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What is an air fryer? A simple guide to compare air fryer vs oven vs deep fryer
If you love to cook at home, you’ve probably found yourself on the search for the best products to make your life easier and tips for creating healthy – yet super tasty – meals. Some firm family favourites are often fried or roasted, but did you know there was a simple way to make these recipes healthier?
We’ve all heard of ovens, deep-fryers, and air fryers but what are the main differences between them? We’re here to lift the lid on these products, and to clarify the crucial factors in the debate about using an air fryer vs deep fryer and where the difference between air fryer and oven lies when it comes to preparing food.
The basics: Your guide to the difference between air fryer and deep fryer and ovens
First of all, how different are these three devices in terms of their functionality? We’ve created a go-to guide to compare these three common kitchen appliances. Let’s start with the basics:
What is a conventional deep fryer? What is an air fryer? A high-performance appliance such as one of the Philips Air fryers fulfils more than just one hot air fryer function: Thanks to its innovative hot air technology, you can fry, grill, roast as well as bake with this appliance.
A deep fryer allows you to submerge food in oil to create delicious fried treats from homemade chips and fried chicken wings to fresh, homemade doughnuts. The oil is usually heated electrically or with immersion heaters to high temperatures, typically between 175°C and 190°C.
What is an oven?
In an oven, food is prepared through heating spirals on several levels using with different settings. The settings include locally concentrated (top and/or bottom heat) or can be evenly distributed by a fan in the circulation mode. Many will have a grill function integrated.
That’s the basics of ovens and deep fryers – but you probably already knew that, right? But what does an air fryer do?
Comparing the capacity, performance, and consumption
Using an oven Using an air fryer
Using a deep fryer
What you need
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Premium
Airfryer XXL - 6 portions
HD9650/99
- Digital touchscreen
- Rapid Air technology
- black, 1.4 kg
- £189.99*
- Rapid Air technology
- 1.2 Kg, 6.2 L
- Black
- Connected
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- Rapid Air technology
- 4.1 L
- Black
Preparation time: Air fryer vs deep fryer vs oven
The short preparation time of a high-quality appliance such as the Philips Airfryer and its special air circulation system is exactly what keeps food crispy on the outside and tender on the inside – no more drying out, as sometimes happens in a traditional oven.
When it comes to the time it takes for your kitchen appliance to get the job done, it’s simple.
What can you cook in an air fryer?
There you go: simple! In this guide we’ve provided you with answers to questions like ‘what is an air fryer’ and helped you understand the difference between an air fryer and oven and deep fryer. Now you can be sure to make an informed choice when cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
Overall, using an air fryer is a great option – and a much healthier choice for whipping up your favourite fried foods than a conventional fryer! Now that you know how an air fryer works and have compared the performance and pros and cons of using an air fryer vs deep fryer vs oven it’s time to get cooking. Why not try out a few of our favourite recipes in your air fryer such as:
Once you’ve made your mains, we also have recipes for homemade fries or potato wedges which can be made in your air fryer as the perfect side dish.
† The EU Energy Label of 2015 specifies the labelling of appliances. They range from A +++ (0.4 kwH for an electric oven and 0.8 kwH for a gas oven) to the highest energy class D.
