Princess Air Fryer 11L Review
Introduction
When your regular oven starts feeling like overkill for a Tuesday dinner, you start looking at air fryers. The Princess 11L with its rotating basket promises to bridge the gap between a compact air fryer and a full convection oven. After months of daily use cooking mostly meat and vegetables, here’s whether it delivers.
Design and Capacity
The Princess 11L is a big unit. At 11 liters, it dwarfs the typical 4-5L air fryers you see everywhere, and that’s both its strength and its weakness. The rotating basket is the standout feature — it tumbles food automatically so you don’t need to stop mid-cook to shake things around.
Key Specs
- Capacity: 11 liters
- Power: 1800W
- Programs: 10 preset cooking modes
- Controls: Digital touchscreen
- Accessories: Rotating basket, mesh basket, drip tray, rotisserie fork
- Type: Convection oven style (not drawer type)
The 10 preset programs cover the basics: fries, chicken, fish, steak, cake, and more. Temperature and time are fully adjustable beyond the presets.
Performance
Cooking Quality
Meat comes out perfectly — crispy outside, juicy inside. Vegetables get that roasted char that normally requires a proper oven at high heat. The rotating basket earns its keep here: food cooks evenly without manual intervention. No more opening the drawer every 10 minutes to shake things.
As an Oven Replacement
This is where the Princess 11L truly shines. It’s a perfect substitute for a traditional oven for most everyday cooking. It preheats faster, uses less energy, and doesn’t heat up the entire kitchen in summer. For a family cooking meat and vegetables daily, it handles 90% of what you’d use an oven for.
The Size Trade-off
The 11-liter capacity is generous, but the unit itself takes up significant counter space. If your kitchen is compact, this is something to consider seriously. The extra space is great when you need it (a whole chicken on the rotisserie, large batches of vegetables), but on days when you’re cooking a small portion, you might feel it’s overkill.
Programs and Controls
The digital touchscreen is responsive and intuitive. The 10 programs are a good starting point, but experienced cooks will quickly switch to manual mode. Temperature range goes from 80°C to 200°C, which covers pretty much everything.
The timer is reliable and the auto-shutoff means you won’t accidentally overcook your dinner while distracted.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Rotating basket eliminates manual food flipping
- Excellent oven replacement for daily cooking
- Even cooking across all food types
- Energy efficient compared to a full-size oven
- Versatile with multiple accessories and 10 programs
Cons
- Large footprint — needs serious counter space
- Too big for small portions — sometimes overkill for 1-2 person meals
- Learning curve on timing — 11L cavity behaves differently from smaller fryers
Final Verdict
The Princess 11L air fryer is not just an air fryer — it’s an oven replacement that happens to take up a quarter of the space. If you cook meat and vegetables regularly and want consistent, hands-off results, the rotating basket alone justifies the price. The only real caveat is size: make sure you have the counter space before ordering.
Cleaning and Maintenance
The rotating basket, mesh basket, and drip tray are all dishwasher-safe, which makes daily cleanup practical. The interior cavity itself needs manual wiping after greasy cooking sessions — a damp cloth with dish soap handles routine cleaning, while baked-on residue responds to a paste of baking soda and water left for 30 minutes. The heating element at the top should never be submerged or sprayed directly; instead, wipe it gently when cool. The glass door benefits from regular cleaning inside and out, as grease splatter reduces visibility and can eventually create smoke points during high-temperature cooking.
Energy Consumption Compared to a Traditional Oven
Running a full-size electric oven at 200°C consumes approximately 2000-2500W. The Princess 11L draws 1800W but reaches cooking temperature faster (3-5 minutes vs 10-15 minutes for a standard oven) and cooks food faster due to more concentrated air circulation in the smaller cavity. Over a month of daily 30-minute cooking sessions, the energy savings are approximately 30-40% compared to using a conventional oven for the same tasks. In summer months, the reduced heat output into the kitchen also means less work for air conditioning, compounding the energy savings indirectly.
Cooking Tips from Extended Use
A few practical lessons from months of daily cooking: always preheat for at least 3 minutes even though the manual says preheating is optional — food sears better and cooks more evenly with a hot start. For vegetables, a light spray of oil produces significantly better results than cooking completely dry. The rotating basket works best at 60-70% capacity; overfilling prevents proper tumbling and results in uneven cooking on the pieces trapped at the center. For items that should not tumble (fragile fish fillets, stuffed peppers), use the mesh basket instead of the rotating one.
Rating: 4.5/5
