Frying food with 80% less oil? It’s possible with the best air fryers in Malaysia 2021! Some can replace other common kitchen appliances!
With the basic models, you can already enjoy less mess in your kitchen. And there’s also no risk of getting splashed by oil when you use an air fryer!
You’ll want to read these reviews first! As the average air fryer price in Malaysia is at least RM200!
But What Is An Air Fryer?
About the same size as a rice cooker or pressure cooker:
This is another electronic appliance that has made its way into many households. It cooks by circulating hot dry air around in a contained space.
Similar to an oven in fan mode!
Who Needs An Air Fryer?
- Small households with a preference for frozen and fried food
- As a smaller alternative to an oven
- For making homemade chips and other fried food using less oil
What You Might Not Know About Air Fryers
The resulting food is not necessarily healthier than deep-fried food:
So don’t think you can get away with eating fried food everyday once you have an air fryer! Moderation is key here!
Other things to note:
- Cooking time is roughly the same as an oven
- May be more energy-consuming than an oven!
Air Fryer Types
Because you occasionally need to rotate the food for even cooking,
There are 2 types of air fryers that are designed to make this easier:
1. Air Fryers With A Pull-Out Tray
These are suitable for shallow frying – like fish or baked vegetables. You just pull out the tray and give it a shake every 5 minutes or as directed.
For these models, you usually can’t see what’s going on inside without pulling out the tray.
2. Air Fryers With A Bowl
And there are air fryers with bowls that are capable of self-stirring! Either with a paddle or by rotating the bowl/ basket!
There may be also a viewing window on top so you can see the progress!
13 Best Air Fryer Malaysia 2021
1. Airbot 3L Air Fryer AF100
A small household will fully appreciate the highly-rated Airbot 3L Air Fryer AF100!
Cook your main dish in 20 minutes! You can even make cakes with it!
And the interface is not intimidating since there’s only two dials at the top (temperature and time)!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,000 W
- Basket Capacity: 3 L
- Weight: 2.8 kg
- Dimensions: 300 x 300 x 355 mm
- Temperature: 80 – 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 30 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, Non-Stick, Keep Warm, Knob Control, 30-min timer
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: RM149
2. Nakada 4L Air Fryer NKD1100
Watch your food as it cooks via the tempered glass lid of the Nakada 4L Air Fryer NKD1100. This air fryer can cook for as long as an hour and up to 230 °C.
For safety measures, the fryer goes on pause whenever you open the lid!
A lot of accessories come with this fryer, including a grill rack, kitchen scissors, a frying basket and recipe book!
- Type: Bowl
- Cooking Power: 1,100 W
- Basket Capacity: 4 L
- Weight: 3.5 kg
- Dimensions: 330 x 280 x 250mm
- Temperature: 90 – 230 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, Open Pause Mode, Non-stick, Knob Control
- Warranty: 2 years
- Price: RM239
3. PerySmith 4.8L Air Fryer EcoHealth Series PS1520
PerySmith has a 2-year long warranty for their crimson air fryer, PS1520. You can safely touch the exterior without burning yourself!
It’s big enough to fit a whole chicken in! Another useful feature is the timer. Which can automatically switch off the fryer when the time is up!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,500 W
- Pan Capacity: 4.8 L
- Basket Capacity: 3.8 L
- Weight: 5 kg
- Dimensions: 338 x 338 x 412
- Temperature: 80 – 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 30 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, Smart overheat protection
- Warranty: 2 years
- Price: RM269
4. Giselle 4.8L Digital Air Fryer KEA0202
Sporting a futuristic exterior, this a large air fryer by Giselle has 7 auto pre-set programs including fish, cakes, French fries and more! Which you can select from the digital touch panel.
To stop the air fryer mid-way through the cooking process, just push the on/off switch!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,500 W
- Basket Capacity: 4.8 L
- Weight: 3.9 kg
- Dimensions: 340 x 340 x 380mm
- Temperature: 80 – 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 30 minutes
- Features: Touch Control Timer, Temperature Control
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: RM270
5. Midea 4L Air Fryer MAF-CN20A
Midea is no stranger to the household appliance industry! Their MAF-CN20A air fryer has a practical digital display that makes it a breeze to operate.
There’s a 2L basket that comes with this model. As well as overheating protection! It shuts off on its own after an hour!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,230 W
- Pan Capacity: 4 L
- Basket Capacity: 2.2 L
- Weight: 4.6 kg
- Dimensions: 348 x 281 x 326mm
- Temperature: Up to 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Touch Control, Control Timer, Temperature Control
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: RM288
6. Khind 3L Air Fryer ARF3000
It’s value-for-money with the Khind 3L Air Fryer ARF3000. As you get a cake basket, and frying basket (of SUS304 stainless steel). Plus, a recipe book and a pair of tongs!
There are 8 pre-set programs to try out from the digital display – frozen food, chicken drumsticks, French fries and more!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,200 – 1,400 W
- Capacity: 3 L
- Weight: 6 kg
- Dimensions (box): 360 x 360 x 355mm
- Temperature: 60 – 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Control Timer, Temperature Control, Touch Control
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: ~RM300
7. Russell Taylors 3.8L Air Fryer AF-24
Grill, roast and even bake with the multi-purpose AF-24 air fryer by Russell Taylors! The temperature and timer can be adjusted via their respective dials at the front.
And every time you pull out the basket during the cooking process, the fryer will switch off on its own. To resume, you just have to push the basket back.
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,500 W
- Pan Capacity: 3.8 L
- Basket Capacity: 2.6 L
- Weight: n/a
- Dimensions: n/a
- Temperature: Up to 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 30 minutes
- Features: Control Timer, Temperature Control, Knob Control
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: RM300
8. AMGO 3.8L Air Fryer
Don’t want to spend much on an air fryer? This one’s cheap and does the job. You can fry French fries and chicken (though not a whole chicken) with it!
Just be aware that the warranty is only for a month!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,400 W
- Pan Capacity: 3.8 L
- Basket Capacity: 2.6 L
- Weight: n/a
- Dimensions: n/a
- Temperature: 80 – 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 30 minutes
- Features: Control Timer, Temperature Control
- Warranty: 1 month
- Price: RM169
9. Riino Intelligent All In One Turbo 10L Air Fryer AF506E
Powerful and with a huge capacity, the AF506E from Riino has a window all around it for your viewing convenience! The shelf rotates on its own too.
It has an array of 9 accessories that make it highly versatile (e.g. grilling, pizza, popcorn, barbeque, cakes, steak, etc)!
- Type: Bowl
- Cooking Power: 1,200 – 1,400 W
- Capacity: 10 L
- Weight: 6.7kg
- Dimensions: 428.5 x 349 x 325 mm
- Temperature: 50 – 230 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, Safety lid lock, Digital pre-programmed functions
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: RM379
10. Philips Daily Collection 0.8L Air Fryer HD9218/31
While it can’t hold much (suitable for 2 people), this beautiful little appliance has an optimal heating profile to cook your food! And 2 years warranty!
The timer goes up to 30 minutes with an audible alert when it’s done! And you can fully adjust the temperature up to 200 °C!
You can bake, roast and grill with this too!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 1,425 W
- Basket Capacity: 800 g / 0.8 L
- Weight: 7 kg
- Dimensions: 287 x 315 x 384 mm
- Temperature: Up to 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 30 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, Non-stick
- Warranty: 2 years
- Price: RM399
11. HETCH Digital Turbo 10L Air Fryer DAF-1720-HC
HETCH’s Digital Turbo 10L Air Fryer DAF-1720-HC has a comparable exterior and accessories to the Riino Intelligent All In One Turbo 10L Air Fryer AF506E.
However, it’s got 20 pre-set programs and a handy recipe book so you can try something new whenever you want!
It will rotate the bowl 360 degrees as needed too.
- Type: Bowl
- Cooking Power: 1,400 W
- Capacity: 10 L
- Weight: n/a
- Dimensions: 330 x 330 x 430 mm
- Temperature: Up to 250 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, Safety lid lock, 20 pre-programmed functions
- Warranty: 1 year
- Price: RM409
12. Tefal Actifry Express 1.2L Air Fryer FZ751
Made in France, Tefal Air Fryer Actifry Express air fryer lives up to the quality expected of this brand!
Automatic stirring (via paddle), a transparent lid and a ceramic pan are features you don’t often see in an air fryer of this size!
Excluding the base, the inner components can be safely washed in a dishwasher!
- Type: Bowl
- Cooking Power: 1,400 W
- Food Capacity: 1.2 kg / 1.2 L
- Weight: 6.7kg
- Dimensions: n/a
- Temperature: Up to 180 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Digital timer, Automatic stirring, Automatic stop
- Warranty: 2 years
- Price: RM899
13. Philips Premium 1.4L Air Fryer XXL HD9630/99
Oil is optional when you use the family-sized Philips Premium 1.4L Air Fryer XXL HD9630/99!
It can take the place of your microwave with its reheating function. In addition to its keep-warm, baking, grilling and roasting functions!
The recipe book has more than 30 ideas but if you want more, you can hop onto the app! Which has tutorials on how to use the air fryer to its full potential!
- Type: Pull-Out Tray
- Cooking Power: 2,225 W
- Basket Capacity: 1.4 kg / 1.4L
- Weight: 7.93kg
- Dimensions: 322 x 433 x 316 mm
- Temperature: 80 – 200 °C
- Timer: Up to 60 minutes
- Features: Temperature Control, QuickClean basket, Recipe book & App
- Warranty: 2 years
- Price: RM1,299
How To Choose The Best Air Fryer
1. Budget
So how much is one going to cost you? The models we’re recommending here start from RM150 all the way up to RM1,300.
On average, they are around RM300.
The price generally correlates with how many features the air fryer has. As well as its capacity and build quality!
2. Size
Most air fryers in the market have families of 4 in mind.
And if you have a larger household, look for an air fryer model that mentions XL in the name!
3. Features To Look Out For
Besides a stirring paddle and rotating basket:
- Temperature settings
- Grill mode and accessories
- Timer (digital/ analog)
- Pre-set programs
- Alarm for when cooking is done
How To Maintain & Clean Air Fryer
First, always unplug it before cleaning!- Use a damp cloth to wipe the interior and exterior
- You can wash the pan/tray or bowl with regular dish wash soap and water.
- Do not use a metal scrubber on the pan or bowl to prevent scratches on the non-stick surface!
- Avoid scraping the bowl or tray with metal utensils
- Before you start cooking, make sure the air fryer is completely dry
- Keep the heating element free of debris and spills
- Remove stubborn residues off the bottom of the interior by soaking for a while before washing
- Don’t overfill your air fryer!
Conclusion
Love fried food but can’t stand the mess or summon the energy? You can leave it to the best air fryer in Malaysia 2021 to save you from all that! As well as unwanted calories!
This list contains various models from local and international brands. Look at the cooking capacity (including max temperature) and versatility before you buy an air fryer!
