John Lewis just dropped a 2 in1 countertop air fryer microwave

It appears that evidently John Lewis is eyeing up IKEA’s crown in relation to affordability with the launch of its £150 air fryer microwave, which is simply £1 dearer than the Scandinavian retail large’s model launched a couple of weeks in the past.

As Ultimate House’s Kitchen Home equipment Editor I’ve seen the urge for food for microwave air fryers rising massively, with folks wanting to save cash and worktop house by combining these two necessities into one buy.

However can the facility of the very best air fryers and the very best microwaves actually be mixed effectively? This is a take a look at the specifics of this John Lewis air fryer microwave so you possibly can resolve for your self.

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Simply final week premium Italian equipment model Smeg dropped its very fairly pastel microwave air fryer whereas Ikea’s GÅTEBO model induced a flurry of pleasure final month earlier than prompty promoting out. So, one factor is for certain: customers like the concept of getting two features for his or her cash with this type of equipment.

Whereas Smeg’s providing is extra of an try to switch the necessity for a in-built oven altogether, this John Lewis model seems to be way more like a normal microwave. It is boxy and completed in chrome steel with its fundamental management panel operating alongside the proper hand aspect. Whereas it does characteristic an LCD timer, its programmed through buttons and a management knob.

This equipment options 14 Air Fry Menus & 10 Presets Menus, which implies that loads of meals, like chips and greens, ought to be capable of be cooked on the contact of only one button. It additionally has one-touch defrost settings as you’d count on.

We have not been capable of get our fingers on this combi equipment to check simply but, however we’re hoping to strive it out for ourselves to get a grip on how the air frying works alongside the anticipated microwaving options.

The value tag of this John Lewis own-brand product is severely aggressive, particularly when in comparison with different home equipment of this sort offered through John Lewis. Sage’s Combi Wave retails for £359 whereas Panasonic’s model is £349 on sale.

In case you’ve been trying to snap up an air fryer microwave with out breaking the financial institution, plainly this John Lewis model is the (in-stock) one to go for. And if it would not fairly suit your kitchen aesthetics, I am certain there are loads extra home equipment of this sort coming down the road this 12 months. Maintain your eyes peeled!