Ninja Double Stack vs Philips Air Fryer: Which Wins?

At £189.67, the Ninja Double Stack costs nearly three times the Philips, so the two-drawer design has to earn that difference. It does if dinner regularly involves separate foods that need separate temperatures or timings. Six cooking functions add flexibility, and 7.6L gives it a little more listed capacity than the Philips. I would choose it for a household cooking a main and side together, but not for someone who normally prepares one batch of chips or vegetables.

The Philips turns the comparison upside down at £66.22. Its 6.2L single basket is only 1.4L smaller than the Ninja on the supplied specifications, yet it costs £123.45 less. The viewing window is a useful practical touch because you can check browning without opening the basket. Choose this one for straightforward weeknight cooking, especially if you usually cook one food at a time and would rather keep the budget intact.

The Tefal Easy Fry Mega sits between the two at £78.55 and offers 7.5L with eight programmes. That is almost the Ninja’s listed capacity for less than half the price, but it remains a single-basket design. The extra programmes look useful, yet they do not solve the main limitation: foods share one cooking space. Pick it for large single-batch meals, not for cooking two dishes independently.

Bella gives you 8L and two baskets for £58.48, which is the most aggressive price in this comparison. On paper, it undercuts the Ninja by £131.19 while offering the same basic split-basket idea. The listing also specifies a touchscreen, eight cooking options, adjustable temperature, auto shutoff and a timer. The compromise is brand confidence and the lack of detailed scraped product information here, so I would choose it only if the lowest price matters more than a proven premium design.

Cuisinart’s 10.4L dual-drawer capacity is the largest listed here, while the £92.58 price stays far below both Ninja models. That extra 2.8L over the Ninja Double Stack matters for larger portions, but capacity can become awkward if worktop space is tight. The listing also describes the fryer as toxic free, though the supplied data does not explain the materials or testing behind that claim. Choose it for family-sized cooking when a wide, high-capacity machine is more useful than compact storage.

The Ninja Double Stack XL raises the listed capacity to 9.5L and costs £202.01, only £12.34 more than the smaller 7.6L version. That makes the XL the more logical Ninja purchase for larger households, provided the extra footprint works in your kitchen. It keeps the two-drawer layout and six cooking functions, so the real decision is simple: buy the smaller model for tighter spaces, or pay a little more for the extra 1.9L.

Bosch keeps things restrained at £56.11, making it the cheapest full-size-looking option in the shortlist after Bella. The supplied title specifies a Series 2 air fryer and dishwasher-safe construction, which is more useful day to day than a long list of cooking modes. It has no stated dual-drawer layout or capacity in the available data, so I would not buy it for batch cooking. It suits a buyer who wants a known-brand basic fryer and values easier cleaning over maximum flexibility.

Ninja’s 4.7L Air Fryer Pro costs £89.78, so it is not the cheapest small-capacity model here, but it offers a more manageable footprint than the Double Stack range. The listing includes a black finish and dehydrate function, while the available title also identifies it as the AF140UK model. Choose it for one or two people who want Ninja’s smaller format and do not need two foods cooking separately.

Daewoo’s £33.66 mini fryer is the space-saving outlier, with a 2L capacity, 80–200°C temperature control and a 30-minute timer. It is less than a fifth of the Ninja Double Stack price, but the small basket rules out family portions and most batch cooking. Pick it for a single person, a student kitchen, or occasional snacks where counter space matters more than speed.