French fries without the fat sounds like a dream, but hot air fryers to meet him. Stiftung Warentest has tested 13 devices, whether they keep their promises.

hot air deep fryer of kitchen appliances-the Trend to 2018. No wonder, they promise but it is not only fat-free fries, but also crispy chicken legs and chips, or even bread and Pizza.

hot air fryers by Phillips, Tefal or Severin: No device was in the case of Stiftung Warentest convince

As the Name already says, cooking hot air fryers not fat , such as conventional fryers, but with hot air . However, not all of the devices offered really keep what they promise in advertising full-bodied. Reason enough for the consumer organization Stiftung Warentest, let’s take a closer look. to 13 devices from manufacturers such as Phillips, Tefal or Severin had to compete in the categories of food preparation, handling, safety, and environmental properties.

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Stiftung Warentest: consequences of the serious deficiency in the hot-air fryer from Tefal

The hot air fryers were with the preparation of French fries, vegetables, Chicken thighs and Muffins tested. The chicken thighs were particularly the devices remains a serious Problem. You follow the manufacturer’s instructions, the meat is still raw from the deep fryer, a gross lack of – in the case of poultry, unfortunately. With the Tefal Genius the meat is not reached once the recommended core temperature of 70 degrees – an ideal breeding ground for germs. Also, in the handling, there was much to complain about. Here are some of the devices in inconvenient Places were so hot (118 degrees) that the Tester ran for the use of the Finger.

The sobering conclusion: The quality of judgments could well or even very well achieve not a single Sultanbet device. The best rating achieved in the Philips Airfryer HD9220 and the Profi Cook PC-FR 1147 H with, respectively, satisfactory (3,0).

hot air deep fryers at Stiftung Warentest: An excerpt from the test results

manufacturer

product

price

quality assessment of

Philips

Airfryer HD9220

150 Euro

satisfactory (3,0)

Profi Cook

PC-FR 1147 H

70,50 Euro

satisfactory (3,0)

Russell Hobbs

Cyclofry Plus

121 Euro

satisfactory (3,4)

Severin

FR 2430

78,50 Euro

sufficient (3,6)

Tefal

Actifry Original FZ7100

112 Euro

defective (5,5)

The complete test results can be found here.

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