Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex 9L EY9228G1

Where to get real advice for this machine

Does it genuinely air-fry?

Genuine air frying

Genuine. Removable grids lift food off the drawer floor so air reaches underneath and oil collects below, Tefal states a heating element for each zone, and the manual's thermostat reaches 200°C. One qualification: the two zones share one drawer, so opening it to shake one food lets the heat out of both.

• Air moves fast, not just around
• Air reaches every surface of the food
• Fat and moisture drain away
• Reaches genuine browning temperatures

What we know about this machine

Read from Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex — Instructions for use (PDF), retrieved on 2026-10-10.

It is rated at 2700 W, which is toward the top of the domestic range and means it recovers temperature quickly after cold food goes in. It has 2 independent zones, so two foods can cook at different temperatures at once — which buys variety rather than volume. Each zone has its own heating element, time and temperature. The one limit the manual states is not to run another cook at a different temperature alongside the 35°C proving programme. There is one drawer, so both zones open together. It runs from 35°C to 200°C, and the low end is genuinely useful: it is enough to dehydrate, prove dough or hold food warm. It is sold as 9 litres, which measures the whole drawer including the space above the food that you must not fill.

The figures above are the manufacturer’s. What they mean for cooking is AirfryerHQ’s reading of them, not a measurement — nobody here has run this machine.

What each setting actually does

Read from the manual. The first column is the name printed on the panel; the second is what that setting is in plain terms, so you can use advice written for somebody else’s appliance.

• Manual: The one setting whose range the manual prints. Fries, Chicken, Vegetables, Fish and Dessert are named as automatic modes with no time or temperature given for the button itself.
• Prove: For raising dough. The manual says not to start another cook at a different temperature while it is running — the one stated limit on using the two zones independently. The drawer light stays off on this programme.

Questions owners ask about this machine

Answered from this model’s own manual (Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex — Instructions for use) and nothing else. Where the manual does not address a question, it is not answered here from another machine’s.

Before the first cookWhat do I do before using it for the first time?

Remove all packaging and any stickers, including the one on the drawer. Wash the drawer and the removable grids in hot water with washing-up liquid and a non-abrasive sponge, or in the dishwasher. The window is the exception: the manual says the outer plastic window must be taken off and washed by hand, and is not dishwasher safe. Wipe the inside and outside with a damp cloth. No empty run is described.In the manual: Before first use.

Where it stands, and the space it needsHow much space does it need around it?

A gap of at least 15 cm all round. To stop it overheating, the manual says not to stand it in a corner or below a wall cupboard, and to put nothing on top of it, which it says disrupts the airflow and the result.In the manual: Preparing for use.Why the clearance matters, and where not to stand one

The parts, and how they go inCan I cook with the divider taken out?

Yes, and the panel has a button for it. MEGA is described as cooking with the large drawer, without the divider, and it treats the entire drawer as one zone. For two foods the divider goes into the inner slots of the drawer and each side is set separately: zone 1 on the left, zone 2 on the right. Either way, the manual says always to place the grids in the drawer before cooking.In the manual: User interface; Using both zones on synchronisation mode; Using the large drawer (MEGA).

Opening it while it cooksWhat happens if I pull the drawer out while it is cooking?

Cooking restarts automatically when the drawer is slid back, which is how the manual expects food to be shaken. There is a limit: if the drawer is not back within five minutes, the panel shows OFF for it. The manual also says the drawer should never be turned upside down with the grid in it; food is lifted out with tongs.In the manual: Using both zones, note after step 11; Using the large drawer, steps 5 and 8.

Settings the panel does not explainHow do I cook as two zones that finish together, or as one big drawer?

For two zones, fit the divider in the inner slots of the drawer, set zone 1, press 2 and set zone 2, then press the synchronisation button before starting. HOLD shows against the zone with the shorter cook while it waits for the other. For the whole drawer, take the divider out and press MEGA. Pressing a zone's number a second time switches that zone off.In the manual: Using both zones on synchronisation mode; Using the mega zone.

How much goes in at onceHow much can I cook at once?

The manual's rule is its table: never exceed the maximum amount the cooking guide gives, because it affects the result. The guide prints a separate quantity for zone 1, for zone 2 and for the whole drawer, and the three differ for every food, so the larger left zone and the smaller right zone are not interchangeable. No fill line is described.In the manual: Preparing for use, note after step 5; Cooking guide.

The non-stick coatingWhat does the manual say about the coating?

That the drawer and the grids have a non-stick coating, and that metal kitchen utensils and abrasive cleaning materials are not to be used on them because they may damage it. The manual does not say what the coating is made of.In the manual: Cleaning.What wears a coating, and when a part is finished

Regional versions and mains supply

Sold as

EY9228G1

Markets

United Kingdom, European Union

Mains supply

220–240 V, 50–60 Hz

That figure is from this model’s own rating plate or documentation. A model sold under the same marketing name in another market may be different hardware — different code, capacity, wattage or supply — so check the plate on the machine in front of you rather than the name on the box.

A travel plug adapter changes the shape of the pins and nothing else. It does not convert voltage. Whether an appliance built for one mains standard can be used safely on another is a question about a two-kilowatt heating load, and it is one for a qualified electrician rather than for this page.

Error codes and display states

Only what this manufacturer publishes, and only for this manufacturer. A code means whatever the firmware author decided it means, and reading one across from another brand is the commonest way to misdiagnose a fault.

Cleaning this model

The parts this machine has, what collects on each and how often it needs doing. Full methods and prohibitions are on the cleaning pages.

The drawer, grids and divider are dishwasher safe; the outer plastic window must be removed and washed by hand. The heating element is cleaned with a dry brush. An oven dish in silicone, stainless steel, aluminium or terracotta may be used in the drawer. If the drawer is left out for more than five minutes during cooking, the appliance switches off.

Replaceable parts

Read from this machine’s own documentation. Fit is stated only for the models a manufacturer names — it is never inferred from advertised capacity.

• Tray

  FlexCook divider for the Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex

  The divider that snaps into slots inside the drawer and turns one 9-litre space into a 5.5-litre zone and a 3.5-litre one. Without it the machine can only be used as one large drawer.

  You can fit this yourself: It lifts out of the drawer's inner slots. Tefal's manual prints no part number, so ask Tefal for the drawer divider for reference EY9228G1.

  The manual names the part but publishes no reference. Quote the model number from the rating label when you contact the manufacturer.

  People replace it because: it is lost, or was missing from the box; it is cracked, warped or broken.

  Tefal lists the divider as dishwasher safe. The drawer's outer plastic window is not, and is washed by hand.

  The reference EY9228G1 is on the appliance's rating label.

  Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex — Instructions for use

What comes with it, and what can be bought for it

The divider and both grids are supplied and are what the cooking guide assumes. Tefal's manual prints no part numbers for them.

Recall and safety status

Recall status not checked

No verified recall or safety notice is currently recorded in AirfryerHQ for this appliance. That is a statement about this catalogue and not about the product: AirfryerHQ holds a small number of checked alerts and is not a copy of the UK register. Check the authority's own register before concluding that an appliance is unaffected.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards publishes the UK register of product safety alerts, reports and recalls on GOV.UK, and Electrical Safety First operates a recall checker for electrical appliances. Registering an appliance with its manufacturer is what makes a direct notification possible.

AirfryerHQ has no recall data feed and has not checked. That is not a clean bill of health — it is an absence of checking, and it is recorded as one. Check the manufacturer’s own recall page and your national product-safety register.

Finding the manual

The document read for this page is Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex — Instructions for use (PDF), retrieved on 2026-10-10. A different revision, or a booklet for another market, may not match it.

The cooking guide gives every food three ways — zone 1, zone 2 and the whole drawer. Frozen fries at 180°C are 600–1400 g in 25–40 minutes in zone 1, 300–800 g in 25–35 in zone 2, and 400–1750 g in 20–45 with the divider out. Two rows change temperature with the divider: a whole chicken is 160°C in zone 1 and two chickens are 200°C in the whole drawer, and prawns are 200°C in a zone and 160°C in the whole drawer. The manual does not say why. Synchronised cooking holds back the shorter cook so both finish together.

About this model

Not a two-drawer machine: there is one drawer, and a divider that snaps into slots inside it. With the divider in, Tefal states two independent heating elements and separate time and temperature controls for a 5.5-litre zone and a 3.5-litre one. With it out, a button marked MEGA runs the whole drawer as one 9-litre space, which Tefal's product page calls the GiantZone. The practical difference from Tefal's two-drawer model is that food cannot be taken out of one side without opening both.

Owning this machine

The questions that come after the cooking.

• Looking after itFive minutes a week and one check a month, nearly all of it about grease.
• What to clean it withIncluding which tool every manufacturer in this catalogue prohibits.
• The coating, and when a basket is finishedThe part that decides how long this appliance lasts.
• Replacing a part, and what to ask forWhere the model and serial numbers are, and why no order code appears here.
• Accessories, and whether you need themWith the verdicts first and no affiliate links anywhere.
• Repair, replace, or stop using itThe symptoms that mean stop now, and the ones that mean a part.