Duronic Air Fryer AF1/B Review

The Duronic AF1/B Air Fryer is a modern and powerful fryer with a simplistic retro design. It produces deliciously crispy food via rapid air circulation as opposed to deep fat frying. It's therefore a much healthier alternative to a deep fat fryer, cooking food with up to 80% less fat. It can fry, roast, reheat and steam, making it suitable for a wide variety of food, including chips, white meat, red meat, fish, desserts, and more.

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Even though the Duronic AF1 Air Fryer is compact, it has a high capacity. Its bowl capacity is 4.5 litres and its basket capacity is 2.2 litres. It's fully adjustable also, with a minimum temperature of 80 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 200. Its timer can be set for up to 30 minutes. You therefore have plenty of flexibility in regards to what you can make. The fryer is also easy to clean, features a cool wall for safety and comes with a free recipe book with ideas for various dishes.

About Duronic

Duronic are a global brand of homeware products, founded in Romford. Their large kitchen range includes air fryers, blenders, juicers, coffee grinders, egg boilers, food processors, hobs, ice cream makers, yoghurt makers, ice cube machines, kettles, kitchen scales, meat grinders, milk frothers, popcorn makers, and more.

Specification

We now look at the features in more detail:

• Suitability - The Duronic AF1 has the ability to fry, roast, reheat and steam. It can cook chips, chicken wings, steak, pork, nachos, courgette fritters, potato wedges, cheese melts, vegetable fries, desserts, onion rings, doughnuts, and much more.
• Capacity - The bowl has a 4.5 litre capacity, and the basket 2.2 litres. Such a large capacity makes the fryer suitable for families.
• Air Frying - An air fry is achieved by rapidly circulating hot air around and underneath food. This has several advantages over deep fat frying. Firstly, there's less grease. Secondly, less oil (or even none) is used. And thirdly, food has up to 80% less fat. The 1500W heating element sits above the food, radiating heat downwards.
• Adjustable Settings - To produce food in-line with your standards, the temperature can be set to between 80 and 200 degrees Celsius, and the timer can be set up to 30 minutes.
• Free Recipe Book - The fryer comes with a free recipe book with some air fryer friendly dishes.
• Easy To Clean - The frying basket and pan can be removed for washing in a sink or dishwasher. The pan and basket also have a non-stick coating which requires minimal scrubbing.
• Safety - The fryer has a cool-touch wall.

Summary

In summary, the Duronic AF1/B Air Fryer is a powerful fryer with a retro design. It's suitable for a wide range of food, and can fry, roast, reheat and steam, as needed. Its temperature and timer are adjustable, meaning you can cook food exactly how you like it. It's a family sized air fryer which cooks much healthier food than a deep fat fryer. We rate the Duronic AF1/B Air Fryer 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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