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Tower Air Fryer with Rapid Air Circulation System, VORTX Frying Tech..

Best price: £39.95 (11% off)
  • VORTX AIR FRYING TECHNOLOGY: Exclusive to Tower Air Fryers, Vor..
  • SAVE UP TO 70% ON ENERGY: Tower Air Fryers are powerful and coo..
  • FOOD COOKS FASTER: Cook deliciously crisp and golden chips in o..
  • COMPACT 2.2L CAPACITY: Its compact design offers plenty of spac..
  • 3 YEAR GUARANTEE: Trusted Tower quality with a standard 1 year ..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 10.1 inches,
  • Height: 10.0 inches,
  • Weight: 6.6 Pounds,
  • Length: 12.8 inches,
  • Size: 2.2 Litre

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

56.8% 13.7% 29.5%

Senti Score  [70.5%]

Tefal FR8040 deep Fryer - deep fryers

Best price: £143.10
  • 3045386366545

Product Attributes

  • Width: 13.7 inches,
  • Height: 14.8 inches,
  • Weight: 11.2 Pounds,
  • Length: 18.3 inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

68.4% 15.8% 15.8%

Senti Score  [84.2%]

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Tower Air Fryer with Rapid Air Circulation System, VORTX Frying Tech..

disappointing excellent fast toasted waste excellent absolutely love good perfect absolutely brilliant loose basket love uneven cheap quite disappointing great poor disappointed

Tefal FR8040 deep Fryer - deep fryers

some bad reviews avoid love poor unable best fried chips metal mesh looks good really good randomly emptying good amazing clean

Compare Cons

poor quality in both products

"poor quality"
65.6%

toasted waste

"used a couple of times but not impressed the chips just sit there and get toasted waste of money"
99.7%

loose basket

"i didn't like that there wasn't a loose basket inside for shaking the food"
99.4%

quite disappointing

"it’s quite disappointing though"
99.1%

very disappointed

"very disappointed"
99.0%

takes forever

"next it takes forever"
98.8%

worst product

"this has got to be the worst product i have ever brought"
91.4%

really dirty

"much better than buying a cheap oil fryer and it getting really dirty and having to buy new oil every other week"
90.6%

returned it straight away

"i returned it straight away because it is small"
89.8%

took forever

"wasnt happy with product took forever to cook anything and didnt taste good either gave it away after first use so wasnt worth my money"
88.8%

quite noisy

"minor point it’s quite noisy"
88.6%

frozen squid

"we are cooking frozen squid hash browns and lots of things it’s just so easy and not messy all"
74.9%

frozen products

"frozen products not a problem just allow a little more cooking time"
74.9%

lasted 6 cooks

"my first one lasted 6 cooks"
74.8%

does n't work

"the support page doesn’t work"
74.8%

arrived damaged

"unfortunately it arrived damaged"
74.8%

massive complaint

"i cannot believe it's still on the market for sale after i put a massive complaint in to the head office in regards to the damage it caused to my kitchen"
74.7%

very unevenly

"but it cooks very unevenly even when the contents of the basket are regularly shaken during the cooking process so the results are a bit unpredictable"
74.7%

fried food

"shake those chips if your wanting to cut down on your fat intake but still have fried food this is just the job"
74.7%

burnt marks

"i initially found it easy to clean too then it became more difficult to clear the brown burnt marks inside then i realised it was rust!"
74.7%

replacement trivet

"edit: tower finally responded after two weeks and have just sent me a replacement trivet without charge"
74.6%

suddenly broken

"ok i bought this in january and it is suddenly broken"
74.5%

gone rusty

"unfortunately the tray insert has gone rusty already!"
74.5%

rather disappointing

"rather disappointing if you have a tefal one as it turns food as it fries but this one doesn’t"
74.5%

very limited

"in conclusion the item is good if you have a small or limited cooking area or for a very limited family"
74.4%

just too small

"just too small"
74.4%

faulty product

"it’s a faulty product"
74.4%

worst purchase

"worst purchase"
74.3%

n't very good

"this isn't very good compared to the first one i had which was still mid range price wise but was way better and lasted 5 years"
74.3%

dosent cook

"dosent cook the chips good very disappointing"
74.3%

been too small

"i’m on my own with my two year old and i think it would have been too small for us nevermind having people over for tea and wanting to use it"
74.2%

product too small

"product too small"
74.2%

potentially dangerous

"despite degrees in engineering and generally being the kind of person who can fix anything i found the instructions for this contradictory and potentially dangerous"
73.9%

very tight

"the new trivet is also a very tight fit and it's a struggle to remove it for cleaning"
73.9%

more hassle

"used ours a few times but definitely more hassle than using the oven"
73.9%

having problems

"i am now having problems returning the fryer tower refer me to amazon for help because it was under 12 month old but amazon require the order number which was on the delivery note which i gave them but was not recognized"
73.3%

very strange

"the many good feed backs are very very strange"
73.2%

after complaint

"however amazon cs did resolve this issue after complaint"
73.1%

throwing this

"we tried 4 times with different methods before giving up and throwing this in the bin!"
73.1%

slightly rusty

"not happy as i was told it was dishes safe now gone slightly rusty"
72.8%

never scrub

"only down side is teflon coating wearing off already and i wash it right away and never scrub"
72.4%

same problem

"unfortunately i have the same problem with this new one the timer dial numbers are starting to fade and i’ve only used it a few times?"
72.4%

shaking at points

"when used for chips even when shaking at points whilst cooking some chips are burnt some well cooked then others still raw"
71.0%

lasted 2 months

"the replacement arrived and lasted 2 months when it did the same thing as the last one"
70.7%

burnt food

"just have to shake every so often as not to have some burnt food and some under cooked"
69.5%

little fryer

"this little fryer will save you a lot of money"
69.1%

little gadget

"2lt and it's a great little gadget"
69.1%

already broken

"had this product 6 months and its already broken down"
69.1%

brown up useless

"easy to use but you constantly have keep turning over what ever is in it to brown up useless if cooking more than two"
68.8%

which is not good

"middle of grill is all pitted and the coating is peeling off which is not good have use tower airfrier as instructed in the manual"
68.6%

return window

"mine broke within 3 months and just days outside the return window"
68.5%

burns chips

"easily burns chips and does not cook lower ones"
68.5%

small portion

"don't over fill do small portion at a time fantastic product"
68.4%

timer small grill

"handy cooker for chips and meats not tried it on anything else as yet really simple to use just set the temperature and twist the timer small grill is removed for washing but only takes 2 minutes to do it only down side is i wish i’d brought a larger one"
68.3%

waste your money

"don’t waste your money i’m now saving up for a proper tefal one which spins to cook"
68.1%

different model

"i've now lost confidence in the product and will be purchasing a different model with a digital timer"
67.9%

close the draw

"only disappointment is that you have to push really hard to close the draw"
67.8%

stopped working

"it’s now april and it has stopped working"
67.8%

stick coating

"i've had mine for just over a year and the non stick coating is coming off the trivet"
67.6%

cheap oil fryer

"much better than buying a cheap oil fryer and it getting really dirty and having to buy new oil every other week"
67.2%

sceptical about buying

"as i have never used an air fryer before i was a bit sceptical about buying one"
67.1%

maybe this limitation

"i wish i'd got a bigger one in retrospect but then again i need to reduce portion sizes if i'm gonna lose weight so maybe this limitation is a plus just hard to accept"
66.8%

waste of money

"waste of money"
66.7%

tired this item

"tired this item with a few frozen chips?"
65.8%

much money

"i purchased this without doing too much research and not wanting to spend too much money after my old air fryer suddenly died on me"
65.7%

died after 2 months

"it died after 2 months use!"
65.3%

person air fryer

"i would say it’s more of a 1 person air fryer"
65.3%

those halogen ones

"i've had those halogen ones before"
64.8%

fish & chicken

"i’ve cooked chips frozen & homemade stuffed mushrooms bread amazing roast veg fish & chicken and still to discover more"
64.6%

much stuff

"ok as long as dont put too much stuff in it or u have to get turning the food as the food on the top cooks and the underneath is still raw"
64.5%

before buying

"so think about that before buying"
64.4%

been redesigned

"it's been redesigned and the handle is now recessed which should make the device more versatile"
64.4%

appliance cooks

"great appliance cooks really good chips no oil need healthy way to cook highly recommended this product & seller"
64.4%

failed in first 6 months

"however item failed in first 6 months but was replaced within a day by amazon excellent customer service"
64.3%

disappointed with

"it's broke already and i haven't used it alot very disappointed with it"
64.1%

piece of junk

"not quite the same tower model but we have the health fry what a piece of junk"
63.7%

been fried

"food tastes like it’s been fried but no oil involved "
63.5%

broke already

"it's broke already and i haven't used it alot very disappointed with it"
63.4%

really loud

"sounds really loud"
63.1%

already boiled

"roast potatoes took alot longer even though in small pieces and already boiled"
63.1%

no basket with

"sent for my mother as a present she has told me there is no basket with it to drain the fat just the actual pan"
63.1%

instructed in the manual

"middle of grill is all pitted and the coating is peeling off which is not good have use tower airfrier as instructed in the manual"
62.9%

without charge

"edit: tower finally responded after two weeks and have just sent me a replacement trivet without charge"
62.6%

gave it away

"wasnt happy with product took forever to cook anything and didnt taste good either gave it away after first use so wasnt worth my money"
62.1%

terrible product

"terrible product"
61.9%

under cooked

"just have to shake every so often as not to have some burnt food and some under cooked"
61.7%

does n't even

"my chicken doesn’t even look like fried l"
61.5%

very poor fryer

"this is very poor fryer only used a few times element burnt out berry poor indeed"
61.3%

small joint

"plus obviously a small joint of beef or something"
60.5%

would n't recommend

"ok but wouldn't recommend"
60.5%

return it soon

"i dont know i might return it soon!"
60.5%

much research

"i purchased this without doing too much research and not wanting to spend too much money after my old air fryer suddenly died on me"
59.5%

discover more

"i’ve cooked chips frozen & homemade stuffed mushrooms bread amazing roast veg fish & chicken and still to discover more"
59.4%

fell apart

"fell apart after 5 uses"
59.2%

tastes awful

"food maybe healthier but it tastes awful!"
59.0%

seller and no luck

"only had it for 3 weeks and it won’t turn on tried to get in touch with the seller and no luck!"
57.5%

were big bulky

"but they were big bulky and the lids weren't attached"
57.0%

still do t work

"changed the fuse and it still do t work"
56.8%

going to return

"i’m going to return it"
56.7%

could n't recommend

"in all fairness i couldn't recommend it and would suggest looking at models which rotate stir the contents during cooking"
56.4%

most disappointing

"having said all that i am reasonably pleased with the results so far its size being the most disappointing for me but it is adequate for two"
56.4%

would make it better

"the only thing which would make it better and it's no big deal"
56.3%

before giving

"we tried 4 times with different methods before giving up and throwing this in the bin!"
56.0%

spent more money

"i wish i had spent more money and got the one i used to have"
55.9%

been non stick

"are a simple to use item just set temperature and time once done bowl washes dead easy been non stick"
55.6%

burnt out berry poor

"this is very poor fryer only used a few times element burnt out berry poor indeed"
55.5%

dump the fryer

"what a joke will dump the fryer and remember the service i received"
55.5%

breaded coating

"i even made fresh chicken strips and the breaded coating came out as crispy as if they were fried"
55.2%

it's no big deal

"the only thing which would make it better and it's no big deal"
55.2%

really disappointed

"this is crap really really disappointed i think it best to pay more and get a better one"
55.0%

unevenly cooked

"even if you manually intervene and take the chips out to shake them you still end up with unevenly cooked chips"
54.9%

nothing to didlike

"nothing to didlike"
54.7%

would not purchase again

"for me i would not purchase again but willing to use short term"
54.7%

no longer turns

"the fan has stopped working and the light no longer turns on"
54.7%

not buy this product

"do not buy this product"
54.7%

does not cook well

"does not cook well"
54.7%

no change to the flavour

"no change to the flavour"
54.7%

happy someone please

"not happy someone please contact me about this"
54.6%

very little effort

"food full of flavour with very little effort"
54.6%

only parsholy cooked

"iv had this for a few weeks and im feeling let down air cant do the job that oil has been done for years no matter how many times you shake them there only parsholy cooked"
54.6%

n't get more press

"i don't know why air dryers don't get more press"
54.6%

does n't cook the chips

"it doesn’t cook the chips"
54.6%

very disappointing

"very disappointing results despite taking on board comments of earlier reviewers"
54.5%

complan to no avail

"i tried to complan to no avail"
54.3%

large fish fillets

"too small for things like pizza 'family size' pie large fish fillets wish they had put the diameter & depth of the pan in the listing as i might have gone for a bigger one if i had known!"
54.2%

there was no option

"i was hoping to have the opportunity to contact the seller before posting this feedback ad i've noticed a few other reviews stating the same thing but there was no option too?"
54.1%

6m later it died

"but 6m later it died"
54.0%

would not do without

"i wish i had bought this years ago the flavours are fantastic cooks right every time would not do without it"
53.9%

been fried by oil fryer

"it is affordable very nice and easy to clean but tbh it airfryers don't fry like oil fryers so don't expect your chips or chicken to be fried as it have been fried by oil fryer"
53.8%

does n't get that greasy

"easy to clean as you don't need oil so doesn't get that greasy"
53.7%

eggs and fish ringers

"eggs and fish ringers i do much more home made stuff now and they are so much more healthy than the shop bought ones"
53.5%

dangerous this item

"i will be calling the office again and making sure they are aware of how dangerous this item is"
53.5%

took me so long

"annoyed it took me so long to buy one!"
53.4%

uses very little

"i like the fact hat one uses very little oil the reason i bought it"
53.3%

remove it for cleaning

"the new trivet is also a very tight fit and it's a struggle to remove it for cleaning"
53.2%

only frustration

"my only frustration is i haven’t got any dishes small enough to fit in the pot"
53.1%

boil potatoes

"i use one cal spray for chips and par boil potatoes for roasting frying makes the chips but not the greatest next one or buying again would be larger it’s easy to use and clean"
53.0%

machine is rubbish

"this machine is rubbish"
53.0%

quite poor

"the build quality is quite poor"
52.9%

would not turn

"had 5 weeks and then would not turn on"
52.7%

rust inside

"i absolutely love this air fryer as its compact easy to use and cooks brilliantly but after having it for only 2 months it's started to rust inside?"
52.7%

others go cold

"i've found myself having to separate the chips out from it on occasion to try and get them to cook evenly at which point the others go cold"
52.5%

tefal air fryer

"had a large tefal air fryer before"
52.4%

phillips air fryer

"thought this would be a replacement for my phillips air fryer how wrong i was"
52.4%

this one does

"rather disappointing if you have a tefal one as it turns food as it fries but this one doesn’t"
52.3%

already requested

"already requested refund"
52.2%

would love an air fryer

"if you understand the concept of cooking implements like the george forman grill similar grills are available then i believe you would love an air fryer"
52.1%

very disappointed 😡

"very disappointed 😡💸"
52.1%

no longer works

"it such a shame as when you go to contact the seller the page no longer works and there are no ways to get a refund or a new product"
52.1%

soapy water and air

"easy to clean just pop in dishwasher or clean with soapy water and air dry"
52.0%

chicken strips

"i even made fresh chicken strips and the breaded coating came out as crispy as if they were fried"
51.8%

small eaters

"good product for small eaters or single person because of the size of this not very big heats up fast and cooks quick and sort of even"
51.7%

discuss why it had died

"i got my replacement from amazon because they couldn't actually get through to tower to discuss why it had died"
51.6%

wish it was bigger

"i wish it was bigger"
51.6%

very uneven

"the cooked results on chips is very uneven"
51.6%

pretty much defunct

"the rest of it is pretty much defunct now"
51.5%

miss sometimes

"i’ve wanted one of these for a while as a slimming world memeber i thought about doing healthy chips but find it’s hit and miss sometimes they’ve cooked right though and crispy other times they’re not fully cooked but starting to burn"
51.3%

plastic moulded

"the plug was incorrect nowadays the plug should be plastic moulded this was not"
51.2%

just barely

"these just do the work but i will not say about longevity doesn t cook the item throughout it just barely does the job ok for trravelling but not daily use"
51.1%

suddenly died on

"i purchased this without doing too much research and not wanting to spend too much money after my old air fryer suddenly died on me"
51.1%

stopped clicking in so

"lasted 6 days then the drawer part stopped clicking in so now doesn't work"
51.1%

no cosmetic issues

"first of all i must say that it has absolutely no cosmetic issues at all but it is so small it almost looks like it should go into a doll's home!"
51.0%

easier few drops

"this is soo much easier few drops of oil and that's it"
50.9%

could n't actually

"i got my replacement from amazon because they couldn't actually get through to tower to discuss why it had died"
50.8%

very small

"very small"
50.7%

like this air fryer

"do not like this air fryer found it took a lot longer to cook my food than my old one"
50.4%

plastic gass cabinet

"this air fryer burnt the wall behind it and burnt through a thick plastic gass cabinet"
50.4%
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poor quality in both products

"do not use poor quality oil a good blended oil for use in fryers is a must to get the most life from the oil"
63.4%

randomly emptying

"it got some bad reviews due to its knack of randomly emptying oil out of the frying tank"
74.4%

some bad reviews

"it got some bad reviews due to its knack of randomly emptying oil out of the frying tank"
69.0%

fried chips

"arrived well packaged was impressed how well made it looked have only used 3 times but fried chips and fish balls great the oiled droned into the tank enabling you to clean any dregs left"
68.8%

only model

"and it is the only model with an oil filter and drain facility"
68.3%

this problem

"has anyone else had this problem?"
55.3%

filter and drain facility

"and it is the only model with an oil filter and drain facility"
55.1%

the frying tank

"it got some bad reviews due to its knack of randomly emptying oil out of the frying tank"
54.6%

n't happen again

"it won’t happen again!"
53.2%
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Compare Pros

really good in both products

"cooks sausages an salmon really good also a pok loin chops"
99.3%

easy to clean in both products

"easy to clean and the 2"
60.6%

absolutely brilliant

"absolutely brilliant cook’s quick and easy without any oil"
100.0%

absolutely love

"we absolutely love it"
100.0%

excellent fast

"excellent fast service good price thanks"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product"
100.0%

great bargain

"a great bargain"
100.0%

excellent air fryer

"well done tower excellent air fryer "
99.6%

excellent air dryer

"an excellent air dryer makes fantastic chips easy clean"
99.6%

best thing

"this is probably the best thing that i've ever bought for the kitchen"
99.6%

absolutely amazing

"everything i put in this airfyer is absolutely amazing"
99.0%

great results

"gives great results"
97.6%

great air fryer

"great air fryer"
96.8%

good and excellent

"on the whole very good and excellent value just takes a bit of time to get used to the timings but the scampi came out beautiful"
94.0%

amazing and so compact

"amazing and so compact doesn’t take up much room"
93.1%

that's excellent

"i did like the size as i live on my own so that’s excellent and it’s very easy to use"
93.1%

love love love

"love love love that’s all i can say it’s fabulous"
93.1%

done to perfection

"oven chips are done to perfection in 10 minutes straight from the freezer without adding oil"
92.7%

cooked to perfection

"literally any fillet of meat cooked to perfection"
92.2%

item is brilliant

"this item is brilliant"
91.1%

excellent though

"price is excellent though"
89.6%

cook beautifully

"burgers and sausages cook beautifully"
89.5%

loved it easey to

"loved it easey to use"
89.0%

perfect for two people

"light and compact it is perfect for two people"
88.9%

really happy

"is easy to use and clean and don't need to put a lot of oil to fry stuff less fat more healthy food i'm really happy i bought it 😍"
88.4%

your body clean

"great little thing to keep your body clean and healthy"
88.3%

great addition

"great addition to the kitchen not sure who wears the crown the air fryer or the slow cooker"
75.0%

nice pizza

"very quick easy to use it makes nice pizza and chips"
75.0%

works well

"great deal works well"
75.0%

great machine

"great machine"
75.0%

fairly quickly

"cooked chips which were very nice cooled down fairly quickly"
75.0%

great deal

"ours have completely gone after a great deal of use"
75.0%

good price

"perfect size for 2 people i put foil in bottom easy lifted out easy to clean wipe with soft sponge or cloth perfect for cooking chips chops steak burger healthy just put a drop of oil over chips steak burger etc cooks in there own oils perfectly cooked food every time good price"
75.0%

efficient cheaper

"i live on my own so often cook one portion meals and the air fryer is a godsend being that it is quick efficient cheaper than using an oven and so much easier to clean and now that i have one i wouldn't be without it"
75.0%

perfect frozen chips

"no complaints easy to clean easy to use find it needs a little more time than the booklet says but used it for frozen roast potatoes they were perfect frozen chips needed a good bit longer cooked croquette potatoes excellent"
75.0%

great price

"great product and great price it’s saving me about £2 a day in electric over my fan oven it’s paid for itself in less than 3 week"
75.0%

love alone

"excellent easy to clean and use and especially if you love alone or elderly"
75.0%

nice looking

"nice looking"
75.0%

very handy

"cooks pastry chips lamb chops very handy "
75.0%

really useful

"actual cooking capacity would be really useful"
75.0%

certain foods

"way healthy way of cooking certain foods ect its light and simple to use"
75.0%

great value

"great value for money and just what i wanted"
74.9%

really quick

"this is so handy food cooks really quick and no waiting for the oven to heat up"
74.9%

really well

"very efficient and cooks really well"
74.9%

perfect size

"perfect size for one person"
74.9%

great example

"the pull out bit for the bottom of the pan is great if you need oil to drain from food as it cooks as with the chips bacon is a great example of this and comes out super crispy if that's what you want"
74.9%

great alternative

"so easy and quick perfect hot snacks and a great alternative to the oven especially if cooking for one"
74.9%

very economical

"very economical as it cooks food quicker than in a main oven"
74.9%

looks great

"loved it it looks great and works great"
74.8%

very quickly

"got full refull very quickly!"
74.8%

handy tool

"handy tool"
74.8%

please replace

"please replace"
74.8%

1000 watts

"2 litres for myself this is perfect and the power rating of 1000 watts means even if it on continuously for 1 hour at 200°c it's only costing me about 19p temp can be regulated between 0° and 200° "
74.7%

very quick

"very quick easy to use it makes nice pizza and chips"
74.7%

five stars

"i still give it five stars"
74.7%

really helps

"been trying to eat healthier and this really helps"
74.7%

fantastic makes

"fantastic makes my life so much easier love it"
74.6%

good crispy food

"i found this to be a great product makes good crispy food without the oil the only downside it could have been a bit bigger"
74.6%

easy cleaned

"fantastic value for an amazing fry cooks for 3 people with good sized portions i now let my 15yr old cook chips not much mess afterwards its easy used easy cleaned and doesn't take up to much room"
74.6%

grand daughter

"bought this for my grand daughter in uni she loves it"
74.6%

price great

"great for price great for small portions"
74.6%

quality machine

"good quality machine that crisps the food and brings out the real natural taste of the food"
74.5%

roasted vegetables

"love this piece of kit it does a sterling job and not just for chips i've cooked steak and roasted vegetables in this and other stuff easy to clean and very easy to use so much so i'm thinking of buying the bigger model"
74.5%

excellent value

"excellent value for money"
74.4%

pretty good

"2 litre but i still think its a bit small however its pretty good for what it does"
74.4%

most foods

"this product is only good for two small portions of most foods i would recommend buying one with a bigger base cooking area it cooks ok if filled not to full but you need to keep shaking tray during cooking times"
74.4%

very convenient

"i love this wee machine it is easy to use and very convenient"
74.4%

tasted great

"simple to use food tasted great"
74.4%

high quality

"very good price and high quality will only be useful for up to two people but use lots very happy with my air fryer"
74.4%

very useful

"very useful!"
74.3%

good value

"good value for the price"
74.3%

nice and easy

"nice and easy to use air fryer"
74.2%

fantastic purchase

"fantastic purchase well worth the money"
74.2%

great item

"great item for the price takes a little longer than what it states though"
74.2%

food lovely

"if you put yo much in it it does take longer but does what it says cooks the food lovely"
74.2%

nice and crispy

"chips were nice and crispy with very little oil"
74.1%

well worth

"this is well worth getting and it cuts calories down so win win"
74.1%

best features

"as the title suggests its ease of use is one of its best features"
74.1%

very healthy

"pleased i bought this a very healthy way to cook especially belly pork no oil needed and it crisps up nicely"
74.1%

quick and easy

"absolutely brilliant cook’s quick and easy without any oil"
74.0%

large appetite

"this is ideal if you're a single person or if your cooking for two with not a large appetite"
74.0%

very happy

"very happy so far"
74.0%

quality and ease

"very pleasantly surprised on quality and ease of use"
73.9%

best products

"this is one of the best products i have bought in a very long time fantastic"
73.8%

worked great

"it worked great once"
73.8%

pulls out easily

"draw pulls out easily to allow you to check progress and or shake contents midway through"
73.7%

great cooking

"brilliant so easy to use and great cooking"
73.7%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

natural taste

"good quality machine that crisps the food and brings out the real natural taste of the food"
73.6%

quickly best

"easy to use cooks evenly and quickly best item i bought in lockdown !"
73.6%

handy product

"the product stopped heating up after 2 weeks was a handy product until then"
73.5%

very precise

"it's a bit fiddly getting the drawer aligned when closing though you have to be very precise"
73.5%

compact and efficient

"compact and efficient"
73.5%

fantastic product

"fantastic product bought another smaller one for my father"
73.4%

usually clean

"so excited a bit hard to clean the rack but after a soak it’s usually clean!"
73.4%

cooks food lovely

"great time saver and cooks food lovely"
73.3%

very convienient

"as described easy to use and very convienient"
73.2%

clean plenty

"easy to clean plenty of space and easy to use!"
73.2%

much healthier

"the best thing about this fryer is that everything is so much healthier after cooking them in it and i will never buy a deep fat fryer ever again"
73.1%

lovely product

"lovely product"
72.9%

tastes amazing

"everything tastes amazing and the way it should taste"
72.9%

best things

"this is one of the best things i've ever bought for my kitchen"
72.8%

housewarming gift

"i bought this for a housewarming gift and the recipients were really pleased with it"
72.8%

quick perfect

"so easy and quick perfect hot snacks and a great alternative to the oven especially if cooking for one"
72.7%

fantastic value

"fantastic value for an amazing fry cooks for 3 people with good sized portions i now let my 15yr old cook chips not much mess afterwards its easy used easy cleaned and doesn't take up to much room"
72.6%

highly recommended

"highly recommended"
72.6%

crisps up nicely

"pleased i bought this a very healthy way to cook especially belly pork no oil needed and it crisps up nicely"
72.5%

timely manner

"the cooker is very easy to use with the controls clear and concise and also can be cleaned in a timely manner"
72.5%

midway through

"draw pulls out easily to allow you to check progress and or shake contents midway through"
72.5%

would recommend

"would recommend"
72.4%

cooked beautifully

"the food is cooked beautifully and quickly"
72.3%

decent photo

"a half decent photo and the sort of quick start sheet you get in most appliances these days would have made a big difference and not wasted a couple of batches of food before we realised that the grille was actually needed and which way up it went"
72.2%

fantastic piece

"fantastic piece of kit "
72.1%

right height

"i chose this due to it being the right height for my storage spot with the thinking that for the price £25 if it wasn’t great it wouldn’t be the end of the world"
72.1%

prime delivery

"brilliant for the price does just as it should and super fast prime delivery"
72.0%

healthier food

"and above all were having healthier food"
72.0%

more healthy

"is easy to use and clean and don't need to put a lot of oil to fry stuff less fat more healthy food i'm really happy i bought it 😍"
71.9%

much better

"air fryer is so much better than oil based fryers"
71.9%

quite well

"works quite well with frozen food"
71.8%

much cleaner

"this is brilliant and so much cleaner makes great chips 😁"
71.3%

very tasty

"it is so easy to use and the flavour is very tasty!"
71.1%

normally eaten

"making food not normally eaten"
71.0%

best machine

"best machine i ever bought"
70.8%

decent size

"arrived in good time and is a decent size looks relatively easy to use"
70.7%

perfect and healthy

"perfect and healthy for naughty treats!"
70.6%

honest but still

"probably needed the larger size to be honest but still ok"
70.4%

bigger model

"love this piece of kit it does a sterling job and not just for chips i've cooked steak and roasted vegetables in this and other stuff easy to clean and very easy to use so much so i'm thinking of buying the bigger model"
70.2%

healthy food

"great little machine easy to use love the healthy food"
69.9%

large enough

"i’d say this is large enough to make two people a portion of chips"
69.9%

evenly cooked

"so easy to use you just got to remember you have to shake your food inbetween cooking so its evenly cooked"
69.7%

build quality

"build quality is good"
69.6%

thanks guys

"many thanks guys"
69.6%

works great

"loved it it looks great and works great"
69.5%

excellent item

"an excellent item for student cooking"
69.3%

sausages chicken

"one of the best thing i ever bought easy to use i'll give it 10 out of 10 i don't normally say that but it's fantastic burgas sausages chicken and duck chips and all other food are heading there has been fantastic 10 out of 10"
69.2%

storage spot

"i was looking for something to replace my old bulky noisy actifry and with only one free storage spot i needed it so be compact!"
69.0%

nice and simple

"just received my new tower vortx healthy fry air fryer on opening the box and setting up the fryer was nice and simple recommended to preheat the fryer for 3 minutes and i must say i'd recommend it also which allows the cooking time to be faster"
69.0%

chips sausage rolls

"items such as chicken breasts home made chips sausage rolls etc"
68.5%

worth the money

"totally worth the money"
68.4%

great family size

"but great family size one"
68.2%

much cheaper

"great product much cheaper than an actifry"
68.1%

lots of foods

"ideal for lots of foods but mainly for chip groups and nuggety things"
67.6%

healthy life

"i feel a healthy life coming on "
67.5%

clean up afterwards

"it fries to perfection and there is nothing to clean up afterwards"
67.1%

good food addition

"great little healthy good food addition to my healthy living regime"
67.0%

great tool

"i love using this fryer so easy to use and very healthy eating it's a great tool in the kitchen"
67.0%

only buttons

"this is a simple to use device the only buttons to operate are timer and temperature"
66.9%

quickly and evenly

"compact and quiet cooks quickly and evenly so pleased i bought it "
66.3%

food perfectly

"she tells me that she is really pleased with the air fryer which cooks her food perfectly"
66.2%

described great

"as described great if you are thinking of buying one of these i recommend this one"
65.9%

delighted with

"my wife is delighted with it"
65.8%

pleased with

"bought for 89 year old dad very pleased with it"
65.8%

really glad

"really glad i have got this"
65.7%

delicious food

"makes delicious food"
65.5%

exactly what i needed

"exactly what i needed"
65.5%

very pleasantly

"very pleasantly surprised on quality and ease of use"
65.4%

just right

"i'm very happy with this it's small but just right for 2 people"
65.3%

pleased with product

"very pleased with product"
65.3%

perfect crispy food

"so easy to use and makes perfect crispy food in minutes"
65.3%

oven cooked

"on tasting of flavour i must say it tastes nicer than oven cooked or deep fried as all the flavour stays and the fat is removed"
65.2%

pleased with purchase

"she would highly recommend as pleased with purchase"
65.0%

good for one person

"very good for one person but will get the larger model next time as there are 2 of us"
64.8%

fantastic little machine

"fantastic little machine only wished i had bought a bigger one"
64.8%

really like

"i really like it"
64.7%

actually needed

"a half decent photo and the sort of quick start sheet you get in most appliances these days would have made a big difference and not wasted a couple of batches of food before we realised that the grille was actually needed and which way up it went"
64.5%

pleased with my air fryer

"very pleased with my air fryer so cut easy to use no smell"
64.3%

loved this product

"loved this product but has just stopped working disappointed"
64.3%

easy to use and clean

"this item is fantastic easy to use and clean"
64.2%

clean too tray

"easier to clean too tray is dishwasher proof"
64.2%

worth it for the value

"well worth it for the value!"
64.1%

small but suitable

"easy to clean small and compact wouldn’t suit if you were cooking a lot quite small but suitable for 1or2 people"
64.0%

cooks great

"cooks great"
63.8%

easy clean

"an excellent air dryer makes fantastic chips easy clean"
63.6%

really impressed

"i was a bit optimistic when i went to use it for the first time but it has really impressed me"
63.6%

been delicious

"so easy to use and so far the foodstuffs cooked in it have been delicious"
63.6%

healthy scotch

"this is a great little buy it’s just right for me as i have to be on a low fat diet great for making healthy scotch"
63.6%

great response

"great response from amazon"
63.5%

very easy to

"i did like the size as i live on my own so that’s excellent and it’s very easy to use"
63.4%

healthier without oil

"ideal for eating healthier without oil etc wished i got the bigger version"
63.4%

does the job well

"if you want to cook the majority of your meals this way get something bigger for quick after school meals or parts of main adult meals it does the job well"
63.3%

soft sponge

"perfect size for 2 people i put foil in bottom easy lifted out easy to clean wipe with soft sponge or cloth perfect for cooking chips chops steak burger healthy just put a drop of oil over chips steak burger etc cooks in there own oils perfectly cooked food every time good price"
62.7%

very good product

"very good product purchased as a gift which has been well received"
62.6%

works very well

"we really like this product works very well and saves time and no mess"
62.3%

nothing to dislike

"nothing to dislike"
62.3%

good wee machine

"still it was a good wee machine when it did"
62.3%

easy to cook

"its ideal for one person easy to cook"
62.1%

love this piece

"love this piece of kit it does a sterling job and not just for chips i've cooked steak and roasted vegetables in this and other stuff easy to clean and very easy to use so much so i'm thinking of buying the bigger model"
62.1%

best money i 've ever

"best money i've ever spent on an item!"
61.9%

taste great

"i like this but it takes 12 minutes to do frozen mccain's fries for 2 small kids portions but they do taste great and with no fat is great"
61.8%

nice in this

"only oven food tates nice in this"
61.8%

great for a single person

"this is great for a single person as only does small portions"
61.7%

minute timer

"the 30 minute timer comes in most useful i've had many a chip pan fire over the years through forgetting it was on this has the extra benefit od using very little cooking oil that's a double plus!"
61.7%

every kitchen

"every kitchen should have one!"
61.6%

skinny frozen ones

"i can do two portions of chips in my phillips in 20 minutes yet this takes over 25 minutes to cook one proper real chips not skinny frozen ones"
61.6%

very good fryer

"very good fryer dòse it job not that big"
61.6%

chips bacon

"the pull out bit for the bottom of the pan is great if you need oil to drain from food as it cooks as with the chips bacon is a great example of this and comes out super crispy if that's what you want"
61.6%

chips wedges

"the timer means you can put food in turn the dial & then walk off and ignore til it pings for some items chips wedges etc need a shake half way through "
61.6%

fresh and cooks

"food tastes fresh and cooks good slimming world friendly food chips etc with some fry light"
61.5%

being single

"perfect for me being single"
61.5%

relatively easy to

"arrived in good time and is a decent size looks relatively easy to use"
61.3%

suitable for small family

"suitable for small family"
61.3%

serves very well

"serves very well for two to four people"
61.3%

light and simple to

"way healthy way of cooking certain foods ect its light and simple to use"
61.1%

clean and easy to

"easy to clean and easy to use"
61.1%

only oven food

"only oven food tates nice in this"
61.0%

easy to clean and

"excellent easy to clean and use and especially if you love alone or elderly"
60.8%

tasty and healthy

"although they are tasty and healthy when done"
60.8%

clean uses

"absolutely brilliant for 1 person no way big enough for 2 easy to clean uses about a third of the electricity an oven does"
60.5%

check progress

"draw pulls out easily to allow you to check progress and or shake contents midway through"
60.4%

arrived as expected

"arrived as expected"
60.3%

dishwasher proof

"easier to clean too tray is dishwasher proof"
60.2%

better than expected

"better than expected"
60.1%

straightforward and easy

"no fuss with cleaning very straightforward and easy to use!"
60.1%

perfect for quick meals

"really pleased with this perfect for quick meals and so easy to use"
60.0%

easier to clean

"this product is easy to use saves on cooking oil and easier to clean"
59.9%

does the job very well

"this is so easy to use and does the job very well"
59.9%

extra benefit

"the 30 minute timer comes in most useful i've had many a chip pan fire over the years through forgetting it was on this has the extra benefit od using very little cooking oil that's a double plus!"
59.9%

saves time and no mess

"we really like this product works very well and saves time and no mess"
59.9%

lovely and compact

"it is lovely and compact"
59.9%

best for single meals

"great value best for single meals at a time though but i expect you can get bigger air fryers"
59.6%

it's perfect

"ideal for small portions só for a couple it’s perfect"
59.6%

it's fabulous

"well impressed with this although i don't do chips i use it for breakfast items and it's fabulous"
59.6%

a full meal

"quite small compared to others was hoping to do a full meal inside it but it's only big enough for a medium portion of chips everything else goes in the oven"
59.6%

more evenly

"much easier to clean and the food cooks more evenly and looks alot nicer"
59.5%

recommend it also

"just received my new tower vortx healthy fry air fryer on opening the box and setting up the fryer was nice and simple recommended to preheat the fryer for 3 minutes and i must say i'd recommend it also which allows the cooking time to be faster"
59.5%

cooks quickly

"easy to use cooks quickly"
59.5%

quality sturdy

"bought as a gift smaller than the one i have phillips one and takes a bit longer to cook food but great quality sturdy easy to clean and great price!"
59.4%

bigger and better

"it'll do for now but i'll save up for a bigger and better one!"
59.3%

very good price

"works as expected and does its job at a very good price"
59.3%

love this product

"absolutely love this product"
59.3%

cooks them beautifully

"the pan size is quite small for larger portions ie roasted veggies but it cooks them beautifully with just a small amount of oil"
59.2%

wraps also

"fantastic to make toasted sandwiches and wraps also"
59.1%
...

really good in both products

"really good had cheaper in the past but this is so easy to use"
99.3%

easy to clean in both products

"easy to clean"
58.4%

looks good

"looks good very practical would recommend this product i've had various tefal products in the past some of which have been value for money and this one makes the mark"
75.0%

metal mesh

"common sense says that when you drain the oil from the frying tank through the filter into the holding container that some very small particles will pass through the filter as it is only a metal mesh these particles can stop the spring loaded draining valve from closing fully and thus leading to the oil gradually escaping"
74.7%

large capacity

"it has a large capacity"
74.5%

good condition

"love this item it is easy to keep clean and keeps oil in good condition for longer"
74.4%

very practical

"looks good very practical would recommend this product i've had various tefal products in the past some of which have been value for money and this one makes the mark"
73.6%

many thanks

"the chips taste amazing great quality fryer really pleased better than oven chips all day long great service seller many thanks"
73.6%

soapy water

"i have had no problems at all with oil leaking because i wash the valve with very hot soapy water even if the tank has been through the dish washer one of the benefits of this fryer is that all components except the heater unit can be cleaned in the dish washer"
73.5%

long great

"the chips taste amazing great quality fryer really pleased better than oven chips all day long great service seller many thanks"
70.2%

please note

"please note this review is for the previous model fr7013"
69.5%

tefal products

"looks good very practical would recommend this product i've had various tefal products in the past some of which have been value for money and this one makes the mark"
67.3%

great quality fryer

"the chips taste amazing great quality fryer really pleased better than oven chips all day long great service seller many thanks"
66.1%

makes the mark

"looks good very practical would recommend this product i've had various tefal products in the past some of which have been value for money and this one makes the mark"
63.6%

common sense

"common sense says that when you drain the oil from the frying tank through the filter into the holding container that some very small particles will pass through the filter as it is only a metal mesh these particles can stop the spring loaded draining valve from closing fully and thus leading to the oil gradually escaping"
60.7%

pleased better

"the chips taste amazing great quality fryer really pleased better than oven chips all day long great service seller many thanks"
60.2%

easy to keep clean

"love this item it is easy to keep clean and keeps oil in good condition for longer"
59.3%

recommend this product

"looks good very practical would recommend this product i've had various tefal products in the past some of which have been value for money and this one makes the mark"
58.5%

really very good

"it is really very good"
58.2%

drained it leaks

"had this for a couple of years now still cooks perfectly and is still the easiest fryer i’ve ever had to clean but for the past few months once drained it leaks all over the worktop"
58.0%

it's quick

"it's quick"
57.9%

that happy

"not that happy with this one"
57.9%

easiest fryer

"had this for a couple of years now still cooks perfectly and is still the easiest fryer i’ve ever had to clean but for the past few months once drained it leaks all over the worktop"
56.8%

best of the best

"best of the best"
53.7%

it's easy to

"it's easy to use "
53.7%

benefits of this fryer

"i have had no problems at all with oil leaking because i wash the valve with very hot soapy water even if the tank has been through the dish washer one of the benefits of this fryer is that all components except the heater unit can be cleaned in the dish washer"
52.7%

storage and filter system

"love the oil storage and filter system"
51.7%
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Compare Emotion analysis

Tower Air Fryer with Rapid Air Circulation System, VORTX Frying Tech..

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

43.5% 31.6% 24.9%
  neutral 30.4%
  happiness 18.8%
  worry 18.0%
  relief 8.7%
  fun 7.2%
  sadness 4.9%
  surprise 4.3%
  love 3.5%
  anger 0.9%
  empty 0.9%
  fear 0.6%
  hate 0.6%
  enthusiasm 0.6%
  boredom 0.3%
  joy 0.3%
Tefal FR8040 deep Fryer - deep fryers

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

38.5% 46.2% 15.4%
  neutral 46.2%
  happiness 7.7%
  fun 7.7%
  sadness 7.7%
  joy 7.7%
  love 7.7%
  relief 7.7%
  worry 7.7%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-11-16