This overall score is made up of performance (60%) and ease of use (40%).

This is the combined score of cooking frozen chips and crumbed chicken, equally weighted.

How well it cooks frozen thick cut fries (traditional chips).

How well it cooks freshly cut french fries. This does not form part of the performance score.

How well it cooks crumbed chicken pieces.

We assess how easy it is to use the appliance, including assembly and storage, using the controls and cleaning.

Recommended air fryers must have an overall score of at least 75%.

In some instances, at the request of members and when products are still available on the second-hand market and via sites like eBay, we include discontinued models in the tables.

The manufacturer's recommended retail price. Prices are generally flexible, so shop around for a deal.

We measure the temperature of the controls, handle and door or lid when the air fryer is heated to 200°C.

This is the claimed temperature range.

Claimed capacity or volume can be misleading. Some manufacturers measure the whole space inside the air fryer and not the actual useable capacity. For example, a "10-litre" model may only be able to cook about 500g of chips and a "2500-gram" model won't actually be able to accommodate that much weight of food. Take the manufacturers claimed measurements with a grain of salt.

This feature allows you to set the machine to run for a predetermined time. Once that time is reached, the machine will automatically turn off.

This safety feature prevents the unit from overheating.

We check the manufacturers instructions to see if the air fryers have dishwasher safe components.