SHOPPERS at Argos have been rushing to buy a “bargain” air fryer that’s £100 cheaper than the famous Ninja product.
The retailer has brought back its Tower 9L dual basket air fryer.
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It can cook up six portions at once, comes with a digital touch panel and cooks at 2600 watts.
The air fryer costs £134 from Argos and is currently in stock online.
While it isn’t the cheapest air fryer we’ve seen, shoppers have said it is very similar to the Ninka dual air fryer which costs over £100 more.
And shoppers have been flocking to buy Argos’ bestseller.
Taking to the review section, one happy customer wrote: “Been after a dual basket Airfryer for 3 months always out of stock finally got this one great size for large families lots of preset programmes chips come out crispy, cooks food fast and looks nice on my worktop and £100 cheaper than Ninja it’s a bargain.”
While another said: “I’ve had this about a month now and I love it. It was an upgrade from a small air fryer and the double drawers are amazing for doing multiple things.
“There’s a feature which means if the two sides have different cooking times, they both finish together. Very clever!”
And another commented: “My son said this is a wonderful present, uses it very day.”
Bear in mind that prices and stock will vary from store to store and make sure you’re aware of any delivery costs Argos charges.
Click & collect is free while sam day delivery costs £5.95.
Standard delivery costs £3.95.
Do shop around for the best deals as you may be able to find a similar air fryer for cheaper.
At the time of writing, we found a dual air fryer for £119.99 at Lakeland and also Robert Dyas.
Argos is also selling a smaller dual air fryer for £110.
How much does an air fryer cost to use?
The answer won’t be the same for everyone, as what you pay for electricity will depend on your tariff and also how large and efficient your appliance is.
As with any appliance, a newer model is likely to be more efficient and cheaper to run than an older version.
The power of an air fryer is measured in watts, and this determines how much energy it uses – and the cost of using it.
But the more powerful the appliance, the quicker it will cook your food too.
A 1,000W air fryer costs just 17p to run for 30 minutes and 34p to run for an hour.
While a 1,500W air fryer will set you back 26p for half an hour, and 51p for an hour’s use.
A 1,800W gadget costs around 31p for 30 minutes, and 61p for 60 minutes.
A 2,600W gadget costs around 44p for 30 minutes and 88p for 60 minutes.
Is it cheaper than using the oven?
You shouldn’t always assume that your new gadget is going to save you money as well as calories, but it might help at times.
A 2kW oven costs around 34p to run for half an hour, or 38p for an hour’s use.
You could run a 1,000W air fryer for an hour for 4p less.
And 3.5kW own costs around 60p to run for half an hour and £1.19 for an hour.
This makes an air fryer once again the cheapest option.
Ovens aren’t the biggest energy suckers in the home, but they do guzzle a fair amount of electricity, especially if you use them often and for long periods of time.
An air fryer will be smaller and more energy-efficient than a full-sized oven, so you could save money on your bills if you used it for your midweek meals, and save the oven for a single batch-cooking session at the weekend.
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