However, because of the way it’s been designed it appears to be more frugal when it comes to power consumption. The Russell Hobbs people state that the unit is 63% more energy efficient compared to an oven if you’re cooking a frozen cheese pizza at 200°C. There’s 1500 watts of convection technology at your disposal, while the capacity is pretty good too. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Boasting a powerful 1500W convection fan that distributes heat evenly, a generous 12.6L capacity combined with a60-minute timer for maximum cooking control. With a simple twist of a button, choose fromfive different settings including air fry, bake, grill, toast and a keep warm function. The Russell Hobbs Air Fry Express Mini Oven has 5 Different Settings – Air Fry, Bake, Grill, Toast and Keep Warm, making your food choices endless. From baking sweet muffins, to toasting fresh sourdough bread, to grilling bacon for breakfast – you can do it all. And, if anyone’s running late, you can use the Keep Warm function to keep the food warm. There’s more good news too, as Russell Hobbs claims it boasts a speedier preheat that’s up to four times faster than a conventional oven. The figure is based on a conventional electric oven when preheating to 220°C. To look at it is certainly more oven in design than air fryer, with access to the cooking area gained from the front via a glass door that opens downwards. There's no noisy fan either.

Careful management of the 1500 watts does eventually yield some quality results. A real bonus is the way it’s particularly good at warming pre-baked bread rolls and keeping them that way while allowing your kitchen to smell like the local bakery. However, it's more of a convection mini oven than an air fryer, but it is still pretty versatile. The controls require a bit of practice to master depending on how you like your food to be cooked. Those controls are quite good fun actually and make a change from touchscreens and LCDs. Ever find yourself hungry, but in a hurry? The Russell Hobbs Air Fry Express Mini Oven is exactly what you need. It has a powerful 1500W Convection Fan that distributes heat evenly - meaning cooking in the Air Fry Express Mini Oven is 2.5x Faster than a Conventional Oven**. And best of all, there’s no need to preheat the oven beforehand due to a 4 x Faster Preheat and it even Saves You 63.1% Energy ***.