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​Compare Best Air Fryers: Philips, GoWISE USA or Avalon Bay?

Philips Air FryerPhilips Air Fryer (Photo Credits: Philips)
 If you love your potato chips but worry about the ill effects of deep fried foods on your health, nowadays, there is a practical solution for you. And if this sounds like hot air, it’s probably because it is! Indeed, instead of cooking your chips in a deep fryer, you could cook them in what is called an air fryer which requires little or no oil by making use of rapid hot air circulation.  

An air fryer unit usually has one or more internal heating elements, a detachable cooking basket that holds the food while it's air fried, a removable pan that contains the cooking basket and collects drippings, and appropriate mechanisms to set the cooking temperature as well as the timer. Both the basket and the pan can easily be separated from the main body and washed in a dishwasher or cleaned by hand. Note that though these air fryers do not require oil,  for perfect results it is recommended to sprinkle a tiny bit of oil (no more that a spoonful) on the foods to be fried. A typical air fryer is shown in the picture. 

Using an air fryer presents a number of advantages:
  • Because little or no oil is used, the resulting fries will have less than 3% fat as opposed to more than 15% fat for the traditional deep fried chips, which represents 80% less fat! This will of course allow you to eat chips more often without having to worry too much about your health
  • Air fryers can be used not just for making chips, but because of the various temperature settings and programmable cooking times they allow, one could also grill, roast, and even bake. 
  • Because only very little amounts of oil should be used, you could experiment with various gourmet oils (such as olive oil, walnut oil, peanut oil, etc.) that would be too expensive to use for deep frying, resulting in chips with varied flavors.
  • Because they require very little or no oil, air fryers generate much less cooking odor than traditional deep fryers.
  • Air fryers are safer to use than regular deep fryers since there is no boiling oil, and they are usually equipped with cool-to-the-touch handles that allow handling without any danger of burning the fingers.
  • They are very easy to clean as the removable parts (the pan and the basket) can be easily washed in the dishwasher.



This article will compare the four most popular air fryers bought by Amazon customers. They are Philips HD9630, Philips HD9650, GoWISE USA GW22731 and Avalon Bay AirFryer100. These four air fryers were the top sellers in their category at the time this article was written and have received excellent reviews from Amazon customers (an average of at least 4.5 star rating out of 5 stars for each of them!).

You will find below a point by point comparison of the selected air fryers.
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Selected Air fryers on Amazon.

Comparing Selected Air Fryers
Philips HD9630,  Philips HD9650,  GoWISE USA GW22731  and Avalon Bay Airfryer100

The front views of the selected four air fryers are shown below. Note that only the Philips HD9650 and GoWISE USA GW22731 air fryers are equipped with digital programmable or pre-programmed LCD screens:

Philips HD9630
(Photo Credits: Philips)
Philips HD9650
(Photo Credits: Philips)
GoWise USA
(Photo Credits: GoWISE USA)
Avalon Bay
(Photo Credits: Avalon Bay)
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The removable pans and baskets of the four air fryers are shown below. Note that they are all equipped with non-stick removable pans and baskets:

Philips HD9630/96
(Photo Credits: Philips)
Philips HD9650/96
(Photo Credits: Philips)
GoWise USA
(Photo Credits: GoWISE USA)
Avalon Bay
(Photo Credits: Avalon Bay)
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The following table compares the four selected air fryers. Please read the explanations to the table notes for a better understanding of the features that come with each.

Selected Air Fryers Comparison Table

Table Notes Explained:
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Note 1:
All four air fryers are equipped with a removable pan that contains a non-stick basket where the food is cooked (see Figure 2 above). The basket itself is easily detachable from the pan by pressing a button on the pan. The detachable basket makes it easy to transfer food from the fryer to a serving dish. 

Note 2: 
All capacity data is expressed in quarts.  

Note 3: 
All four air fryers are equipped either with dials or digital controls to set and adjust the temperature:
  • Philips HD9630: Uses a dial to set the temperature from 175°F to 400°F.
  • Philips HD9650: Uses digital controls with an electronic screen to set the temperature from 175°F to 400°F.
  • GoWISE USA GW22731: Uses digital controls with an electronic screen to set the temperature from 180°F to 400°F.
  • Avalon Bay AB-Airfryer100: Uses a dial to set the temperature from 176°F to 392°F.

Note 4:
All four air fryers are equipped with a timer that is set using either a dial or digital controls:
  • Philips HD9630: Uses a dial to set the timer for up to 60 minutes.
  • Philips HD9650: Uses digital controls with an electronic screen to set the timer for up to 60 minutes.
  • GoWISE USA GW22731: Uses digital controls with an electronic screen to set the timer for up to 30 minutes.
  • Avalon Bay AB-Airfryer100: Uses a dial to set the timer  for up to 30 minutes.

Note 5:
All four air fryers shut off when cooking time on the timer is complete.

Note 6:
Only Philips HD9650 and GoWISE USA GW22731 have digital controls with an LCD screen for temperature and timer control (Philips HD9630 and  Avalon Bay are equipped with dials). The LCD screens are shown below:


Philips HD9650/96 Control Panel
(Photo Credits: Philips)
GoWISE USA 8-in-1 Control Panel
(Photo Credits: GoWISE USA)
 Note 7:
  • Philps HD9650 is equipped with 5 programmable settings that allow you to program a specific temperature and cooking time for each setting. 
  • ​GoWISE USA GW22731 is equipped with 8 selections already specially programmed for Fries/Chips, Pork, Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, Cake, Fish, and Pizza.

Note 8:
Only the Philips air fryers have this fat reduction technology that reduces and captures excess fat.
By combining a powerful heater and motor with the Philips Twin TurboStar technology excess fat is extracted from the food and captured in the fat reducer at the bottom of the air fryer. You simply pour it out once cooking is complete.

Note 9:
The following colors are offered below in the Amazon products section:
  • Philips air fryers (both models) come in black.
  • GoWISE USA 8-in-1 GW22731 comes in black.
  • Avalon Bay comes in black or red.

Note 10:
For all four air fryers considered here, only the removable pan and detachable basket are dishwasher washable. The body of the unit contains the heating element and should not be brought into contact with water!

For exact prices on the above compared airfryers, please click:
Selected AirFryers on Amazon.

So which air fryer is best to buy?

All four air fryers compared here had received raving reviews from Amazon customers at the time this article was written with a minimum of 4.5-star average rating for each (out of 5 stars). This means that chances are you will be quite happy with either of them. However, they do present certain differences that may convince you one way or another. Here are the points you should keep in mind when deciding:
  • Only the Philips air fryers come with the buit-in fat reduction technolgy.
  • Only GoWISE GW22731 and Philips HD9650 have digital controls with LCD screens for setting the timer and the cooking temperature. So, if you prefer electronic controls over dials, then you should consider either the GoWISE GW22731 or the Philips HD9650.
  • Only the Philips air fryers have a 60-minute timers (the other two air fryers have 30 minute timers). So, if you are planning to use your air fryer to prepare recipes that require more than 30 minutes of cooking, you should consider on of the Philips air fryers.
  • Only GoWISE USA 8-in-1 is equipped with pre-programmed buttons for Fries/Chips, Pork, Chicken, Steak, Shrimp, Cake, Fish, and Pizza,  which makes it easier and faster to start the cooking and eliminates timer and temperature setting errors. ​
    However, with the Philips HD9650 air fryer, you can program 5 timer and temperature specifications as you wish for your favorite dishes.

Compared Air Fryers on Amazon​

You will find below all four air fryers compared above.
Please click the Amazon US link image below for the air fryer of your choice to see exact price information or to purchase.
​Please Note: For non-US customers, when you click the links below, you will be provided with the Amazon links for your country (such as Canada or UK), if the product is available in your country.​

PHILIPS Air fryers on Amazon

Philips HD9630

Philips HD9650

GoWISE USA Air fryer on Amazon

GoWISE USA 8-in-1
GW22731


AVALON BAY Air fryer on Amazon

Avalon Bay AB-Airfryer100
(More Colors Offered)

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