From the manufacturer Every Craving Satisfied Fast Russell Hobbs
Express Air Fry Mini Oven 26680 Its Large Capacity and 5
Different Cooking Modes: Air Fry, Grill, Bake, Toast and Keep
Warm, lets you enjoy versatile cooking, roasting vegetables,
baking large pizzas, and making crunchy toast. Best of all, with
a 4x Faster Preheat than a Conventional Oven*, you can take care
of your every food cravings even quicker. Air Fry Technology
Simply use the Air Fry function to fry anything from curly fries
and buttermilk chicken, to sweeter treats like air-fried donuts.
So, how does it work? This technology uses high intensity hot air
to bake, brown, and crisp your favourite fried foods, with little
to no oil. Saves You 63.1% Energy*** ***vs your conventional
electric oven when cooking a frozen cheese pizza at 200 ° C *vs
your conventional electric oven when preheating to 220°C ** vs
your conventional electric oven when cooking a frozen cheese
pizza at 200°C Actual product may differ slightly from the image
Review: A very nice air fryer oven - I bought this as I wanted a
UK branded metal table top fan oven rather than the more typical
plastic air fryers that seem to be everywhere. I called it a fan
oven but its also an air fryer of course. Not easy to find but
this one fitted my requirements and Russell Hobs stuff has always
been good for me. I am reviewing this after a few months of
trouble free use and so far am extremely pleased with both the
build quality of the product and the way it cooks food. Its made
from what looks like stainless steel which I like. This oven
replaced another table top oven without a fan, the sort you can
sometimes find in a supermarket. So, it took a bit of getting
used to the extra power of this oven, it cooks things quicker but
not in half the time. I found the Air Fryer function brilliant
and use it all the time. The Air Fryer setting will toast 4
slices of bread top and bottom in one go as you can see in the
photo. It has a Toast setting too but I actually air fried the
bread (with the cheese) first then finished browning off the
cheese using the grill for a minute or two. Watch it carefully or
it may burn as it toasts quick. It cooked a giant Yorkshire
Pudding in the air fryer mode with no trouble, you can see my
effort in the photo which was lovely and moist. For this one I
used 60 grams of plain flour, 2 eggs and enough skimmed milk to
made a smooth batter. Whisk it well. I used Extra Virgin Olive
oil in the bottom of the non stick dish as shown in the photo.
Nothing else added and it tasted great. I also cooked a couple of
battered chicken breasts that you can buy cheaply from the
supermarket freezer. One shelf has a smaller removable tray
underneath as shown to catch the fat drips as, again, you don't
want fat on the red hot elements below. Again, cooked to
perfection using the air fryer function. Potato waffles also cook
really well in this oven using the Air fryer mode. Previously I
used to cook potato waffles in a toaster but this oven cooks them
more evenly and will easily handle 4 at once, although there will
be enough space to cook 6 waffles if you needed them. I buy the
waffles that do not drip fat when they are cooked sourced from
the overall cheapest supermarket (guess which). Basically, I use
the Air fryer function most of the time but it also toasts bread
top and bottom in one go using the special toaster function. Be
careful and watch it cook as, it toasts really fast!! So,
overall, I am delighted with this product. The two timers look a
little bit complicated at first but likely thats because you will
have never seen such versatility. Its now very easy to use
without even thinking. Just cook simple stuff to start with so
you get the hang of it. I cooked a frozen pizza (almost as big as
the oven shelf) on the Air Fry function and it was cooked
perfectly. My tip to stop the base of the Pizza from drying out
is to cook it on some aluminium foil or indeed a proper non-stick
Pizza tray. Finally, I love the fact that mechanical timers and
controls are used on this oven, you can't beat them for
simplicity. Who wants flashing lights when all you want to do it
cook a bit of food quickly. Top marks to Russell Hobbs on this
one. Finally, it cooks Oven Chips quite nice in the special
basket provided, again using the air fryer function. I use those
"Home Style" oven chips which have a nice crispy coating on them.
I say quite nice only because nothing beats deep fat fried chips
but who wants that mess, not me. A tip would be to put some
Aluminium cooking foil in the bottom of this oven to catch any
drips if you want to keep the removable bottom crumb tray clean
as it cannot go in the dishwasher. If you do use foil, be careful
to lay it very flat so it does not catch on the elements above.
Think carefully about fat dripping on the elements below, try to
avoid that by thinking ahead otherwise you will get smoke. I
think its a great product and I would definitely buy one again in
the future if needed. Like most people, I have a full sized fan
oven as part of the kitchen. Its never been used since buying
this fantastic little oven. Finally, just check the dimensions of
this oven to make sure it will fit your counter top as its
slightly bigger than some ovens without a fan, I have mine at 45
degrees across a previously unused corner of the kitchen.
Remember that the outer casing gets quite hot in use but air
vents prevent over heating.
Review: Russel Hobbs 20L Oven - Was having a new kitchen
installed at the beginning of the year and was without means of
cooking. Bought this oven as it had five functions - it could be
used as an air fryer, toaster, mini oven, grill and a food
warmer. A brilliant buy and should have invested in one much
earlier. Looks nice, easy to clean, quiet to run but has a loud
ding on the timer when food is ready, love the air fryer
function, food comes out crispy and delicious. Kitchen complete,
but still use the oven, items cook quicker than a conventional
oven and it's cheaper to run. Would recommend this item.
