The Philips Airfryer 2000 Series 4.2L NA220/00 is a 4.5-quart air fryer, which has enough capacity to serve two to three people. It's a simple model with a rounded square shape that's typical of air fryers. It features a windowed basket and a light in the cooking chamber, so you can keep an eye on your food as it cooks. There's also a touch-sensitive control panel that allows you to choose between a number of preset options, like 'Breakfast,' 'Fresh Fries,' and 'Fish Filet,' or manually set a temperature and time.
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Our Verdict
The Philips NA221/00 is a decent air fryer. It's a good choice for cooking classic air fryer meals and snacks, like French fries, wings, and cauliflower. It makes good-quality fried food, leaving most of each batch crispy and well-browned. It works fast, too, preheating and cooking quickly. However, it's not a very versatile option. It has a very small range of fan speeds and a pretty high minimum temperature, so it's not ideal for alternate cooking methods like baking or dehydrating.
Preheats and cooks quickly.
Makes good-quality fried food.
Slow maximum fan speed.
Provides mediocre versatility.
The Philips NA221/00 is decent for large-batch cooking. With 4.5 quarts of capacity, it's on the smaller side and can only cook for two to three people at a time. It also has just an adequate amount of surface area in its basket to spread food out in a single layer. That said, it preheats and cooks quickly, so you can make multiple batches of good-quality air-fried food pretty fast. It's not the most versatile option, however, so it's not the best choice if you want to experiment with alternate cooking methods in your air fryer, like dehydrating or proofing dough.
Preheats and cooks quickly.
Makes good-quality fried food.
Slow maximum fan speed.
Provides mediocre versatility.
The Philips NA221/00 is good for air frying. It has a reasonable amount of surface area in its basket and a fairly high maximum power draw, both of which help it produce good-quality fried food. Onion rings, veggies, and other air fryer staples turn out mostly crispy and golden brown, with just a small portion ending up either over- or undercooked. That said, its maximum fan speed isn't very fast, which could impact its performance. Still, it preheats and cooks quickly, making it a good option for quick meals and snacks.
Preheats and cooks quickly.
Makes good-quality fried food.
Slow maximum fan speed.
The Philips NA221/00 delivers a good cooking speed. It preheats exceptionally fast and cooks pretty quickly, too.
Preheats and cooks quickly.
The Philips NA221/00 has a decent, 4.5-quart cooking capacity. It's on the smaller side, with enough room to cook for two to three people. The basket has an adequate surface area, so you can spread food out in a single layer for crispy results.
The Philips NA221/00 is a compact air fryer. It's not overly tall and won't take up too much space on your counter. It also fits in most cupboards.
Compact design.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Oct 27, 2025:
We mentioned the Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket NA350/00 in the Cooking Chamber box for users considering a dual-basket model.
- Updated Oct 22, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Oct 17, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Oct 06, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
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This air fryer comes in 'Black' and you can see the label for our unit.
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Popular Air Fryer Comparisons
The Philips 2000 Series is a 4.5-quart air fryer with a viewing window and light in its cooking chamber, so you can keep an eye on your recipe as it progresses. Compared to the 6.1-quart Cuisinart AIR-200, which also has a viewing window, it produces better-quality fried food, leaving more of each batch crispy and well-cooked. It works pretty quickly, preheating faster than the COSORI TurboBlaze but cooking a bit slower. On the downside, this isn't a very versatile model. Some air fryers with a similar capacity, like the Ninja AF101 and Ninja Pro AF141, offer more versatility with wider temperature and fan speed ranges, making them better for alternate cooking methods like baking or dehydrating.
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The Ninja Pro AF141 is a better air fryer than the Philips Airfryer 2000 Series 4.2L NA220/00. Both options produce good-quality fried food, so most of each batch comes out crispy and golden brown in both cases, but the Ninja comes out ahead pretty much everywhere else. It cooks faster, maintains a more stable temperature, and offers better versatility, with a wider range of temperature settings, fan speeds, and cooking modes.
It also provides a larger cooking capacity, while taking up slightly less space.
The Ninja Max XL AF161 is a better air fryer for most people than the Philips Airfryer 2000 Series 4.2L NA220/00. Both models produce good-quality fried foods, so air fryer classics, like fries, nuggets, and veggies, come out mostly golden-brown. However, the Ninja works faster, and it's a lot more versatile. It has a wider range of temperature and fan speed settings, so you can use it for baking, dehydrating, and making extra-crispy food. The Philips is a bit smaller, though, so if you're really tight on space, you may prefer it.
The Philips Airfryer 2000 series 4.2L NA220/00 and the Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket NA350/00 both provide decent air frying performance, and you may prefer either based on your priorities. The most obvious difference between these Philips models is that the 2000 Series is a single-basket model, while the 3000 Series has two baskets, one large and one small. They both make good-quality fried food, but naturally, the 3000 Series is better for large batch cooking. The 2000 Series, on the other hand, cooks faster and takes up less counter space.
The Cuisinart AIR-200 and Philips Airfryer 2000 Series 4.2L NA220/00 are pretty evenly matched overall, but they have different strengths. The Philips produces better-quality air-fried food, so more of each batch turns out crispy and well-cooked. The Cuisinart, on the other hand, is more versatile, with a wider range of temperatures, fan speeds, and preset cooking modes. Both models feature a viewing window, so you can keep an eye on your food as it cooks. If you plan to mainly cook air fryer classics, like fries, wings, and veggies, the Philips is a better bet, but if you plan to experiment with alternate cooking methods, like roasting or baking, go with the Cuisinart.
Test Results
This air fryer's 4.5-quart basket is large enough to serve two to three people at a time. Like many models with a similar capacity, it has a reasonable amount of surface area, so it's relatively easy to spread food out in a single layer for the crispiest results. If you're looking for a similar model with more capacity, you might be interested in the Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket NA350/00, which features one large and one small basket.
This air fryer provides mediocre versatility. It can reach a fairly high temperature, though some models can get hotter, and it doesn't reach a low enough temperature for applications like dehydrating. It also has a very narrow range of fan speeds, which can't be adjusted manually.
There's one cooking mode available, with a fixed temperature setting:
- Keep Warm: 170°F, 30 minutes
There are also preset functions for a variety of foods:
- Frozen Potato-Based Snacks: 360°F, 28 minutes
- Fresh Fries: 360°F, 35 minutes
- Chicken Drumsticks: 360°F, 20 minutes
- Fish Filet: 400°F, 20 minutes
- Muffin: 325°F, 20 minutes
- Meat Chops: 400°F, 20 minutes
- Mixed Vegetables: 360°F, 18 minutes
- Breakfast: 325°F, 12 minutes
It makes good-quality fried food. French fries, fish filets, and veggies turn out mostly crispy and well-browned, with just a small portion either over- or undercooked.
This air fryer cooks pretty quickly. Compared to air fryers with a similar capacity, it has a fairly high maximum power draw of 1375 W, which helps it quickly crisp food. However, its maximum fan speed is very slow, hindering its performance in this regard.
It has good temperature stability. After you open the drawer, it heats back up very quickly. However, the temperature fluctuates a fair amount during the cooking cycle, making precise recipes tricky to follow closely.