This is the ‘ugly’ kitchen appliance our editors can’t live without, and the genius ways they hide it when they want a clearer worktop

Burgundy painted kitchen with darker kitchen cupboards and a marble countertop.

I've been reviewing air fryers here at Ideal Home since 2022 – a dream job for someone who loves cooking all sorts of things but is very much partial to an oven chip.

It's hard to think of a cooking appliance that's had an impact as big in our kitchens in the last decade as the air fryer. Time-saving, more convenient to use than an oven, and guaranteed to give you a crispier end result, they've become a staple of homes up and down the UK.