5 Best Air Fryers Under £100 in the UK (2026)

An air fryer under £100 used to mean one thing: a small plastic drum with a dial on the front, a basket that discoloured within a year, and just about enough room for chips for two. That’s not the market any more. A hundred pounds now buys dual drawers, a viewing window, or a divider you can lift out when you’d rather have one big space than two small ones.

What it doesn’t buy is a stable price. Two of the five machines below are under £100 only because a retailer decided they should be this month. Their usual prices sit closer to £150, and when the promotion ends they walk straight back out of this guide. That’s not a reason to avoid them – a £170 air fryer at £99 is the best value on this page – but the recommendation and the price expire together.

Five air fryers here, all sold in the UK, each picked because it answers a different question. The Tefal Easy Fry Dual EY901N40 is the one we’d put first for most households. The Ninja PRO AF140UK is the answer if you cook for one or two, the Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook is the everyday all-rounder, the Bosch Series 4 is for people who want one large basket instead of two small ones, and the Philips FlexDrawer can be either, depending on what’s going in it.

The biggest one isn’t the best one, and the cheapest to run is the machine we’ve ranked third.

Quick comparison

Model	Best for	Capacity	Format	Power	Max temp	Guarantee
Tefal Easy Fry Dual EY901N40	Best overall	8.3L (5.2L + 3.1L)	Dual drawer	2700W	200°C	2 years
Ninja PRO AF140UK	Best for one or two	4.7L	Single drawer	2000W	240°C	2 years*
Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook 5.7L	Best for everyday cooking	5.7L	Single drawer	1450-1700W	200°C	1 year
Bosch Series 4 MAF462B0GB	Best large single drawer	6.1L	Single drawer	2050W	200°C	2 years
Philips 1000 Series NA150/09 FlexDrawer	Best flexible dual zone	7.1L	Dual zone or one space	2450W	200°C	2 years

*Ninja’s UK cover can depend on registration and current manufacturer terms, so check what applies on the day you buy. Prices move too, particularly on the Tefal and the Philips, both of which sit under £100 on promotion and not as standard.

What £100 actually buys you now

The table above runs from a 4.7-litre single basket to an 8.3-litre dual drawer, and every one of those machines is under £100 today. Ten years ago that spread would have covered £70 to £250.

Capacity is where most people get it wrong, and they get it wrong in both directions. Four to five litres feeds one or two people cooking normal portions. Five and a half to six and a half gives you room for a tray of chips and something alongside it, or a small chicken. Seven litres and up is family territory, though only if you can spare the worktop, which is a bigger ask than the litre figure makes it sound.

And eight litres split between two drawers isn’t eight litres. It’s 5.2 and 3.1, which is fine for a main and a side and no use whatsoever for anything long or bulky. A single 6.1-litre basket will take things the Tefal can’t, despite being smaller on paper.

That trade sits underneath every dual-zone purchase, and nobody prints it on the box.

What matters alongside the capacity figure

• Usable shape, not just volume. Two small compartments beat one big one for a main and a side, and lose badly to it for a whole chicken or a full tray.
• Whether you’ll really cook two things at different temperatures. If you won’t, a second drawer is width you’re paying for and not using.
• What goes in the dishwasher. Grease builds up fast on a machine you use four times a week, and it collects exactly where you can’t reach.
• Worktop space including the gap behind it. These things vent hot air and can’t sit flush against a wall.
• Guarantee length, which runs from one year to two across this group for no obvious reason.
• Maximum temperature. Most stop at 200°C. One here reaches 240°C, and you can taste the difference on anything you want properly browned.

What these five cost to run

Wattage is the number everyone compares and it’s close to useless on its own. An air fryer pulls full power while it heats, then cycles the element on and off to hold temperature, so a 2700W machine doesn’t draw 2700W for half an hour. Reckon on about two thirds of the rated figure averaged across a normal cook.

Ofgem’s price cap puts the average electricity unit rate at 26.32p per kWh from 1 October 2026, up from 26.11p over the summer quarter. The table below uses the October rate, assumes a 30-minute cook at roughly 65% average draw, and works the annual figure at four cooks a week. It’s a way of comparing these five against each other, not a bill forecast.

Model	Rated power	30 min at full power	30 min, realistic	4 cooks a week, per year
Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook	1700W	22.4p	~14.5p	~£30
Ninja PRO AF140UK	2000W	26.3p	~17.1p	~£36
Bosch Series 4 MAF462B0GB	2050W	27.0p	~17.5p	~£36
Philips NA150/09 FlexDrawer	2450W	32.2p	~21.0p	~£44
Tefal Easy Fry Dual EY901N40	2700W	35.5p	~23.1p	~£48

Top to bottom that’s about £18 a year, or thirty-odd pence a week. Not enough to decide a purchase on, and the table’s more interesting for what it hides than for what it shows.

The Tefal looks expensive here because it’s rated at 2700W. But it’s heating two drawers at once, and the meal that takes it one cycle takes the Instant two. Compare them per meal instead of per half hour and the gap closes or flips. It works the other way as well: a small machine that has to cook in shifts isn’t saving you anything except on paper.

Against a full-size oven the case still holds, though for a reason people usually get slightly wrong. It isn’t that air fryers are more efficient in some deep sense. They heat a chamber the size of a shoebox instead of one the size of a filing cabinet, and most skip the preheat. For chips for two on a Tuesday, that’s a clear win. For a roast and three trays of veg, the oven’s still the right tool.

So pick a capacity that does your usual meal in one go and stop worrying about the wattage. That’s the whole of the running-cost advice.

How we picked these five

This isn’t a list of the five cheapest air fryers on sale in the UK. That list would be full of £45 machines with 2-litre baskets that nobody would still be using next summer.

Manufacturer specifications gave us the baseline: capacity, wattage, temperature range, programmes, cleaning and cover. From there we looked at how each machine is designed to be lived with – how much worktop it eats, how many parts you wash afterwards, whether the layout suits the way most households really cook. Availability mattered too. Everything here is sold through UK retailers or the manufacturer directly, at or below £100 when this guide was last updated.

Owner feedback came in as supporting evidence, not as a scoreboard. A compact air fryer with a brilliant average rating is still the wrong buy for a family of five, and a big basket does nothing for a couple who’d like their worktop back. We’ve said where the feedback runs deep and where it’s thin, because a strong score from twenty-five buyers and a strong score from seventeen hundred aren’t the same claim.

Each machine below has one job. Tefal for the strongest capacity-and-features package, Ninja for smaller households, Instant for everyday cooking, Bosch for one generous basket, Philips for flexibility. Five different answers, not five badges on the same appliance.

1. Tefal Easy Fry Dual EY901N40: Best Overall

Most dual-drawer air fryers hand you two identical compartments, which sounds fair and is faintly useless. Meals aren’t symmetrical. You’re almost never cooking the same quantity of two things.

Tefal splits its 8.3 litres unevenly instead: 5.2 litres one side, 3.1 the other. Chicken, salmon or a tray of sausages goes in the big drawer, chips or veg in the small one. It’s a minor-looking design decision and it’s the main reason this machine tops the guide instead of coming third.

Both zones run independently, each with its own temperature and timer, and Sync Finish staggers the start times so the two sides land together. Anyone who’s cooked a main and a side separately and then eaten one of them lukewarm will see why that beats another preset. There are seven presets too, plus manual control from 80°C to 200°C.

Owner feedback is deep as well as good – well over a thousand ratings at UK retailers, averaging in the mid-4s. A high score off the back of a hundred early buyers tells you very little. The same score off the back of seventeen hundred tells you the thing survives contact with real kitchens.

Two real compromises. At around 42cm wide it’s a substantial appliance, wider than most people picture when they read “8.3 litres”, so measure before you order. And two drawers means two baskets and two crisper plates, which is double the after-dinner job even with dishwasher-safe parts.

Price is the bigger caveat. The EY901N40 has sold well above £100 for long stretches, so the value case here is tied to the promotion. At £99 nothing else in this guide touches it on capacity and features. At £150 it’s an ordinary buy against much better competition, and we’d take the Bosch.

Specifications

Capacity	8.3 litres total, split into a 5.2L and a 3.1L drawer
Format	Two independently controlled drawers
Power	2700W rated
Temperature	80°C to 200°C, manually adjustable
Programmes	Seven presets alongside manual control
Sync Finish	Staggers both zones so they finish at the same moment
Cleaning	Removable parts are dishwasher safe
Width	Around 42cm, so check your worktop before ordering
Guarantee	2 years

Pros and cons

Pros

• 8.3 litres, the most cooking space in this guide
• Uneven 5.2L and 3.1L drawers suit the way meals are actually cooked
• Independent zones with Sync Finish, so both sides land together
• Seven presets plus proper manual control
• A big body of owner feedback, not a handful of early reviews

Cons

• Around 42cm wide, and it needs clearance behind it too
• Two drawers means twice the washing up
• Neither drawer takes anything long or bulky
• Tops out at 200°C, where the Ninja reaches 240°C
• Only belongs in this guide while it’s discounted

2. Ninja PRO AF140UK: Best for One or Two People

The AF140UK has the smallest basket here at 4.7 litres. For a lot of households that’s the point, not the drawback.

A dual-drawer machine at 42cm wide is a permanent resident. It won’t go in a cupboard, and in a galley kitchen or a flat it takes space you were using for something else. The Ninja is one basket and one set of controls, and it’ll still do chips, chicken, veg and last night’s leftovers for two people without complaining.

It also reaches 240°C. That’s 40 degrees more than everything else in this guide, and it’s the one specification on this page we’d happily pay extra for. The headroom is what gets you browning and crisping instead of merely hot food, which is why the Ninja handles frozen and breaded things better than machines with far longer feature lists.

Four functions – Air Fry, Roast, Reheat and Dehydrate – and that’s the entire menu. No window, no sensors, no app. Owner feedback is as strong as anything in the category and there’s plenty of it, which is unusual at this price and worth weighing when you’re choosing between two appliances you can’t try first.

The limit is the obvious one. Feed three or four people from 4.7 litres and you’re cooking in shifts, which is slower and, as the running-cost table shows, quietly undoes the efficiency argument. Below that threshold, this is the easiest recommendation on the page.

Specifications

Capacity	4.7 litres, single basket
Format	One drawer, one set of controls
Power	2000W rated
Temperature	Up to 240°C, the highest here
Functions	Air Fry, Roast, Reheat, Dehydrate
Cleaning	Drawer and crisper plate are dishwasher safe
Guarantee	2 years, subject to Ninja’s current UK registration terms

Pros and cons

Pros

• 240°C ceiling, 40 degrees above everything else here
• Small enough to live somewhere other than the middle of the worktop
• One basket, one plate, one thing to wash
• Four functions covering what most people use, with no menu-diving
• Exceptionally strong owner feedback across a lot of buyers

Cons

• 4.7 litres means batch cooking for three or more
• One zone, so you can’t run two temperatures at once
• No window, so checking means pulling the basket out
• Shortest function list here, if presets are what you want
• Guarantee terms depend on registration

3. Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook 5.7L: Best for Everyday Cooking

The Vortex Plus sits in the gap between the compact machines and the family ones, and that middle ground turns out to be where most people live. Its 5.7-litre basket is a litre up on the Ninja without getting near the footprint of a dual drawer, and Instant quotes it as taking a 1.6kg whole chicken or around 900g of chips – which tells you far more about usable space than the litre figure does.

The window is the bit worth talking about. Every other machine on this page makes you pull the basket out to see how things are going, which drops the temperature and interrupts the cook. The ClearCook window and its internal light let you look instead. On chips, pastry and anything that goes from golden to gone in ninety seconds, that’s the difference between dinner and a shame.

Six one-touch functions cover Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Grill, Dehydrate and Reheat, and there’s a progress display plus a prompt telling you when to turn the food. It’s the right amount of automation: useful, without making you press four buttons to warm a sausage roll. It’s also the cheapest of the five to run, at roughly £30 a year on our figures.

The guarantee is where it falls down. One year, against two from everyone else here. On an appliance you’ll use several times a week that’s a meaningful gap, and it’s the single reason this is our number three and not our number two.

There’s no second zone either, so a main and a side means one after the other. If that’s most of your cooking, look at the Tefal or the Philips. If it isn’t, 5.7 litres with a window is close to the ideal everyday air fryer, with the ownership history to back it up.

Specifications

Capacity	5.7 litres; Instant quotes a 1.6kg chicken or around 900g of chips
Format	Single drawer
Power	1450–1700W, the lowest here
Functions	Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Grill, Dehydrate, Reheat
Window	ClearCook viewing panel with an internal light
Extras	Progress display and turn-food reminders
Guarantee	1 year

Pros and cons

Pros

• 5.7 litres in a body that still fits a normal kitchen
• Window and internal light, so checking doesn’t mean opening
• Six functions plus turn reminders and a progress display
• Cheapest of the five to run, at around £30 a year
• A long ownership record, not a launch-week reputation

Cons

• One-year guarantee, half what most rivals offer
• Single zone, so a main and a side cook in sequence
• Bigger than a 4–5 litre machine if worktop space is tight
• Families of four or more will want 7 litres and up

4. Bosch Series 4 MAF462B0GB: Best Large Single Drawer

Dual-zone machines have taken over the shelves, and somewhere in that shift the large single basket stopped being sold as an option and started being sold as a compromise.

It isn’t one. If you tend to cook a lot of one thing instead of a little of two, an undivided drawer is plainly better, and the Series 4 is the most convincing sub-£100 example of it.

Its 6.1 litres are all in one piece, which Bosch rates at up to four portions. Put a tray of roast potatoes in the Tefal and you’re splitting them across two drawers at different depths. Put them in the Bosch and they’re one layer in one basket, which is how they cook evenly.

The heating arrangement is the other reason it’s here. Elements top and bottom instead of a single fan-driven one above, 2050W behind them, and a range that starts at 40°C – low enough for proving dough or holding food warm, which most air fryers at this price can’t do. Presets cover fries, fish, meat, poultry, vegetables, bread and small pastries, plus defrost and keep warm. The drawer and removable plate go in the dishwasher, and with one of each instead of two, the clean-up is the lightest here.

Owner feedback is positive but thinner than the Tefal’s or the Ninja’s – a few hundred ratings, not a few thousand. Bosch’s record with small appliances counts for something, but this is a newer model and the ownership picture hasn’t settled yet. There’s no window either, and it stops at 200°C.

Specifications

Capacity	6.1 litres in a single drawer; Bosch quotes up to four portions
Format	Single drawer, undivided
Power	2050W connection rating
Heating	Top and bottom elements
Temperature	40°C to 200°C
Programmes	Fries, fish, meat, poultry, vegetables, bread and small pastries, plus defrost and keep warm
Cleaning	Non-stick drawer and removable plate, both dishwasher safe
Guarantee	2 years

Pros and cons

Pros

• 6.1 litres undivided, so large and awkward items actually fit
• Top and bottom heating instead of a single element
• Range starts at 40°C, useful for proving and keeping warm
• Broad preset list plus defrost and keep-warm
• One basket and one plate to wash, both dishwasher safe

Cons

• No second zone, so no cooking at two temperatures at once
• No viewing window
• Smaller pool of owner feedback than the Tefal or Ninja
• 200°C ceiling, well below the Ninja’s 240°C

5. Philips 1000 Series NA150/09 FlexDrawer: Best Flexible Dual Zone

Everything above makes you pick a side. One big basket or two small ones, flexibility or simplicity, the Bosch approach or the Tefal approach.

The Philips declines to choose. Its 7.1-litre FlexDrawer takes a removable divider: slide it in and you’ve got two independent zones for a main and a side; take it out and you’ve got one 7.1-litre space, the largest undivided area in this guide and big enough for a whole chicken or a full tray without cutting anything in half.

That solves the trade-off the Tefal can’t. A conventional twin-drawer machine is stuck with two compartments on the Sunday you want to roast something large. The rest of the specification is sound without being remarkable: six programmes, 40°C to 200°C, RapidAir circulation, an LED display, dishwasher-safe removable parts and two years’ cover.

Two things hold it back. Owner feedback is thin – a couple of dozen ratings, nowhere near enough to tell you how it behaves after a year of daily use. And it’s the most price-dependent machine on the page: its normal price sits well clear of £100, and it earns a place here only while it’s discounted to £99.99.

At that price the removable divider is the most interesting thing under £100. Twenty pounds higher and the argument gets a lot weaker.

Specifications

Capacity	7.1 litres, as one space or two zones
Format	FlexDrawer with a removable divider
Power	2450W rated
Temperature	40°C to 200°C
Programmes	Six, with a digital LED interface
Technology	RapidAir circulation
Cleaning	Removable cooking components are dishwasher safe
Guarantee	2 years

Pros and cons

Pros

• Divider comes out, so the layout changes with the meal
• 7.1 litres in one piece, the largest undivided space here
• Two independent zones when you want them
• 40°C floor and six programmes
• Two-year cover as standard

Cons

• Under £100 only on promotion, and comfortably above it otherwise
• Very little owner feedback so far
• 200°C ceiling
• Large, and the divider is another part to store and wash

One basket or two?

Dual-zone air fryers are the thing retailers push hardest, and for a lot of buyers they’re the wrong purchase.

They earn their keep when you regularly cook two things that need different temperatures or different times – chicken at 200°C one side, chips at 180°C the other, both landing together. If that’s a normal Tuesday in your house, the Tefal’s Sync Finish saves you a real amount of faffing and the second drawer pays for itself in the first month.

If it isn’t, you’re paying in worktop width and washing up for something you’ll use occasionally. A single drawer is simpler, holds bulkier items and puts its full capacity behind one job. For one or two people the Ninja’s 4.7 litres covers most meals; for a household of four, the Bosch’s 6.1 does the same without splitting itself in two. The Philips is the hedge, and a good one while it’s under £100.

Just don’t buy two zones because the box makes it sound more advanced than one.

How to choose an air fryer under £100

Size it for your household, not for the spec sheet

Four to five litres is enough for one or two people. Six gives you headroom. Seven and up is family territory. But work out what shape that capacity comes in before you commit, because eight litres in two drawers won’t take the things eight litres suggests it should.

Measure the worktop, including behind it

Dual-drawer machines are wide and deep and they vent hot air, so they can’t sit flush against a wall or under a low shelf. Measure the space the appliance will really occupy, and don’t assume you’ll put it away between meals. Nobody does. If it’s tight, the Ninja is the answer and no amount of litres-per-pound arithmetic changes that.

Ignore the wattage

It tells you what the element can draw, not what the machine will use. Cooking time, thermostat cycling, how full the basket is and whether you can do the whole meal in one go all matter more. The spread across these five is under £20 a year.

A window beats another preset

Presets are mostly a temperature and a timer with a picture on them. A window changes how you cook, because you stop opening the drawer to check and dropping the temperature every time you do. On chips, pastry and anything small enough to burn quickly, the Instant’s ClearCook panel is the most useful feature in this guide.

Count the parts you’ll be washing

An air fryer used twice a month is easy to keep clean. One used four times a week is a different appliance entirely. Grease collects around the crisper plate and the drawer lip, and two drawers means two of everything. Check what’s dishwasher safe before you buy, not after the first roast.

Check the price on the day

This applies to the Tefal and the Philips above all. Both are here because a promotion dropped machines with £150-plus specifications into a £100 guide. If the deal has gone when you look, take one of the other three and don’t quietly move your budget to fit the recommendation.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best air fryer under £100 in the UK?

The Tefal Easy Fry Dual EY901N40, as long as it’s still under £100 when you check. You get 8.3 litres across two independently controlled drawers, Sync Finish to bring both sides in together, seven presets and the deepest pool of owner feedback in this group. If it’s gone back up, the Bosch Series 4 is the next best all-rounder.

Which air fryer under £100 is best for one or two people?

The Ninja PRO AF140UK. Its 4.7-litre basket is the smallest here, which is what makes it liveable in a small kitchen, and its 240°C ceiling is the highest, which is what makes it good at browning. For a couple it covers almost everything.

Which is the best large air fryer under £100?

Depends what you mean by large. Biggest total capacity is the 8.3-litre Tefal, though it’s split 5.2 and 3.1. Biggest single space is the 7.1-litre Philips with the divider out. For a straightforward undivided basket at a stable price, the 6.1-litre Bosch.

Is a dual air fryer better than a single one?

Only if you cook two things at once at different settings. If you do, synchronised finishing is genuinely convenient. If you don’t, a single drawer is simpler, cleans up faster, takes bulkier food and uses all of its capacity for one job.

Is 4.7 litres big enough for two people?

For most couples, yes. Chips for two, four chicken thighs, a tray of veg or reheated leftovers all fit comfortably in the Ninja. Where it runs out is a third and fourth person, or batch cooking at the weekend, and at that point 6 litres and up is the better answer.

Does an air fryer cost less to run than an oven?

For small and medium portions, usually. It heats a much smaller chamber and mostly skips the preheat. For a full meal that needs three consecutive air-fryer batches, the oven is often quicker and no more expensive. The saving comes from the size of the load, not from the appliance being inherently efficient.

How much does an air fryer cost to run for 30 minutes?

At the Ofgem cap rate of 26.32p per kWh from 1 October 2026, a 1.5kW machine drawing full power for the whole half hour would cost about 19.7p, and a 2kW machine about 26.3p. Real figures come out lower because the element cycles once the chamber is up to temperature. Allow roughly two thirds of those numbers as a working estimate.

Are air fryers healthier than deep frying?

They use far less oil, because the cooking is done by circulating hot air instead of immersion. That’s a real difference for chips and breaded food. It doesn’t make everything cooked in one healthy – the ingredients and the portion size still decide that.

Should I still buy the Tefal or Philips if the price rises above £100?

Not if £100 is a real ceiling. Both are in this guide because a promotion put unusually capable machines inside a budget they don’t normally fit. Above it, they’re competing with a different set of air fryers and the argument changes. The Ninja, Instant and Bosch all hold their positions at their usual prices.

How long should an air fryer last?

There’s no fixed answer, but the things that end them are predictable: a worn non-stick coating, a failed element or fan, and electronics that give up on a machine used daily. Clean the basket and plate properly, and buy from a manufacturer with UK service and spares, and you’ve got the best chance of getting several years out of one.

Final verdict

The Tefal Easy Fry Dual EY901N40 is our pick of the best air fryers under £100, on the condition that it’s still under £100 when you look. Two unevenly sized drawers, 8.3 litres between them and Sync Finish to bring both sides in together is a properly useful set-up for family cooking, and at around £99 nothing else here matches it.

Most households don’t need that much. The Ninja PRO AF140UK is the smarter buy for one or two people: smaller, simpler, the hottest machine here and the one you can actually find room for. The Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook 5.7L takes the middle ground, with the most useful feature in the guide and the lowest running cost, held back only by that one-year guarantee.

The Bosch Series 4 MAF462B0GB is for anyone who’d rather have one generous basket than two half-sized ones, and the Philips NA150/09 FlexDrawer is the adaptable option, switching between two zones and one 7.1-litre space – while the promotion lasts.

Start with how many people you’re feeding and what a normal weeknight meal looks like in your house. Then decide whether that meal wants one space or two. Everything else on the spec sheet is detail, and the machine with the biggest number on the box isn’t automatically the one you should own.

How we verified these specifications

Capacities, wattages, temperature ranges, programme lists, cleaning details and guarantee terms were checked against UK manufacturer listings and major retailer pages in August 2026, with retailer figures cross-referenced against the manufacturer where the two disagreed. Manufacturer claims – Instant’s chicken and chip capacities, Bosch’s four-portion rating, Philips’s RapidAir description – are attributed to the companies that published them and not presented as our own findings.

Running costs use Ofgem’s price cap electricity unit rate of 26.32p per kWh, which applies from 1 October 2026, and a 65% average duty cycle. They’re estimates for comparing these machines against each other, not predictions of any individual household’s bill.

Prices, promotions and stock change constantly in this category, and two of the five here are under £100 only on promotion. Check the live price before you buy.