Tower T17086 Vortx 5 in 1 Air Fryer and Grill with Crisper, 5.6L, Black

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Utilising Vortx technology, the hot air rapidly circulates evenly ensuring your ingredients are cooked thoroughly with a crispy texture. Not only is it spacious, there are some high-quality cooking accessories, including all the bits for the rotisserie spit, as well as four baking trays: three cross-hatch crisping ones and a classic solid version. By signing up to our newsletter you accept to receive Tower’s latest news, offers and promotions directly to your inbox. Tower is an iconic British brand boasting over 100 years of quality in manufacturing and design excellence.

Hotter than most conventional ovens, the heat soars up to a sizzling 265 degrees C and circulates around your food to expertly chargrill succulent steaks and crisp off breaded chicken.By switching to your air fryer, you can slash your energy by 70% energy as it uses less power than a conventional oven. Little to no oil is required, all while keeping the same great taste, so you lose the fat not the flavour. Hotter than most conventional ovens, the heat soars up to a sizzling 265°C and circulates around your food to expertly chargrill succulent steaks and crisp off breaded chicken.

So if that’s predominantly what you want an air fryer for, we’d suggest coughing up a bit more for a premium model such as the Ninja Foodi Dual Zone.It’s a little fiddly to set up at first but worked without a hitch thereafter, cooking an entire 1kg chicken – enough for three people – in just 45 minutes. There's a timer that can be set up to an hour, so we seasoned a chicken, basted it with olive oil, and left it to spin its way to juicy, crisp perfection. Vortx technology rapidly circulates hot air around food, cooking up to 30% faster than a conventional oven.

If you have a fussy family with differing dinner demands, we could see this helping a lot, because of the ability to cook multiple dishes at once. The built-in Vortx technology circulates air rapidly around the fryer, needing no more than a drop of oil to produce evenly-cooked results and fresh, crispy textures. With the addition of a reversible grill plate and wire rack, you're able to switch up your mealtimes with delicious pizzas, kebabs and chargrill-style steaks.

As you can imagine, it was a bigger job to clean out the fryer after using the rotisserie function, but with fat collected in the tray at the bottom and the glass door opening wide, it was a bit easier to wipe down any greasy splashes. Oven chips, chicken nuggets and other breaded and battered frozen foods also came out deliciously crisp using the air fryer setting, in part thanks to the crisping trays.

Comes with a removable wire rack and cooking tray, with two different holding levels to reposition easily. Despite the fancy features, the Tower T17039 doesn’t feel as robust as the more expensive models we’ve reviewed. What’s more, the metal trays, as well as the metal interior of the fryer, are easy to keep clean and don’t hold onto oily residue. Robert Dyas Holdings Limited T/A Robert Dyas is an appointed representative of Product Partnerships Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 626349). It features a non-stick sloping grill that lets fat and grease drip away into a separate tray so you’re .

Vortx also cooks food with a delicious crispy texture and because little or no oil is required, it’s much healthier, too! Unlike premium air fryers, this model requires you to parboil your potatoes for a few minutes for a decent result. Unfortunately, making chips from scratch is more time-consuming than it needs to be due to the need for parboiling.