Philips Airfryer XL 3000 Series NA332/00

Super nice and fine Airfryer for average consumption. Unfortunately does not provide even heating as Philips promises. See photos. Furthermore, it is a super nice device for in the kitchen and fine for average use.

The first Philips Airfryer was developed with the inventor Fred van der Weij. This model was released almost 20 years later. The concept has not changed, but the original Airfryer is noticeably faster. The recipe times are often based on that. The problem was that in combination with fat it quickly became a smoke bomb. The later generations give much less smoke, but therefore also heat less intensively. With a larger capacity such as this one (XL), the heat distribution is also less good. I can't give it more than 4 stars.

A real improvement is the viewing window with lighting. Also handy are the preset programs that you can adjust to your own wishes, such as with or without a shake reminder. How to do that is stated in the manual (via QR code).

We like using it because most things are much faster than in a preheated oven. In our opinion, the XL offers more space for 2 people than the L. You can easily bake snacks, potatoes, pre-baked rolls, meat, fish, fried snacks, quiches (using a baking pan), quick stews, etc. in it. If you use the baking pan, remember to rotate it halfway through cooking, otherwise one side will cook more than the other because of the window. (See cons) It's a shame, but on the other hand, the window is handy.

The baking pan is a handy accessory, but it's small because of the basket. The rack is really too small/low, so we don't really use it.

So far, we're very satisfied with our air fryer and the baking results. Time will tell about durability.