Appliances for a healthy diet: TOP-5 multi-furnaces

When there is no place for the word at all in a tiny kitchen, and delicious and, most importantly, healthy food is one of your joys, the Vimar VAF-304W is right there. This multi-oven of east european production cooks quickly, without oil and unnecessary hassle.

To master the principles of cooking together with the model will be able to, as they say, both old and young. All control of the cooking process is tied to mechanical temperature controllers (80-200 °C) and a 30-minute timer. Near them on the upper panel there are two light bulbs indicating the status of the device.

The principle of operation of the multi-furnace is based on forced circulation of heated air using a built-in fan. He is frankly noisy in the arsenal of the model, which he will have to put up with. Also, users will need to close their eyes to the poor build quality of the appliance and the thin-layer non-stick coating of the bowl along with the cooking grill attached to it.

A recipe book is usually included as a gift to the Vimar VAF-304W. However, it is advisable to check its availability in the device configuration with a specific seller at the stage of ordering a multi-furnace. Finally, the main trump card in the sleeve of the model is the democratic cost. According to this parameter, the stove completely bypasses more famous competitors, not far behind them in terms of functionality.

The brand with the German pedigree Clatronic is a real specialist in the low-cost segment of small household appliances. One of the universal kitchen assistants among the products of the company with production facilities in the Middle Kingdom is the multi-oven FR 3667, which combines eight useful functions in one bottle at once.

The multipech is assembled in a plastic case, diluted with stainless steel inserts, and is made in black and white tones. The place of "landing" for a removable bowl with a non-heating handle is traditionally the lower half of the device. The cauldron with a non-stick coating, where food is prepared, has a volume of about 2.2 liters, which is slightly less than that of most peer models. Inside it, the temperature is maintained in the range of 80-200 °C.

The desired heating temperature is selected using a mechanical "twister" on the front panel of the device. In close proximity to it there is a handle for setting a mechanical timer (up to 60 min.). After a set time, the multi-oven automatically turns off, along with which it informs the household about the completion of the cooking process by giving an audible signal.

And what about the much-vaunted skills of the stove? She has abilities in frying, baking, baking, grilling, roasting, stewing, heating and keeping the finished food warm. Moreover, all this is done without the use of oil and other fats. As a result, ready-made dishes are not only delicious, but also useful, which is what is required from a good multi-oven.

The name of the French brand Tefal is widely known in all corners of the globe. Followers of a healthy diet will be pleased with the FX 1000 air fryer, which allows you to cook all sorts of goodies with a minimum amount of fat or without adding oil at all.

Externally, the model is a medium-sized "cube" in black and white colours. In the centre of its front panel, a handle of a pull-out basket with a total volume of 3 liters is attached, into which up to 800 g of frozen semi-finished products or raw food can be loaded in one fell swoop for frying with "heated" air flows. The oven is equally good at cooking both meat dishes and sweet desserts.

The controls of the device are concentrated closer to the upper end. Among them: a large 30-minute timer knob with an orange "knob" and a temperature selection slider. The scale of the latter is also marked with pictograms-hints with the cooking time of certain categories of products. So, chicken legs should be cooked in the oven at 180 °C for 18-22 minutes, and, for example, frozen French fries — at 200 °C for 12-16 minutes.

The removable parts of the multi-oven are subject to washing in the dishwasher, which eliminates the hassle of caring for them at the end of the cooking procedure. But the fly in the ointment in a barrel of honey is the absence of individual copies of the instruction model in the package. Fortunately, it can be easily found on the World Wide Web. This flaw is not so critical as to spoil the positive impression of the device, and in the dry residue, the stove is among the cohort of leaders in the middle price range.

A cross between a slow cooker and an aerogrill from Philips with the HD 9621 model index, it is used for cooking food without oil by blowing it with hot air, which will appeal to adherents of a healthy lifestyle. This cooking method is suitable for frying, baking, baking and grilling.

The appearance of the model allows you to adequately fit it to match any kitchen. A black plastic case with alternating glossy and matte elements looks advantageous in any interior. Of the controls on the "carcass" of the device, there is a temperature mode selection disk (60-200 °C) and a mechanical timer setting wheel (up to 30 minutes).

Worries about heating the stove lie on the shoulders of a heating element with a capacity of 1425 watts, and TurboStar proprietary technology is responsible for the uniform distribution of hot air flows. These are not just blades mindlessly chasing the wind, but a verified combination of the operation of the blowing fan, the special shape of the bottom of the bowl and the composition of its coating. With a total volume of 3 liters, the capacity of the container for cooking goodies with a crispy golden crust is about 0.8 kg.

In fact, a sufficient amount of food for three people is placed in the bowl of a multi-pot in one sitting. And as a snack — even more. The only "but" in the reviews of the model are rare complaints about poor—quality basket coverage. On the other fronts, the Philips HD 9621 receives entirely positive ratings. Moreover, both for the quality of cooking, for example, meat or French fries, and for useful little things, whether it is the possibility of washing removable parts in the dishwasher or a compartment for a power cord.

The temperamental Italian De'Longhi FH 1363 differs from his colleagues in the workshop with increased capacity — at one time in a 5-liter bowl of a multi-oven, you can cook crispy French fries for the company of children or chicken wings for 8 adults.

The user is kindly provided with 4 modes of operation of the stove: convection, air grill, air fryer and oven. Actually, the model is primarily focused on replacing bulky ovens in conditions of a lack of free space in the kitchen. A fan is connected to the upper heater of the multi-furnace, which accelerates the heated air around the entire perimeter of the workspace, and there is also a low-power lower heating element (200 watts) in the assets of the device.

With such a rich decoration, the possibilities of De'Longhi FH 1363 in cooking rest solely on your flight of culinary imagination. Moreover, the model is equipped with a special spatula for mixing the contents at intervals of about 30 seconds, so that you do not need to stand at the stove with a kitchen spatula ready — stew, risotto or stew with gravy is guaranteed not to burn.

The degree of readiness of dishes can be seen through the transparent top cover of the device. A mechanical thermostat with four heating power levels is also built directly into it. Of the other controls, the electronic timer, which is located on the front panel of the device case, deserves close attention. Even more all kinds of functions are offered by the hit stove De'Longhi FH 1394 Price from 9 079 up to 11 125 ₴ with a septet of automatic programs for cooking healthy food (7 pcs., to put it in classical terminology).