchen gadget that is very convenient, makes great tasting dishes and is simple to use. It makes me look forward to exploring and trying out different recipes on it.

Having an air fryer is a must have kitchen countertop appliance. The Philips Air Fryer offers a sleek and compact product at a relatively competitive price. I have cooked mozzarella sticks, stuffed jalapeno poppers, chicken wings, and a chicken breast in it so far with perfect results. Pros: * It heats to the set temperature almost instantly saving you time from having to preheat your oven to make food. It worked great for making frozen snacks as well as cooking a chicken breast/wings; however, expect to cook up to or slightly past the upper recommended time limit for a more crispy texture. It has a standard temperature guide on top of the product for different foods. * It is very compact making it easy to store. * The fryer is easy to disassemble and clean. It only took me a few minutes. Many of the parts are labeled as dishwasher safe. * Includes a recipe book with ideas on dishes to cook in the air fryer. Cons: * The temperature gauge is a manual wheel on the top of the product. A digital gauge would be preferable, especially given how advanced technology has become. * There is no pause option. * Given the compact size, you are limited in what you can cook. The wire basket can hold a standard chicken breast but nothing larger. Overall, I think this air fryer does a great job. For the price, I would expect some additional features like a digital temperature gauge and the ability to pause it. If you are looking for a nice and compact unit, this may a near perfect option.

We’ve been using our new Philips Air Fryer for about a week and have been very pleased with it. It does a great job cooking up snacks and dinner items for the family....in many situations more quickly than the oven. We’ve used it for French fries, Tater Tots, and Chicken Strips. It’s done a great job producing cooked and crispy food without oil. It’s not too loud. It’s not silent, you know it’s running, but it’s not an annoying type of noise. Simple to use and easy to clean. Key thing to remember is half way through the cooking process, remove the basket and either shake the contents (like with tots or fries) or flip the items over (like with chicken strips) to ensure an even cook.