Airfryer?

We have an actifry and it makes the best chips ever but we use potatoes cut into chips not frozen chips. They take 30 fo 40 minutes depending on amount of potatoes. It also cooks lovely new potatoes, button mushrooms and there is a recipe book with it. Chips only use less than a tablespoon of oil so probably healthier than most options.

An alternative to an air fryer is a halogen oven which is what have
I personally think it's more flexible than an air fryer and definitely cheaper to buy!

We bought a Ninja 9 1 about a month ago. We haven't had the oven on since and rarely the hob. Food crisps up far better in the air fryer than in the oven.

I too changed my mind ExDancer I bought one in a fit of being caught up in the ‘the hype’ stared at it for a week, then sent it back. I too have a well used slow cooker (two, different sizes) a combi microwave and a gas hob. We rarely eat chips or other fried food, I don’t bake and make hot desserts once or twice a year so I considered it unnecessary.
Our oven is used about twice a month, I can live with that.

ExDancer thanks for that, I thought the more expensive singing and dancing models could.

I have a slow cooker, an ordinary microwave and my air fryer-more than enough for me who is catering for me alone with few exceptions.

I have the same dilemma.
However I have decided that because I already have a slow cooker, an old Tefal air fryer that just fries (it sings but doesn't dance), and a combi microwave, I don't really need a super Air fryer.
They sounded wonderful at first glance, but they don't do all these things at the same time - ie you can't fry some sausages, heat some vegs and fry some chips all at once (which was the impression I got initially from all the advertising.)
All it seems to be, is a machine that can replace several other machines in one.
So I decided against it.

I love chunky oven chips done in the airfryer top heat for 15 minutes
I made a nice apple crumble in it too
Sausages are the best I’ve ever done
It’s a misnomer to call them fryers . DD makes lovely scones in hers
I think it’s the long heating up time in the main oven that costs so much
I still find the microwave the cheapest to run , but the airfryer gives me more variety in my diet

Granmarderly10 I cook French fries in my Pro Breeze air fryer and they are to die for. Morrisons frozen appear to have less oil in the pack than Waitrose's own so I prefer the former and they take 10 minutes.

Lilliesmum79 I read that article by Jay Rayner too, I think it was the chips that he found most disappointing and bacon that looked like. ”the wrinkled skin when you remove a plaster”. I think I might get a deep fat fryer eventually if proper chips become a must.
Sometimes only the real deal is good enough!
Still interested in an air fryer though for other stuff.
Just need to research more.?

This thread on Airfryers was only started just over a week ago so is very recent, has lots of useful info: www.gransnet.com/forums/food/1316658-Another-Airfryer-Alternative-Oven-One?watched=1&msgid=29688252#29688252

I have had my air fryer for almost a year and it has paid for itself already. My electric oven used to take 20 minutes to heat up before I put any food in it. My air fryer takes 5 minutes to heat up and for what I eat, another 12-15 minutes on top. My food is on the table before it would be placed in the electric oven.

Not scientific but practical. I think it is a no brainer.

We can't get smart meters here

Jay Rayner was pretty dismissive about the food produced by air fryers.

This may be helpful, but has some variants as it depends on what you’re cooking.

A woman (expert) on TV giving money saving advice said she was undecided about air fryers but that slow cookers were the way to go. I think you need someone on here who has a smart meter and will do a test, 30 mins of oven and then 30 mins of air fryer, to see which is using the most electricity. Then how long do you need the oven on and how long do you need the air fryer on? The you can do a proper comparison.