India, Oct. 1 -- How much should you spend on an air fryer? That question becomes difficult to answer when you look at the key features offered by this appliance. In essence, all air fryers circulate hot air to cook food with little to no oil. They can roast vegetables and meat and fry food like French fries and samosas with little to no oil. Some can even make bake cookies and muffins. So does that mean that air fryer models costing Rs.3,000, Rs.7,000 and Rs.15,000 are the same?

The answer is no, they aren't! A Rs.3,000 air fryer can cover the basics with simple controls, decent cooking capacity and essential temperature and timer settings. On the other hand, an air fryer costing around Rs.7,000 gets more presets, better controls and la...