Philips Viva Collection Air Fryer HD9220/50
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Worth every cent – I love eating fried foods but i have never liked deep frying things because of the oil splatters. Now all i need to do is chuck them into the air fryer and it comes out golden and crisp, just like they're deep fried. I usually use it to fry popcorn chicken and fries, even just to reheat buns. It is also easy to clean. i always put some foil on the dish in between the mesh to catch the excess oil to make it easier for cleaning. Show details · 1
Starwhite model - best thing since sliced bread – Have now owned and used it for 12 months and is the ideal size for a Darby and Joan couple like ourselves. With the addition of the optional platform insert, will cook a complete meal for two, so we have hardly used our oven or microwave griller in the past year. Meat, chips and almost everything else you can cook in the oven emerges perfectly… Read more · 3
cooked.
If we have any concerns, it does have a limited capacity, but is adequate for our needs for we rarely entertain any more. Also, the temperature parameter only allows 200C and the timer 30 minutes, so sometimes you have to adjust your cooking strategies.
One feature we particularly like is that you can slip it into the dishwasher after use and it emerges like brand new Would like to give it 5 stars (maybe even 6) but this page seems to have the rating feature disabled after the third star.
Quiet simply - You cant beat the original and best designed air fryer! – PROS - Original, well researched, market leading air fryer design that performs impeccably - Price has fallen considerably since their introduction several years ago (now $145-$180) making them much more affordable - Compact, lightweight yet robust design - Relatively quiet operation but does sound a bit like a jet engine - no-brainer temperature… Read more · 1
and timer dial settings so no need for operating instructions - orange light indicates when heating element is operating - easy to remove, handle and clean the cooking basket and outer bucket - Strong durable Teflon coating makes cleaning a breeze with minimal risk of damaging the coating. You can even use non-scratch plastic scourers if necessary. - any baked on grease and oil is easily removed with oven cleaner - Perfect for heating frozen potato fries and hash browns, chicken schnitzels and crumbed tenders, Chiko rolls, meat pies, frozen crumbed fish pieces etc
CONS - no light to indicate that this air fryer is ON and in operation. Hence a potential safety issue in noisy environments or for those with poor hearing. - The cooking basket is not held firmly inside the air fryer. Hence when carrying the air fryer around, the basket can easily fall out onto the floor and become damaged as happened to me. It does however make for easy removal. - this air fryer does not switch off when basket is removed so a safety issue - unfortunately some of the newer models have changed to digital control panels - Cooking raw meats such as steaks, chicken, sausages, pork and roasts is NOT recommended as they cause problematic splatter to circulate and collect all around the air fryer. This is actually mentioned in the instructions under TIPS. Your air fryer will quickly become inefficient and unusable and will also become a haven for cockroaches (applies to all air fryers). TIP: You can use oven cleaner to effectively remove grease and oil splatter baked onto the cooking basket
NOW FOR REVIEW IN DETAIL On the surface many cheaper brands attempt to, in some ways, copy this Philips air fryer design. However they are just no comparison to the original and market leading Philips air fryers as several key design elements are always missing, resulting in an inferior build and subsequent failure to perform on key metrics such as even cooking, ease of cleaning and durability. So don't expect to pay $50 to $80 for one of those cheap air fryers and get the same quality and results as a $170 to $200 Philips air fryer They are chalk and cheese. Totally different in all respects - build, quality, design and performance!
And let me tell you that all those users posting great reviews about those cheap Anko and Mistral air fryers have no idea what they are talking about because they haven't used the market leading Philips air fryer. Hence they have no performance and design benchmarks on which to make any comparisons. All they can say for certainty is that it works, Nothing more. Unlike other reviewers here I have used both the cheap and popular Mistral ($49) and Kmart/Anko ($59) air fryers as well as this quality Philips air fryer so I am best qualified to give a thorough and most informative, unbiased review and explaining all the pros and cons. So here we go.... Firstly let me say that you should clean all air fryers immediately after every use. Otherwise you risk permanently baking on grease, oil and cooking splatter and hence creating a wonderful haven for cockroaches! Also its just plain unhealthy not to clean them every time! Hence both ease of cleaning and durability becomes a very important consideration in any air fryer. The Philips air fryers are a market leading innovative design that cook well, clean easily, are reasonably durable and are certainly built to last. You can use them over and over again provided you clean them properly and regularly. Preferably immediately after cooking. In contrast those cheap Mistral and Kmart/Anko air fryers cook relatively unevenly. The non-stick coating, although it cleans easily, lacks any durability so rubs away easily and the digital control panel is subject to premature failure due the hot and greasy environment to which it is subject. The Philips air fryer has a metal cooking basket with unique stainless steel wire mesh at the bottom to maximize hot air flow entering the cooking basket from below. The cooking basket sits within an outer metal bucket with a unique turbo air design moulded into the bottom to direct hot air back up through the metal wire mesh bottom of cooking basket .The outer bucket also effectively contains the heat and the excess oil and splatter. This clever design allows for optimum hot air circulation for even cooking. It also allows you to lift out the inner cooking basket by the handle and conveniently tip out your cooked food. Then clean it immediately whilst the oil is hot and easy to wash off. You can even use a non-scratch plastic scourer on them if you must due to the fact that both baskets have a durable, high quality Teflon style non-stick coating. As a result Philips air fryers heat very evenly without the necessity to turn everything and are quick and easy to clean. Unlike cheap air fryers that utilize cheap digital controls on circuit boards, this Philips air fryer uses time proven robust and durable dial controls that (unlike digital controls) are unaffected by heat and moisture. What I strongly suggest is limiting use of ALL air fryers to heating frozen foods such as fries, potato gems, crumbed fish pieces, chicken schnitzels, Chiko rolls etc. i.e. stuff that just requires heating up and does not splatter or cause any greasy mess inside the air fryer. Its certainly good for that as long as you wash the residual oil away immediately after every use. If you read some of the positive reviews here you will see this is the ideal purpose for which air fryers are being used. So stay well away from steaks, sausages, pork or anything that requires cooking and/or causes splatter as such. In fact I would suggest this for all air fryers. Contrary to what they suggest in their marketing, air fryers are not a substitute for grilling in or on a stove or cooking/ baking in an oven unless you want to throw your air fryer away in a hurry!
In-depth reviews
a workhorse, but cleaning is a pain – This is a workhorse of an appliance that gets used 2-3 times a day at our place. Perfect for - toasted sandwiches without squashing them flat on a press - hint: a spoon of ragu sauce spread on the bread works a treat. - chicken breast pieces for burgers - slice in half to make them thinner, toss with BBQ or Teriyaki sauce &… Read more · 1
cajun/Moroccan/Chipotle powder.
- kebabs - pork mince, grated apple or pear, Chinese 5-spice & bbq sauce - on the metal skewers you can buy as an accessory or just break in half bamboo skewers
- chips - frozen 4g/100g fat
- frozen or fresh par-baked bread dinner rolls
- eggs, tomato, onion, sausage pieces - all in the baking dish accessory for breakfast
- roast veggies, especially sweet potatoes or pumpkin cubes dusted with cajun/chipotle/Moroccan seasoning
But....after a while the cleaning nightmare begins. The non-stick coating wears off. Stuff sticks and burns everywhere on the wire basket. Get yourself a couple packets of small toothbrush-sized metal brush sets from Daiso to scrub it clean. Also wipe the back and insides clean every 2-3 months to stop it from smoking. Every 2-3 days it's best to wash in the dishwasher to remove any remnants of grease.
Watch out for:
1) As a rule avoid using too much oil (1-2 drops) and avoid fatty foods like bacon and sausages - the oil gets blown about inside and gets behind the heating element and eventually starts to smoke.
2) The basket and the drain pan click together. But be careful. The pan containing hot oil and liquids can come loose and fall, and do cause serious burns.
Is it worth the money?
Yes. I've tries other no-brand units, but the Philips actually works better. In particular the shape of the bottom of the pan means it heats both sides of the food evenly; other units don't.
This is such a useful appliance that it's worth buying replacing 2-3 years, especially when major retailers have a sale.
Basically a small fan forced oven that heats up quickly - a gadget but can be useful – The machine itself does what is claims to do. It is able to 'air fry' food - although don't expect miracles. It heats up really quickly, so is good for heating up a few chips etc. You can get an optional stand that fits in to increase the amount of stuff you can fit in there without having things stick to each other. You can also get an optional… Read more · 1
cake tin, but I suspect that would be taking it too far. Drawbacks - well the machine itself does take up a fair amount of space, but it doesn't hold a lot inside. Sort of the opposite of Dr Who's tardis. The fan is also fairly noisy when running. The main basket itself is dishwasher safe so that's a positive. Overall, a handy gadget. Could live without if you have a fan forced oven *and* can wait for that to heat up..... otherwise, if you have space in the cupboard next to the breadmaker and juicer, then why not.
We've had ours for nearly two years now, and although we have *two* wall mounted large fan forced ovens, we still use this maybe once every other week. Mainly the kids - when they want to heat up some spring rolls or frozen crumbed fish fillets for a snack or for dinner when the main offering doesn't tempt them.
If you are rocking a "dad bod" and like re-heating Pizza and KFC this machine is for you – Forgetting the potential health benefits of air heating food vs frying, that is a minor plus when considering the full potential of this machine. This is the best kitchen appliance to give anyone with a "dad bod". Reheating pizza to bring it back to "fresh" - check. Reheating KFC to perfection - check. Frozen chicken nuggets to perfection in… Read more · 1
5 minutes - check. Meat pie with crispy pastry - check. I really wish that when I moved out of home many years ago I had one of these, it literally is the best kitchen invention ever (sorry microwave you suck at heating pies and pasties). If you are lazy, impatient and on the plus size, you will love this machine. On the downside over time it becomes hard to clean, grease builds up on every conceivable surface of the unit including the rear vent which cannot be cleaned easily. We decided to simply buy a replacement when cleaning became too bothersome !
Positive reviews
Best kitchen appliance every – We have one of the first ones that came out and we are still using it. We even have a spare one for when the other one dies? If you buy takeaway fish and chips put them in and just see the excess oil that you would normally eat it's frightening. Every home should have one. . Show details · 3
Pretty good – I’m pretty satisfied as i use it often and had for over a year. Paid $199 Good guys. I usually put baking paper in the baking dish $34.95 which I purchased over a year ago. I never use oil and magically all the oils (from the food) drips into the paper. Very healthy. It doesn’t take very long to cool either and I usually just leave the setting on… Read more · 1
the highest 200. I even bake my bread to make toast just to have more counter space. Goodbye toaster.
Perfect low fat cooking – I am totally satisfied with my Phillips Airfryer my husband loves chips & this is a healthy way for him to have them He also cooks hash browns spring rolls chiko rolls pies & sausage rolls in it As I am a shift worker it is very convenient for quick snacks Airfryer is very easy to clean Show details · 1
Negative reviews
A bit confused – This was an ok purchase. When i put the oil in it just spat right back out at me and i was burnt. It is difficult to use however when i could get it to work it really burnt the food giving it a black colour, however it looks pretty so i keep in next to my bed for lesiure activitys. Show details
Tray Handle came off – The product was fine for an year and then the tray handle become loose , I tried fixing some how but later after a month eventually broken.To purchase the tray it’s $80 plus . The product is now out of warranty.So thinking to get rid of it and buy a Tefal Airfryer. Show details
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Eat crispy chips without all the oil! – Great healthier option than having foods deep fried. It has a similar result as cooking in the oven except it cooks much quicker and is more crispy! Machine is easy to clean. Basket allows you to cook about 800g. Perhaps a little on the noisy side but still very convenient. Show details
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Recent reviews
Amazing taste and quick cooking time – Amazing product, quick cooking time very minimal fat left in food, cooked all foods properly very well love this product was really easy to prepare baby foods as well Was a great product until my 12 year old brother burnt a whole I'm the side because he didn't want to move it of the stove Show details · 1
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my favourite – i swear thus has been the best purchase i have brought my dinner is done in under 10 mins and who doesn't love that ! you can literally cook anything you want. i made a small cake in it and you wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between an oven made or air fryer. everyone needs one asap Show details · 1
Will never be without – Best kitchen utensil I have ever bought I use every day makes great toasted sandwiches bacon fry’s crispy chicken pammie is a breeze and frozen fish and chips cooks in ten minutes next time I will buy the XXL as this is the only fault I can find with it Show details · 1
Excellent – It makes food a lot healthier, it drains the oil from chicken, beef , steak ...you name it. It’s an excellent addition to any kitchen. You can bake any thing in it and do a lot more...and the bonus.....it’s super fast and saves power too. I have had it for over 2 years and have never had a problem with it. Show details · 1
Great alternative and healthier than oil fryers – The machine works perfectly. The temperature setttings are extremely useful and the unit is solid and does not leak. There is no clean up required and it is simple to use. The timer on the unit is very loud and easy to use. Once cooked the unit will keep the food inside warm for a long time which is convenient. Show details · 1
Beautifully designed and so practical! – Bought this machine as we started our healthy lifestyle journey. Love this machine to bits!! Beautifully designed to sit on anyone’s counter tops, we also have been getting compliments on how easy it is to use. Also comes with cook books and the recipes are great! Especially love how easy it is to clean! Show details · 1
I can't live without it – I have had this product for nearly a year now and I love it! The air fryer cuts cooking time in half or even less depending on what you are cooking I love roasting, air frying and cooking bacon in this as it makes everything so tasty and crispy. Cleaning is a breeze I soak it over night in hot soapy water and wash the next day. Show details · 1
Cannot live without our airfryer – We use our airfryer for quite a lot of occasion. chips, fish, pies. half the amount the time needed in an oven. Wished we got a bigger one, easy to clean, we just put it in the dishwasher. We also put it outside the deck as the it does emit quite a lot of 'oily smell' if it is used indoors. Show details · 1
Best chips ever! – More than happy with my Philips Viva Collection Airfryer. Really easy to use and makes cooking a lot more easier. The kids love the hot chips it makes. We don't use it all the time, but when we do I love using it. Well worth investing in one of these. Show details · 1
Best friend in the kitchen – Easy. Easy. Easy. No more grease on food. Easy to clean. (Using dishwasher). Cooks everything from chip, chicken, burgers, meatballs. I've even allowed my son to cook and eat chips now! Had it for 5 years now and still going and without problem. Downside: Limited to 2-3 person meal but just get the bigger one. Show details
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This is amazing – I love this air fryer it’s works great and it’s better than using an oven and it’s so much healthier and easier to use and easy for kt family to use and I wouldn’t want to buy a different brand this one is great and I love it works perfect Show details · 1
Love it – Cleaning is so easy wash with soapy water and rinse. I cook so much in my air fryer yes even cakes and they are so good. The machine is a great size for storage if you want to store it or great size to leave on your bench like I do Show details
This Is the One To Get – We have tried a few different air fryers. A friends Tefal and a junky Kogan and we really think this Philips is "the one" to get. It's a very well thought out design and is robustly made. It only take the smallest amount of oil to cook with - just a teaspoon for chips! It seems unbelievable the first few time you use it. It make THE BEST fries and clean up easily. You can't go wrong with this one. Show details
Glad I got This – I don't use this as much as I used to but that's only because I absolutely smashed it and made chips with everything when I first got it. You can literally peel a potato, put a spoonful of oil in and be ready to cook in minutes. Results are excellent every time and it takes the guilt factor away with chips because you are only using a little bit of oil. Cleanup is easy too and it still looks as good as new. Good machine. Show details · 1
Worth it just for chips :) – Very convenient and used daily by older kids, especially after school. Have reduced frying oil usage in the home drastically. Bit hard to keep clean though but glad it goes in the dishwasher. Price is justified only during the regular cashback offers from Phillips. If this one breaks down, the kids will happily buy another one from their pocket money. Show details
Amazing Product – Very good quality product offered by Philips. we do have many more offered in the market but Philips provides rock solid quality products. Has been using it for more than 2 years now and working fine without any trouble. Almost everything goes in, oil free, air cooking and idea for fat free food, Recommended Show details
Love this product! – I use my air fryer for absolutely everything- It is so incredibly efficient and the food is always cooked to perfection! I don’t find it too hard to store even though it is quite big- cleaning process is also really easy unto do. My friend recommended I buy this as she uses it for everything Show details
Great Product. Makes Live a Breeze! – The product provides a fast and efficient way to reheat/cook meals for the family. The fact that it uses heat and a fan makes the cooking very fast. Cooking chips for the kids is no longer crazy mess, no oil splatters anymore (as there is no need for it). A further plus is that it is healthier for the kids to enjoy chips as it isn't drenched in… Read more · 1
oils yet the taste is very similar to if it were! All this would take only 10-15 minutes to run on its own, super quick! Best purchases I have made in past 12 months.
Convenient and yummy!! – Was first skeptical about this as I didn't think the food would turn out delicious- but I was wrong! I prefer to airfry my wedges, salmon and pizza now, over using my oven as I find that the airfry does not dry out the food too much. The only hassle is the clean up afterwards. Show details · 1
Very convenient – I myself don’t own any of the models but will be purchasing very soon, lots of my friends and my boyfriend’s parents own one each and we use them all the time. Most of who I know who owns one of the models have had it for longer than 3 years and I haven’t heard of a single one working any less than perfect, it’s fast for cooking snacks and easy to… Read more · 1
even cook while meals in and it’s very straight forward to use too which is always good. A child could use this and have no trouble. All in all a great product to have that I’ll be buying very soon!
my second – i purchased an airfryer off ebay for $100 and it lasted a year. we used it 2-3x a week. anyway it blew up so we got a better one cost $230 i think omg it cooks better and faster more even than the old one. and crunchy and tastier. so yes in this instance to paying more for better quality. i find it easy to clean and wash out the oil and crumbs that i wont be eating. i keep mine on the bench my son loves chicken strips with lemon juice Show details · 1
Very good air fryer – Have used it for more than 1 year. Easy to clean, you do not have to clean all the time, only occassional cleaning required. Healthy option than deep fryer Fast fryer only takes few minutes to heat up food Crunchy results with no oil needed. Good for heating pizza, nuggets etc Show details · 1
Cannot live without! – We use this Airfryer every night, and it's still going strong since May 2016!!! I prefer chips from it now, having Fish and Chip shop chips taste so oily and leave you gluggish, this air fryer makes what would normally be deep fried food so healthy! We've even cooked roasts in it, sweet potato chips, chicken. Pretty much anything that normally… Read more · 1
would go in the oven, if it can fit in the Airfryer then that's where it's going.
Incredibly happy with this purchase!
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