Tefal Easy Fry Max EY245B40 5L Air Fryer

Where to get real advice for this machine

Does it genuinely air-fry?

Genuine air frying

Genuine. A removable grid in a deep bowl with the element and fan above it, fat draining below the food, and published temperatures to 200°C. A 5-litre drawer recovers quickly after loading.

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

What we know about this machine

Read from Tefal Easy Fry Max EY245B40 5L Air Fryer — Instruction Manual (PDF), retrieved on 2026-08-13.

It is rated at 1500 W, an ordinary domestic rating that recovers temperature reasonably quickly after cold food goes in. It has a single cooking drawer, so everything in it cooks at one temperature for one time. It runs from 70°C to 200°C, which covers ordinary air frying and is too warm at the bottom end to dehydrate with. It is sold as 5 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.

Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 328/8568.

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.

• Fries: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Chicken: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Steak: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Fish: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Dessert: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Pizza: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Nuggets: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Vegetables: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Shrimp: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.
• Bacon: An automatic programme. The manufacturer names it and publishes no set point, settable range or preheat position for it, so what it actually does is not established.

Questions owners ask about this machine

Answered from this model’s own manual (Tefal Easy Fry Max EY245B40 5L Air Fryer — Instruction Manual) 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?

Clean the bowl and the removable grid with hot water, washing-up liquid and a non-abrasive sponge — the manual notes both are dishwasher safe — and wipe the inside and outside of the appliance with a damp cloth. No empty run is asked for.In the manual: Before First Use.

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

At least 15 cm around the appliance so air can circulate, and not in a corner or below a wall cupboard: the manual gives overheating as the reason.In the manual: Preparing for use.Why the clearance matters, and where not to stand one

The parts, and how they go inHow does the grid go in, and does it stay in?

Tefal calls the perforated plate the removable grid and the part it sits in the bowl. The grid is inserted at the bottom of the bowl, up to the stop, before cooking. The manual's caution is about emptying it: the bowl should never be turned upside down with the grid in, and food comes out with tongs.In the manual: Preparing for use; Using the appliance, step 9.

Opening it while it cooksDoes it carry on after I pull the bowl out to shake it?

Yes. The manual says to pull the bowl out by the handle, shake it and slide it back, and that cooking restarts automatically. If the food is not done when the timer sounds, slide the bowl back and set a few more minutes.In the manual: Using the appliance: hot air frying, steps 6 and 7.

Settings the panel does not explainHow do I change the time and temperature on the touchscreen?

Choose a cooking mode, then adjust it: the timer runs up to 60 minutes and the thermostat from 70°C to 200°C, each changed with the plus and minus buttons. Cooking begins when the start button is pressed with those settings showing.In the manual: Using the appliance: hot air frying, step 4.

Oil, and dishes inside itCan I bake in a dish in this one?

Yes. The manual says to place an oven dish or cake tin in the bowl for a cake or a quiche, and for mixtures that rise — cake, quiche, muffins — not to fill the dish more than halfway. Time and temperature can be adjusted while it cooks.In the manual: Cooking guide, notes; Using the appliance.

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

No more than the maximum amount the cooking guide prints for the food: the manual says never to exceed it, and that going over the quantities in its instructions and recipes can damage the appliance. The bowl is never turned upside down with the grid in it.In the manual: Using the appliance, note and caution; Tips.

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 bowl and grid are non-stick and metal utensils are prohibited. The manual instructs cleaning after every use.

Replaceable parts

Accessories with something documented for this model

Statements read from this machine’s own documentation. AirfryerHQ does not infer that an accessory fits an appliance from its advertised capacity, and no manufacturer here publishes the dimensions that would let anybody do so.

• Useful for a specific job

  Silicone baking moulds

  Useful if you bake in an air fryer, because a batter needs a container and small ones let the air between them. Not the same judgement as a silicone liner, for a reason worth understanding.

• Useful for a specific job

  Oven-safe dish

  It turns an air fryer into a small oven for the things that need a container. You almost certainly own one already, and the only real question is whether it fits with room for air round it.

Recall and safety status

No recall known to us at the review date

No entry for this model was found in the OPSS product safety register when it was searched for air fryers on 13 August 2026. That is a statement about that search and not a clearance.

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.

Finding the manual

The document read for this page is Tefal Easy Fry Max EY245B40 5L Air Fryer — Instruction Manual (PDF), retrieved on 2026-08-13. A different revision, or a booklet for another market, may not match it.

Publishes a reheating instruction of 160°C for up to ten minutes, and — unusually — names the materials permitted for an oven dish placed in the bowl: silicone, stainless steel, aluminium and terracotta.

About this model

A 5-litre drawer machine whose cooking guide is short and unusually well conditioned: almost every row states a quantity, several state an oil amount, and it publishes an optimal fry load of 700 grams — a manufacturer telling a reader how much to put in rather than how much the drawer holds.

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.