However, since concerns over growing energy prices first began at February's end, when the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia began, sending energy prices spiralling, air fryers are now being snapped up by the cost conscious. The compact kitchen appliance, which retails at anywhere between around £40 and £400 - for models which include additional features such as steamers and mini-grills - works by baking food place into its basket at a high temperature - usually 200 degrees - with a high-powered fan circulating the heat.Īir fryers have been growing in popularity in recent years, largely driven by health-conscious cooks who want all the crisp and crunch of a deep fat fryer without the grease - food cooked in them requires a minimal amount of oil. A plunging pound, soaring energy bills and food inflation - with shoppers now paying 10.6 per cent more than they were a year ago - have all conspired to make millions of families fear for the winter ahead.Īs the cost-of-living crisis takes hold, sales of air fryers, which use less energy than both a conventional oven and a microwave oven, have soared as families try and trim the fat in the kitchen.
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