Tower T17064 5-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven with Rapid Air Circulation and 16 Preset Cooking Options, 12 Litre, Grey and Rose Gold

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Rather than being able to simply cut and throw your spuds in, this model requires you to do some weighing, peeling and parboiling, which is fine but not exactly the speediest dinner solution in the whole world (at this point we were sort of thinking we should have just tried it with frozen chips, which it can cook in 20 minutes according to the manual). We’re tallying up quite the competitive lineup of chips from all our testing, and we’re pleased to report this machine stood up well to its contemporaries in the potato department.

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. It took a little scrubbing to remove stubborn parts, but for the most part it was a painless process. The 12 litre capacity oven, provides enough space to cook a complete meal for all the family to enjoy.

When the Tower Vortex 5-in-1 Digital Air Fryer showed up on my doorstep I was initially impressed by how different it looks from other air fryers on the market. The other air fryer models we tested – with the exception of the Sage Smart Oven – wouldn’t have the capacity to hold a whole chicken, and we’d have had to portion it up and move the pieces around to ensure it cooked evenly.

I wouldn't attempt to cook a supermarket's definition of a "medium" chicken in this air fryer, because my "small" really felt as large as it could accommodate. You can cook an extra-crispy and tender rotisserie chicken in less than 1 hour using the included spit and handle, and with 16 preset options, you can cook succulent meat, tasty chips, crispy chicken and more at the touch of a button, making mealtimes that much easier. Alongside the air fryer itself, you’ll find an instruction manual, three cooking racks, a roasting spit and handle plus a drip tray for the bottom. This digital air fryer oven from Tower is the perfect all-round cooking companion using Rapid Air Circulation.

I put the Tower Vortex 5-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven to the test for a month, cooking up chips, fishcakes, and whole rotisserie chickens in the process. These autocook functions are designed to cook fries, steak, drumsticks, fish, shrimp, roast chicken, rotisserie and dried fruit at the push of a button, but you can adjust the temperature and timings as you wish. She's constantly reviewing the latest and greatest kitchen appliances, and has tested the large majority of options in this guide to tell you exactly what you need to know about them. Tower vortx digital air fryer review: Can it roast a chicken in 40 minutes or is this claim clucking mad? There’s nothing she loves more than testing out the latest and greatest cooking gadgets, for indoor and outdoor use, from toasters to air fryers.

Utilising Vortx technology, the hot air rapidly circulates evenly ensuring your ingredients are cooked thoroughly with a crispy texture. Overall we thought they were good chips with a crunchy texture and soft insides (which no doubt the parboiling helped with).On the wire racks, we found bits did stick here and there, which was a bit fiddly come tidy up time, but no more so than a traditional roasting tin. There’s no mistaking the fact that the vortx 2000W 11l 5-in-1 digital air fryer is a chunky piece of kit. Tower is an iconic British brand boasting over 100 years of quality in manufacturing and design excellence. Trusted Tower quality with a 1 year standard guarantee and optional 2 year extension, subject to product registration online. We just couldn’t see past the fact that you could roast a bird in under an hour and honestly thought it was a stroke of genius.

However, removing the shelves can be fiddly and if you cook across various levels, some things will cook faster than others. You can cook an extra-crispy and tender rotisserie chicken in less than 1 hour using the included spit and handle, and with 10 preset options, you can cook succulent meat, tasty chips, crispy chicken and more at the touch of a button, making mealtimes that much easier. The results are golden, juicy rotisserie chicken that you haven’t had to leave the house for, and you can cook roast potatoes in the same machine too. The Tower Vortex is marketed as an air fryer, but it's certainly unconventional when compared to the likes of Ninja, Philips, Cosori and other top air fryer brands.In 45 minutes we had ourselves a golden, succulent chicken all blistered in cooking juices and moist from being continuously moved. You need to push the rotisserie bar through the chicken, then push the forks as far as they'll go along either side, with the sharp prongs sticking into the chicken itself. Featuring vortx technology, all you need is a little oil, and the hot air rapidly circulates evenly, ensuring your ingredients are cooked thoroughly with a nice crispy texture, all while having 99% less fat for more healthier cooking. For example, you could remove all the racks – leaving just the drip tray – so as to be able to use the rotisserie function instead. Little to no oil is required, all while keeping the same great taste, so you lose the fat not the flavour.