Terry Prone: Leathery rashers and scorched sprouts - the air fryer is a myth

Hot water bottles in the past tended to be associated with chilblains and skin scorching. But this year they have become a must-have.

"All an air fryer does is cook the kind of small portions of chicken and salmon you wouldn’t ever have put in the main oven in the first place." Picture: Noel Campion.

If you want the full unvarnished truth about the gadget that’s designed to help you save on fuel costs as the weather turns crisp, stick with me. I have the research for you.

Partly because winter has pretty much held off, this year, energy management hasn’t been that hard. It’s dead easy to heat up one relatively small space, especially with small fan heaters, although most fan heaters, after a year, sound like helicopters experiencing a continuous bird strike.