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What is the difference between an air fryer, oven and deep dryer
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 when it comes to preparing food.
The basics: Your guide to the difference between air fryers, deep fryers, 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? You need an air fryer if you want to enjoy crispy, delicious food that uses less oil and is ready in less time than traditional cooking methods.
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?
High-performance appliances, like those in our Philips Air fryers range, fulfil more than one function. Thanks to their innovative hot air technology, this appliance can fry, grill, roast, and bake.
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
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- Rapid Air technology
- 1.2 kg, 6.2 L capacity
- Black design
- Connected to our app
- Automatic shut-off
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- Rapid Air technology
- 4.1 L capacity
- Essential compact Airfryer
- Dishwasher safe
- QuickClean feature
The best air fryer ovens in the UK
When searching for the best air fryer oven in the UK, you need to consider capacity, functionality, and energy efficiency. While there are many high-quality air fryer ovens available in the UK, our top recommendation will be the Philips Airfryer 3000 Series, which excels in delivering evenly cooked, crispy meals with minimal fuss.
This model also offers versatility with its 2-drawer design, making it perfect for any meal size. You can cook mains like chips or chicken in the larger drawer while using the smaller one for sides or vegetables.
Plus, the synchronised cooking feature ensures both sides of your meal finish cooking at the same time, so everything is ready to serve hot and fresh.
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 answered your questions like ‘What is an air fryer?’ so you understand the difference between an air fryer, 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.
