Spring roll in an air fryer
From frozen — the short answer
180°C (356°F) for 14–16 min
- For
- 20g per piece, 100–600g in total, 5–30 pieces, From frozen
- In
- Basket air fryer
- Published for
- Philips Airfryer XXL HD9650 series
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Part way
- shake, turn or stir at about 7 min
- Check
- Golden yellow and crisp outside, the chart's own stated test
- Safety
- Food cooked from frozen must reach the same core temperature as the same food cooked fresh — the frozen centre is the last thing to get there. Full rule below.
From frozen, ten to sixteen minutes at 180–200°C in one manufacturer's tables; two others print eight to ten minutes at 200°C without saying frozen or chilled.
Manufacturer figures with no state given — 2 from named machines, listed further down this page.
Questions people ask about spring roll — 3 answered further down this page.
From frozen
Before anything else
From national food-safety authorities, not from us. These take precedence over any cooking time below.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Food cooked from frozen must reach the same core temperature as the same food cooked fresh — the frozen centre is the last thing to get there.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- No ice or cold spot at the centre when the thickest piece is cut open
- Steaming hot throughout, tested in the middle rather than the edge
If it has not got there: Reduce the temperature by 10–20°C and give it longer. A lower set point lets the centre catch up before the surface passes the point of no return, and it is the single most useful adjustment for cooking from frozen.
Important: If the packaging says the product must be thawed before cooking, follow it. That instruction exists because the manufacturer has tested cooking it from frozen and it did not reach temperature reliably.
The quick answer
180°C (356°F) for 14–16 min
Published range for 100–600g, printed beside 5–30 pieces, of small spring rolls of around 20g each.
- Assuming
- 20g per piece, 100–600g in total, 5–30 pieces, From frozen
- In
- Basket air fryer
- Published for
- Philips Airfryer XXL HD9650 series
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Result
- Crisp throughout
Preparation
Small frozen spring rolls of around 20g, as the row is headed. It prints no oil.
While it cooks
At about 7–8 minutes: Shake, turn or stir
The table's column headed shake, turn, or stir halfway says yes on this row. It does not say which of the three.
How to tell it is done
- Golden yellow and crisp outside, the chart's own stated test
- No filling escaped onto the basket
Other figures for this state
Philips Essential Airfryer HD9252/91 4.1L — basket air fryer: 200°C for 10–15 min
Published for 200–600g. No number or size of rolls is printed.
Philips 5000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer with Steam NA555 — dual-basket air fryer: 200°C for 18–24 min
Published range for 600g of frozen spring rolls. No number or size of rolls is printed.
Philips 5000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer with Steam NA555 — dual-basket air fryer: 200°C for 20–23 min
Small pan: published range for 300g of frozen spring rolls. No number or size of rolls is printed.
Where these figures came from — from frozen
- Applies to
- Specific to this model
- Why this rating
- Longer and cooler than the 8–10 minutes at 200°C other manufacturers' tables print. A weight per piece is stated here and not there, which may be most of the difference.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-13
What this does not cover
- Published by the manufacturer for this model. It is evidence about this appliance and is not general advice.
- Other manufacturers' tables print 8–10 minutes at 200°C for spring rolls without naming a state. This figure is longer and cooler, and AirfryerHQ keeps both.
Sources (1)
Philips Airfryer XXL HD9650 series — User Manual (PDF)
Philips Domestic Appliances Holding B.V. — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom and European Union)
Relied on for: Frozen snacks (small spring rolls around 20g) 100–600g (5–30 pieces), 14–16 minutes at 180°C, yes in the shake, turn or stir halfway column, ready when golden yellow and crispy outside.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-10-10 from dam.versuni.com
First read from a retailer's manual library, when the manufacturer's document host returned HTTP 530 to every request. In October 2026 the manufacturer's own copy was retrieved; it is the same file, byte for byte, and Philips's UK product data attaches it to both HD9650/90 and HD9650/99.
Chilled
The quick answer
200°C (392°F) for 15–18 min
Published range for 300–450g on Air Fry 2. The only row in this chart's Chilled section, and the only chilled-specific chart row in the catalogue.
- Assuming
- 300–450g in total, From the fridge
- In
- Combination microwave with air fry
- Published for
- Panasonic Air Fry Combination Microwave Oven NN-CD88QS
- Loaded
- Single layer, pieces not touching
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Result
- Crisp throughout
Preparation
Brush with oil, as the chart prints, and leave space between them. It gives no amount of oil.
How to load it
Single layer, pieces not touching. The reference condition. Air reaches every surface, and times are the shortest the food will achieve.
While it cooks
At about 10–12 minutes: Turn the pieces over
The chart specifies turning at two thirds.
How to tell it is done
- Wrapper blistered and audibly crisp
- No filling escaped
Where these figures came from — chilled
- Applies to
- Specific to this model
- Why this rating
- Notable beyond its own figure: this is the only CHILLED row any manufacturer publishes in this catalogue, and it is a pre-made product rather than a raw one. That is indirect support for our conclusion that chilled and fresh are one cooking problem for raw food.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-13
What this does not cover
- Published by the manufacturer for this model. It is evidence about this appliance and is not general advice.
Sources (1)
Panasonic Air Fry Combination Microwave Oven NN-CD88QS — Operating Instructions (PDF)
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom and European Union)
Relied on for: Chilled spring rolls 300–450g, 15–18 minutes at 200°C on Air Fry 2, brushed with oil, turn at two thirds.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from tda.panasonic-europe-service.com
Leftover (reheating)
Before anything else
From national food-safety authorities, not from us. These take precedence over any cooking time below.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Cool cooked food and get it into the fridge within one to two hours, keep the fridge between 0 and 5°C, and eat leftovers within 48 hours.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- There is no sensory test for this rule, and that is the point: food held too long at the wrong temperature does not necessarily look, smell or taste different
If it has not got there: Throw it away. This is the one rule in this catalogue where the remedy is not 'cook it longer', because cooking does not reverse it.
Important: Cooked rice is the sharpest case: Bacillus cereus toxins form at room temperature and survive reheating. Rice left out for more than an hour goes in the bin.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Reheat leftovers until steaming hot all the way through, and only reheat them once.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part, or an equivalent from the table below.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- Steam rising from the centre, not just the edges
- The middle is hot to the touch, tested after removing it from the appliance
If it has not got there: Keep going, and break dense food up or spread it out so the heat can reach the middle. If it will not heat through evenly, a microwave to get the centre hot followed by the air fryer to crisp the surface is a better tool for the job than the air fryer alone.
Important: Cooked rice and pasta left at room temperature can develop Bacillus cereus toxins that reheating does not destroy. If cooked rice has been out of the fridge for more than an hour, discard it rather than reheating it.
| Temperature | Held for | Measured at |
|---|---|---|
| 70°C | 2 min | the centre of the food |
| 75°C | 30 sec | the centre of the food |
The quick answer
170°C (338°F) for 3–6 min
Size and how many are in the basket.
- Assuming
- 40g per piece, 6 pieces, From the fridge
- In
- Basket air fryer
- Whose figure
- AirfryerHQ's own, not one manufacturer's chart
- Loaded
- Single layer, pieces not touching
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Result
- Heated through
Preparation
Spaced apart in one layer. Nothing added.
How to load the basket
Single layer, pieces not touching. The reference condition. Air reaches every surface, and times are the shortest the food will achieve.
How to tell it is done
- The wrapper has gone crisp and blistered again
- Steaming filling when one is broken open
Change the result
Each of these moves the outcome in a known direction, and most cost you something. The trade is stated so you can decide whether you want it.
- To be sure it is safe rather than just warm
- Go by the food and not the clock. It has to be steaming hot the whole way through, and the middle of a dense portion lags a long way behind its surface in an air fryer.
Where these figures came from — leftover (reheating)
- Applies to
- Specific to this type of appliance
- Why this rating
- Mid-band. A thin wrapper crisps quickly and burns not long after. The time is AirfryerHQ's estimate.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-13
What this does not cover
- THE TIME GIVEN HERE IS NOT SOURCED. Four manufacturers publish a reheating temperature and not one of them names a food, a quantity or a time for a named dish. The temperature here is theirs; the time is AirfryerHQ's estimate and has not been measured.
- Reheating is governed by the food-safety rule above rather than by this figure. Steaming hot throughout is the requirement; the time is a guide to getting there.
Sources (4)
Tower T17023 2.2 Litre Air Fryer — Safety and Instruction Manual (PDF)
RKW Ltd (Tower Housewares) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: That this manufacturer's published reheating instruction is 150°C for up to ten minutes, with no food named.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 745/2194.
Cookworks 5L Digital Air Fryer KDF-596D — Care & Instruction Manual (PDF)
Argos Limited (Cookworks) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: That this manufacturer's published reheating instruction is 180°C for up to ten minutes, with no food named.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 148/6623.
Cosori Dual Blaze 6.4L Smart Air Fryer CAF-P583S-KUK — User Manual (PDF)
Arovast Corporation (Cosori) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: That this manufacturer's Reheat function defaults to 175°C for five minutes.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 818/0159.
AirfryerHQ analysis of published manufacturer cooking charts
AirfryerHQ — Calculated or inferred by AirfryerHQ (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: The reading that no manufacturer publishes a reheat time for a named food, and that the time given here is therefore AirfryerHQ's own estimate.
AirfryerHQ's interpretation of what it says
Citation checked — the document exists and is described correctly
Manufacturer figures with no state given
Each of these is a published figure for one named machine. The manufacturer does not say whether this is frozen or chilled. So they are kept apart from the figures above, and not used as the answer for any of them.
Russell Hobbs SatisFry Air Fryer & Grill Multi Cooker 5.5L: 200°C for 8–10 min
Published range. No size and no number of rolls is printed.
Tower T17023 2.2L Air Fryer (under a safety recall: check the recall before using this machine): 200°C for 8–10 min
Printed against a 100–400 g band, with the remark 'Use oven-ready'.
Questions people ask about spring roll
- Do spring rolls need oil?
- Frozen ones do not: the rows here for frozen spring rolls print none. The one chart for chilled spring rolls says to brush them with oil, and it is the only row on the page that asks for any.From the figures on this page.
- Why do spring rolls split open?
- The wrapper is thin and the filling makes steam faster than the wrapper can let it out. Where two rolls touch, that patch stays soft and is where they split. Space them so none is touching, which one of the charts here asks for in so many words, and turn them once.From the figures on this page.
- Does the size of the spring roll change the time?
- Yes, and only one chart says which size it means: small rolls of about twenty grams. The other rows print no size, and the same manufacturer gives different bands for the same food on different machines. A large roll from a takeaway is a different thing from a cocktail-sized frozen one, so go by the wrapper and not the clock.From the figures on this page.
What usually goes wrong
Split, with the filling escaping and burning on the drawer. Spring roll wrappers are thin and the filling releases steam faster than the wrapper can vent it. Spacing them so they are not touching is what keeps them intact, and it also happens to be what crisps them.
Running the appliance safely
The rules for the machine are the same whatever is in it: plug it straight into a wall socket, leave clear space round it, do not overfill it, do not leave it running unattended, and unplug it at black smoke or an electrical smell. They are set out once, each with its source and what to do if it has already happened, and not repeated on every food. Every rule for running an air fryer safely.
One of them is about this food and not the machine: Aim for a golden yellow colour or lighter on starchy foods such as chips and roast potatoes, rather than a darker brown.
Pastry products in fast-moving hot air
Laminated pastry rises because the water in its butter layers turns to steam and pushes the layers apart, and it stays risen because the surface dries and sets before the structure can collapse. Fast dry air does both faster than an oven does, which is why a sausage roll from an air fryer is usually better than one from an oven at the same temperature. The filling is the constraint rather than the pastry — a raw-sausage-meat roll needs the pastry held back while the meat catches up, which is what the lower end of the published range is for.
Where to go from here
The pages that answer the questions this one tends to raise.
- Using a thermometer, and where to put itThe times above are for a piece that is not the one you are holding. A probe measures yours, which is what the safety rule on this page asks for.
- How food actually gets crispyWhy patting it dry, spacing it out and a little oil are all the same instruction — so you can apply it when a page runs out.
- Cooking from frozenUsually cooler and longer than the same food fresh, and never worked out from the fresh figure.
- Reheating leftoversA different question governed by a different rule — steaming hot throughout, and only once.
- Why published timings differIf another chart says something else, this is usually why — and which one to believe.
Easily confused with
- Sausage roll — A different cooking problem with a different answer.