Instant Vortex Plus VersaZone (8.5L)

The VersaZone brings the FlexDrawer's convertible trick — one 8.5L basket or two 4.2L zones — to around £110, less than half the price of the Ninja FlexDrawer (#2). Eight functions cover air fry, bake, roast, grill, reheat and dehydrate, with SyncCook and SyncFinish across the two zones. Choose it over the FlexDrawer when you want single-or-dual flexibility but not the £260 outlay, and over the fixed-divider Cosori (#3) when you specifically need the option of one large basket for a joint or traybake. The catch is size and power: at 1700W and 4.2L per zone it is lower-powered and smaller per zone than the pricier picks, so it best suits smaller families or side-and-main cooking rather than big batches.