An Innovation in the Kitchen!
We all know and have come to appreciate MOVA, an innovative company specializing in smart solutions for the home and personal care, ranging from intelligent cleaning with robots, floor washers, vacuum cleaners, and advanced robotic lawnmowers, to hi-tech kitchen appliances like air fryers, up to daily wellness.
And here we are, exclusively for you, with the complete review of MOVA’s new air fryer, the AEROCHEF FD20 Pro, the ultimate air fryer, ready to revolutionize our kitchen.
After testing it with a variety of recipes, the motto is… whatever you do in the oven, you do here. Calling it just an air fryer is an understatement!!
Let’s go:
- Design and materials
One of the first aspects that struck me, besides the very refined packaging, is the solidity of the material: sturdy and well-assembled, with a metal interior and non-stick coating, to avoid that annoying burnt plastic smell typical of most air fryers.
Whether you have a traditional or ultra-modern kitchen, MOVA adapts perfectly to any environment, featuring an elegant black finish design.
Its touchscreen control panel is very intuitive, even for first-time users, also thanks to backlighting, which makes selecting cooking settings easier.
Moreover, despite its overall capacity of 9 liters, its dimensions are still compact.
- Technical Features
Capacity and Flexibility: Our FD20 Pro is equipped with Flexible Dual Zone technology, which allows us to transform the large 9L basket into two separate 4.5L zones… You may ask, what makes it different from so many other dual-compartment fryers already on the market? Typically, they have separate baskets, which greatly limits us when preparing larger dishes.
Thanks to the separator inside the tray, we have the possibility to transform the two 4.5-liter compartments into a single 9-liter cooking zone, ideal for preparing large dishes such as a whole chicken or larger trays. Moreover, when using the two smaller zones, the separator perfectly seals both compartments, preventing flavors from mixing.
Cooking Technology: Thanks to the advanced 360° Hot Poly-Air™ air circulation technology, we get even and crispy cooking, with dishes that remain soft and juicy inside.
SyncFinish Mode: This cooking mode deserves a separate mention because serving cold dishes or having them not ready at the same time is, I’m sure, every cook’s nightmare. Well, with our air fryer, this problem doesn’t exist.
Thanks to the practical Synch Finish mode, we can cook two dishes simultaneously, differentiating cooking modes for the two compartments, and in the end, serve hot dishes without having to reheat one of them.
In practice, this means that we program independent cooking settings for the two compartments with different times and temperatures, start the synchronized cooking, and the compartment that needs less time remains on standby until it reaches the time of the other compartment and then starts automatically… and here you have hot dishes served simultaneously!!!
Power and Energy Efficiency: With a nominal power of 2700W and a maximum temperature range of 40°-230°C, it reduces cooking times by 55% and consumes 75% less energy compared to traditional ovens. Real data, already tested with many recipes that in an oven would take twice the time, not to mention preheating time.
Preset Cooking Programs: Our FD20 Pro features 7 intelligent preset cooking modes with touch controls, perfect for beginner cooks. But where we can truly unleash our creativity in the kitchen is in DIY mode, where we can customize time and temperature…
Included Accessories: Comes with 2 non-stick racks, 1 basket divider.
- Performance and Field Tests
Speed and Uniformity: The FD20 Pro quickly reaches the desired temperature; moreover, for tray dishes, it has a super handy rapid preheat function.
Recipe Versatility: We could open a very long chapter… In SyncFinish mode, chicken on one side and mushrooms on the other, pork loin and potatoes on the other… at max capacity, parmigiana, artichoke flan, sheet pan pizza!!!!
Energy Consumption: Since it quickly reaches the necessary temperature and cooking times are halved, we achieve significant savings on the electricity bill compared to using a conventional oven. An economical and healthy choice.
- Ease of Use and Maintenance
The touchscreen display and preset programs make it easy to use, even for those who are not kitchen experts.
One of the things I typically don’t appreciate about other air fryer models is the lack of a window to visually check the food… Here, not only do we have a large transparent window, but also integrated lights. Additionally, when using the fryer in only one of the two flex zones, the unused zone stays dark… a unique attention to detail!!!!
Maintenance topic… For all the “I put everything in the dishwasher” lovers, the racks can be washed in the dishwasher, but not the entire machine body… I assure you, thanks to the composition and high-quality materials, cleaning it takes just 5 minutes.
- What I liked…
Everything… the flexible capacity thanks to compartment transformation, the high energy efficiency, and significantly reduced cooking times compared to traditional ovens, modern design and excellent quality materials, ease of maintenance, automatic pause function with resumption of previous settings and times, absolutely fair price for the performance it offers, transparent glass to check food (there is another fryer with more or less these features, but it’s closed, and to see inside, you have to open it, plus it’s less energy efficient).
- What I didn’t like
After testing the MOVA FD20 PRO for a couple of weeks, I tried to find flaws… really, I tried! But every time I thought I had found one, the fryer proved me wrong with another smart function or a perfect cooking result.
If it wanted to convince me, mission accomplished! At this point, the only risk is that it might start cooking better than me!!!!
“Authored by @MiCiRos (Mimma Ciola), tester, editor and moderator at NonSoloRobot™.”
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