Sunbeam DiamondForce 3-in-1 Digital 5L Air Fryer AFP4500DF

Airfryer is it better or same as oven? Oven is for bigger roasting – I received the Sunbeam Diamond infused non stick air fryer as a Christmas present. I had a cheap no name model and I was disappointed. This airfryer how ever was much more versatile. It has a separate container within a container and you can cheat by putting aluminium foil between the two containers so only one gets dirty. It also has a basket… Read more ·  3

within the basket to raise food to cook all the way around. It heats at a more hoter, even temperature than the cheaper brand and much more elaborate selections for cooking with the option to increase or decrease temperature and time if you want. I cooked chicken fillets seasoned and sprinkle some olive oil and they came out great and I found some vegetable packs at Aldi that included their seasoning I just added some shredded carrots and sprinkle some olive oil. I have yet to cook red meat but my sister said she cooks pork chops and finds that they are much better and more moist than frying or bbq.

Fast and easy meal maker – The Sunbeam Airfryer has become our go to daily appliance to prepare our meals for our family of 4. Pros: -Very easy to clean with the non stick surface. -Food cooks faster then in a conventional oven -Extra rack enables cooking more food and allows air to circulate and crisp up food faster. -Healthy meals as less oil is required. -Great for… Read more

both cooking and heating meals.

Cons: -Can only cook for about 4 people max, bigger meals will require the oven. -Takes up valuable bench space

Overall, I would Highly recommended the Sunbeam Diamond Force Airfryer !

It's good. Really good – Disclosure: This Sunbeam Diamondforce Air Fryer was provided to me at no cost for the purpose of this review, under the productreview.com.au Product Ambassador programme. It is a genuine review of my experience with this appliance. First impressions - My initial impression was that this is a good looking appliance, let down by imperfect fit and… Read more

finish. The opening in the main body, where the fryer pan and basket slides in, is a bit wonky on my unit, the front panel scrapes on the bottom edge when you slide the pan in and out. It was very stiff to remove and insert the pan at first, but eased up after the first couple of times. It is OK now but the fine gap around the edge is still uneven. On the outer right side there is a seam in the plastic where upper and lower sections meet, on my unit it bulges out on the lower part, leaving an uneven seam and a slight protruding edge. It is a purely cosmetic imperfection and doesn’t affect the function of the air fryer, but I would have expected better from an established brand like Sunbeam. I have included a photo, though it is difficult to see as it is black-on-black. I rubbed a little white chinagraph pencil on the seam to show the uneven fit. Hopefully it is just my example, others may be fine.

Design - The touchscreen is really impressive – bright, clear markings that I can read without my glasses, a big plus. The whole air fryer is quite compact, it is very space efficient – more on that later. The blue-finished Diamondforce inner basket is big (5 litres) and the included extra wire rack allows you to put two layers of food in the basket, a clever idea. Stay tuned to see how well it works in practise… I was impressed that this Sunbeam air fryer has extra functions for baking, dehydrating and proofing bread before baking, these extra functions make this a versatile device. The cord is permanently attached at the back but it doesn’t have any cord storage space. No cord storage pocket at the back keeps the whole unit more compact, but it means there is no neat and tidy way to store the cord when not in use. I’d like to see a removable cord you could store inside the fryer basket when not being used. (I don’t like leaving appliances on the benchtop, if it is not in use, it gets put away.) I was impressed that the Sunbeam Diamondforce Air Fryer has small cutouts at the bottom to provide hand grips, it makes it easy and safe to pick up and carry.

I already owned another brand of air fryer, this review is about the Sunbeam so I won’t go into detail about the other one, but some comparisons are obvious. The Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer retails for less than half the price, has a larger capacity, is quieter, and takes up less space on the benchtop than my other airfryer. This is very impressive for the Sunbeam.

In use - The first meal I cooked in the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer was a roast vege salad. Chunks of Mayan Gold potatoes, sweet potato, beetroot and a little pumpkin, tossed in a tiny bit of olive oil and cooked in the air fryer. It was served on a bed of salad leaves, cooked quinoa, with sheeps’ feta cheese and walnuts. It came out delicious, the veges were perfect - crispy outside, hot and steamy inside. It took a bit over 20 minutes to cook on 200 degrees. I took out the pan to toss the veges every 5 minutes to ensure they were evenly cooked. I was really impressed – the Sunbeam was fast, quiet, no vibration at all, and made a delicious meal. The touch screen was easy to use and easy to wipe down afterwards. The blue Diamondforce coating of the basket meant that absolutely nothing stuck to it. (a big improvement over my older machine.) The outer pan is grey, so I presume it is regular nonstick, not Diamondforce coating, but it was also exceptionally easy to clean.

The next a couple of uses, I did what most air fryers are used for – cooking chips! I tried with frozen shoestring fries, frozen crinkle cut chips and with home made wedges. They all came out well. The shoestrings are generally said to be best for airfryers, but I prefer the larger, chunkier chips and they came out just fine. If you prefer chunkier chips and find yours are getting too dark on the outside before they are cooked through, you can lower the temperature a little and they will be just right. I did all mine at the maximum temperature of 200 degrees, but for wedges I think 180 or even 160 might be better. I’m still experimenting. Regularly removing the basket and tossing the fries, say every 5 minutes, will give nice even cooking. If you forget to toss the fries, you may find them cooked more on the top and less underneath. The Sunbeam Diamondforce turns off the screen, heating and fan when you pull out the basket, which is a good feature for safety and efficiency. After you have tossed the fries (or other contents), as soon as you re-insert the basket, it takes up where it left off, the Sunbeam remembers where it was up to in your programmed time and temperature.

A couple of times I used the extra wire basket that is included with the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer. This is so you can have a second layer of food cooking above the main item you are airfrying. On one occasion I cooked a couple of chicken fillets in foil on the rack, with chips underneath. On my stove I made a tomato and onion sauce to go over the chicken, to make a chicken Parmagiana. I had two issues with the wire rack – one, the wire rack sits on wire side supports that should be flat on the base of the basket, but in practise the wire sides sit up on the chips, which broke some of the chips. Also the chicken fillets up on the rack seemed to impede the air flow to the chips underneath. To toss the chips, as you need to for even cooking, you have to lift out the rack, toss the chips, then replace the rack and in so doing, break a few more chips. You have to toss the contents a couple of times at least, so it gets a bit fiddly. (OK, it’s a first world problem...) I found the chicken cooked a bit fast, so I took it out and crisped up the chips a little longer. All in all, the meal came out very well. It took 22 minutes at 200 degrees.

I live off-grid, with solar power. As such, I watch power consumption very closely. The Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer used 1615 watts when heating. The heating element cycles on and off to maintain a constant temperature, I measured one meal, what we jokingly call a “Bogan Special” of pie and chips, used 455 Watt-hours in 25 minutes to cook 2 pies from frozen to crispy outer/hot inside, and shoestring chips for two. If the numbers don’t mean anything to you, it means the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer cooks efficiently with minimal power consumption.The chips came out perfect, the pies were a little too dark and crispy on the outside sitting up on the rack. In future I will experiment with temperature and time to get it just right. I noticed the front stainless steel panel near the handle was very hot when I brushed my knuckles on it. I measured the stainless steel panel at 65 degrees C, not hot enough to burn but a bit too hot for comfort. I think the front panel should be better ventilated to keep it cooler. The handle itself stayed cool.

Tonight I made eggplant parmas for two, I had crinkle cut frozen chips in the bottom of the basket and 1cm-thick slices of eggplant up on the rack with a piece of pumpkin each. (Parma sauce made separately in a saucepan.) I gave the eggplant and pumpkin a head start of about 5 minutes in the basket, then removed them and put the chips in the basket. While the chips were airfrying, I spread a little basil pesto on the part-cooked eggplant slices and laid them on the rack (waiting at this stage, not yet back in the air fryer.) After the chips had done about 12 minutes, I tossed them again, then put in the rack with the eggplant and pumpkin on top. At about 20 minutes, it was all ready. Eggplant on the plates, parma sauce over the top, pumpkin and chippies on the side. Easy, quick, delicious. (My partner said, “compliments to the chef.”)

Baking - The inner basket is 20 cm across. The instructions / recipe booklet say to use a 20cm cake pan when baking or making bread, but that size pan is not a good fit in the basket. I have a 20cm cake pan and it firmly touched the sides of the basket and had to be forced down to fit in the basket, which I think risks damaging the Diamondforce coating on the basket. I would use an 18 cm cake pan to give a bit more space around it. I don’t have such a pan yet, so I can’t speak for how well that would work. I did try baking a cake using a rectangular loaf pan that fitted OK, but it was a recipe I have never cooked before so I was a bit uncertain how it would go. It didn’t turn out well, too dark on top and undercooked underneath, that is probably because the pan I used made the cake too tall and too close to the heating element above. When I get an 18cm round cake pan I should update this review with the results of baking a cake or some bread in the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer. A lower temperature may help, too.

Noise – the fan noise is much quieter than my older machine. It is a higher pitch sound, not intrusive. If you are into the numbers, I measured the noise level using an app on my phone and at one metre distance it was 51 dB which is no bother at all. I was also impressed there is no vibration at all.

Suggestions – I am very impressed with the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer. I believe it deserves a 5-star review, but it isn’t perfect. I think there is some room for improvement, and here are my suggestions for the next model – are you listening, Sunbeam? 1. Fit and finish is not brilliant, a little more care on quality of assembly would make it perfect. 2. Cord storage – a removable cord could be easily kept inside the fryer basket when not in use. This would keep the unit very neat when stored in a pantry or cupboard. At present there is nowhere to put the cord. My other air fryer has a cord storage pocket on the back, but it takes up too much space so I think a removable cord is the best option. 3. Like all air fryers, the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer has an aperture on the back where a proportion of the heated air inside is vented. This is to let steam escape, so that food air-fries or bakes rather than steams. Unfortunately in the current configuration the hot air and steam blasts onto my kitchen tiles, meaning after use I have to wipe the tiles down. My suggestion is that the steam vent should be ducted internally to the top of the air fryer, where the hot moist air could be used to warm plates. The top of the air fryer would have a full-width open grille where you sit the plates, the hot exhaust air would blow over the plates to warm them. An extra feature that would cost nothing in production. If you aren’t warming plates, the vertical exhaust would encourage the waste steam to go up to your rangehood. 4. The extra inner wire rack is a really good idea, but it should hang from the top of the basket instead of sit on wire feet inside the basket. This would stop the wire feet crushing food underneath – no more broken chips! 5. Only 1 year warranty? Should be 2 or 3 years. 6. All air fryers are difficult to clean above the heating element. Over time spatters find their way up there and you can’t really clean it without dismantling it with tools – not a job for the average user. I think it is expected you would never clean there, but I’d like to occasionally clean the fan, element and metalwork. If the element were removable, or could hinge down to give access behind it, that would be easy. I suggest the element should unplug rather than be hard wired, it is already configured so the element gets no power when the basket is removed. This type of removable or drop-down hinged element is common on electric stoves so the technology is out there, and would make thorough cleaning much easier.

In summary – I am very impressed with the Sunbeam Diamondforce AFP4500DF air fryer. The touch screen is outstanding; it is quiet in operation; it has a large capacity and cooks really well and is energy efficient. The diamondforce non-stick coating of the basket is great, in the several times I have used it so far, nothing at all has stuck to it and nothing has damaged it. At the recommended price I think the Sunbeam Diamondforce air fryer represents outstanding value for money. It isn’t perfect, but it still deserves a 5 star review because it is very, very good.

Versatile, Easy To Use Sunbeam 3 in 1 Digital Air Fryer – Sunbeam Diamond Force 3-in-1 digital Air Fryer - 5ltr capacity Box Packaging: - The strong colours (black, white, red), good pictures and text identify the features of the fryer, which is useful when looking on retail shelves. - I’m disappointed in the use of foam and plastic inside the box, when there are excellent paper/cardboard alternatives… Read more

available for small appliances to be packed into boxes. User Guide: This is a hard copy booklet in understandable English, which is great, instead of having to look up manuals online. There are also several recipe suggestions using the 3 cooking modes, and cooking guide covering weights/timing /temperature in the pre-sets. Removing labels: I had an issue with the label on the digital screen. To me it appeared to be a permanent, protective film to the screen, with the setting icons printed on it. After a lot of wasted time, which I won’t go into, I finally realised it needed to be removed. The TINY words ‘remove before use’ on the very edge of the label are not obvious. I suggest to Sunbeam that it would be useful to add a dotted line and 2 words of a decent readable size “PEEL OFF” printed on one corner, so it very easy to recognise as a label, especially for dummies.

Settings: 6 x Pre-Settings for Fries, Bacon, Fish, Veggies, Poultry, Red meat; Bake and Dehydrate use manual mode. I tried them all, so this is quite a long review, I hope it assists readers to be informed.

- Manual Bake: As a 1st time air fryer, adapting one of the suggested recipes Crispy Tofu, I used silken tofu (recipe called for firm but I prefer silken for Japanese Agedashi tofu, which I have cooked many times the traditional way), cornflower and olive oil spray, the result in the air fryer on the recommended 190 deg for 10 minutes was very good. The outer wasn’t as golden as I would have achieved with traditional deep frying, but it is an excellent alternative with no oil waste.

- Manual Bake: Next, frozen pork dumplings. Coated each piece with olive oil spray and turned 2-3 times during the cooking at 190 deg for 10 minutes, with some additional oil spray in turning. The result was passable however the dumpling casing was quite crunchy and dry in the mouth although the pork filling was still moist. For dumplings I will go back to my non-stick frypan with a little spray oil and water. * Water cannot be used in this machine for steam.

- Fish Pre-set: I cooked one piece of salmon tail (just me for dinner tonight). The default setting is 180 deg for 15 mins. I turned the timing down to 5 because 15 mins would over cook the single piece of fish. The result was excellent. I took out the fish, removed the skin and put it back in, turned up the temperature to 200 deg for a couple more minutes, as I like crispy salmon skin.

- Poultry Pre-Set: 3 chicken thighs skin on/bone in. Marinated overnight, oil spray and cooked 3 pieces in the basket on the pre-set. Result was excellent.

- Poultry Pre-set: This time I cooked 3 pieces of chicken schnitzel and because the 3 would not fit in the bottom basket, I put 2 in the bottom and 1 on the accessory rack. The guide’s recipe called to adjust the default settings to 180 deg for 20 mins, with pieces to be turned over halfway. Using the rack, the result was disappointing. The top piece cooked perfectly, with good, crispy coating and moist chicken, the bottom two were only half cooked. I remove the top piece and kept it warm, removed the rack and continued to cook the others on bottom of basket. This worked fine but I was disappointed all pieces weren’t ready together. * There is no reference in the guide on using the rack, so I couldn’t determine if I was doing something wrong.

- Fries Pre-Set: This was what I REALLY wanted to try, using hand cut potatoes wedges. I’m not big on store bought ready to bake things; never know what all those added ingredient things with odd names are. I cut, then soaked the wedges in cold water overnight to remove starch, while chicken thighs were marinating. Dried them off, coated with oil salt and pepper, and once all the chicken thighs were keeping warm, the chips went in for the pre-set 200 deg 25 minutes with a couple of tosses during the cooking. The Sunbeam air fryer worked a treat. Soft fluffy inside and crisp outside.

- Manual Dehydrator Pre-Set: There’s a recipe in the guide for Basic White Bread, which recommends plain flour and a 20cm round high sided cake pan. As I only had bakers flour and my cake tin is 22cm, I decided to make bread rolls. The recipe says 27 deg for 30 mins for proofing, but the dehydrate setting only goes as low as 2 hours, which I think is odd as 30 mins is asked for. This is not mentioned in the user guide. I set a timer to remind me to take the dough out after 30mins. Switched to Manual Bake (Cake) setting. I brushed a little water on the surface of the rolls to help crisp up the crust. The result of my bread rolls was very good.

- Meat Pre-Set: Marinated lamb chops w baked potato. Using Meat setting, which suited both meat & potato temperature (200C), I put the potato in for 35 mins while meat was marinating. At 9 mins on the timer, I added the chops (for med-rare). Used the rack to test result. Turned over ½ way. Result was fabulous. Plus, the baskets are so much easier to clean than say grilling in oven. - Bacon Pre-Set: worked brilliantly, for crispy, healthy bacon (if bacon can ever be healthy). No bacon fat smoke at this pre-setting. I used some paper towel to soak up the bacon fat from the container, so not fat down the drain.

Summary: Having tried all the settings I have been very happy with the results from this modern Sunbeam 3 in 1 air fryer, which looks great in my kitchen, and has a good ‘family’ size 5 ltr capacity, or if you want to cook for one, simply adjust timing to suit.

Ease of Use: The digital touch screen is clear and so simple to use. The technology is there, but the unit is not complicated at all. Depending on the size/weight/quantity of what you are cooking, you might need to adjust the pre-set timer, but this is very easy to do and adjustments during cooking are also easy, if needed.

Cleaning: The, removeable basket with diamond force surface can go into the dishwasher. The main container (that the basket sits in) cannot go in the dishwasher but as it also has the diamond force surface, it is easily wiped with a damp, soapy kitchen cloth, as can be the outer unit surface.

Sound/Warm air: I have nothing to compare it to, but I don’t think the sound when ON is obtrusive or too loud. Warm air is expelled from the rear of the unit, but as I had it next to my cook top and turned the range hood on, the kitchen did not become warm. My inbuilt oven puts out more heat.

Convenience: In addition to the convenience of quick, and minimum oil use cooking, I happened to be using my wall oven for babying a sour dough starter, which takes 7 days, so the air fryer is an absolute blessing.

Quality/Weight: It is a good quality made item and not heavy (5.4 kg) so it's easy to move, if needed.

As I become an experienced air fryer and experiment further, I’m sure the results will be great. Aside from those couple of concerns I mentioned, over all I was generally impressed with the Sunbeam 3 in 1 Digital Air Fryer and recommend it for ease of use, and versatility in preparing a range of healthy meals.

Very big but quiet and easy to use – Disclaimer- I received this airfryer in return for my unbiased review. I have used a few different air fryers before and love them. Some of The recipes included in the manual are pretty nice. I created the Kentucky fried chicken rip off (see the pic) and the coating was nice and crispy and the chicken cooked well. It seems smaller foods cook… Read more

better in this. My pork belly needed alot longer than the suggested time to cook in the middle and it was a smaller piece than the recipe called for. The crackling was crispy so that was nice it just didn’t cook so great at the bottom. Ive used other air fryers before that don’t have the holes in the bottom and have a heating element on the bottom as well and it seems to cook faster and more even. I ended up cutting the pork and then re cooking and that made a big difference, the meat was lovely and juicy and not dry. My other air fryer in the past has a stirrer for moving the chips around. I did miss that feature with this product. Having to shake the bowl during cooking ti try and evenly crisp the chippies. However its nice and quiet and easy to change the settings on the front panel. just need to adjust for better cooking times. The bowl is very easy to clean however the handle is already starting to get fat build up on it that is difficult to scrub off as this is not non stick coated like the rest of the bowl. For the settings There are temperature and time manually or different functions like chips, meat fish etc. Overall not a bad air fryer just not very compact.

So I joined the air fryer cult and I love it – Disclaimer: I received this Diamond Force Air Fryer (DF AF) for free, in exchange an unbiased review on this site. I'm not going to try to sell you on the benefits of an air fryer. If you're reading reviews, you've probably made that decision already. But if you need a nudge, I used to be a "but I have a perfectly good oven!" person ... until I… Read more

actually got an air fryer. Now I'm converted and a card-carrying air fryer cult member.

This is my first air fryer so some of this review is about air frying, and some is specific to the DF AF.

A lot of people like air fryers for cooking chips and gems. They do this perfectly without any oil danger. It's supposedly healthier too ... but how healthy can you make a nugget?

With snobbish fervour, I tend towards "real" food in my meals so I went with the challenge of cooking "real" meals with the DF AF. A side of vegetables, no problem. a piece of salmon, a steak, chicken (thigh and breast) ... Amazing.

I was gobsmacked with how well the DF AF made steak. Coffee rubbed eye fillet was out of this world. Spicy chicken thigh: brilliant. Crispy skin salmon, delightful. I can't see myself making any of these things in a frying pan ever again.

I could go on and on about the great food but this is a review of the DF AF. Let's talk more about that.

Unpacking: Upon opening the package, I was a little disappointed to find styrofoam and plastic bags everywhere. Pushing this aside, I unwrapped everything and assembled. The pieces fit with a solid and satisfying feel. The clicking and sliding is precise and the fit, finish and quality are all top notch. This is a premium product.

There seems to be a lot of input from marketing at Sunbeam with "DiamondForce" and "Nutricrisp Technology" plastered all over the box. I'm not sure I could actually taste any Nutricrispiness or felt any forces exerted by any diamonds, but I'm sure these things must have been included in the box too.

Display And Ease Of Use: The display is large, clear and very simple to navigate. I'm sure it could all be done with a couple of basic knobs but the LCD touchscreen is beautiful and a joy to use. There are pre-programmed settings for things like bacon, fish and bread proofing. I don't really use these as air frying is simple enough that you get a feel for temperatures and times for different foods rather quickly.

Sound: While it isn't silent, the DF AF isn't nearly as loud as I thought it would be. It does hum along with it's fan blasting, but it isn't a distracting or overpowering noise. In fact, the sound is a little comforting because it sounds like a well made product. There's no rattling or wheezing. Just a reassuring hum that doesn't get in the way of any conversation. It's much quieter than a rangehood but not as quiet as the fan-forced oven.

Cooking: The basket is large (5L) and comes with a wire insert rack to allow a second layer of food to cook at the same time. It preheats quickly and is very safe to use. Food seems to cook quickly in the air fryer but I'm sure that it isn't any faster than a conventional oven. The time saved is in the pre-heat phase and cleaning. Once everything is in the DF AF, I find myself at a loose end while it does all the work. For dishes that would've fried, I'm no longer required to constantly stir and flip things. This is great because I can go and have a conversation with the family, returning periodically to turn food or shake the basket.

I also have not encountered an fumes or exploding glass, which I've seen people complain about cheaper ovens.

Clean up: When it comes to clean up, the DF AF is a breeze. The inner basket detaches easily and can be wiped down or washed in the sink. The outer basket can be emptied and wiped clean too. Nothing seems to stick to these surfaces. I usually squirt dish soap into the outer container and partially fill with water. I then dunk the inner basket in it and wash it, then use the remaining water to clean the outer container. It takes no time at all. Compare this to cleaning my oven ... which only happens when the fire department tell me it's time.

Storage: The DF AF looks great on the bench. I was worried about storing another big appliance in the kitchen and I must admit that I haven't scaled this mountain yet because the DF AF has stayed on my bench since I received it a few weeks ago. It gets used so often that it is a waste of time putting it away. I'm sure we will find a home for it when the times come. I intend to keep this thing for a long time.

Value: I got it for free in exchange for this impartial review. I think it retails for $199, which is about middle of the road for an air fryer. There are cheaper ones out there but for ~$200 you are definitely getting a quality product. I really can't fault the workmanship or performance. I've seen it for as little as $169, which I think is a great deal and I would pony that up in a heartbeat if someone stole this one.

Final thoughts: I love this thing. It has transformed lunchtimes for me. I toss in a bit of fish or a few prawns, a cup of veges, and a few minutes later I'm eating a healthy meal. This would never happen without an air fryer. And with clean up being so easy, I'm never reluctant to turn to the DF AF for any meal.

Dinner for one or two is possible in the DF AF with its large 5L capacity, but feeding a family of four or more will restrict this to only making a side dish for dinner. I believe you can roast a chicken in the DF AF, but I am yet to try this out.

The amount of fat that drains out of food and is huge, which makes the DF AF a healthy method of cooking. The fat is secreted away in the outer tray and is kept out of your meal. It turns fattier cuts like chicken thigh into delectable treats that are crisp yet tender.

This appliance is a keeper and a winner. Highly recommended.