I borrowed it (danish/eu model FN101EUGY) from my mum to test it.
**Pros:**
* The easiest airfryer to clean on the market!
* Portable and takes no more space than a regular sized pot.
* Very easy to use and the glass makes it fun to watch the food cook in it.
* Useful for a 1-2 person meal at max.
**Cons:**
* The airfryer is weak, what normally takes 15 minutes will at minimum need additional 5-8 mins extra!
* The european model only reach 185c.
* I was never satifised with my frozen potato wedges. They took 30 minutes to get somehow crispy, compared to 18 min with my Phillips Premium XXL which always comes out very crispy and golden. But its also a bit unfair comparision.
* The glass can get very hot, so keep it out of reach from kids!
* Airflow feels concetrated in the center.
It did succesfully cook chicken drumsticks/thighs, hotwings, garlic baguette and vegetables, when adding up to 10 minutes extra than other airfryers. Its weakest result came when things need to be crispy or when food was frozen.
But the glass design is a game-changer, I hope other follows it too!
**EDIT!! REGIONAL MODELS:**
I tested the danish/european model: FN101EUGY which max out at 185c/365f and don't have 'Max Crisp' mode. The american model do have the Max Crisp button and maxes out at 232c/450f and would have been an entirely different experience!
Do you miss the height at all? Not that I usually cook a whole chicken in an air fryer since I like my large oven method very much. But I keep thinking “What if I want to?” I like the Typhur products a lot and the Dome seems so tempting. Currently I have a Philips XL and XXL after trying lots of cheaper ones and disliking them.
I have the Breville Joule air fryer and it’s great and big enough to handle whatever I want to air fry or roast for that matter. But the air fryer that I used to have is a Phillips and it was just for air frying and I loved that it was an XXL. It was absolutely the best.
I have a Phillips XXL, which is a really good pod style air fryer… I love it. Now on the other hand I also have a Breville in the UK. It’s called a sage toaster oven style air fryer. Mine is the air fryer pro.Joule. I also love this air fryer and I love it even more than the Phillips because it is so versatile and the app helps me set the temperature and it learns my cooking habits.
Sage/Breville is a great small appliance company, the quality is amazing… and I find this to be the best type of air fryer for my money. If however, you do not have enough space in your kitchen or enough space in your pantry to keep the air fryer when you’re not using it then go for the pod style.
I have a Philips XXL I bought in 2019 and I love it. Most things I don’t even have to flip over while cooking.
The best part is it has analog controls … one dial to set the temp, and one dial to turn it on. I’ve had a few digital air fryers in the past and I found it so annoying fiddling with the controls to do such a basic thing.
I’ve had a Philips XXL basket air fryer for several years & now The Breville Smart oven Airfryer Pro for a year & we love the versatility of the Breville. It has so many nice features/options. It has large basket/trays to air fry & a roasting pan you can put a couple levels down to catch drippings. We use it every single day. And hardly use the big oven anymore. And I hardly ever have a need to get the Philips out anyone.
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