We cooked with an air fryer during our kitchen upgrade. Here's how we got on

Tried and Tested: Cosori Dual Blaze TwinFry 10L Air Fryer

Cosori Dual Blaze TwinFry 10L Air Fryer.

Under the microscope this month for our Tried and Tested spot is the Cosori TwinFry Dual Blaze 10L air fryer. We are tearing out a kitchen at the time of typing, so this air fryer has become the absolute hero of our kitchen (aka hallway). 

With three boys who'd ate the hand off ya without salt, I was dreading the take-away bills for the duration of the kitchen remodel. Plus, we're always juggling multiple meals at once. This clever appliance has genuinely simplified our lives. I’m talking about a whole new level of easy — my ten-year-old even cooked us a full roast dinner with it last weekend. And we're all still alive.

The TwinFry is a great choice for larger households or anyone who loves to entertain. Me, maybe in five years, when I get over the trauma of the kitchen swap. Its massive 10-litre basket isn’t just big; it's versatile. You can use it as one large (if a bit narrow) cooking space, or, and this is the magic part I loved, divide it into two separate five-litre zones. This lets you cook different dishes simultaneously without any flavour transfer. 

Even better, you can control the two baskets independently, setting different times and temperatures. Or, if you’re a pro-level planner, use the Sync Cooking feature to make sure both dishes finish at the exact same time.

We've had great results across its functions, including Bake, Air Fry, Roast, Dry, Grill, and  Reheat (we used this A LOT). Personally, I tend to skip the tech and dive straight into cooking, but my kids love the connected features. They use the app to set temperatures and explore recipes from my phone.

The sleek matte-black design looks smart sitting on the counter, and the digital interface is intuitive, even for the most reluctant cook (hands up?). And the best part for a busy family? Cleanup is a breeze. The non-stick, dishwasher-safe baskets make post-meal jobs almost effortless. Almost.

The Cosori TwinFry Dual Blaze 10L Air Fryer is a versatile, family-friendly upgrade that’s well worth snapping up. It usually retails for €286, but watch out for discounts; at the time of typing, it was reduced to €230.83 on Amazon.ie. If you’ve been waiting for a reason to jump into the air-frying life, this is it. See amazon.ie/COSORI-TwinFry-Flexible-Capacity-Convertible/dp/B0DG8FRFXW