Something unexpected has happened to air fryers. They are now so popular that as Black Friday approaches, they're becoming increasingly hard to find in shops. The two top ‘most wished for‘ products on Amazon UK are air fryers from Ninja – which we actually have found a deal on – and Corsori – which, alas, we haven’t.
If you’ve been looking to add an air fryer into your cooking repertoire, our guides to the best Black Friday deals and – obviously – the best air fryers are good places to start. This Black Friday air fryer deals round up takes a deeper dive. We have deployed a combination of human deals seekers – ie: me – and high-tech VFM bots to ferret out the best deals on the nation's dwindling air fryer stocks.
Before you get too excited, let us be frank: the 'deals' on air fryers are not very impressive so far this Black Friday. There is a selection of models by brands we've never heard of, and cheap air fryers that are now slightly cheaper. But don't worry; we've also found the very best Black Friday air fryer deals – out of an admittedly disappointing batch thus far.
Black Friday air fryer deals: the cream of the crop
A cool, rich guy enjoying a premium air fryer he just saved ££££ on
- Read our Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer review (opens in new tab)
Black fryer air Friday deals: the best of the rest
We don't think Nigella's food photographer will be panicking just yet
Perhaps it's not so surprising that air fryers are selling out across the board. Not only are air fryers energy efficient – an essential feature in a cost of living and energy price crisis – but they do also make very tasty meals, quickly and without the need for large amounts of fat. This has led to a hype wave that's seeing them stripped from the shelves of Amazon, John Lewis, Currys et al. There are some more deals to be had however. Let us help you navigate this shopping minefield, this Black Friday week.
- Read T3's Magic Bullet Air Fryer review
- Need more convincing? Check out T3's five-star Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer review (opens in new tab)
Some of the best air fryers to look out for this Black Friday
Why you should buy an air fryer
Air fryers, despite their name, are basically compact and energy efficient ovens that blast food to delicious crispness by using a high-powered fan to blast foods with hot air, in a compact cooking space. As a result, an air fryer can act as your oven and grill for roasting, baking and reheating leftovers, as well as various other functions on the more high-end models. What they can't do is really 'fry' food, which makes their name slightly odd. Ignore that though: air fryers are great.
Top air fryer brands include Tower, Cosori, Philips, Ninja, TEFAL, Instant Pot and Sage. The hype around Ninja air fryers in particular is rampant right now, and deservedly so. If we track down any further deals on these brands we'll let you know. We'll also do our best to appraise the merits of air fryers made by brands who we have never heard of, such as Yenssong, Dihl and MisterChef. Where does Amazon find these brands?