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Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer
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The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use
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As mums, we are always looking for ways to whip up delicious food for our families. 

Which is why we are thrilled to announce the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer product review.

With Philips’ unique TurboStar rapid air technology, you can fry food using minimal oil and prepare delicious and evenly cooked dishes. There’s no need for preheating and with the new compact design you can still cook a large amount of food.

Key features of the Philips Vivo TurboStar Airfryer …

F400076808-FIL-global-001 Rapid air technology for healthier fryingThe unique technology of the Airfryer enables you to fry, bake, roast and grill, the tastiest snacks and meals with less fat than a conventional fryer, by using little or no oil! Philips Airfryer with TurboStar rapid air technology also creates less smell than conventional fryers. It’s easy to clean, safe and economical for your daily use.
F400076810-FIL-global-001 50% more evenly fried food2The innovative Philips TurboStar rapid air technology swirls the hot air rapidly through the whole basket. This results in more homogenous heat distribution and therefore 50% more evenly fried food. There is no need for turning- even when food is piled up. In addition, powerful direct heat from above quickly crisps the food.
Airfryer_Quick Clean Basket_170x96 QuickClean basketWith the Philips Airfryer QuickClean basket which includes a removable non-stick mesh, cleaning becomes easier and faster. The removable non-stick coated drawer and the food basket are dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. The Philips Airfryer with TurboStar technology saves you and your home from the smell of fried oil compared to a regular fryer.
F400076828-FIL-global-001 Large 0.8 kg capacity, 20% more compact3The new Airfryer has been designed with compactness in mind (20% smaller) while still enabling to cook large amount of food (800 gr). With its reduced size it blends in perfectly onto the kitchen counter-top and serves delicious meals for the whole family. Its thoughtful size enables every day usage and a world of possibilities.
F400076815-FIL-global-001 Over 200 recipes in app and free recipe book includedThe Philips Airfryer app is free and filled with delicious recipes and easy to follow step-by-step cooking instructions. Get inspired with quick, healthy snacks or meals for special occasions.
F400076829-FIL-global-001 Universal removable handle – easily exchange accessoriesPhilips’ new universal removable handle helps you to mix and match the right cooking accessory and achieve the best results for your key dishes- every day. Additionally it allows for compacter storage after use.

Click here to find out more about the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer. 

(1) Compared to fresh fries prepared in a conventional Philips fryer (2) Measured vs Airfryer without TurboStar with frozen fries, evaluated on browning and doneness (3) Versus Philips Viva Collection Airfryer, total capacity can fit 800g of fries.

With the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer, you can fry, grill, roast and even bake …

Here are just a few delicious recipes you can create with the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer:

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Roasted Asian Chicken Wings
Fries
Fries
Ratatouille
Ratatouille

 

 

 

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The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer product review.

103318a5In the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer product review, we asked mums to trial and review the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer by cooking several snacks, meals and desserts in the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer.

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Published 10th September 2016

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  • HONESTLY, IT'S FOR FABULOUS FOR BEGINNERS TO EXPERTS

    I’m not a great cook! But the TurboStar has helped me to cook Chicken, Meatballs, Sausages, Chips, Frittatas, Rice Pudding, Steak, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Lamb Rack, Cakes. I have cooked all these and more. Some things I cook from scratch and others like Yum Cha, Chicken Nuggets, Fish Fillets etc. I just pick up from the supermarket. It does the best Steak (even from frozen) I’ve ever cooked because it seals the outside all at once and retains the juices. I couldn’t live without it!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Delicious wedges

    I was about to send my husband to the shops to get some hot chips and I remembered the air fryer! We haven’t tried wedges or chips in it yet and it definitely didn’t disappoint! I coated the potato in some spicy seasoning and put them in a bowl with about a tablespoon of olive oil. It took about 30 mins to make them crispy. They were amazing!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Try to make Lava Cake from Philips App

    I mainly use my Airfryer to cook frozen chips, but this time, I tried to bake with it! I’ve read some reviews about baking, I was little bit worried first. I don’t have some accessories yet, and I couldn’t find any cake pan which fit in the Airfryer in my kitchen. I had look Philips App, and I decided to try Lava Cake with using my ramekins.
    I completely followed the recipes. I had all ingredients in my kitchen, and the method is very easy as well. I divided the cake mixture to 4 ramekins, but I tried only 1 at first. The recipe says the cooking time is 5 minutes. I thought it’s too short, but followed it. After 5 minutes, open the Airfryer… it looks cooked! I scoop it, the top is baked well, and gooey inside! Maybe little bit sweet for me, but I liked it!
    But I wanted to stock in freezer rest of cakes for having as lunch/morning tea later, so I set for 12 minutes for rest of 3 cakes. I think 10 minutes might be enough because it was little bit dry, but it’s like normal chocolate cake:)
    I’m not sure it will bake like oven if I use whole tin, but I think it works in small cups.

    We totally love Airfryer, especially cooking frozen food. Easy to use, no mess, and importantly, we can cut off oil intake.
    Thanks again for giving me an opportunity to test the Airfryer!!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Comparing with the Philips XL Airfryer

    I was asked to review the new Philips TurboStar Airfryer, as I have previously used the older model Philips XL Airfryer. The XL has been around for around 2 years now, and while it has a larger capacity, there have been people that have been reporting excessive smoke, and a few problems with the coating of the insert. So how does the TurboStar model compare? Well, both have their advantages to be honest. What I like about the XL model in particular, is the digital display, which means I can see from across the kitchen just how long something has left to cook. The Turbostar in comparison has a dial setting, which you really have to walk up to to see. The XL has push button controls on the digital display, and particulary for the temperature setting, that is quite easy to set at the correct temperature. The TurboStar again has a dial to set the temperature. As many things are cooked at 180 or 200, and not many things at very low temps, I think that the temperature settings on the dial could be more spread out to give greater accuracy in selecting temperature. The capacity of the XL is probably more useful for my family of 5. Sure the Turbostar can cook enough chips for example, in one go, for the whole family. But something like chicken pieces needs more juggling to get everything cooked. The draw mechanism is also different between the two. The basket of the XL sits in the insert and the insert slides in on runners, where as the Turbostar has a basket that actually clips into the insert and the whole piece is slide into place. This means that for example, to give the contents of the basket a shake throughout cooking, who are actually shaking the whole basket and insert together, or you have to unclip the basket. As the insert is not on runners, you do need a bit of cleared bench space to put it down (whereas with the XL, the insert could sit there like an open drawer). Now to the coatings and cleaning. The coating on the insert of the Turbostar is far better than that on the XL. Very easy to clean, and seems quite resistant to scratching. The wire mesh of the basket is easily unclipped for easier cleaning as well. I am looking forward to being able to buy the grill pan attachment, as the grill pan for the XL was never available to purchase in Australia.
    So in conclusion, truely my dream airfryer would be a combination of the two machines. I would like the capacity of the XL, the digital display, temperature and time setting could be by dials just with a bit more spacing between measures, but I really like being able to see the time remaining from across the room. I love the easy clean features of the TurboStar, and think that in the long run, there will be less reported problems with smoking etc than with the XL model.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Mini Pizzas!

    I needed to whip up something quickly for my 2 year old for dinner tonight.. I had some bakers delight pizza dough, cut it into 4, topped with some pasta sauce, ham, olives, sundried tomato, pineapple, capsicum and grated cheese. 7 mins in the Airfryer and it was done! He absolutely loved it and we ended up having the same. So quick and easy this Airfryer is amazing!!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • reheat leftover food

    This time, I used Philips Airfryer to reheat my leftover chicken for lunch. I thought I cooked these chicken in Airfryer the day before, but I needed to cook lots, so I gave up and cooked in the oven. ( I think I need to buy double layer rack if I cook lots)
    I placed baking paper in the basket, (then I don’t need to wash basket later!lol) put the chicken, and set 140c for 20min. It’s quicker to reheat in the microwave, but crumbs are getting soggy. It may take same length to reheat in the oven, but I need to preheat the oven first.
    The chicken in Airfryer is just like as reheat in the oven. Still crunchy outside, and reheat & still juicy inside, but I could save time cuz I don’t need to preheat!
    Airfryer is good for not only cooking, but also reheat leftover foods!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Salmon Fillets

    I decided to give one of my favourite meals a go in my new Philips Airfryer and I wasn’t disappointed!! I coated the salmon in soy sauce and sesame seeds and popped it in the Airfryer for 10 mins. So easy and so healthy it cooked perfectly! I was worried it may be dry but it was so lovely and juicy it just fell apart! The next best part about it was the cleanup, just put the basket in the dishwasher!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • crispy outside, juicy inside

    This time, I cooked frozen buffalo chicken wings in the Philips Airfryer for quick lunch.
    The instruction of the packet suggest to use oven, but when we followed the instruction and used oven, it wasn’t successful. It was cooked inside, but not crunchy outside. My husband likes crunchy and crispy outside, so we usually cooked it with deep fryer. But yes, after cooking buffalo chicken wings in deep fryer, the oil is getting dirty, and getting too oily!
    I put some chicken wings in the basket, and set 180c for 15 minutes. While cooking the chicken, the white smoke (not stinky smoke, just like steam) came from the back! After the beep sound, open the bascket… wow! it looked it was cooked in the deep fryer. It looked crunchy outside and still sizzling.
    It cooked perfection! Hot and juicy inside, and crispy outside. My husband said it should cook 5 more minutes because he likes really crunchy, but it was enough for me.
    No mess, don’t need to worry about changing oil. And I was surprised some fat (oil) come from chicken!
    Thanks again for choosing me to try the wonderful products. Now it sits on the bench every day!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • RESTAURANT QUALITY FOOD, AT HOME!!

    My cooking skills are still developing, added to this my husband is actually an extremely fussy eater! When you combine the two it can actually be quite challenging…

    Within the first week of cooking using the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer I received the greatest compliment my husband has ever given me over something I’ve made – “This is restaurant quality food” he said!! The chicken was cooked so perfectly and the spices had infused straight through the meat. It was truly delicious and something which neither of us would have expected to be enjoying in the comfort of our own home

    ✔️ the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer
    cooks food faster

    ✔️ the results are tastier

    ✔️ the cleanup is easier than anything else I own

    Added to this, you are provided with FREE HEALTHY RECIPES via an AWESOME app!! You are given a shopping list, step by step preparation guide and the entire process is just incredibly easy to follow

    Food is something we enjoy everyday of our lives, the preparation process, and the end result needs to be enjoyable and something which you look forward rather than viewing as a chore. The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer takes an everyday task and not only makes it more enjoyable but you get better, quicker, HEALTHIER results- and it even saves you time cleaning up

    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer makes every single meal a tastier one which you actually look forward to preparing!!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • No oil, but still crispy

    I tried to cook chips (from frozen) for snack with my Airfryer for the very first time. I put the frozen chips in the basket, set 180c for 15 minutes. I opened once in the middle of cooking time, shake a little bit, and back in Airfryer. After the beep sound like microwave, the chips was perfectly cooked. Crispy outside and still soft inside. My husband was surprised it as well! We usually use deep fryer. It looks cooked in a deep fryer, but we don’t need to clean around the machine and don’t need to change oil anymore! It’s more easier to cook chips for kids as well.
    But the basket goes very hot, so I wonder where to put the basket on…
    And I also thought it’s more convenient if it has a “cancel” button.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Best crunchy noodles ever!

    So tonight we had San Choy Bow and the kids normally add Changs Crunchy Noodles. But we had none so I air fried some other egg noodles we had and they were awesome. Just 5 minutes with no oil whatsoever. Yum!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Made perfect nuggets etc, not the best chips

    I finally bought one of these. It made fantastic frozen nuggets etc for the kids, however they didn’t really like the chips. I did put corn cobs, bacon etc in there too and it seemed to cook them up well. I wrapped the corn cob in foil and put some butter in it, it was delicious. I probably should try to do chips again, maybe some wedges. i was hoping that I could do home made chips and see how they turn out.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Delicious wedges

    I was about to send my husband to the shops to get some hot chips and I remembered the air fryer! We haven’t tried wedges or chips in it yet and it definitely didn’t disappoint! I coated the potato in some spicy seasoning and put them in a bowl with about a tablespoon of olive oil. It took about 30 mins to make them crispy. They were amazing!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Still not a fan despite it cooking some things really well.

    3 out of 5 stars.

    I would like to thank Mouths of Mums for giving me the opportunity to review this device. I was sent a free Philips Airfryer in exchange for at least four reviews and so this will be my fourth and final review published to both my own blog, as well as to the Mouths of Mums site.

    Please note that my rating for this product may change in each review as I get to know the device more, learn the tips and tricks and so on. For now, the final rating is 3 out of 5.

    The last week reviewing the Philips Airfryer, have I changed my opinion of it? Not a heck of a lot really. I tried a few things out and have come to the conclusion it does meat items well… veggie items – not so well.

    Earlier in the week I made veggie chips for dinner. It was really a “let’s clear out the root vegetables” meal and consisted of potato and sweet potato chips. I first seasoned some oil with salt, pepper, sumac and savoury yeast, I then rolled the chipped veg in this oil and airfried them.

    It took…. Sooooo long! About two hours to do all the batches of veg. So the rest of the meal was stone cold when the last lot of chips was done. And, no matter how much I let them sit on paper towel, they did not crisp up and stayed soggy. So not so much chips as, well, cooked soggy veg. And the constant loud, droning noise of the airfryer for the two hours it took? Headache making and just added to the misery. Seriously this wasn’t a good meal no matter how photogenic it looks here.

    This morning I did two final meals with the Philips Airfryer, just to see if it could do them and, well, it could.

    Firstly I made Tamari almonds – which is just a cup of almonds tossed in a couple of teaspoons of wheat free tamari soy sauce and then roasted. This went well, took me half the time it usually would and the airfryer is definitely easier to clean out after making them than the tray for the oven would be.

    I then did a fry up as, what else should an airfryer be cook at than frying food? It took me 20 minutes to fry up 5 long rashers of Kanmantoo Bacon, half a Torunska (a Polish like Kabana) and 2 large mushrooms. And at the same time I was able to make toast, scramble some eggs and make a cup of tea – and not burn or ruin any of it! So, unsurprisingly, the airfryer was good at a fry up. But as fry ups are an occasional meal in my house – not a daily or weekly occurrence – I can’t say whether this is a bonus or not. I mean, it was faster, easier and much easier to clean up after… but as it’s not something I do daily or weekly, was the airfryer a lifesaving kitchen device? No, not really.

    But we do eat Tamari almonds weekly – if I bothered making them – and I will admit the airfryer did make them quickly and easily… so maybe my family will start getting Tamari almonds more often now?

    I also do still wish the airfryer came with all the accessories it was advertised at having as, quite frankly, I would have loved to have tried making my granola in it, as well as bake bread and cakes… none of which I can do when all you get is just the basket.

    Would I recommend this device to others?

    After the four weeks? No, I really don’t think I would. It really does still come across more as a kitchen gimmick than something that would be a time saver in the kitchen. For a family my size and for the sorts of whole foods – no pre-made rubbish – that we eat, there are far better cooking appliances out there. An example would be – a decent sized fan forced oven with some cook cooking racks and trays.

    Would I buy this device for myself?

    No I wouldn’t. I am still in two minds as to whether I will keep this one given to be as a freebie or give it away to someone more into the types of foods it seems more designed for – reheating pre-made stuff.

    I will admit it was great at cooking certain types of meat, and much easier to clean… but the size of the basket versus the size of my family meant I needed to cook multiple small batches of food over a long period of time. And, to feed my family on time, I would much rather just use my oven and have the not so perfect pork belly ribs or similar… just so we all got to eat at the same time and eat a hot meal at that. I don’t want to spend hours waiting while cooking so many batches – which is exactly what I had to do with this airfryer. It is noisy too and after having it on for so long the silence of it switching off it about the only nice thing I can say about it. And, I will add, I’m an owner of a Thermomix and I am saying this is loud… that says a LOT!

    In summary: The airfryer is great at cooking some things, not so good at cooking others. The basket size is too small to cook large enough portions for a family of 5 and it takes way too long to cook all the small portions to feed us. I feel far more suited to people wanted to reheat pre-made foods for snacks and parties than someone looking for a useful kitchen device to help them cook wholefood meals for their entire family.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Try to make Lava Cake from Philips App

    I mainly use my Airfryer to cook frozen chips, but this time, I tried to bake with it! I’ve read some reviews about baking, I was little bit worried first. I don’t have some accessories yet, and I couldn’t find any cake pan which fit in the Airfryer in my kitchen. I had look Philips App, and I decided to try Lava Cake with using my ramekins.
    I completely followed the recipes. I had all ingredients in my kitchen, and the method is very easy as well. I divided the cake mixture to 4 ramekins, but I tried only 1 at first. The recipe says the cooking time is 5 minutes. I thought it’s too short, but followed it. After 5 minutes, open the Airfryer… it looks cooked! I scoop it, the top is baked well, and gooey inside! Maybe little bit sweet for me, but I liked it!
    But I wanted to stock in freezer rest of cakes for having as lunch/morning tea later, so I set for 12 minutes for rest of 3 cakes. I think 10 minutes might be enough because it was little bit dry, but it’s like normal chocolate cake:)
    I’m not sure it will bake like oven if I use whole tin, but I think it works in small cups.

    We totally love Airfryer, especially cooking frozen food. Easy to use, no mess, and importantly, we can cut off oil intake.
    Thanks again for giving me an opportunity to test the Airfryer!!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Great Quick Meals

    Since receiving our air fryer we have used it a good couple of times a week.

    As we are living in a renovators delight (aka doing up our kitchen that is taking wayyyy to long). It certainly has been a great go to machine for when I haven’t prepared anything.

    I have cooked fries, gems, wedges, kransky, pies, sausage rolls, crispy skinned salmon, and I have even tried out cakes which didn’t cook evenly. The outside of my cake cooked but not the inside and I wonder if I had the propper extra attachments it may have made a difference.

    But my favourite thing to cook is crispy skinned potatoes. They are great to top with all sorts and my kids just love them.

    All round it is a good machine and healthier to cook with for sure.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Sauce.....and more!

    After reading another review on here – Thank You Nicoletta!! – about the homemade pizza sauce I copied the idea and gave it a go. Previously, I had been thinking of how to use it without using anything else but this has opened my eyes to a whole lot more (eg dips, pastes, sauces, marinades, jams). So, with tomatoes, onion, capsicum, garlic & zucchini, I used the Airfryer to roast them (20 mins at 160) and then blitzed them all together. My “rich roast tomato pizza sauce” was more like a “tomato & veg sauce” but holy guacamole it was good! Oh, should I have added guacamole to the top of the finished product (being chicken, bacon & mushroom pizza?? Maybe next time…..). As a side note, being able to read other reviews on here is very inspiring so thank you to all the Awesome Airfryer reviewers!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Recipes for a newbie - the app is great!

    So, not really knowing what to try and where to start I thought I would give you my suggestions:
    Download the Philips Airfryer app and start with the following:
    Crispy Potato Skin Wedges – could have been spicier for the adults but with kids they loved them.
    Spicy Drumsticks – takes “winner, winner, chicken dinner!!!!!!!” to a whole new level (& oh so easy)
    Baked potato – YUMMO!!! And we changed the filling for each person and we each “constructed” our own
    Chunky fries – make them as chunky as you like and they are crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside – no more oven-baked, soggy sticks of potato!
    Kale chips – I now get what all the fuss is about.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Extras

    With a family of 5 I decided we needed a little extra food to be prepared at once and purchased a rack to use in the Airfryer – well worth the $$ (I got mine from the Good Guys but think you can purchase them at a number of places – just make sure you get the right size). This rack allows “layers” to be added and also comes with 4 skewers (yet to use these but can see the potential!). Next purchase will be the grill I think……. Stay tuned

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Chips, Chips & More Chips

    The Airfryer works a treat when cooking potato chips / wedges from scratch but also using frozen chips. Found chips, whether frozen or fresh, turned out the same. Wedges however were best using the Airfryer recipe on the app – especially with the paprika!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Deliciously crispy sweet potato chips!

    It’s taken quite a few attempts to make crispy sweet potato chips, something we eat a lot of in our family and I have never quite mastered it in the oven. Tried for the third time in the Airfryer and finally got there! There is a bit of prep involved in soaking the chips in water, honestly the longer the better to remove as much starch as possible. Then they need to be dried and tossed in a little bit of oil and corn flour. You can’t cook too many at once so normally in 2 or three batches. I first cooked them at a lower temperature around 170 for 8-10 minutes then turned the temp up to 200 and cooked until they were crispy and slightly browned. Perfect and quicker than the oven!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Comparing with the Philips XL Airfryer

    I was asked to review the new Philips TurboStar Airfryer, as I have previously used the older model Philips XL Airfryer. The XL has been around for around 2 years now, and while it has a larger capacity, there have been people that have been reporting excessive smoke, and a few problems with the coating of the insert. So how does the TurboStar model compare? Well, both have their advantages to be honest. What I like about the XL model in particular, is the digital display, which means I can see from across the kitchen just how long something has left to cook. The Turbostar in comparison has a dial setting, which you really have to walk up to to see. The XL has push button controls on the digital display, and particulary for the temperature setting, that is quite easy to set at the correct temperature. The TurboStar again has a dial to set the temperature. As many things are cooked at 180 or 200, and not many things at very low temps, I think that the temperature settings on the dial could be more spread out to give greater accuracy in selecting temperature. The capacity of the XL is probably more useful for my family of 5. Sure the Turbostar can cook enough chips for example, in one go, for the whole family. But something like chicken pieces needs more juggling to get everything cooked. The draw mechanism is also different between the two. The basket of the XL sits in the insert and the insert slides in on runners, where as the Turbostar has a basket that actually clips into the insert and the whole piece is slide into place. This means that for example, to give the contents of the basket a shake throughout cooking, who are actually shaking the whole basket and insert together, or you have to unclip the basket. As the insert is not on runners, you do need a bit of cleared bench space to put it down (whereas with the XL, the insert could sit there like an open drawer). Now to the coatings and cleaning. The coating on the insert of the Turbostar is far better than that on the XL. Very easy to clean, and seems quite resistant to scratching. The wire mesh of the basket is easily unclipped for easier cleaning as well. I am looking forward to being able to buy the grill pan attachment, as the grill pan for the XL was never available to purchase in Australia.
    So in conclusion, truely my dream airfryer would be a combination of the two machines. I would like the capacity of the XL, the digital display, temperature and time setting could be by dials just with a bit more spacing between measures, but I really like being able to see the time remaining from across the room. I love the easy clean features of the TurboStar, and think that in the long run, there will be less reported problems with smoking etc than with the XL model.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Buy Accessories!

    After receiving my airfryer and seeing what it could do, I really wanted to get the most out of it, So I purchased the baking pan, rack and grill plate.
    Rack (Harvey Norman $23.95)
    Grill Plate (Harvey Norman $47.95)
    Baking Pan (The Good Guys $34.95)

    *The rack allows you to add extra to the airfyer without it touching other food items (refer my photo of bread) It really adds ‘extra space’, which in this model (Philips Turbostar – Viva Collection HD9621) I think you need.
    If I had the bench space, I would buy the XL model which is a considerably bigger capacity AirFryer. The rack also comes with skewers.
    *The baking pan has been very valuable but you can really just put any metal pan inside the airfyer. I have made several cakes in it.
    *I haven’t used the grill yet. It helps to fry, brown or sear things like meat or fish
    Having these accessories helps to open up the potential of the machine and allows for a much greater variety of dishes to be made. It’s a pity they don’t come standard when you buy the fryer.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • What to try first?

    I thought it might be good to suggest some “first try” things for people new to airfrying

    Frozen chips – easy comparison with oven cooking. Throw them in and cook.
    Frozen spring rolls – beautifully crispy.
    Steak – I know it might sound a bit odd, but trust me, I can’t cook a steak this good in a frypan!
    (I recommend scotch fillet, porterhouse, rump cuts)
    Roasted vegetables – spray with oil and shake over a bit of seasoning.
    Pork belly – crackling anyone? No? More for me!
    Roast nuts – can roast pine nuts, or any other nuts quickly and easily (I always burnt them in the oven!)
    Taco shells – 5 minutes on 160C no preheating the oven needed.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • If time is of the essence.....airfrying is for you!

    As busy mums, we sometimes find ourselves walking in the door, needing to feed hungry children as quick as possible, so they can get off to bed, and get good sleep, ready to start the next day. What with work, and after school activities, this us almost every night. Well, the Philips Airfryer is for you! Got something thats needs cooking in the oven, but it will take to long to preheat it? No preheating needed with the TurboStar! And crispy results everytime! Fancy a steak but its not BBQing weather? Who would have thought – but the airfry cooks a perfect steak! And need i say Pork Belly??????……I will not elaborate on that, you know what I’m talking about. And if you need to interest the men folk in your life any further……BACON!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Final thoughts

    I have enjoyed my time with the Airfryer. I was so excited to be given the opportunity to review it. But would I buy it? Probably not. I feel it is a bit of a “gimmicky” kitchen item, and a very expensive one at that. I had a few successes with my Airfryer but also an equal amount of failures.

    First, the negatives.
    The “instructions” (or rather lack of) that came with the machine were essentially useless and I had to google what I was actually doing.
    To be able to cook enough food in it I would need to purchase the double layer rack, as a single layer doesn’t allow for enough food to feed my family in one go. Having to cook in batches is a little annoying and time consuming. I was quite disappointed in the hot chips that come out of the machine, I feel they are no better than oven cooked chips. Most of the things I cook in the Airfryer I can cook in the oven. And in greater quantities.
    I tried baking in the Airfryer and that was a complete failure. I feel it may have been more successful if I had the baking tin accessory but that’s just another thing to buy. I would also have liked a way to turn off the timer, without having to leave the machine on if I’ve taken the food out early.

    And some positives!
    It’s quite a compact, sleek and modern little unit and with only one dial for the timer and one wheel for the temperature setting it’s very simple to use.
    It was good for quick frozen snacks: spring rolls, chicken nuggets, fish cakes, if only cooking small quantities. I found it great for cooking any kind of chicken items: nuggets, crumbed drumsticks, chicken wings, schnitzel. It also makes AMAZING bacon!
    Any food I put in it was always cooked evenly, even without me taking the basket out and turning the food.
    I really like that any oil that comes out of the food you’re cooking falls through the basket and is collected in the bottom, and you aren’t cooking food in its own fats.
    Clean up is a breeze, wether by hand or in the dishwasher. The app was a fantastic accompaniment to the machine with over 200 recipes for inspiration.

    I will continue to use my Airfryer but it won’t be an every day occurrence. It is good for cooking quick snacks, and for making sides to have with dinner. But it’s not really big enough to feed the family, and a lot of the foods I’ve been cooking in it I’ll go back to cooking in the oven. Thanks for opportunity Mouths of Mums and Philips!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Quick Snack Maker & No So Brilliant Baking Attempt

    After several weeks of trying different foods/meals/snacks and failing miserably at working out why the video I took is sideways (LOL)….I now present my third review.

    I have a family of three and I have found that the airfryer is really only suitable for making small meals and snacks. I would recommend buying the XL size if you want to make a whole family meal in it. It’s ok for e.g. cooking 3 bits of fish to have with a salad but something like a family sized lasagne is never going to be large enough (in this smaller model) to feed the family a whole dinner unless you are happy to keep putting it on repeatedly to cook individual portions.

    Over the weeks I have become used to how it works, so I’ve become better at ‘guessing’ temperatures and times to cook things. I still wish they had supplied a cookbook or more detailed heating guide with it. I’ve watched a few videos online but when you are in the kitchen cooking, having the pc in another room is a problem. I’ve tried to read the mobile app recipes but frankly my phone screen is so small it drives me nuts. I started keeping a diary of everything I heated or cooked, so that I have a record of times and temps which are suitable. I keep that next to my machine
    I purchased three accessories to go with my Airfryer. (Wish they came with it!)
    – Baking Dish ($34.95): Really you could put any metal dish inside but this non-stick pan is great for things like small cakes
    – Two tier rack ($23.95): Came in very handy the other day when I cooked herb bread for three people
    – A grill plate ($47.95): Haven’t used yet

    ***BAKING!!!! Oh boy! LOL – I’ve had a few disasters with this. Some recipes I read said to bake a cake by splitting the batter in two and cooking 2 separate halves….other recipes just had ‘reduced size’ recipes and said to cook the batter altogether. I decided to try a whole banana cake packet mix at once. As you can see from the photo it was a little burnt on top but as the skewer came out clean I thought it was ready. WRONG! As soon as I flipped it over to cool, it broke open and the raw centre poured out. I cut it in two and put it back into the airfryer for few minutes and the sponge was so moist! My 2nd attempt (chocolate cake mix), I split the raw batter in two and baked each half separately. I could have just cooked it in the oven whole for the same amount of time……so not really a time saver using the airfyer for cake….but it was so yummy and moist! I think I’ll stick to cooking cakes in my gas oven but I’ll try a few other smaller baked goods like brownies or something in the next few weeks.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Another item that would clutter my cupboards

    After losing 47kgs, I don’t ever eat fried food as it no longer agrees with me. My family and I eat very lean, only using spray oil from my oil pumper. I was really interested in finding out whether we could attempt to have some air-fried meals to vary our standard weekly recipes. The first thing that striked me was the size – where was this going to fit?! it’s bulky but the capacity of the machine is relatively small. In the first week I gave 3 recipes a go, standard potato & sweet potato chips. I was impressed with this and the amount of oil was relatively low compared to standard chips. They were crispy and were okay on our super healthy bodies.

    We tried a KFC style chicken, because of the extra oil in the skin of the chicken we found it greasy and it wasn’t as crispy as I remember KFC – but it has been years!

    We gave wings a go. Marinaded overnight for extra taste too. But again, the extra fat on the chicken combined with that in the machine was just too greasy for us.

    Last week, we passed the machine onto our neighbour who isn’t a health nut and she has used the machine twice. She thinks it’s great!

    I suppose it depends if you are used to fried food or not. If you’re healthy and want to try fried food, it’s probably not great. But if you’re a normal (non-gym junkie) family I think you’ll love it!

    Thanks for the opportunity!!!!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • Final thoughts

    Thanks again MoM for letting me review this product. I am in LOVE with my Philips Air Fryer. Not only can I cook enough food for my family all in one easy to use appliance, but its cooking healthy food, letting all the fat drip away, while keeping everything moist and full of flavour. Looking forward to trying new things all the time, I want to try chicken wings, burgers, and try and perfect sweet potato fries. One of these days!

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use

  • From chops to chips, from steak to cake

    I am loving my air fryer. I have tried so many things in it. We have cooked steak, chops, chicken breast, chips, potato gems, dumplings, and even reheat fried foods. It works so well for so many things. My next thing to buy is the baking tray attachment so that we can start baking in it. Can’t wait to see how they turn out.

    Would you recommend the Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer to others?
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer is suitable for lots of recipes
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer helps me cook in a more healthy way
    The Philips Viva TurboStar Airfryer saves me time & is easy to use
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