could be the heating element switching on and off
Air fryers
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Compared to?
Soldato
An air fryer with a single zone.
I don't believe so. Most have two baskets for ease of use rather than two individual heating zones.
Caporegime
I thought they have 2 separate fans, can set 2 separate temps? Like the Ninja.
Man of Honour
I think all of the dual basket ones these days have the ability to set different temps for each basket. So it would be running separate fans and heating elements for each side.
If it's one with a similar size and style but just one zone, probably not much difference if you are just using one zone and 50% more if you are using both zones.
Soldato
That's what I was thinking. Which would make it no more energy efficient than using an oven.
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Man of Honour
I don't think raw power use is the best way to compare.
In my Ninja I can generally cut cooking times down by 25-50% compared to the oven. I don't need to preheat the big empty space of an oven anymore and the air fryer only needs to heat a relatively small space for the cooking period so all in all it's going to use quite a lot less power overall.
Heat up is much faster, the wattage is generally lower compared to an electric oven and cooking time is shorter too. You could be talking pounds a day if you used your oven a lot.
This is an efficiency benefit not an issue. It means you only need to heat one side/basket if that's all the capacity you're cooking.
That said cost saving isn't really a factor in the decision for me. It's going to take a long time to pay back a £230 outlay. I wanted the additional capacity and versatility when making roast dinners and other meals with many elements without needing to install a new kitchen.
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Soldato
I've had a bog standard air fryer for a few years, before we all started worrying about energy use.
It would be handy to be able to split out the chips and nuggets into separate baskets - but now I do care about energy, I don't want to be using more energy for the luxury of separating them out.
Are there any 'less advanced' air fryers that have two baskets, but only uses a single heating / fan element?
It would be handy to be able to split out the chips and nuggets into separate baskets - but now I do care about energy, I don't want to be using more energy for the luxury of separating them out.
Are there any 'less advanced' air fryers that have two baskets, but only uses a single heating / fan element?
Permabanned
cosori love mine single draw ... had it a yr .. and unlike the ninja the non stick is still fine ..Thinking of getting a cheap one, not got Ninja money. Also not got the space for a dual drawer type.
Should have got one in BF sales, but Xmas sales not far away.
Was thinking cheaper, £50 (30 in sale) from Argos. (not digital)cosori love mine single draw ... had it a yr .. and unlike the ninja the non stick is still fine ..
Had a look at a Cosori and does look good, will see what the sales are like.
Soldato
Was thinking cheaper, £50 (30 in sale) from Argos. (not digital)
Had a look at a Cosori and does look good, will see what the sales are like.
You may be able to find some generic types in the supermarkets atm.
Worth checking some as they may be a rebadged well known name.
Managed to cook most of the Sunday dinner in my dual zone yesterday.
Full chicken on air fry 190C 30 mins then flipped and 30 the other seasoned with some butter salt and rosemary. Came out perfect.
Roasties par boiled for 15 mins, then covered in oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper on max crisp for 25 mins and shaken up half way through.
Carrots and Parsnips were par boiled in a ban too for 10 mins, then put oil in the dual for 3 mins on max crisp, put the parsnips and carrots in on max crisp(done at the same time as roasties).
Yorkshire puddings still done in oven, Broccoli and sprouts done in steamer.
Will try to get more inventive with it but it cut cooking time for Sunday dinner down a lot for me, and so much less pots to clean!
Full chicken on air fry 190C 30 mins then flipped and 30 the other seasoned with some butter salt and rosemary. Came out perfect.
Roasties par boiled for 15 mins, then covered in oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper on max crisp for 25 mins and shaken up half way through.
Carrots and Parsnips were par boiled in a ban too for 10 mins, then put oil in the dual for 3 mins on max crisp, put the parsnips and carrots in on max crisp(done at the same time as roasties).
Yorkshire puddings still done in oven, Broccoli and sprouts done in steamer.
Will try to get more inventive with it but it cut cooking time for Sunday dinner down a lot for me, and so much less pots to clean!
Soldato
Correct. Ninja AF400UK owner here.
Man of Honour
I've got the 300 but didn't want to give a definitive "yes they all do" because I know someone on here would find the most obscure make of dual basket air fryer that doesn't work like that just to prove me wrong
