# Air Fryer make/model suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666 "2019-02-16T14:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/1 "2019-02-16T14:15:41Z")
My gf has a $100 gift card and she wants to buy an air fryer. Later today it will be my job to log into Amazon Prime and make the purchase. Suggestions on a make/model? Size is unimportant; we have a cupboard in our basement where things like waffle irons, food processors, etc reside when not in use. Thanks! (Mods: if this belongs in CS, feel free to move it) ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/2 "2019-02-16T16:17:07Z")
Don’t get the one with a rotisserie, basket, dehydrater. Get the original version. I use the origanal version with the basket. The brand I bought was the power Air Fryer XL. The first one I mentioned is huge and a pain to use and get the pieces to fit right. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/3 "2019-02-16T16:47:00Z")
Cool! I see it on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/4 "2019-02-17T02:37:09Z")
**Moderator Action** > [@kayaker](#): > > (Mods: if this belongs in CS, feel free to move it) CS is where all the foodies hang out, so they’ll have the best recommendations. Moving thread from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/5 "2019-02-17T04:36:30Z")
Review of four air fryers. Only one model cooked the chicken in the expected time (green one). The rotisserie model took the longest and I wouldn’t buy that one. Definitely need to use a thermometer and check that they are done. Looks delicious. 😉 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xDQmJdvbZ4k/hqdefault.jpg "4 Air Fried Whole Chickens Reviewing 4 Air Fryers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDQmJdvbZ4k) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/6 "2019-02-17T04:46:26Z")
My wife has been talking about getting a air fryer. Air fryers are bigger appliances than I expected. They are very interesting and they use very little oil. I like that video because it gives a good sense of how a real person uses them. Rather than a carefully rehearsed demo. The cooks essential 5.5qt seems the best for cooking a whole bird. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/7 "2019-02-17T14:21:19Z")
Yeah, from what I’ve read so far we’re going to want to go above 5 quarts (I’ve seen 5.3 and 5.8) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/8 "2019-02-17T17:58:37Z")
> [@shh1313](#): > > Don’t get the one with a rotisserie, basket, dehydrater. > > Get the original version. I use the origanal version with the basket. The brand I bought was the power Air Fryer XL. > > The first one I mentioned is huge and a pain to use and get the pieces to fit right. We got the 2.4 quart? Power Air Fryer XL at Target one weekend while we were out Christmas shopping. They had it on sale for something ridiculous like half off plus an additional $25 off (plus the 5% we get for using the Target debit card) and I told my wife, “Even if we don’t need it, it’s too good a deal to pass up.” I haven’t used it for much more than cooking fries or chicken nuggets or fish sticks, but it’s quicker than waiting for the oven to warm up and better than microwaving. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666/9 "2019-02-18T02:51:53Z")
My daughter got me the same model as **shh1313** and I love it. I recently made up a batch of scotch eggs in it and they turned out perfect.