We have a dual basket air fryer, a large fan oven and a small (non fan) oven. If you are only cooking one thing, one basket of the air fryer is the winner. If you are doing a Sunday roast with multiple things to cook, the large fan oven is the way to go. For anything in between, we have found the small oven wins. It's not quite as fast as the air fryer but it's faster than the large fan oven and it uses a lot less energy than both (assuming you use both air fryer baskets). We've learnt not to bother preheating the ovens (unless baking, which is a disaster in an air fryer). We also turn ovens off 5 minutes before the end as they retain the heat so well. Our air fryer has just developed a fault and we had to take it back and got a refund. We are really not convinced whether we should get another and if we do, we are likely to go for a small basket single one that would be used when we just want to do some chips, wedges, fish fingers etc. just on their own.
@BlackstoneWorshipper
Жыл бұрын
That's an explanation 👍🏾👍🏾
@ericw4279
Жыл бұрын
I live in a warm climate where I run air conditioning the majority of the year, I use my regular oven pretty often so not only does it use the energy to heat the oven but my central AC has to work that much harder to remove all the heat I just introduced into the house by running the oven. I suppose if the air fryer uses fewer watts of power overall that would mean less heat introduced into the house too. The opposite argument could be made in colder climates though where your heating system would only be “helped” by the oven. “Food” for thought
@HooverLux
Жыл бұрын
That’s so true, I recently bought and reviewed the double drawer one. It’s quicker yes, but cheaper? Maybe over a long period, plus it seems more of a gimmick than an energy crisis saviour.
@alexthomson7465
10 ай бұрын
Our oven takes 20 minutes to preheat, then 20 - 30 minutes to cook then another 15-20 minutes with the cooling fan. Dual basket airfryer - everything done and dusted in 20 minutes. Defo cheaper
@v.a.7594
11 ай бұрын
Why did you have to cook the fish fingers separately from the chips? I cook them together no problems.
@cathychats
Жыл бұрын
Use AF for small cooking en oven for large cookings
@12park12
Жыл бұрын
Helpful initial comparison. The time saving aspect isn't to be overlooked depending on your priorities.
@nevsart5884
Жыл бұрын
What about compared to a gas oven?
@chrisharrell2449
Жыл бұрын
my air fryier would take under 15 mins to cook that and need no pre heating , your airfryed chicken was clearly over cooked.. there are cooking guides on line to help setting .The one i use says if a meal sticker say 190c fan oven, then airfryer should be set at only 160c. when comes to timming if it say 25 mins oven that means 20mins airfryer + if it says 20mins oven then thats 16mins airfryer. Yes when it comes to cooking, say a whole chicken my panasonic combi micro would do that in 35mins + no pre heating. and be the best you can eat. one real advantage, is to get a Airfryer pressure cooker combo with meat thermometer built in. not only can you save on cooking times, but you can buy cheaper cuts of meat and still get tender meats. My own machine is the Ninja 15 in 1 foodi. OK not a cheap machine to buy, but i love it. before that I used A glass Halogen cooker. they where the first airfrys! and well under £50 in most cases onl down side was the lid get very hot and either needs taking off and placing some ware or having the hinge lid type that are to tall to fit under most kitchen cabnets they are nearer £70 Which my type cooker the other thing is elements have not that long a life span, that why some makes are sold with a spare element for diy fitting My QVC one got over 4 years from its first element I was luckier than most. but a great machine doing the best cheese on toast ever, it would be so light and crispy almost exploded in mouth Yummy.
@neilpickup237
10 ай бұрын
Not really the best comparison. To get comparable results in a convection oven you need a wire basket. This raises the food up, and the mesh allows the air to circulate far more effectively. Mine cost less than £15 and delivers far better results than before. Reheating chicken gives a crispy skin all over (avoids the soggy bits where it was sitting in its own fat or juices) and oven chips are far superior. While there is a small but noticable reduction in cooking time, the biggest plus for me is no longer needing to turn the food over half way through the cooking time.
@mikithekynd
Жыл бұрын
I am surprised how energy inefficient air fryers are. You just compared a 5L air fryer to a 50+ L electrical oven. The air fryer has to heat up 10x less air, but used up only 2x less energy. Comparing the two...I'd rather take an oven, but a mini oven would be even better. Heck, make it a microwave mini oven and you got the best of 3 worlds. Extra crispiness isn't worth it.
@nareshwildbones
Жыл бұрын
By your logic, the pizza oven at Dominos is even more efficient than the oven at homes per volume. But unless you run a business, running such a big oven is pretty useless. I am a single person and the oven, for my portion size, is just a waste of space= heating of space that i will not use = energy inefficient. It all comes to the use case and if your portion size is just enough to fit an air fryer, it is INDEED the more energy efficient option. Also air fryer IS a mini oven ;)
@matthewbailey3906
11 ай бұрын
If you noticed though, they actually overcooked the chicken in the air fryer so in essence used up more electricity than they needed to. Have a ninja dual basket, and can do a couple of chicken breast portions in 16 minutes. (Using 360 watts of electricity or just over 9p at current rate @27p p/kw)
@sandrajoseburger
3 ай бұрын
In the oven you just finish the last 5 minutes under the grill and you take a mini oven and you will have a crispy chicken, it will even work with a chicken breast, but I'll never use that in that situation. A chicken leg would be better..., for testing..., I understand.
@SmithyScotland
Жыл бұрын
Lidl air fryer for £24.99. oven chips in 20 mins, no pre heat. Loads cheaper than heating the 3kw oven for same. Oven cheaper if cooking multiple foods at same time
@davehughes2710
Жыл бұрын
Where do you put the cooked food when are cooking multiple foods?
@bordersw1239
Жыл бұрын
@@davehughes2710 . Cover it with foil and give a 30 sec blast in a microwave.
@MrDurham55
4 күн бұрын
How about comparing with a 21L 1400W work top mini oven...
@devil88bg62
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking about getting one, and my doubt are fulfilled. As a taste wise the airfryer is basically similar to the oven...The chicken breast came crispier on the outside, but dry... so if you kept it less maybe it wasn't so crispy. The saving 30£ is really really few... A ninja double basket cost 200£, meaning you would need 5-6 years to recover the cost. Assuming that you really use as an oven replacement. Then bigger airfryer obviously consume also more, so maybe you need even more. Also I like to cook a lot in the oven, because I also cook for my lunch for the day after. I think the main point is, it saves you time.
@paul-yy5qf
2 ай бұрын
What is the air fryer? What kind of wattage?
@blackhoundrise8431
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Been waiting for this very comparison
@gamerzombie4822
Жыл бұрын
Convenience and speed is why ours gets used a lot. However, 34p per kwh Jezoooz! Here in Texas you can get as low as ~10cent per kwh.
@lsamoa
Жыл бұрын
Texas isn't hit by the Russian energy crisis, that's why
@imagesbydavide
5 ай бұрын
Sounds like in your test airfryer energy cost consumption tends to be half or less than conventional oven. That's a remarkable point, not to mention time saved as well as time to clean. We bought an airfryer 3 weeks ago and been using it everyday for our family of 3 (couple with toddler) and only used the oven when friends at home and need to cook for more than 4 serves
@dameanvil
3 ай бұрын
00:00 🍽 Air fryers are popular because they claim to be cheaper to run than standard ovens. 00:12 💸 Investigation into whether air fryers really save money or if it's just a myth. 00:22 🔍 Comparing a Morphy Richards Health fryer (£100) to a standard electric fan oven. 00:39 🧰 Monitoring energy usage using a plug-in device. 00:56 🚚 Story of transporting a secondhand oven across town. 01:06 🍗 Cooking two chicken breasts in both the air fryer and the oven while monitoring energy usage. 01:27 ⏱ Air fryer preheats in three minutes. 01:42 🌡 The oven took about 10 minutes to preheat. 02:05 🔄 Air fryers work like small convection ovens, using a fan to circulate hot air. 02:20 ⏲ Oven-cooked chicken took about 30 minutes, while air fryer chicken took 28 minutes. 02:57 ⚡ Air fryer used about 16p less electricity than the oven. 03:09 🌟 Air fryer produced a more appealing golden color on the chicken. 03:17 🥵 Air fryer chicken was a bit dry, while oven chicken was juicier. 03:52 🍟 Air fryer and oven produced similar results for fish fingers and chips, with the air fryer being cheaper. 04:28 🍗 Full roast dinner tested the air fryer’s limits, with similar taste results but more effort needed for basket changes. 04:48 🏠 Air fryer savings depend on cooking frequency and family size. 05:06 📉 Air fryer savings example: cooking chicken breasts four times a week saves £35 a year. 05:24 🔢 Cooking 476 chickens is needed to pay off the £100 air fryer, but it saves 182 hours of cooking time. 05:39 🍳 Air fryer advantages and efficiency vary; consider other energy-saving appliances like slow cookers or microwaves.
@00sjsl
Жыл бұрын
The kWh figure for the oven looks iffy, my oven does not use that much for 40 min, closer to 0.5 kWh.
@Greenwitch_Garden
18 күн бұрын
I think the convenience is in the time saved on preheating and cooking time. I can get crispy reheated pizza from my air fryer in five minutes. In five minutes I would be just putting my pizza into the oven after it preheated. Then it would take about 10 minutes to get my pizza crispy. Although overtime, it will save on energy bills.
@matthewhopkins666
Жыл бұрын
The difference between those ovens isn't just that one is on a 3 pin plug and the other is hard wired. There's a reason one oven is hard wired and the other isn't. A standard household 3 pin electrical outlet is only rated to 13amps therefore the oven with the pin plug has to draw a current lower than that in order to not trip the breaker. A dedicated cooker circuit is rated at 45amps. A hard wired oven with a higher power rating is actually more cost efficient than the lower rated plug in one despite the sales people on shopping channels pretending it's a bad thing. The ability to draw higher current simply means the oven element is able to reach the desired temperature quicker Any cost saving with these air fryers is purely down to the size of the unit.
@marklittler784
Жыл бұрын
Seem to cook quicker, and crispy
@peacechristiana4605
Жыл бұрын
So air fryer and oven which one should I buy
@HH-bz6me
Жыл бұрын
Airfryer. Oven takes too long imho. Just make sure you flip the food to cook the bottom a bit.
@TheycallmeMrWonka
Жыл бұрын
You don't really need to preheat the air fryers. You can of course, but most people I don't think do or feel it necessary.
@shazzabbegg9934
6 ай бұрын
You cooked the air fryer chicken in the grate, but the oven you used a sheet pan…. ?
@sarahvoisey4395
2 ай бұрын
I have a dubble draw and haven’t used my oven to cook my oven food
@warlockboyburns
9 ай бұрын
I cooked a pizza in my air fryer and because it was a tight fit the top was crispy and bottom was nice and fluffy 👍
@WatchfulHunter
14 күн бұрын
So air fryer pulls a lot of amps due to need for heat coils to heat the air. But Microwave uses actual waves to excite food molecules. So much less E with microwaves. The only air fryer advantage is the crispy effect. Microwaved food does not dry the food like an air fryer does.
@Aoocci791
Жыл бұрын
what did you do with all that food?
@bertdog7639
Жыл бұрын
Air fryers put out less heat in the summer. At least mine does.
@waqasahmed939
Жыл бұрын
Marinade your chicken, man Also, a slow cooker is better if you've got solar panels. Otherwise, get yourself a manual pressure cooker I used to have an electric pressure cooker, but I sold it in favour of a manual one. The manual one takes 10 minutes and goes on the gas hob. That's much cheaper than anything else, unless you've got solar panels, and even then, you'd realistically only save that money in spring / summer Slow cooker = taking a steady amount of power, which probably would be enough with say solar panels early morning Electric pressure cooker = taking a lot of power, so even with solar panels, it's probably going straight to the grid because your PV isn't enough. This being said, I already had my manual pressure cooker before the cost of living issue
@JAnn319
6 ай бұрын
You should have compared airfryer oven with countertop airfryerr....
@Aguonelis
Күн бұрын
Have in mind that oven didnt had fan. If you have oven with fan it would be much less diference
@brentonkelly3780
2 ай бұрын
well done, great info
@AoyagiAichou
Жыл бұрын
I think it's outrageous we're still being marketed to in a way that promotes consuming towards savings, which is almost always nonsense. Anyway, I've got a Russell Hobbs "CycloFry" air so-called fryer, and I do love it. I just for the love of all gods cannot seem to be able to clean that basket from that burnt-on fat.
@fel6533
Жыл бұрын
Soak some water in it then wash. That's what I do
@AoyagiAichou
Жыл бұрын
@@fel6533 What helped me was basically boiling it in a vinegar solution. Pretty clean now!
@johnbaldock6353
Жыл бұрын
Air Fryer or Oven, my Wife still can't Cook!!🤣
@tiffanysalerno
Жыл бұрын
Ha
@o.c.g.m9426
Жыл бұрын
And she's your wife....Jesus 😂😂 that was a prerequisite for mines. Like how they want us to provide & protect
@lsamoa
Жыл бұрын
How about you learn how to cook?
@TheycallmeMrWonka
Жыл бұрын
@@o.c.g.m9426I mean. If you chose a wife that expects that and she's also ok with that deal, then fair enough, but if you were in an equal partnership relationship. Learn to cook.
@gilgabro420
Жыл бұрын
There is a reason why ovens are hard wired.... It's there because of voltage limitations and you can't just use a plug and play ofen to compare it to an air fryer. You could do that in Europe but America has its own voltage with the exception of hard wired stuff.
@nolakillabeast
11 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC video !!
@stevethea5250
Жыл бұрын
chicken breast prep/tenderizing would probably be more important for maintaining juiciness
@blackhoundrise8431
Жыл бұрын
Do people use the oven every night? Cooking 476 chickens in a whole year to make my money seems nuts- luv chicken but I’m not that in love with it! Making my money back quick vs reducing energy wastage to keep bills is an issue on its own. Looks like I should save and get an energy effecient oven. Kids still love a large pizza once in a while
@JoeGunGames
Жыл бұрын
Would have been more effective to cook the chicken to temperature instead of timing it.
@aayotechnology
Жыл бұрын
Why do people waste electricity preheating? Just start the food cooking!
@ilovestamon
Жыл бұрын
So that its already at the temperature rather than slowly growing to temp, the foods will probably still take the same amount of time cooking
@marklittler784
Жыл бұрын
What about food poisoning though warmth incubates heat kills, I suppose it depends what your cooking you don't have to open a hot oven loosing a lot of heat to put food inside if it's already in.
@00sjsl
Жыл бұрын
I have started doing that now I have a new oven that pre heats quickly
@marklittler784
Жыл бұрын
@@00sjsl Yeah because you loose a tremendous amount of heat just opening the door, obviously conducted heat is usually more efficient effective and economical than convected heat of an oven though.
@walinoman8758
4 ай бұрын
Care to explain the heat kill incubation thing?@@marklittler784
@DrakeTech-kh8hs
Жыл бұрын
The comparison isn't fair using a huge oven made to bake a much larger volume. A smaller, medium oven would do better...
@IanJTaylor
Жыл бұрын
An airfryer might be worth it for three single men living together
@phungyi4947
11 ай бұрын
Ménage à trois? 😳
@robhingston
6 ай бұрын
my oven is for show since using a air fryer
@phungyi4947
11 ай бұрын
Air tastes best when fried.
@runzsh
2 ай бұрын
top stuff
@thornbottle
Жыл бұрын
double airfryer is best, they are just as cheap now
@journeyman6752
Жыл бұрын
Should I buy a new crypto air fryer or just a regular air fryer?
@phungyi4947
11 ай бұрын
Everything will taste bullish with a crypto air fryer, so great for beef.
@retrosampleguy
Ай бұрын
Bro never tried the fish fingers
@reedy8585
Жыл бұрын
Let's be honest the future is a built in air fryer oven combo
@osirisfilmproductions
9 ай бұрын
Great so you only have to wait 3 years to be back to £0 whilst introducing hassle to changing trays and cold foods that then need to be reheated and another thing on your work surface taking up sapce. Nice deifnitely sounds worth it. Basically its meant for the single person who doesnt know how to cook and doesnt already own an oven. so a student. And the only reason they gained populatirty is due to 3x energy prices. Anyone else heard of an air fryer before 2020?
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