Philips - HD9880/90 & HD9880/91

Recently replaced with the Philips HD9880. Also square basket and is larger than my old Philips. Comes with food thermometer though I never use it. Still has the most important feature which is the sliding basket on rails, a lot of their models don't have the rails.

I currently have two, both drawer types, they've upped my kitchen game quite a bit, and helped me cut down my use of the deep fryer. I have a really crappy oven, and having an airfryer helps immensely with this. It helps save on cooking time and electricity. I've done whole stuffed chickens in the bigger one (Philips XXL, got it on special, so far it's been good), cooks well and quicker than an oven, larger ones (up to 2kg) get a bit close to the element and needs turning over during cooking and a foil sheet sometimes. Smaller birds are much easier to work with. I bought a smaller cheap (ALDI) one for the car/camping. Other than size factor, there's nothing it can't really do compared to the other one, though the Philips heats up quicker. It's been nice throwing a couple of frozen pies and some chips in on the road, and they are done in around 23 minutes. It's been handy having two when entertaining or for special occasions. They've been great for roasting vegetables, they cook much faster than the oven. Roast potatoes are done in about half an hour, provided I chop them up a bit smaller than usual and give them a couple of shakes during cooking. (Low sodium) Silverside roasts really well in it, I just chuck a rub on it and let it rip with a temperature probe in it. Gets it nice and barky, and perfect for making ruebens. Briskets, not so well, but that might just be a skill issue on my part. Brocolini/Brocoli done in soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, MSG and oil turns out god tier. Done in 6-8 minutes depending on thickness. I make really quick garlic bread in it, ~2mm butter/margarine layer on a couple of nice thick slices of homemade bread, crush a garlic clove or two and spread it in, a sprinkling of salt, sandwich together, slice in quarters, throw it in for 5-6 minutes it's done. Tasty. I also find tofu gets a better texture airfried first when making stirfrys. As for helping stay on budget, I guess it depends how you use it. Less energy wasted is a big plus. It's definitely an appliance worth having in my book, but an instant pot and/or slowcooker would be first on my list if I didn't already have one. Airfryer's are good for quick lazy straight-from-the-freezer meals where I really can't be bothered. Plus I don't think there is any better way on Earth to reheat pizza or leftover chips. 5 minutes, done! I'm not a big fan of the combo-ovens with built in AirFryers.. I've had two, including an overpriced Breville combowave 3-in-1, they were both complete garbage. I used to have an original Tefal with the stirring arm, it was good and I used it to death, but tended to overcook and mush things up a bit if I wasn't careful. The modern drawer types are the winners in my book.

But is that for a 6” pizza or a 12” pizza? I have an XXL Philips airfryer, and only a personal pizza will fit without cutting the pizza to fit. My Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro has become my 12” pizza oven.

Very pleased with Philips XXL. Use it about 10 times more than the big oven (that is used for more than 1-2 people or lots of oven dishes) - the pizza insert is perfect and makes great pizzas in under 8 minutes! The oven will do it in 20-22 with 10 minutes warm-up, do a worse job (more dry than crisp) and using 4000w in half af hour.. Very good for all "small" things!

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 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.

Yes, Phillips XXL, chicken breast pieces tossed / rubbed with salt, pepper and some random herb from the spice rack - 7 mins 180, chefs kiss

Lotus Philip air fryer,that cheap one. Used it for nine years already still running strong. Best recipe? Hard/half boil egg. Saved half the time needed to do it the hot water way

I recommend making sure it has physical buttons or knobs. I have a Phillips and it's so annoying using the touch screen style buttons.