Equipment and processing (3/5):
The Airfryer is supplied with instructions and an international recipe book. Otherwise, there are no accessories, but you can, for example, an additional baking dish that fits in just buy more. I have to agree with many of my middle Ster that something should be included above a certain price level.
The included recipe book is very helpful in any case, since you get a lot of suggestions for different dishes.
When working, I have to say that I would have expected more from the device. In my device I noticed after two weeks of use, that the drawer, sit in the pan and basket, can no longer be all the way out, so it is now in short supply, remove the pan.
Also negatively noticeable that the drawer has also been slightly warped and no longer closes smoothly. As long as no hot steam escapes, this is still no shortage, but it is already noticeable.
In my mind, there is an urgent need to catch up here with regard to the processing.
What I find strange: if you have taken out basket and pan to clean it, you have to leave the drawer open, because if you close, it is a bit difficult without a handle, the drawer also reopen. Unfortunately, this is not very well thought out.
What is, however, a good solution is to stow the cable to the connector: There are at the back of the unit has an opening in which you can roll up and tuck the cable.
Operation (4/5):
The operation of the device is very simple. After connecting to the power tool is switched on via a touchscreen. About arrow keys to select the temperature and time. The start / stop button starts the selected operation or stop him. The device also has a memory button with which you can store a program.
I personally feel that a memory key to store only one program is not enough. I can is somehow not recognize a lot of sense, because I would have preferred, rather spendieren the device a pause button, with which you can pause a program short, if you want, for example, briefly shake the food.
Otherwise, the operation is simple and the touch screen is very convenient.
Capacity (3/5):
It is advertised that the device has a capacity of about 1.2 kg and thus is also suitable for larger families. Although we are only a 2-person household, but have often times someone visits. Since I have to say that the 1.2 kg are very scarce at capacity. Prepare several components of a dish at the same time, is then partially namely not possible, either because then not everything fits in the basket, or because the individual components require different temperatures and cooking times. I still have not figured out how I could combine well with each other, at the end of the oven is then but in addition to, because it would simply take too long, all the components in sequence to prepare the Airfryer.
If you have to give food to prepare in a casserole or baking dish, the size of Airfryer is definitely a limiting factor. The mold may be a maximum of approximately 24 x 24 cm or 20 cm in diameter in size. This is normally sufficient for a small cake, which is more than enough for 3 to 4 people. In a casserole but this is then already scarce and is highly dependent on whether the run is used as a side dish or the main course is.
The term XL has the device therefore does not deserve in my opinion, even if it already has a larger capacity than the predecessor naturally.
Odors (4/5):
Since you hardly need fat for cooking, of course does not come this enormous odors as with a conventional fryer. However, excess fat dripping of high-fat foods later in the pan, so here then can make a tremendous amount of smoke. A tip from some testers: pour a little water in the pan, then the fat will not support combustion and there is no smoke. That has worked well for me too.
Cleaning (4/5):
The pan and the basket can be removed and thus easily accessible for cleaning. Both parts are dishwasher safe, so easily. The pan also has a non-stick coating, so that they can be cleaned very well by hand. Only in the basket I find the cleaning by hand is not so simple: the handle interferes with the handling and to the grid can be burned residue not removed as well, especially to the outer edge.
Power and speed (5/5):
The device offers even higher performance and thus speed the preparation of food. This I can in fact confirm the heating takes a few minutes and also the preparation of certain dishes is faster than in the oven. So Aufbackbrötchen example only took 6 minutes - until my oven heated, the bun in Airfryer are therefore already done. This is not only faster, it also saves energy compared to the oven.
Versatility, preparation of low-fat meals (5/5):
The Airfryer provides the ability to get along with as little fat by hot air technology on the one hand. So enough to 1.2 kg of potatoes a tablespoon of oil. Foods that already contain fat (eg frozen products), do not need extra fat for cooking. Secondly, the device is characterized also extremely versatile, since it can be used as a hot air oven. Even meat, vegetables and sweet foods such as cakes can be cooked in it.
Taste (4/5):
We have previously tried the following dishes in Airfryer:
Homemade fries
Chicken legs
Frozen spring rolls
Frozen French Fries
Aufbackbrötchen
Mini-meatballs
Baked Pineapple
Cake
* Vegetables
My main focus was on the homemade fries, because if is already advertised that one with up to 80% less fat than makes do with a fryer, then I would also like that it tastes good. If I am completely honest, I found the homemade fries from the Airfryer not as good as from a conventional fryer. Fat is after all a flavor carrier. Nevertheless, the fries were tasty fries, they are crispy on the outside and remain soft inside. To help the taste a little on the jumps, you might even be a little more oil to the potatoes, probably could be because grope at a good ratio of flavor to calories.
All other food I found very good taste. The frozen products are very good in Airfryer because they are usually already pre-fried. Chicken is crispy on all sides right, I like it very much. Sweet food can be prepared in Airfryer. In my cake I was a little hesitant with the temperature, therefore the needed much longer than in the oven. Here you have to just try out and become familiar with the device.
Conclusion (4/5):
I forgive here on average solid 4 stars, because the device has proven to be very practical for us to quickly prepare snacks and finished products. When freshly prepared meals you have to start to try and test a little, here are the recipes from the accompanying booklet very helpful. The size of Airfryer XL is a bit borderline in my eyes for larger families.
With regard to defects in the processing, I feel the price-performance ratio is still not adequate.
I see the device as a small, strong hot air oven, but can neither replace nor oven fryer fully satisfying. Main advantage with respect to the two other kitchen appliances: the extremely low-fat cooking.
The Airfryer is definitely not a must-have, but it's nice to have him, if you can get hold of him, for example, cost-effective.