Sage Smart Oven Air Fryer - Stainless Steel - O/S

Cons: Is this an air fryer? Probably not.Firstly we do use this quite oftenIt is impossible to clean properlyIt appears to heat up quicker than our Smeg oven, although it's difficult to say for sure because ovens indicate when they have reached the set temperature whereas this Sage tells you to put food in when it has reached 75% of the set temperature.When I read reviews before buying this oven many of them complained that there was no recipe book as a guide to cooking times.From my experience the reason for that seems simple. You don't need one because it doesn't cook any quicker that your oven so just use normal recipes.The main claims made for air fryers is that they cook quicker, at lower temperatures and use much less oil than frying.I am no expert but they ... MoreCons: Is this an air fryer? Probably not.Firstly we do use this quite oftenIt is impossible to clean properlyIt appears to heat up quicker than our Smeg oven, although it's difficult to say for sure because ovens indicate when they have reached the set temperature whereas this Sage tells you to put food in when it has reached 75% of the set temperature.When I read reviews before buying this oven many of them complained that there was no recipe book as a guide to cooking times.From my experience the reason for that seems simple. You don't need one because it doesn't cook any quicker that your oven so just use normal recipes.The main claims made for air fryers is that they cook quicker, at lower temperatures and use much less oil than frying.I am no expert but they seem to achieve this by having a small and completely enclosed cooking area which heats up quickly, coupled with a high powered fan.The Sage oven is not small, nor is it sealed. Steam escapes from around the door during normal cooking. If steam is escaping it's fair to assume that heat is also escaping.I would describe the Sage oven as a multi function mini oven with 2 speed fan. The air fryer function seems to do little more than activate the higher speed fan, which they term "Super convection".In short, we do use this, it is probably cheaper than using the oven and therefore saves a bit on bills, but at a purchase price of more than £300 it is unlikely to ever pay for itself.

We are loving this, it's so easy to use, so many different things you can cook in it and always delicious! It saves on power, we never use our electric oven anymore, well we do to store kitchen items :) therefore better on the pocket and the environment.I usually cook for two but have also cooked a meal for four with no issues.It's about the size of a microwave so not taking up loads of space and it looks good!I would definitely recommend this product, my husband calls it an air fryer but really it is much, much more.I really haven't got a bad thing to say about it really! We think it is a great buy!

Had this for about a month now and really impressed. The air frying function is brilliant, makes lovely crispy chips but it does so much more. Pretty much use this all the time now and hardly use the main oven. The toast is lovely, crumpets are different level, and even did a large stew. It is very quiet, so quiet we didn't think it was on initially. Very compact and stylish, but big enough to cook everything I have wanted so far. The light is great, means you can easily see how well done food is without opening oven and losing heat. It has exceeded my expectations by a long way. Highly recommend.